Shahida MacDougall

Country Director British Council, views my own

[UK in Nepal 🇬🇧🇳🇵 @UKinNepal]

The seventh edition of WOW in Nepal is going to be special!

In collaboration, the British Council and Kathmandu Metropolitan City will bring us the biggest gender-focused festival in the country. A great fit with KMC’s new status as UNESCO Creative City!

👉 2️⃣3️⃣ & 2️⃣4️⃣ November

[British Council Nepal @npBritish]

WOW is back!

This year we are partnering with @KathmanduMetropolitanCity to organise the Women of the World Festival this Nov.

Yesterday the Deputy Mayor, Sunita Dangol & our Country Director @CD_npBritish made the official announcement.

Stay tuned for more! #WOWNepal #Arts

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MenukaThapa emerged as a standout researcher, excelling in her action research to skill up her students for the 21st-Century Skills🔗https://t.co/W4kdh29Mcs

Our ActionResearch & MentoringScheme aims to provide evidence for enhancing learning activities in the classroom
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Happy #WorldYouthDay2024

Today, we celebrate the incredible energy & passion of young people from around the 🌎

On this occasion read about Shreya & Naresh’s experience from their visit to the UK as a part of #90YouthVoices for the Future https://t.co/nEf20UxzHD

#Education

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🇳🇵is featured as one of the case studies that exemplify how the portfolio of British Council work supports the achievement of development objectives under the broad ambitions of peace/stability & enhanced prosperity

🔗https://t.co/aQ07pceR9k

#TogetherForDevelopment 🇬🇧🇳🇵

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We're looking for dynamic & passionate people from all over Nepal to join us in imagining & shaping the next Women of the World (WOW) Festival in November 2024.

Interested? Find details here https://t.co/vn4uqgTBlf

Apply by 8 August 2024

#WOWNepal
#Arts
#WomenOfTheWorld

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🎙️ How to ensure gender equality for the next generation?
On #OurWorldConnectedPodcast, host Christine Wilson @SonicWhirls and guests Prof @N_Kabeer and Dharini Priscilla explore digital tech, education, politics, and the motherhood penalty.

Listen now:https://t.co/PjwIvgxfKj

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Calling in all #EducationAgents interested to attend a briefing session on #UK Education & Visas

Representatives from 🇬🇧Visas & Immigration & British Universities’ International Liaison Association will lead the session

Register to confirm your seat: https://t.co/cWCwGsawor

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In collaboration with #GurbhakotMunicipality, we shared baseline data from classroom observations of 158 teachers from 72 schools as part of our #QualityEduQualitySchool project

We aim to enhance the teaching & learning system in schools in the municipality
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@abenaopp @cabinetofficeuk @patmcfaddenmp @elliereeves @NickTorfaen @Georgia_Gould @10DowningStreet Congratulations, Abena- well deserved!

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Our latest publication helps policy makers, school leaders, teachers and every educators to dive in the insight about creating more inclusive schools.
Learn more: https://t.co/NPIqM2NaH7

#Inclusion #InclusiveSchooling #EducationResearch #SchoolsConnect #HE

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Discover #InOurHands (IOH), a youth entrepreneurship program driving Nepal’s #GreenEconomy.

This year, 2⃣8⃣ ideas were incubated, with 1⃣0⃣receiving research grants and 5⃣ advancing to development grants.

More on IOH: https://t.co/MbDneA54w6

https://t.co/ZyT6a6pIqL

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Last month, we celebrated the outstanding achievements of @KathmanduWorldSchool in the #YourWorld Video-making Competition 2023/24! 🌟
They won National & Regional awards within the country and the Regional South Asia category.

#Exams #ALevel
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‘We are often seen as the subject & not as the creators. We need to do more in the queer arts because what is out there right now are mostly prescriptive, monolithic narratives,’ writer, researcher & founder of @melungstories Dia Yonzon said during our #PrideMonth2024 panel

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[British Council Nepal @npBritish]

A special shoutout to @UKinNepal & Shuby Bhattarai who curated this event. Thank you to filmmaker @rajeelashrestha & her team, including protagonist Chhesang Ghising for sharing ‘Chhesang: The Untold Story’ with us. We hope this fantastic film reaches many more people.
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#Sanai is a short film about two teenage girls, separated by the caste system, who fight against their society to play their favourite instrument and keep their friendship alive.

The film was partially supported by us through our #GenderGrants

#Arts #ArtsForInclusion

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Turning back time to April 2024 when #DisabilityActivist & Founder of @DiversePatterns @SagarPrasai attended the International Disability Arts Festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh to present #BeyondTheNorm, a #DisabilityAccessibilityGuide created in collaboration with us.

#Arts
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We have successfully shared the Girls & Inclusive Education network’s 5-year strategic plan with the provinces & local governments of Lumbini, Madhesh, Karnali, & Sudurpaschim.

This is part of the #InclusiveEducation agenda under the British Council-UNICEF partnership project

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We celebrated the completion of a 3⃣yr, holistic school improvement programme - Quality Education Quality School (QEQS) with #KawaswotiMunicipality

‘This project has boosted our confidence in managing education & has enhanced our teachers' skills,' BishnuPrasadBhusal, Mayor.