Radha Paudel

Radha Paudel
Radha Paudel in Oslo, Norway during a visit to talk at a Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation conference
Born (1973-12-29) 29 December 1973
Chitwan, Nepal
Occupation nurse, anesthesiology
Language Nepalese
English
Hindi
Nationality Nepalese
Education Masters in Health Education, Sociology and Development Management
Alma mater Tribhuvan University
Genre Society development
Subject Improvement of life among the poor, empowerment of women, against discrimination of women during mentruation
Notable works Jumla: A Nurse's Story
Notable awards 2012 Woman Peacemaker (University of San Diego)
2012 N-Peace Award (United Nations Development Programme)
2014 Youth Talent Award (Government of Nepal)
Website
www.rpfoundation.net/The_Radha_Paudel_Foundation/Welcome.html

Radha Paudel is a humanitarian social activist born 29 December 1973 in Chitwan, Nepal. Her main goals are to empower people living in poor districts of Nepal, organizing health services and human aid. She is a strong advocate against discrimination, especially of women. She opposes not only the traditional use of Chaupadi Goths but also social practises that limit women's activities during menstruation in urban areas.[1]

She is a nurse by profession, having specialized in anaesthesiology. She has a Bachelor in Community Health Nursing (2000), a Master in Health Education (2001) and a Master in Sociology (2003), all from Tribhuvan University, Nepal.[2] After having worked at Bharatpur Hospital, in 2001 she took a position in Jumla , where her father had worked. The area was remote and needed development. She ran a safe motherhood project. However, in 2002 it was severely struck by a Maoist attack she barely survived.[3] In 2010 she got a Master in Development Management from Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Manila, Philippines.[2]

She is the founder of Action Works Nepal and served as the first president during 2010-2015.[4] Action Works Nepal aims to improve the livelihood of communities through innovative humanitarian, educational, and vocational empowerment programs.

In 2012 she received the N-Peace award as role model for peace.[5] In 2014 she received the Madan Literature Prize [6] for her book Khalangama Hamala.[7][8][9] She was awarded NRs 200,000 and became the third woman to get the award, after Parijat and Jhamak Kumari Ghimire. The book has been translated to English and published in 2016 with the title Jumla: A Nurse's Story.[10]

In 2016 she founded the Radha Paudel Foundation. The organisation focuses on rural transformation, opposing discrimination of menstruating women and rape and violence against women. It also addresses citizenship rights for women and supports campaigns against child marriage.[11]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/apr/01/nepal-bleeding-shame-menstruating-women-banished-cattle-sheds
  2. 1 2 Personal communication 23rd March 2017
  3. ↑ http://www.toxipedia.org/display/wanmec/Radha+Paudel
  4. ↑ "Home". Action Works Nepal. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "N-Peace Network » 2012 Awardees". n-peace.net. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Nepali Times - The Brief » Blog Archive » Nurse's book wins Madan Prize". www.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Dixit, Kunda. "No peace after war - Nation - Nepali Times". nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  9. ↑ "You are being redirected..." www.thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  10. ↑
    • Paudel, Radha (2016). Jumla: A Nurse's Story. publication nepa~laya, Kathmandu, Nepal. p. back cover. ISBN 978-9937-9090-3-7.
  11. ↑ "Radha Paudel Foundation website". Retrieved 28 July 2017.


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