(organised by Social Science Baha for The World Bank, Kathmandu)
4-6 May 2011, Kathmandu

The ‘Training on World Bank Social Safeguards Policies and Practices’ workshop was held on 4-6 May 2011 at The Summit Hotel, Kupondole, Nepal. The three-day event was organized by Social Science Baha for the World Bank on its social safeguard policies related to involuntary resettlement and indigenous peoples.

Changing Dynamics of Nepali Society and Politics
(organised with Alliance for Social Dialogue and Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies)

17-19 August, 2011

Nepal has gone through major socio-political changes in the last two decades. Restoration of democracy in 1990, the liberalisation of the market begun even earlier, and the decade-long armed Maoist conflict ushered in major changes in the politics, society and economy of the country. These changes have affected Nepalis in various ways. The aim of the conference was to understand these changes in order to gain insights into what has been happening in society and also because they have an impact on the future of the country.

Seminar on Diversity and Democracy
by Mahendra Lawoti, Associate Professor of Political Science, Western Michigan University, USA
(in collaboration with Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS))
26-27 October, 2010, Kathmandu

Roundtable meeting on World Bank’s Nepal Emerging Towns Project
6 October, 2010, Kathmandu.

In July 2010, the World Bank assigned a team comprising John Bevan, Bandita Sijapati and Aditya Adhikari to conduct a national-level political economy and conflict study to support the effective preparation of the NETP. A roundtable meeting was hosted by Baha during which the team presented its preliminary findings and received feedback from a selected group of invitees. The valuable reactions and criticisms that emerged from the meeting were to be taken into account during the drafting of the final report.

Stakeholder Consultation for Humanity United
27 September, 2010, Kathmandu

A Stakeholder Consultation was held as part of the research titled “Literature Review and Gaps Analysis: Trafficking and Forced Labor in Nepal and of Nepalis Overseas” done by Social Science Baha for Humanity United, an organisation based in USA. The objective of the consultation was to bring together experts, actors and policy makers working in areas related to child and forced labour, migration and human trafficking and share the findings of the Baha research and review as well as gain an in-depth understanding from those that are the primary practitioners in the related field. Around 27 representatives from different national and international organisations, donor agencies, government institutions and national media took part in this consultation.

Brainstorming Session on Faculty Development
22 August, 2010, Kathmandu

A day-long brainstorming session on faculty development of selected autonomous campuses from around the country was held by Baha as a medium to explore the possibilities of collaboration with these institutions and to discuss on higher education in Nepal through ideas generated by Baha’s prior conversation sessions with Higher Secondary Education Project (HSEP).

Round Table Discussion on Rethinking Border and Security, India and China
by Lily Ling, New School, New York
(jointly organised by India-China Institute, The New School, The Fulbright Commission and Social Science Baha)
13 August, 2010, Kathmandu.

Discussion on The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal
edited by Mahendra Lawoti and Anuk K. Pahari
Discussants: Hari Roka, Prashant Jha and Seira Tamang
(organised in collaboration with Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS))
27 July, 2010, Kathmandu

Conflict, Transition and Possibilities for Peace in Nepal: Challenges to Engagement, Practice and Scholarship
(hosted in collaboration with Martin Chautari with support from University of Edinburgh and International Alert)
3-4 July, 2010, Kathmandu

Peace and Development Strategy
10 May, 2010, Kathmandu

The Peace and Development Strategy was developed by UNDP for a group of 13 major development partners of Nepal to identify ways in which these development partners can strengthen their support to peace over the short (18 months) and medium term (36 months). The Strategy also suggests how development support to peace could be made more effective through changes to the way in which that support is delivered.