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Gender Justice, Human Rights Governance

How Nepal’s Migration Ban Strips Women of Protection in Death

Nepal’s restrictive travel bans force female domestic workers into informal channels. Without legal permits, undocumented women remain invisible to the state denying their families state compensation, repatriation support, and justice when they die abroad.

5min
Tags:
Human RIghts
Gender
Sanskriti Pokharel
08/08/2026 1:32 PM
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Investment and Human Right Policy

From Pledges to Projects: Nepal’s Missing Information Infrastructure

Despite major reforms and the Nepal Investment Summit 2024, a large gap remains between investment commitments and reality. Discover why fragmented regulatory information not just policy is holding back investors, and explore three practical solutions to unlock Nepal’s economic potential.

5min
Tags:
Human RIghts
investment policy
Shailina Rai
23/09/2026 2:03 AM
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Consumer Protection Policy

Every Crisis, Same Story: The Rise of Nepal's Food Prices

How economic shocks have permanently reshaped what Nepali consumers pay.

7 min
Tags:
Consumer Protection
Prithul Tandukar
18/09/2026 1:45 AM
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Events

Resetting Diplomatic Protocol: From Personalised to Institutionalised Diplomacy

Nepal needs diplomacy that survives personalities.

7 min
Tags:
Diplomacy Protocol
Anweiti Upadhyay
16/09/2026 2:15 PM
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Consumer Protection Policy

Who Guards the Market? The Institutional Constraints of Food Adulteration Monitoring in Nepal

Frequent food adulteration across Nepal highlights critical public health risks and enforcement gaps. Despite solid laws, market monitoring suffers from reactive testing, months-long lab delays, missing traceability, and underutilized consumer courts that rely on minor fines instead of true judicial accountability.

7 min
Tags:
Consumer Protection
Samita Bhaila
11/09/2026 2:23 PM
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Investment and Human Right Policy

What's Holding Back Productive Investment in Nepal?

Nepal’s manufacturing is shrinking because only 35% of approved FDI actually materializes. Applying Growth Diagnostics reveals the main barrier isn't capital or infrastructure, but post-approval regulatory uncertainty and political instability that prevent fund disbursement. Growth requires shifting policy from securing approvals to streamlining implementation.

5min
Tags:
Human RIghts
investment policy
Sandesh BK
07/09/2026 11:58 AM
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Education Reform

Why NPR 20 is Not Enough to Feed Nepal’s Children

Nepal’s Mid-Day Meal program (Diwa Khaja Karyakram) boosts school attendance and child nutrition, returning $5.20 for every dollar spent. However, a critical funding gap allocating only NPR 15–20 per child against actual meal costs of NPR 25–30 leaves schools struggling without proper kitchens or staff. To fix this, local governments are stepping in with budget top-ups, school gardens, and local farmer partnerships.

7 min
Tags:
blog
Education
Dibya Gurung
05/09/2026 2:29 AM
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Education Reform

Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Nepal's Public Education: A Policy Framework for Equitable and Effective Implementation

This blog examines how Nepal can bridge its digital divide to bring AI into public education. Highlighting that only 21.6% of public schools have internet access, it outlines a four-pillar framework infrastructure, teacher training, student literacy, and governance to ensure equitable learning.

5min
Tags:
blog
Education
Aryan Basnet
18/08/2026 5:22 PM
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Education Reform

Teaching Mathematics for Understanding, Not Memorisation

High SEE math failure rates highlight a system reliant on formula memorization rather than real understanding. This blog explores how shifting to concept-based teaching, practical teacher training, and updated exams can eliminate math anxiety and build lasting foundational skills.

7 min
Tags:
Education
Rukmani Ghorasainee
16/08/2026 1:42 PM
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Gender Justice, Human Rights Governance

The Missing Half of Gender Policy: Why Nepal Must Engage Men in Preventing Gender-Based Violence

An analysis of why Nepal’s gender-based violence policy must shift from reactive survivor services to transforming men through existing local community networks.

7 min
Tags:
GBV
Sambriddhi Aryal
11/08/2026 2:01 AM
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Gender Justice, Human Rights Governance

How Nepal’s Migration Ban Strips Women of Protection in Death

Nepal’s restrictive travel bans force female domestic workers into informal channels. Without legal permits, undocumented women remain invisible to the state denying their families state compensation, repatriation support, and justice when they die abroad.

