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29/01/2026

𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼: 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 🧍
From Crisis to Transformation

𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵 forced Nepal to adapt to a new normal that reshaped how the state delivers public services. The crisis accelerated the use of telecommunications, e-governance, and digital public services, thereby shaping and shifting citizen expectations.

𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗠𝘀. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗹, 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, highlighted that in today’s status quo—where expectations of public service delivery are high—public institutions should focus on building resilient, flexible, and adaptive human resources.

🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://bitly.cx/cDuz

26/01/2026

🤝Sharing a clip of our 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗕𝗶𝘀𝘄𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗹 is the 18th governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, who shared his remarks on recent economic developments after joining as Governor of 𝗡𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 (𝗡𝗥𝗕). He highlighted ongoing efforts to strengthen fiscal and monetary policies, along with the effective utilization of digital technologies to address Nepal’s current economic challenges.

20/01/2026

🌐𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆?

Through our monthly ✒️𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 on 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵, we explored evidence, challenged perspectives, and strengthened the conversation around meaningful female inclusion.

Session By Chandra Bhandari

For the more Details : https://lnkd.in/gHcpUQ8i

17/01/2026

The time for development has come. We should see this as a chance for reform, whether because we failed somewhere, made mistakes, or the right moment for correction has arrived.

15/01/2026

📘 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄

The 𝗪𝗘𝗙𝗘 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘂𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 – 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 report captures key insights from the July 2025 convening in Lalitpur, Nepal, highlighting how water, energy, food, and ecosystems can be addressed through nexus-based leadership and collaboration.

Check it Out : https://bitly.cx/2hgw0

14/01/2026

Insightful perspectives on leadership and governance by 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗵𝘄𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗱 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 at 𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

13/01/2026

📢 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗟𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲)

𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯 (GovLab) at 𝗗𝗮𝗮𝘆𝗶𝘁𝘄𝗮 𝗔𝗯𝗵𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗮𝗻, in partnership with 𝗨𝗡 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻, is seeking a 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 to support a programme focused on strengthening gender-responsive and inclusive governance at the local level.

✨ 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
The Provincial Coordinator will oversee and coordinate programme implementation across selected municipalities in Lumbini Province, working closely with 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 (𝗟𝗚𝗨𝘀), 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗪𝗥𝗢𝘀), 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀, and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀.

📌 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀
The programme aims to strengthen participatory planning and budgeting, promote women’s leadership in decision-making, enhance accountability mechanisms, and foster collaboration between 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵.

📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗟𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲
🕒 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 8 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 (𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻)
👤 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝟭
📄𝗧𝗢𝗥 : https://bitly.cx/sT2NI
✒️𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 : https://bitly.cx/DWY4I

12/01/2026

🗳️ 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬.
Our 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 brings together experienced practitioners and scholars to equip aspiring women leaders with practical campaign skills.

📆 𝟐𝟐–𝟐𝟒 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
📍 𝐓𝐄𝐖𝐀, 𝐋𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐩𝐮𝐫
🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐐𝐑 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞

07/01/2026

𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 convened policymakers, tech innovators, and practitioners to explore “𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦.”

𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫: 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Chair: Dr. Krishna Hari Pushkar, Secretary, Ministry of Labor, Employment & Social SecurityModerator: Ms. Anoushka Pant, Daayitwa Fellow 2025 (MoICS)Presente...

06/01/2026

𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘 convened senior policymakers, private sector leaders, and development practitioners for a candid conversation on “𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗹.”

https://youtu.be/7TxQmarYzx8

Chair: Dr. Ghanshyam Upadhyaya, Secretary, Ministry of Finance Moderator: Mr. Sushant Vaidik, Daayitwa Fellowship Alumni/Former Economic Advisor to the Chief...

03/01/2026

🌐Led by 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯 (𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗟𝗮𝗯), the Nepal Action Research for Tourism Solutions applies evidence-based research and multi-stakeholder engagement to identify governance gaps, financial inefficiencies, and reform pathways for a safer, more transparent, and inclusive tourism sector.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲! : https://www.govlab.com.np/

02/01/2026

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 Studio convened senior 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, and 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 practitioners to examine how integrated data systems can strengthen decision-making across government, a timely and candid conversation titled Using Integrated Statistics for Effective Policymaking.

Chair: Mr. Rabilal Pantha, Secretary, National Planning CommissionModerator: Ms. Supun Dahal, Daayitwa Fellow 2025 (OPMCM)Presenters: Ms. Jenna Allard and Mr...