Election series is a 5-episode podcast series on improving the election standards of Nepal via voter education, inclusiveness, equal rights, code of conduct, and tackling misinformation and hate speech.

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AccountabilitTEA podcast Nepal explores everything you need to know about governance by dissecting different issues we face in our society. Through their personal stories, guests share how their work is helping create a positive change in their community and what their solutions are to some of the major governance challenges that Nepal faces today.

Bikin Ghimire is an IT specialist turned social change-maker working with Accountability Lab Nepal since 2015. Bikin loves reading novels and occasionally writing quotes on his Instagram page.

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wordsleak.bikin/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bikinghimire/

Suvechchha Chapagain is a vocal youth who’s passionate about gender, human rights, and governance. She is the senior project associate at Accountability Lab Nepal. Suvechha loves to read about global affairs and poetry.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suvechchha-chapagain-a25615145/

Produced By: Aayush Yagol Shrestha

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Dignified access to ballot is a big topic during elections. As it stands, the marginalized population have shared that they feel voting is a privilage more than a right for the Nepali citizens.   Sarita Lamichhane, the under of Prayatna Nepal shares stories of challenges for the disabled community during the election - both in representation and participation. Although Election Commission Nepal has put resolutions in place to ensure everyone gets to vote equally, Sarita feels the country could do a lot more to ensure and increase higher participation during the elections. Just making the polling stations disabled friendly doesn't mean the people with disabilities can vote - there are many other circumstances that need to be realized to make elections truly equal.  Election series is a 5-episode podcast series on improving the election standards of Nepal via voter education, inclusiveness, equal rights, code of conduct, and tackling misinformation and hate speech.

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AccountabilitTEA podcast Nepal explores everything you need to know about governance by dissecting different issues we face in our society. Through their personal stories, guests share how their work is helping create a positive change in their community and what their solutions are to some of the major governance challenges that Nepal faces today. 

Bikin Ghimire is an IT specialist turned social change-maker working with Accountability Lab Nepal since 2015. Bikin loves reading novels and occasionally writing quotes on his Instagram page.

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wordsleak.bikin/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bikinghimire/

Suvechchha Chapagain is a vocal youth who’s passionate about gender, human rights, and governance. She is the senior project associate at Accountability Lab Nepal. Suvechha loves to read about global affairs and poetry.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suvechchha-chapagain-a25615145/

Produced By: Aayush Yagol Shrestha

https://linktr.ee/ayusy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aayush-yagol-shrestha-046874145/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayusyagol/

The AccountabiliTEA podcast is brought to you by Accountability Lab Nepal.

We have already started seeing a lot of progress when we speak about youths in elections, but there still lie a lot of challenges and growing areas. Political awareness, the right ways to vote, and choosing the right candidate - these are all areas that need to be discussed a lot more to synthesize our young population who, undoubtedly, is the catalyst for change in Nepal.  We talk with Amuda Mishra in this episode, who is the founder of Ujyalo Foundation, and is actively working with young people, especially women, to fight for their rights and is advocating for equal access to voting. We delve deeper into the election processes and how the whole electoral process in Nepal might need reforms as times, politics, and technology changes to cater to the needs of everyone in the country.  Election series is a 5-episode podcast series on improving the election standards of Nepal via voter education, inclusiveness, equal rights, code of conduct, and tackling misinformation and hate speech.

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AccountabilitTEA podcast Nepal explores everything you need to know about governance by dissecting different issues we face in our society. Through their personal stories, guests share how their work is helping create a positive change in their community and what their solutions are to some of the major governance challenges that Nepal faces today. 

Bikin Ghimire is an IT specialist turned social change-maker working with Accountability Lab Nepal since 2015. Bikin loves reading novels and occasionally writing quotes on his Instagram page.

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wordsleak.bikin/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bikinghimire/

Suvechchha Chapagain is a vocal youth who’s passionate about gender, human rights, and governance. She is the senior project associate at Accountability Lab Nepal. Suvechha loves to read about global affairs and poetry.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suvechchha-chapagain-a25615145/

Produced By: Aayush Yagol Shrestha

https://linktr.ee/ayusy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aayush-yagol-shrestha-046874145/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayusyagol/

The AccountabiliTEA podcast is brought to you by Accountability Lab Nepal.

