The Asia Foundation Nepal is implementing a four-year Subnational Governance Program through its strategic partnership with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The …

Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World

October 28, 2021 173 Views

Adhering to the United Nation’s 2021 theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World”, this booklet features

Women in Leadership Infographics

May 5, 2021 232 Views

With the institutionalization of democracy in 1950 in Nepal, women’s participation and representation in positions of power has been gradually increasing. Nepal had its first female …

Short Bios of Dalit Women Representatives

May 5, 2021 180 Views

For the overall development of any society, inclusion in state structures is a must. In an effort to acknowledge diverse culture and communities across the country …

Political Economy Analysis of Emerging Education Governance at Local Governments in Nepal

June 20, 2019 131 Views

The Nepal Administrative Staff College conducted this study in collaboration with The Asia Foundation, as part of a groundwork to strengthen subnational governance in Nepal. It …

A Survey of the Nepali People 2018

May 6, 2019 196 Views

Starting from 1990 when the first major political movement restored multiparty democratic system in the country, to 2017 when the elections at all three levels of …

The Politics of Change – Companion Volume to A Survey of the Nepali People 2017

May 6, 2019 97 Views

Edited by Deepak Thapa, In Nepal, the transition to federalism has been met with great optimism alongside increasing ambiguity. All 761 government units work to dispense …

Public-Private Partnerships and Emerging Lessons with Municipal Governments

April 26, 2019 86 Views

A Policy Dialogue on the ‘Public Private Partnerships and Emerging Lessons with Municipal Governments’ was held on April 26, 2019 at Nepali Chulo’s conference center. The …

Political Economy Analysis of Post-Earthquake Reconstruction in Nepal

February 22, 2019 142 Views

This report is an assessment of the emerging role of the newly formed local governments in post-earthquake reconstruction. Post-earthquake reconstruction has remained in peril for a …

Policy Dialogue on the Role of Local Government in Reconstruction

February 1, 2019 100 Views

A Policy Dialogue on the Role of Local Government in Reconstruction was held on 1 February 2019 at Hotel Shangri-La, Kathmandu. The dialogue was attended by …

The Nepal Peace Monitor: Annual Review 2017

October 10, 2018 140 Views

The Nepal Peace Monitor: Annual Review 2017 report prepared by the Collective Campaign for Peace, presents data collected by the Nepal Peace Monitoring Project and is …

Study on the Election Campaign Finance: Local, Provincial and Federal Elections in Nepal, 2017

October 10, 2018 119 Views

The Study on the Election Campaign Finance: Local, Provincial, and Federal Elections in Nepal, 2017 aims to measure the extent and magnitude of financial accountability of …