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Episode Type: Listen to Learn In this Listen To Learn Episode on the Share Life podcast, I'm speaking with nonprofit founder, Dan Maurer. Dan, the president and founder of Elevate Nepal, shares his experience in developing Nepal's poorest and most remote villages into thriving communities. The conversation covers topics such as the impact of the earthquake in 2015, the challenges in rebuilding after a disaster, the importance of listening to local communities, the history and geography of Nepal, the caste system and language diversity, the challenges in infrastructure and education, the response to the earthquake, the establishment of Elevate Nepal, the focus on poor and remote villages, and the creation of self-sustaining communities. Connect With Dan Maurer Connect with Dan | LinkedIn - Instagram Elevating Nepal | Website - Instagram - YouTube - Facebook - X (Twitter) Donate to Elevate Nepal Here Additional Resources For shows notes, links, and additional resources, click here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharelife/support
In this episode we are joined by Dr Sara Parker, Reader in Development Studies at Liverpool John Moores University and Professor Madhusudan Subedi from the Patan Academy of Health Sciences and the Tribhuvan University in Nepal, who will be talking to us about their work on women's reproductive health and dignity in Nepal, with a focus on understanding menstrual stigmas and engaging with communities to challenge practices of menstrual exclusion. We talk about: How menstrual exclusion impacts the health and wellbeing of women and girls Why it is important to work with men, families and the wider community – as well as women and girls - to change norms and beliefs around menstruation The value of interdisciplinary and creative research approaches for understanding realities at the local level and how this can feed into social transformation Dr Sara Parker Reader in Development Studies, Liverpool John Moores University Sociology Sara Parker is Reader in Development Studies in the Sociology Department at Liverpool John Moores University. She has over 30 years of action research experience in Nepal following on from her PhD on non-formal education and women's participation. She has led a number of research initiatives in Nepal including Higher Education links between the UK, Nepal and Bangladesh with a focus on gender and education. She is committed to collaborative action research and is currently leading the BA/GCRF funded ‘Dignity Without Danger' research project exploring menstrual stigma and taboos. This project connects researchers in the UK and Nepal to NGOs and activists in Nepal to deepen understating of the complexities of menstrual discrimination. The research project also has a strong emphasis on working with local communities and utilises creative means to produce policy recommendations and creative visual outputs that can be used as advocacy tools. She is an active member of the Menstrual Health and Hygiene Partnership Alliance in Nepal and is co-editing a book on Menstruation in Nepal to be published by Routledge India. She has recently been elected as the Chair of the British Nepal Academic Council BNAC and is a committee member of the Britain and Nepal NGO network BRANNGO. She also advises on a number of NGO boards including Elevate Nepal. Sara has co-authored papers and articles as well as written a children's book focusing on fair trade and Nepal. Staff profile LJMU https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-arts-professional-and-social-studies/humanities-and-social-science/sara-parker (Sara Parker | Liverpool John Moores University (ljmu.ac.uk)) DWD Social media @DWDNEpal Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dignitywithoutdanger/ (DwD Nepal (@dignitywithoutdanger) • Instagram photos and videos) Twitter https://twitter.com/dwdnepal (Dignity Without Danger (@DWDNepal) / Twitter) Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DWDNepal/ ((13) Dignity Without Danger: Menstruation in Nepal | Facebook) @LJMUSociology https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/microsites/qualitative-analysis-in-action (Qualitative Analysis in Action | Liverpool John Moores University (ljmu.ac.uk)) Blogs on Menstruation in Nepal https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/sustainable-development-dignity-without-danger-stigma-taboos-menstrual-exclusion-nepal/ (https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/sustainable-development-dignity-without-danger-stigma-taboos-menstrual-exclusion-nepal/) https://theconversation.com/nepals-menstrual-huts-what-can-be-done-about-this-practice-of-confining-women-to-cow-sheds-109904 (https://theconversation.com/nepals-menstrual-huts-what-can-be-done-about-this-practice-of-confining-women-to-cow-sheds-109904) https://www.elevatenepal.org/blog/menstrual-taboos-nepal/...
In March, Dan Maurer was supposed to be in Nepal organizing a medical clinic with Elevate Nepal. The pandemic grounded everything and over the matter of a few weeks it changed his plans for the entire year. We check in about how he and his team are doing and what has changed since we last […] The post #48 When COVID-19 Shut Down Nepal’s Borders appeared first on Do Good, Be Good.
Coffee is great. Beer is great. Beer with coffee is really great. So when Historic Brewing let me know about a beer they do with Flagstaff-based Elevate Nepal every year that is launched at a Big Lebowski themed bowling event I had to know more. In this episode I sit down with Dan Maurer from Elevate Nepal and Kaitlyn Wolin from Historic Brewing to talk about the project as well as how Dan and his team are working tirelessly to help the people of Nepal including growing of amazing coffee.
Mt. Everest Base Camp, A Surprisingly Achievable Bucket List Expedition https://i2.wp.com/www.anywhere.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/everest-kilimanjaro-majestic.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 After interviewing Karl Nessler (https://www.travelradioonline.com/guests/karlnessler)(bio and contact info by clicking his guest profile up top) I am convinced that choosing your expedition guide carefully is of utmost importance when hiking to Mt. Everest base camp. Without reserve I can say that Karl Nessler embodies the proper proportions of first hand experience, cultural knowledge, wilderness skills and a genuine love for people both Nepalese and tourists. Hiking to Mt. Everest Base Camp your body and mind will be taxed and tested. Choose a guide that is invested in you and aware of the processes you are experiencing. Karl has a 100% success rate to date. You will understand why after listening today. You can accomplish this trek. Karl might just be the guide for you! Topics in Episode Include: * Karl's first experiences on Mt. Everest * Experiencing the avalanche and aftermath in 2014 * Experiencing the earthquake of 2015 on the glacier * Karl's commitment to Elevate Nepal (https://www.facebook.com/ElevateNepalInc/), a charity rebuilding villages in and around Mt. Everest (Play to see Karl in action and the beautiful community he is working hard to rebuild.) * * Summiting Mt. Everest * How to acclimation works in preparing to climb to the summit of Mt. Everest * Descending (Megan's version less technical... throw that bag down the Mt!) * Hiking to Mt. Everest Base Camp * Premium Inclusions in the trips Karl leads * Anywhere gear and inclusions * Transportation to include flights in, hiking with Yaks and a helicopter descent * Local Cultural and religious Interactions * A conservative approach to acclimation * Who is this trip for? Can you go with a heart condition? Physical ailments? * Sherpa vs Porter? Why you should use one * Accommodations * Karl's role beyond leading guests to the base camp * What surprises hikers about the trek? * What motivates hikers? * Past client's testimony blogs * Warnings * Training (see links on "long-ass walks with backpacks" below) Special Guest: Karl Nessler.
In our twelfth episode, Executive Producer Nailah Andre speaks with Alane Fagin, Executive Director of Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS) about their work in Long Island schools to prevent abuse of all kinds. Then, contributor Marli Delaney highlights Elevate Nepal, a non-profit organization that provides relief efforts to Nepalese citizens in response to the devastating earthquake in 2015.Originally aired on 4/17/18 on WRHU-FM.Musicians featured in this episode:Ryan Little: "West Coast" Lobo Loco: "Iceland Latin Lava B"