local government

Nepal: Reducing Confrontation in Infrastructure Development

Nepal: Reducing Confrontation in Infrastructure Development

For four years the residents of Khokana, an ancient town on the southern edge of Kathmandu Valley, have lived with fear and uncertainty. A national expressway to connect Kathmandu with the Terai, the southern plains of Nepal, is slated to slice through the fertile farmlands of the indigenous Newa people. The expressway is expected to spur development and…

Community Mediation in Nepal: “A Hospital That Stitches Broken Hearts”

Community Mediation in Nepal: “A Hospital That Stitches Broken Hearts”

Preeti Thapa and Namit Wagley Much of Nepal is mountainous and remote, connected by unimproved roads and paths and far from the services and amenities of the city. Among those services is the formal justice system, a central function of the state that has long been out of reach for poor and rural Nepalis. It takes considerable time…

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