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Nepal News Desk

The Nepal News Desk is located in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital and largest city. Nepal, a landlocked country located north of India, was a monarchy until 2008, when it became a democratic republic. Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world. It has high rates of malnutrition and communicable diseases, and lifestyle-related noncommunicable diseases are on the rise. Although Nepal was the first country in Asia to rule in favor of same-sex marriage, LGBT rights are not widespread and discrimination also persists in its caste system.

 

The Nepal News Desk, established in 2007, is GPI's regional hub for South Asia. In addition to being home to eight of the world's 10 tallest mountains, Nepal is also home to eight GPI reporters who work with three editors and translators to tackle issues such as caste-based discrimination, LGBT rights, sex-selective abortion, children's rights, sex trafficking, food shortages and the decline of traditional livelihoods. In 2011, GPI will begin establishing rural news desks in partnership with READ Nepal.


Reporters from the Nepal Newsdesk

Lochana Sharma

City of Residence: Putalisadak, Kathmandu, Nepal


Age: 37


GPI News Desk:  Nepal

 

I AM A GPI REPORTER BECAUSE: I want to use journalism as tool of human rights and social transformation. I believe in independent and impartial media. I want to contribute to positive change in my society.




Reeti Sharma

Reeti Sharma is the newest reporter in the Press Institute's Nepal News Desk. She joined the PI in the summer of 2010.




Nima Kafle

Nima joined The Press Institute's Nepal News Desk in June 2010. She is also a television reporter in Nepal.




Ashma Shrestha

Ashma joined The Press Institute in 2007 as the Assistant Editor. She is a writer, translator and editor.




Kamala Gautam

Kamala Gautam works has worked at the Nepal News Desk since 2007.




Anju Gautam Yogi

Anju joined The Press Institute in 2007.




Kalpana Bhusal

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Tribe/Caste/Nationality: 

 

I AM A GPI REPORTER BECAUSE:

 

MY WORK IS POWERFUL BECAUSE:




Tara Bhattarai

City of Residence: Kathmandu

 

Age: 34

 

Tribe/Caste/Nationality: Nepalese

 

I AM A GPI REPORTER BECAUSE:  I feel destined to be concerned for the dispossessed, the disabled, the distressed and the terminally ill.

 

MY WORK IS POWERFUL BECAUSE: I talk and interview with the concerned people and try to win their confidence right at the spots of events.





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