

RVWRMP Measures to Halt COVID-19
To: All RVWRMP Staffs, GWROs, SO’s and SO staffs Re: Precautions to be taken with regards to the COVID-19 transmission COVID-19 also called the Corona virus is spreading throughout the world and almost all the countries in the world are affected. A wave of infected people is causing a lot of pain, stress and disruption in society. Health systems have difficulties managing the situation once the people get ill. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as pandemic and re


PhD researcher and Field Specialist at RVWRMP during 2014-2019
Juho Haapala did his PhD research in the RVWRMP project and was the Field Specialist from 2017-2019. At the end of his tenure he looks back at how it began and what happened afterwards. Q: What do you remember of your first impressions of the country, organization, the work area, the culture: How was the culture shock? How did you start up the research? I went Nepal for the first time for trekking in 2010. I remember the culture shock at the time as it was my first journey in

Why We Still Need International Women’s Day
In the Nordics, some people ask why we are still celebrating the International Women’s Day (8thMarch) when gender equality has seen major improvements in recent years. We wanted to share few insights from the world of women in Nepal. Manju Bhatta is the Behaviour Change Communications Officer in RVWRMP. She comes from the local area, and is a great role model of someone who has managed to break free of many of the constraints and taboos women face. She has a Master’s degree,