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Launch of 2 New Programs at Nepal Communitere

Launch of 2 New Programs at Nepal Communitere

by | Aug 5, 2021

By: Padmakshi Rana and Aarati Joshi  We are delighted to announce the launch of two new programs in July 2021 at Nepal Communitere! Renewable Energy Solution in Agriculture (RESA) Incubation Program As part of our continued partnership with ICIMOD, the second...

Sanskriti Farms and Research Center: Leading by Example

Sanskriti Farms and Research Center: Leading by Example

by | Jul 7, 2021

Just 1.5 hours away from Kathmandu valley, situated in the Mahabharat mid-hills of Nepal, Sanskriti Farms and Research Center is a demonstration organic farm with farm stay facilities and community-based activities. The farm focuses on knowledge dissemination and demonstration through research and intervention projects. Similarly, the farm focuses on Food, Energy, and Water NEXUS to fill the gap between community and academia through local and international partnerships to impart knowledge on a community level.

Incubation Alumni Community: Networking Sessions

Incubation Alumni Community: Networking Sessions

by | Jul 6, 2021

By Rachana Khatri The COVID pandemic is challenging for startups and business communities to collaborate and work together. As an innovation-led community hub and business incubator, we very much value the importance of networking and collaboration for startups and...

A Start to Coaching in Nepal…

A Start to Coaching in Nepal…

by | Jul 5, 2021

Back in February 2021, we decided to design a leadership coaching training program under the ‘Transforming Nepal’s Female Deputy Mayors’ initiative supported by The Asia Foundation – Nepal’s South Asia Small Grants Program. We initially were planning to bring UK-based, Academy of Executive Coaching, but they were unable to secure trainers to conduct virtual training.After the initial panic subsided, we decided to partner with Coach Me Nepal to co-create and design a coaching training program catered to the Nepali context. Once again, in the midst of scarcity – emerges innovation!

Dherai Dherai Dhanyabaad Dilip Dai!

Dherai Dherai Dhanyabaad Dilip Dai!

by | May 31, 2021

By Rachana Khatri If you’ve ever been to Nepal Communitere, it’s impossible for you to not know Dilip Dai, his witty rhymes and amazing talent to fix almost anything! Ever since I first stepped into Nepal Communitere in 2017, I’ve always seen this superman running...

Hotel Trekkers Paradise: The Pioneers of Trekking in Mardi Himal

Hotel Trekkers Paradise: The Pioneers of Trekking in Mardi Himal

by | May 4, 2021

The country wide lockdown had only started to lift when the ICIMOD Tourovation Hub welcomed 8 tourism enterprises. It all started virtually with entrepreneurs joining the program through ZOOM and it was one of those calls where Sudip Gautam, owner of Hotel Trekkers Paradise and Restaurant in Mardi High Camp gave us a virtual glimpse of the breathtaking Himalayan range from the high camp at Mardi Himal.

I-Cube Startup Spotlight: Urja Lab

I-Cube Startup Spotlight: Urja Lab

by | May 4, 2021

Meet Urja Lab, one of our amazing startups of the I-Cube 2020 cohort from Pokhara! As we launched our third I-Cube incubation program in Kathmandu last year, our team was excited with their application that came from Pokhara valley. While envisioning to roll out this all virtual program, their application helped us realize the possibility to support brilliant startups that operate beyond Kathmandu!

Prototyping Partnerships at Fab Lab Nepal

Prototyping Partnerships at Fab Lab Nepal

by | May 4, 2021

Since our launch of FabLab Nepal in early February, we were curious about what next will unfold for our users in the Nepali market. Indeed, bringing this big giant to a country like Nepal was a huge achievement and this month we worked with King’s College students and faculty to fabricate some cool prototypes! We also had the Kathmandu University School of Education masters students and faculty use our electronics equipment to conduct a demo session to integrate STEAM learning into the Nepali curriculum.

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