How much right do you actually have as a citizen to participate in the elections? Now, imagine how challenging it is for the marginalized - the LGBTQI+ community who still do not have a proper right to their own identity. Do they have equal access to rise as a candidate? Do they have dignified access to voting?  Our conversation with Simran Serchan explores what the government, political parties and citizens have done to ensure equal voting and participation rights to the LGBTQI+Listen people, and what needs to change to ensure an inclusive, fair, and safe electoral process in Nepal.   Election series is a 5-episode podcast series on improving the election standards of Nepal via voter education, inclusiveness, equal rights, code of conduct, and tackling misinformation and hate speech.

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AccountabilitTEA podcast Nepal explores everything you need to know about governance by dissecting different issues we face in our society. Through their personal stories, guests share how their work is helping create a positive change in their community and what their solutions are to some of the major governance challenges that Nepal faces today. 

Bikin Ghimire is an IT specialist turned social change-maker working with Accountability Lab Nepal since 2015. Bikin loves reading novels and occasionally writing quotes on his Instagram page.

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wordsleak.bikin/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bikinghimire/

Suvechchha Chapagain is a vocal youth who’s passionate about gender, human rights, and governance. She is the senior project associate at Accountability Lab Nepal. Suvechha loves to read about global affairs and poetry.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suvechchha-chapagain-a25615145/

Produced By: Aayush Yagol Shrestha

https://linktr.ee/ayusy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aayush-yagol-shrestha-046874145/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayusyagol/ 

The AccountabiliTEA podcast is brought to you by Accountability Lab Nepal.

The face of the election has changed a lot in the digital age. Political campaigns that used to be door-to-door are now being boosted on social media platforms, and the conversations that happened in tea shops happen on Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp groups. But this digitization has also introduced the flow of misinformation and hate speech to online platforms. Adding to how fast information flows online, this has created big problems during the elections, that maliciously influence the decisions of voters.  

Listen to our discussion with advocate and founding member of Digital Rights Nepal, Santosh Sigdel on how misinformation affects elections in Nepal, and how it can be more controlled in the upcoming General Elections.

Election series is a 5-episode podcast series on improving the election standards of Nepal via voter education, inclusiveness, equal rights, code of conduct, and tackling misinformation and hate speech.

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AccountabilitTEA podcast Nepal explores everything you need to know about governance by dissecting different issues we face in our society. Through their personal stories, guests share how their work is helping create a positive change in their community and what their solutions are to some of the major governance challenges that Nepal faces today.

Bikin Ghimire is an IT specialist turned social change-maker working with Accountability Lab Nepal since 2015. Bikin loves reading novels and occasionally writing quotes on his Instagram page.

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wordsleak.bikin/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bikinghimire/

Suvechchha Chapagain is a vocal youth who’s passionate about gender, human rights, and governance. She is the senior project associate at Accountability Lab Nepal. Suvechha loves to read about global affairs and poetry.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suvechchha-chapagain-a25615145/

The AccountabiliTEA podcast is brought to you by Accountability Lab Nepal.

Life in Manaslu is shaped by the people's religious beliefs, the local governance systems, and the anticipation of a future tourism boom. Over the past two decades, life has been undergoing massive changes in the high Himalayan valleys of the Manaslu conservation area. Development in infrastructure and education has resulted in fast changes in the livelihood of the people. The widespread idea that Manaslu is going to become Nepal’s ‘next Annapurna’ also provides an imagined future that informs the present-day decision-making of the people there.

Join us for an interactive conversation with Dr. Rune Bennike, a researcher who has been working in the Manaslu conservation area for over 7 years, learning about the people there, their cultures, their expectations, and how life has changed for them over time due a lot of overarching socio-economic transformations.

You can follow Rune's work via his website here: https://runebennike.weebly.com/

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AccountabilitTEA podcast Nepal explores everything you need to know about governance by dissecting different issues we face in our society. Through their personal stories, guests share how their work is helping create a positive change in their community and what their solutions are to some of the major governance challenges that Nepal faces today.

Bikin Ghimire is an IT specialist turned social change-maker working with Accountability Lab Nepal since 2015. Bikin loves reading novels and occasionally writing quotes on his Instagram page.

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wordsleak.bikin/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bikinghimire/

Suvechchha Chapagain is a vocal youth who’s passionate about gender, human rights, and governance. She is the senior project associate at Accountability Lab Nepal. Suvechha loves to read about global affairs and poetry.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suvechchha-chapagain-a25615145/

The AccountabiliTEA podcast is brought to you by Accountability Lab Nepal.

