Report on the Status of Nepali Migrant Workers in the Key Destination Countries July 1, 2019 Over time, several institutional, legal, and operational frameworks of the Government of Nepal have been established to facilitate and regulate the migration process, and to ensure workers’ rights in the destination countries. In this framework, Bikas Udhyami (BU) has undertaken the study entitled ‘Status of Nepali Migrant Workers in the Destination Countries: Prospects of Earnings and Working Environment, which took place during February 15, 2018 to January 15, 2019, with the support of The Asia Foundation (TAF) under the Sunaulo Mauka project.

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NEPAL SERIES II: STORIES OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS CHANGING THE WAY BUSINESS IS DONE July 3, 2019 Bikas Udhyami is a social business supporting young people to contribute to Nepal’s development through innovative and smart solutions. A critical part of our mission has been to promote social innovation and encourage other young people to become social entrepreneurs. Therefore, from the start, we decided that it was important to document and share the stories, insights, and experiences of other young social entrepreneurs in Nepal who are changing the way business is done.

A Study Into Development Data in Nepal September 3, 2018 A Study Into Development Data In Nepal aims to aid policy makers, development agencies, civil society organizations and others working on development in making informed investments in data and statistics in Nepal. The study aims to examine the strengths, weaknesses and delivery of Nepal’s National Statistical System , and to assess whether the available data sources fulfil the demands for monitoring the SDGs.

Social Changemakers in Nepal Stories of Young People Trying to Make a Difference July 18, 2018 While Nepal faces a myriad of challenges, it is often easy to forget that there are also many positive changes happening. Some of these changes are the result of the hard work of Nepal’s young social change makers who are trying to make a difference. According to Ashoka, a social change maker is “someone one who desires change in the world and, by gathering knowledge and resources, makes that change happen. Most people desire change; many know what they would like to see different in the world, and some even know how it could be done best. Social change makers do not stop at words or ideas. They actually take action.” Using a combination of knowledge, inventiveness, and determination, they push through until their dream becomes reality, and then push further.

Social Entrepreneurship in Nepal: Stories of Young Entrepreneurs Changing the Way Business is Done February 28, 2018 Bikas Udhyami is a social Business supporting young people to contribute to Nepal’s development through innovative and smart solutions. A critical part of our mission has been to promote social innovation and encourage other young people to become social entrepreneurs. Therefore, from the start, we decided that it was important to document and share the stories, insights and experiences of other young social entrepreneurs in Nepal who are changing the way business is done. This publication compiles the interviews we have conducted and blogs that we have written and published over the past one and a half years about young social entrepreneurs who are working in areas ranging from empowering women to become entrepreneurs selling clean energy products to employing differently abled persons as massage therapists. We hope that their stories will inspire others, especially young Nepali, to follow in their footsteps and explore social entrepreneurship.

Nepal In Data Outlook May 1, 2018 Nepal in Data Outlook aims to address this gap and is unique in that it provides, a summarized yet comprehensive synopsis of the performance of Nepal and its 7 Provinces in five key areas. Though it is a preliminary report, it is intended as a tool for federal and provincial governments- to help identify development needs, priorities and resource gaps and to support them in their policy, planning and budgeting processes. In addition, Nepal in Data Outlook aims to enable citizens to track provincial development progress and participate in these processes. Furthermore, Nepal in Data Outlook aims to support data driven reporting by media, development programming by civil society organizations and development agencies and to enable businesses to make sound investment decisions.

Nepal in Data Factsheet January 23, 2017 Find out more about our Nepal in Data Initiative by reading our Factsheet.