5min
Tags:
Human RIghts
Gender
Sanskriti Pokharel
08/08/2026 1:32 PM
Read More
Investment and Human Right Policy

From Pledges to Projects: Nepal’s Missing Information Infrastructure

Despite major reforms and the Nepal Investment Summit 2024, a large gap remains between investment commitments and reality. Discover why fragmented regulatory information not just policy is holding back investors, and explore three practical solutions to unlock Nepal’s economic potential.

5min
Tags:
Human RIghts
investment policy
Shailina Rai
23/09/2026 2:03 AM
Read More
Consumer Protection Policy

Every Crisis, Same Story: The Rise of Nepal's Food Prices

How economic shocks have permanently reshaped what Nepali consumers pay.

7 min
Tags:
Consumer Protection
Prithul Tandukar
18/09/2026 1:45 AM
Read More
Events

Resetting Diplomatic Protocol: From Personalised to Institutionalised Diplomacy

Nepal needs diplomacy that survives personalities.

7 min
Tags:
Diplomacy Protocol
Anweiti Upadhyay
16/09/2026 2:15 PM
Read More
Consumer Protection Policy

Who Guards the Market? The Institutional Constraints of Food Adulteration Monitoring in Nepal

Frequent food adulteration across Nepal highlights critical public health risks and enforcement gaps. Despite solid laws, market monitoring suffers from reactive testing, months-long lab delays, missing traceability, and underutilized consumer courts that rely on minor fines instead of true judicial accountability.

7 min
Tags:
Consumer Protection
Samita Bhaila
11/09/2026 2:23 PM
Read More
Investment and Human Right Policy

What's Holding Back Productive Investment in Nepal?

Nepal’s manufacturing is shrinking because only 35% of approved FDI actually materializes. Applying Growth Diagnostics reveals the main barrier isn't capital or infrastructure, but post-approval regulatory uncertainty and political instability that prevent fund disbursement. Growth requires shifting policy from securing approvals to streamlining implementation.

5min
Tags:
Human RIghts
investment policy
Sandesh BK
07/09/2026 11:58 AM
Read More
Education Reform

Why NPR 20 is Not Enough to Feed Nepal’s Children

Nepal’s Mid-Day Meal program (Diwa Khaja Karyakram) boosts school attendance and child nutrition, returning $5.20 for every dollar spent. However, a critical funding gap allocating only NPR 15–20 per child against actual meal costs of NPR 25–30 leaves schools struggling without proper kitchens or staff. To fix this, local governments are stepping in with budget top-ups, school gardens, and local farmer partnerships.

7 min
Tags:
blog
Education
Dibya Gurung
05/09/2026 2:29 AM
Read More
Education Reform

Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Nepal's Public Education: A Policy Framework for Equitable and Effective Implementation

This blog examines how Nepal can bridge its digital divide to bring AI into public education. Highlighting that only 21.6% of public schools have internet access, it outlines a four-pillar framework infrastructure, teacher training, student literacy, and governance to ensure equitable learning.

5min
Tags:
blog
Education
Aryan Basnet
18/08/2026 5:22 PM
Read More
Education Reform

Teaching Mathematics for Understanding, Not Memorisation

High SEE math failure rates highlight a system reliant on formula memorization rather than real understanding. This blog explores how shifting to concept-based teaching, practical teacher training, and updated exams can eliminate math anxiety and build lasting foundational skills.

7 min
Tags:
Education
Rukmani Ghorasainee
16/08/2026 1:42 PM
Read More
Gender Justice, Human Rights Governance

The Missing Half of Gender Policy: Why Nepal Must Engage Men in Preventing Gender-Based Violence

An analysis of why Nepal’s gender-based violence policy must shift from reactive survivor services to transforming men through existing local community networks.

7 min
Tags:
GBV
Sambriddhi Aryal
11/08/2026 2:01 AM
Read More
Gender Justice, Human Rights Governance

How Nepal’s Migration Ban Strips Women of Protection in Death

Nepal’s restrictive travel bans force female domestic workers into informal channels. Without legal permits, undocumented women remain invisible to the state denying their families state compensation, repatriation support, and justice when they die abroad.

5min
Tags:
Human RIghts
Gender
Sanskriti Pokharel
08/08/2026 1:32 PM
Read More

About NPF

The National Policy Forum (NPF) is Nepal's first and premier student-led think tank organization dedicated to educating, informing, and empowering citizens through policy research and effective advocacy. We are a pro-growth, pro-reform, and pro-people institution that places students and young researchers at the vanguard of national policy discourse to encourage intergenerational collaboration for bold reforms, sustained progress and enduring impact.

