Leveraging aid to boost poverty eradication through private sector. A good idea but not that easy.

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Aid can boost the role of private sector’s investments to ensure an end to poverty but the road ahead is not that easy. The EU recently came up with a new strategic framework. The move is positive but much more homework must be done

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To Pree - Ma FryEnd :)

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To Pree - Ma FryEnd :)

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Orphanage Volunteering: An Interview with Martin Punaks, Country Director, Next Generation Nepal

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Next Generation Nepal has recently released its long-awaited report, The Paradox of Orphanage Volunteering: Combating child trafficking through ethical voluntourism. The report was launched on 11th December 2014 at a Conference on Orphanage Volunteering run by UNICEF Nepal and Next Generation Nepal.
The report can be downloaded here: http://www.nextgenerationnepal.org/Press_Releases

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* MA DECISION- MA LIFE,MA WILL !! *

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***** MA DECISION- MA LIFE,MA WILL !! *****

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Striking a balance between freedom of religion and accommodation towards local culture and traditions

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SOCIETY AT LARGE

Let uphold the freedom of religion allowing Nepali citizens to join new churches for example but let’s make sure that these new groups, while welcome, stand by a “common sense” based approach to accommodate, respect and interact with local traditions and traditional faiths.

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“Is Amsterdam in USA, isn’t it?” Well yes but not only!

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SOCIETY AT LARGE

I am pretty sure that a good number of educated youth know where London and Paris are but it is undeniable the existence of generally poor track records among Nepali youth when we talk about geography. Let’s introduce a new subject in the national curriculum: World Education.

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Disability Sports in India

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SOCIETY AT LARGE

Bringing disability sports throughout India

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Indo centric South Asia

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DEMOCRACY

Since the independence of Indian sub continent from colonial powers the region has always been indo centric. Even though all other seven member states have national sovereignty and equal independent presence in South Asia, India still seems to be in the spot light.

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“Everybody Can Serve”- Celebrating the Power of Inclusive Volunteering

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SOCIETY AT LARGE

ENGAGE together with the support of VSO/ICS celebrating a power of inclusive volunteering to promote awareness about people with disabilities can be active agents of change through volunteerism. Also bringing all the organizations and institutions working in disability and other fields together in order to create more inclusive society by providing a platform to have new partnership.

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Kidney patients infected with hepatitis. Let’s get the Government pay the bill

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SOCIETY AT LARGE

In world where fairness and justice prevail, common sense would prevail too and accidents like the one recently happened at the Human Organ Transplant Center should be addressed with max urgency. It does not happen only in Nepal, it can happen also in more developed countries but the rule of law would prevail and impose justice and fairness. Let’s demand it.

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Abortion, a question of morality and human right (abridged)

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Inclusive Gender ( also LGBT issues)

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Abortion is a criminal act in the Philippines. Still it takes place across economic strata and educational levels. The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law passed in 2012 seen by its advocates as a measure to prevent abortion by providing citizens with adequate and proper sexuality education and access to contraceptives has yet to be implemented.

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The Government of Nepal should endorse the National Volunteering Policy asap

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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Nepal is well positioned to be a leader in the promotion of volunteering sector within SAARC Region but first it must get approved its draft National Volunteering Policy

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The Writer's Prerogative: In Conversation With Ajit Baral (Director, Ncell Nepal Literature Festival)

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SOCIETY AT LARGE

Education

Social Capital and Grass Roots democracy and Civic Ventures

Social Entrepreneurship

Sharing4good Interview Series 2014 | http://ajitbaral.com

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The problem with aid? That it must be spent at all cost.

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Accountability and Transparency

One of the problems with aid money is that resources must be spent. One of the reasons for this is that there is a great deal of pressures (and interests) from many sides about spending money even when it would be much better keeping them on hold.

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