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For All Women and Girls: Alisha Shrestha is transforming gender norms through sport in Nepal
She talks about harnessing the power of sport to shift gender norms, empower girls and create space for them to lead in their communities. ... Learn more
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Building an inclusive economy through women-led businesses
“I no longer wait for money to come from abroad. I am earning with my own hands and feeding my family with what I grow,” Nisha Chaudhary says ... Learn more
Sanjana Chhantyal
Interview: Gender equality is key to a just renewable energy future
UN Women spoke with Sanjana Chhantyal from Nepal, a youth advocate, about what it will take to centre women in the renewable energy sector – and why financial inclusion must be part of the solution. Learn more
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Take Five with Astha Sharma
“We can stop telling girls to ‘catch up’, and start redesigning tech spaces where they start ahead” ... Learn more
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Marching her innovation towards digitalization
OP-ED by Patricia Fernandez-Pacheco, Country Representative: "Women’s limited access to digital financial platforms was not simply her problem but rather a representation of a larger global reality. According to the World Economic Forum..." Learn more
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Nepal Rings the Bell for Women’s Empowerment through Financial Inclusion
Over 110 stock exchanges worldwide, advocating for WEPs and equal opportunities for women in the workforce, economy, and capital markets. ... Learn more

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Nepalgunj pioneers inclusive disaster preparedness

Rural women reshaping agriculture in Nepal

Photo: UN Women/Sangharsha Panta

For All Women and Girls:
Alisha Shrestha is transforming gender norms through sport in Nepal

Building an inclusive economy through women-led businesses

Sanjana Chhantyal

Interview: Gender equality is key to a just renewable energy future
Photo: Courtesy of Astha Sharma

We can stop telling girls to ‘catch up’, and start redesigning tech spaces where they start ahead

Photo: UN Women/Srijana Bhatta

Nepal Rings the Bell for Women’s Empowerment through Financial Inclusion
Photo: UN Women/Sangharsha Panta

Marching her innovation towards digitalization

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15 Years of Partnership:
UN Women and Finland Advancing Gender Equality in Nepal

Launch of the Nepali Youth Guide to End Online Gender-Based Violence

Driving Change: How Nepal’s Private Sector Is Advancing Gender Equality Through WEPs

Beijing+30 Review

365 Days of Action

Gender, Disability and Social Inclusion in Humanitarian Action l 16 Days of Activism Against GBV

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