out-migration

India Bound

From Gujarat and Rajasthan to Maharastra and Karnataka, Nepalis migrate for work and education

People's Movement

Overdependence on foreign employment instead of creating jobs domestically spells disaster for Nepal's economy

Dead end of the Korean Dream

For many Nepalis, it is dream to find work in Korea where they expect to earn many times more than in Nepal....

Paying an arm and a leg

https://youtu.be/M2XedSLYl-gHari Pun, 31, was working on the scaffolding of a building in the Malaysian city of Penang last year. He was wearing...

HARDWORKING STUDENTS

Nepal’s Number 1 export has been its people. In feudal times, impoverished farmers fled indebtedness, poverty and discrimination and migrated to India...

Migration Certificate

‘Abroad Study’ has entered the Nepali lexicon. Student out-migration now rivals the medical education industry, overseas contract work, and tourism as the...

Migrating males and population decline

Nepal’s fertility rate is going down even though contraceptive use has not increasedSita Yonjan, 21, has a two-year-old daughter, and recently stopped...

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