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 172 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 231 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 179 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 …

Local Levels in Federalism: Constitutional Provisions and the State of Implementation

August 8, 2018 149 Views

By Balananda Paudel and Krishna Prasad Sapkota, Local Levels in Federalism: Constitutional Provisions, and the State of Implementation provides an overview of how federalism is currently …

Nepal’s Locally Elected Women Representatives: Exploratory Study of Needs and Capacity Assessment

July 19, 2018 136 Views

The successful completion of local, provincial, and federal elections in 2017 was a historic milestone for Nepal, coming after almost two decades. A record number of …

Diagnostic Study of Local Governance in Federal Nepal

July 11, 2018 161 Views

The Diagnostic Study of Local Governance in Federal Nepal assesses the extent to which institutional, legal, political, and fiscal frameworks are in place as well as …

Conservation and Prosperity in New Federal Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges

July 11, 2018 132 Views

By Shailendra Thakali, Brian Peniston, Govinda Basnet, and Mahendra Shrestha, Conservation and Prosperity in New Federal Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges documents the historical contribution of conservation …

Nepal – 22 Basic Municipal Profiles

June 12, 2018 146 Views

Within The Australian Government–The Asia Foundation Partnership, Community Members Interested (COMMITTED) with the support of Bikas Udhyami, have developed 22 basic municipal profiles. These basic profiles …

TAF-DFAT Subnational Governance Program List of Major Knowledge Products

May 24, 2018 134 Views

This document contains list of the major knowledge products produced by the Partnership in collaboration with its implementing partners.…

A Survey of the Nepali People in 2017

April 13, 2018 145 Views

As Nepal transitions to a federal governance structure, The Asia Foundation plans a series of public opinion surveys documenting views of the Nepali people. These surveys …

Summary of Municipal Round Table Discussion: Identifying Current Urban Governance Issues

December 19, 2017 138 Views

Under the Australian Government – The Asia Foundation Strategic Partnership to support Subnational Governance in Nepal, implementing partner COMMITTED facilitated a two-day Municipal Round Table Discussion …