Rupa

Deepak KC is a Hermann Gmeiner Award-winning architect who uses his knowledge, skills and experience to improve the lives of people with disabilities, including at the centre run by SOS Children’s Villages in Jorpati, Kathmandu. Here he speaks about accessibility, tackling barriers, role models and table tennis.

This is a short film illustrating the intersection of disability and gender when it comes to employment and independence, produced by the FOUND Project at the Leprosy Mission Nepal, for International Women’s Day 2023.

Fupu is a young woman from Taplejung District. She belongs to an indigenous group and has bilateral hearing loss. Currently living in Kathmandu with her family, she connected with SHRUTI in 2019 and has since become an Executive Board member. During her childhood, Fupu’s parents took her to several hospitals…