Training local journalists to cover women's and children's issues in Nepal
By John Brittain
KATHMANDU, Nepal, 27 July 2009 – Remote and unspoiled wildernesses abounds in this unquestionably beautiful country. But such beauty comes with a price: Some villages are at least a week's walk from the nearest road, making it very difficult to get timely reports on conditions and developments in these areas.
UNICEF Nepal has been working to solve the problem of how to receive news – especially news about women's and children's issues – from remote regions on a regular basis. Its solution is taking shape in the form of a new initiative that was launched in June, in partnership with the Nepal Press Institute (NPI).
The initiative established a new network of journalists to cover remote areas, as well as some that are not so remote. Over 50 journalists from every region – most of them women – have taken part in a training programme designed to generate more reporting on women's and children's issues around the country.
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