About me
I started my career in Ottawa, where I worked part-time for The Canadian Press.
Since then I have reported and edited for Reuters and Nepali Times, and
freelanced for outlets, as a writer, photographer, and video-maker.
I was Spokesperson for the United Nations human rights office in Nepal, 2007-10,
and have also worked as a consultant editor for various UN agencies since the 2000s.
In 2010, | started doing communications work for a global health non-profit, work that continues today.
In 2020, I started the podcast Nepal Now, which you can see above.
Since 2005, | have lived for stretches in Canada and Nepal. Currently I'm based in Kathmandu
and take regular reporting trips outside the capital.
Recently published
You can see examples of my recent work below.
USAID cuts: Some maternal & child health initiatives in Nepal end, others uncertain
The hiring of 36 nurses to promote breastfeeding and creation of seven simulation labs designed to improve workers’ maternal healthcare skills are two programmes that have been slashed after USAID stopped operating in February.
‘It benefits investors, not locals’: Indigenous leaders oppose Nepal cable car project
Three controversial development projects in Nepal face fierce resistance from Indigenous groups determined to defend their sacred sites and culture.
Mobile health camps can benefit rural Nepalis—in specific cases
Sitting on a stool, Dr. Suman Thapa peers through a microscope as he slowly cuts across the patient’s eye with a scalpel. Incision made, he carefully probes under the cornea, making a ‘tunnel’ for the lens.
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