Strength TogetHER: Cohort 7

October 2, 2021 I AM GRATEFUL FOR "The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see." – Mary Davis Lokopakar is a youth-based organization that is currently running four projects among which strength together is one of its projects where a group of girls from different backgrounds meet virtually and share their stories, insecurities, ideas, and perspective and help each other grow. In each session, a moderator is provided who listens, appreciates, and guides the participants. On 2nd October 2021, we conducted our ninth session on the topic " I am Grateful For." Around 12 girls virtually came together to share what they are grateful for. It was quite a self-reflecting session. Our moderator for the session was Ms. Nasana Bajracharya. Ms. Bajracharya loves to work with youth. Currently, she is leading communications at an educational nonprofit organization changing stories in Nepal. Nasana has been part of the Leo Club of Kathmandu Alka for three years where she helped t...

September 6, 2021 "IF YOU'RE INSULTING PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET, YOU MUST BE UGLY ON THE INSIDE." - PHIL LESTER Lokopakar is a youth-based organization that is currently running four programs among which Strength TogetHER is one of its projects where a group of girls from different backgrounds meet virtually and share their stories, insecurities, ideas, and perspectives and help each other grow. In each session, a moderator is invited who listens, appreciates, and guides the participants. On 6th September 2021, we conducted our 8th session, on the topic " Online Bullying" as suggested by our participants and shared our bitter online stories. Around 13 girls virtually came together to discuss what's bothering them and bid goodbye with relief. Our session was moderator by Ms. Brigid Baba Shrestha (She\They) who loves to engage in feminist discourses and calls herself a radical feminist. Currently, she is working as a Speech-To-Text interpreter\ captioner for the...