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  • Songs for saving

    Tanka Dhakal

    June 28, 2024 |

    Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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    Response Location: Nepal

    A nonprofit conservation organization, Greenhod Nepal, works with local musicians to create songs inspired by traditional Nepali music about the consequences of poaching. The songs tell stories of real-life events or use the imagined perspectives of animals to educate the public in an accessible way.

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  • Mt. Everest is plagued by garbage. These Nepali women are transforming it into crafts

    Tanka Dhakal

    February 25, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Tharu community, Nepal, Kathmandu

    A coalition of local businesses in Kathmandu, Nepal, is sorting non-recyclable waste collected from mountaineering activities in the Himalayan mountains. Once it is sorted, skilled Indigenous craftswomen make it into new products, like placemats and jewelry boxes, to earn a living.

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  • Nepal's Covid-19 Immunization Campaign – An Unlikely Frontrunner

    Tanka Dhakal

    August 23, 2023 |

    Inter Press Service News Agency |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Manang

    Through well-coordinated efforts by healthcare workers, those living in rural, hard-to-reach areas were able to access the COVID-19 vaccine. As of July 2023, 83.9% of the country’s total population had been vaccinated with their first dose and 83.4% had received their second dose.

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  • A Solution For Soil, Human Health

    Tanka Dhakal

    February 24, 2023 |

    The Rising Nepal |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Charange Phedi

    With technical and financial support from various organizations, farmers in Nepal are transitioning to organic manure and natural insecticides to grow healthier crops and improve soil health.

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