Have you ever had to explain what your sexual orientation is, or which gender you identify as? Can you imagine how frustrating it would be if people always misinterpreted your gender or treated you differently because of it? How many of us actually know what each letter in LGBTIQ means? 

The challenges faced by gender and sexual minorities in Nepal stem from a lack of awareness of their identities. Gender and sexual rights movements have recently been rising in Nepal, with the pride month events being the epitome of people’s solidarity towards the issue of LGBTIQ+ communities. But, deeper challenges with people’s understanding of others’ identities, old policies that don’t cater to different genders, and the traditional social practices in Nepal that still don’t accept gender and sexual freedom still exist. 

Listen to our conversation with Bhumika Shrestha, one of the pioneer LGBTIQ+ rights activists talk about the issues, challenges, and progress of equal rights for all genders in Nepal.

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AccountabilitTEA podcast Nepal explores everything you need to know about governance by dissecting different issues we face in our society. Through their personal stories, guests share how their work is helping create a positive change in their community and what their solutions are to some of the major governance challenges that Nepal faces today.  Bikin Ghimire is an IT specialist turned social change-maker working with Accountability Lab Nepal since 2015. Bikin loves reading novels and occasionally writing quotes on his Instagram page. Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wordsleak.bikin/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bikinghimire/ Suvechchha Chapagain is a vocal youth who’s passionate about gender, human rights, and governance. She is the senior project associate at Accountability Lab Nepal. Suvechha loves to read about global affairs and poetry. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suvechchha-chapagain-a25615145/ The AccountabiliTEA podcast is brought to you by Accountability Lab Nepal.

"Media must be free of political alignments and then should be given the freedom of journalism to fight against misinformation."  The media has been a big part of the democratic movement in Nepal. But what has its role been in strengthening or weakening our democracy since? How is media affecting Nepal's elections and relations with foreign nations?  Rajneesh Bhandari, the founder of NIMJN, shares his experiences of training young journalists on tackling misinformation and his insights on how media has affected Nepal's democracy.  Defending Democracy is a 4-episode podcast series on strengthening Nepal's democracy against foreign influences.  _______________________________________________________

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AccountabilitTEA podcast Nepal explores everything you need to know about governance by dissecting different issues we face in our society. Through their personal stories, guests share how their work is helping create a positive change in their community and what their solutions are to some of the major governance challenges that Nepal faces today. 

Bikin Ghimire is an IT specialist turned social change-maker working with Accountability Lab Nepal since 2015. Bikin loves reading novels and occasionally writing quotes on his Instagram page.

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wordsleak.bikin/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bikinghimire/

Suvechchha Chapagain is a vocal youth who’s passionate about gender, human rights, and governance. She is the senior project associate at Accountability Lab Nepal. Suvechha loves to read about global affairs and poetry.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suvechchha-chapagain-a25615145/

Produced By: Aayush Yagol Shrestha

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aayush-yagol-shrestha-046874145/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayusyagol/

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The AccountabiliTEA podcast is brought to you by Accountability Lab Nepal.

Foreign Aid contributed to 23.3% of the national budget in 2020 and has remained similar since. But, can we identify how effective these foreign investments have been in Nepal? Are we just accepting money from everywhere, or do we have an agenda to invest them in the right places to ensure economic development?  

Roshani Giri, a prominent lawyer and academician, helps us understand how foreign aid works in Nepal and how we, as a country, can move in the right direction to not be a recipient but a donor ourselves in the next 50 years.  

Defending Democracy is a 4-episode podcast series on strengthening Nepal's democracy against foreign influences.

AccountabilitTEA podcast Nepal explores everything you need to know about governance by dissecting different issues we face in our society. Through their personal stories, guests share how their work is helping create a positive change in their community and what their solutions are to some of the major governance challenges that Nepal faces today.  

Bikin Ghimire is an IT specialist turned social change-maker working with Accountability Lab Nepal since 2015. Bikin loves reading novels and occasionally writing quotes on his Instagram page. Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wordsleak.b...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bikinghim... 

Suvechchha Chapagain is a vocal youth who’s passionate about gender, human rights, and governance. She is the senior project associate at Accountability Lab Nepal. Suvechha loves to read about global affairs and poetry. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suvechchh...

How much has Nepal's foreign policy affected its democreacy? Are we standing by our "non-aligned" principles still, or is it high time we shift our values along with the shiftin geopolitics of the world?

Anil Giri, a renowned journalist for The Kathmandu Post, explains how Nepal's foreign policy currently operates, and how it should be governed going forward.

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