Exchange: Nepal
Social Challenge: Gender Equality
Artist: Jennifer Berry
Exchange: Nepal
Social Challenge: Gender Equality
Artist: Jennifer Berry
Kathmandu, Nepal
Jennifer Berry’s exchange will focus on women’s empowerment by leveraging new media art to tell stories that highlight nuanced narratives. Berry has a powerful vision of stewardship to the planet and a focus on the relationship between nature, heritage, and the built environment. This background will inform her workshops, which she will approach through the lens of art, science, and technology.
Video by Storytellers Production (Yubin Pujari).
Community Projects
The Inclusive Chiya Pasal (Tea Hall) and Women’s Experience Board Game
Photo by: Yubin Pujari The Inclusive Chiya Pasal (Tea Hall) board game was created to explore Women’s Empowerment in their careers. The idea of...
Weaving Emotions
Photo by: Yubin Pujari This group created work around the theme of Women’s Empowerment in culture. By approaching gender as fluid, the Weaving...
Blog
It’s About Choice: Women’s Empowerment in Nepal
I awoke my first morning to the sound of bells ringing and birds singing. Somehow, my driver had found my little apartment the night before, though this part of Kathmandu, Old Patan, is so ancient that it has no street signs, no street names, and there are no numbers...
Digital Fabrication for Women’s Empowerment
Each evening as I wind down here in the Bay Area, my partners in Nepal begin their work day. Though worlds apart, we have been in such close contact online that I feel a part of me is already there. In just three weeks, the rest of me will catch up, and I will be...
| Title | Address | Description |
|---|---|---|
U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu — Nepal | Káthmándú 44600, Nepál | |
Kathmandu, Nepal | Káthmándú 44600, Nepál | Exchange Location |
Kathmandu, Nepal
Exchange Location
U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu — Nepal
About Our Host Partner, Nepal Communitere
Nepal Communitere is a Nepali run and based non-profit organization that brings together Nepali and international groups to operate as one community. Nepal Communitere provides a dynamic, collaborative space for relief and sustainable renewal, giving individuals and organizations the means to pioneer innovative solutions and become self-reliant.
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