PRACTICE AREA OVERVIEW
Cultural Diversity, Indigenous Rights & Livelihoods
Fostering intercultural dialogue, preserving indigenous cultural heritage, and creating alternative cultural enterprise livelihoods for Chepang, Tamang, and Gurung communities.
Funded by the European Union and implemented across 80 VDCs in 8 districts (Kavre, Rasuwa, Dhading, Chitwan, Makwanpur, Lamjung, Kaski, Gorkha), this 3-year consortium initiative with WVAF, NTG, GTNC, and NCA empowered indigenous creators, reduced culture-based discrimination, and successfully advocated for constitutional recognition of cultural rights.