Our Mission

EDUCATE. AWARE. ELEVATE.

We at NPF believe that democracies are strengthened only when the people are empowered. Our mission is to work with the public to understand what works and shape what matters. NPF brings forward innovative ideas and solutions through research and effective policy designs to respond to the most pressing needs of our societies. We envision plans, dialogues and actions for national prosperity and nation building with the people, for the people.

Latest Posts

11 Sep 2026

Who Guards the Market? The Institutional Constraints of Food Adulteration Monitoring in Nepal

Frequent food adulteration across Nepal highlights critical public health risks and enforcement gaps. Despite solid laws, market monitoring suffers from reactive testing, months-long lab delays, missing traceability, and underutilized consumer courts that rely on minor fines instead of true judicial accountability.

18 Sep 2026

Every Crisis, Same Story: The Rise of Nepal's Food Prices

How economic shocks have permanently reshaped what Nepali consumers pay.

16 Sep 2026

Resetting Diplomatic Protocol: From Personalised to Institutionalised Diplomacy

Nepal needs diplomacy that survives personalities.

11 Sep 2026

Who Guards the Market? The Institutional Constraints of Food Adulteration Monitoring in Nepal

Frequent food adulteration across Nepal highlights critical public health risks and enforcement gaps. Despite solid laws, market monitoring suffers from reactive testing, months-long lab delays, missing traceability, and underutilized consumer courts that rely on minor fines instead of true judicial accountability.

18 Sep 2026

Every Crisis, Same Story: The Rise of Nepal's Food Prices

How economic shocks have permanently reshaped what Nepali consumers pay.

16 Sep 2026

Resetting Diplomatic Protocol: From Personalised to Institutionalised Diplomacy

Nepal needs diplomacy that survives personalities.

11 Sep 2026

Who Guards the Market? The Institutional Constraints of Food Adulteration Monitoring in Nepal

Frequent food adulteration across Nepal highlights critical public health risks and enforcement gaps. Despite solid laws, market monitoring suffers from reactive testing, months-long lab delays, missing traceability, and underutilized consumer courts that rely on minor fines instead of true judicial accountability.

23 Sep 2026
From Pledges to Projects: Nepal’s Missing Information Infrastructure

Despite major reforms and the Nepal Investment Summit 2024, a large gap remains between investment commitments and reality. Discover why fragmented regulatory information not just policy is holding back investors, and explore three practical solutions to unlock Nepal’s economic potential.

18 Sep 2026
Every Crisis, Same Story: The Rise of Nepal's Food Prices

How economic shocks have permanently reshaped what Nepali consumers pay.

16 Sep 2026
Resetting Diplomatic Protocol: From Personalised to Institutionalised Diplomacy

Nepal needs diplomacy that survives personalities.

11 Sep 2026
Who Guards the Market? The Institutional Constraints of Food Adulteration Monitoring in Nepal

Frequent food adulteration across Nepal highlights critical public health risks and enforcement gaps. Despite solid laws, market monitoring suffers from reactive testing, months-long lab delays, missing traceability, and underutilized consumer courts that rely on minor fines instead of true judicial accountability.

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Youths for Reforms: Strengthening Digital Democracy in Nepal (Day 5)
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Youths for Reforms: Strengthening Digital Democracy in Nepal (Day 4)
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Empowering Youths in Law Making Process
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Youths for Reforms: Strengthening Digital Democracy in Nepal (Day 5)
National Policy Forum
25 Feb 20265min
Youths for Reforms: Strengthening Digital Democracy in Nepal (Day 4)
National Policy Forum
25 Feb 20265min
Youth for Reforms: Strengthening Digital Democracy in Nepal (Day 3)
National Policy Forum
01 Aug 20265min
Empowering Youths in Law Making Process
National Policy Forum
29 Mar 20265min
Youths for Reforms: Strengthening Digital Democracy in Nepal (Day 5)
National Policy Forum
25 Feb 20265min
Youths for Reforms: Strengthening Digital Democracy in Nepal (Day 4)
National Policy Forum
25 Feb 20265min
Youth for Reforms: Strengthening Digital Democracy in Nepal (Day 3)
National Policy Forum
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Annual Report 2025
05 Feb 202615min
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04 May 20253 Minutes
Annual Report 2024
26 Jan 202515 Minutes
Addressing Challenges and Enhancing Nepal’s Health Insurance Policy—2024
19 Jan 20255 Minutes
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