March 14, 2021

#49 (अ)समावेशी समृद्धि | Ep 2 | Interrupting Spaces

27 minutes

समृद्ध नेपाल कसको लागि? चिल्ला सडक र महँगा एयरपोर्टहरूले भरिएको समृद्ध नेपालको परिक‌ल्पनामा व्हिलचियर प्रयोगकर्ता लगायत विभिन्न किसिमको अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्तिहरुले पनि प्रयोग गर्न मिल्ने भौतिक संरचनाहरू पनि पर्छन् की पर्दैनन् ? समृद्ध नेपालको सडक, फुटपाथ, गगनचुम्बी भवन र त्यहाँ थुप्रिएका अवसरसम्मको पहुँच अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्तिहरूका लागि पनि उत्तिकै सहज हुनुपर्छ। तर अवस्था त्यस्तो भइसकेको छैन। र यहि (अ)समावेशी समृद्धिले तेर्साएका चुनौतीहरु बारे यसपालिको हाम्रो गफगाफ ।

In this episode, reporter Nikita Tripathi talked to Shreeti Shrestha. Twenty-five-year-old Shreeti works as a software engineer and she was featured in The Kathmandu Post piece ‘The women who are changing the face of tech in Nepal’ by Prajesh SJB Rana for her work at Cotiviti Nepal and Dallo Tech. She is also a wheelchair user. We wanted to find out from Shreeti how she is navigating the physical side of the city but also her personal and professional experience working in the tech industry in Nepal.

This episode is part of a five-part series, Interrupting Spaces, produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with the United Nations in Nepal.

Over the next five weeks, we will bring you stories of women who are interrupting and disrupting the spaces and structures around them through their work, their voices, and their presence. You do not want to miss this special series. For new episode updates, please subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, CastBox, or wherever you get your podcast.

Related readings:

‘The women who are changing the face of tech in Nepal’ - https://tkpo.st/2LdKgef

Twitter by Shubha Kayastha on how inclusive the streets are - https://twitter.com/Shubha_a/status/1360237874344435713

‘Report on Accessibility Audit on Kathmandu Nepal’ (PDF file) by National Federation of the Disabled - Nepal - https://nfdn.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Final_Access-audit-report_NFDN2018.pdf

Credit:

Reported by Nikita Tripathi.

Nikita holds a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies from Kathmandu University.

Research by Bidhya Rai

Edited by Sikuma Rhiannon Rai

Illustrations by Stuti Sharma

Follow Stuti’s work on Instagram: @zealteal

Music by Flekke

Sound design by Phatcowlee

Marketing and Social media:

Rabina Adhikari & Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan (Boju Bajai team)

‘सडकको यो आवाज सुन’ bite from Sumnima Rai Karki’s Twitter