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Ensuring Nepal's youth movement represents every identity, region, and voice — Millennials as Bridges to Ensure No One is Left Behind.
Infographic: Nepal's Historical Exclusions
Caste & Ethnicity • Gender • Geography • Disability & LGBTQ+
Dalits, Madhesis, Janajatis, Tharus, and other marginalized groups excluded from power
Women underrepresented in leadership despite constitutional quotas
Rural and remote mountain communities lack access to resources and representation
Limited legal recognition and persistent social stigma
Movements in Nepal have often been dominated by elites in Kathmandu, leaving vulnerable groups sidelined
Fresh commitment to intersectionality and equality
Help strengthen foundations for truly inclusive movements
Marginalized voices must not only be present, but centered
Policies and strategies must include direct input from those most affected
Language, technology, and spaces must adapt to people, not the other way around
Extra support for historically marginalized groups to achieve fair outcomes
Use platforms to redirect media, donors, and allies toward Gen Z leaders from marginalized groups. Translate policy briefs into local languages.
Example:
Ensure women, Dalits, Madhesis, LGBTQ+, and disabled youth have visible leadership roles.
Support quotas and reserved spaces within youth assemblies. Provide facilitation training for accessible meetings.
Example:
Design rotating leadership systems so no single group dominates.
Organize workshops on unconscious bias, caste discrimination, gender equity, and disability rights.
Example:
Document and share stories of inclusivity wins in Nepal (e.g., Dalit women elected in municipalities).
Promote SMS-based participation for areas with weak internet. Build websites/apps that support screen readers and local scripts.
Example:
Offer digital literacy training to rural and marginalized youth.
Assist in drafting inclusive policy recommendations — but ensure youth advocates present them.
Example:
Pushing for stronger implementation of Nepal's constitutional guarantees for proportional inclusion.
Local forums to surface marginalized voices
Citizens from diverse groups vote on resource allocations
Celebrating festivals, languages, and traditions of different groups
Highlight Gen Z leaders from marginalized backgrounds in media and schools
Truth and Reconciliation Commission centered healing and inclusion
Women and Dalits given constitutional quotas in village councils
Participatory Budgeting - Citizens from all backgrounds decide spending priorities
Truth and reconciliation processes with indigenous peoples
Nepal can adapt these models by embedding inclusivity in local government, youth-led assemblies, and national reform.
Use translation tools to bridge Nepali and minority languages
Platforms like Ushahidi to visualize exclusion or discrimination hotspots
Enable rural, disabled, and diaspora communities to participate remotely
Podcasts, TikToks, and comics amplifying stories from marginalized communities
Turn complex policies into simple, multilingual formats
Run inclusive meetings, ensuring equal airtime
Connect Gen Z leaders to feminist groups, disability rights orgs, and caste equity movements
Track whether inclusivity commitments are implemented
Fund accessibility tools (sign language interpreters, ramps, braille materials)
"Inclusivity is not an add-on — it is the foundation of a just movement. A movement that leaves anyone behind is no movement at all."
Millennials can help ensure every community, every identity, and every voice is part of building a new Nepal. Together, we create a movement that truly represents all.