12/08/2026
Different contexts. Common aspirations. Different starting points .
This International Youth Day, much of the conversation is rightly focused on the opportunities technology can create for the next generation.
But opportunity is only meaningful if young people have the foundations to access it.
In Nepal’s rapidly growing cities, thousands of young people are growing up in poverty, excluded from education, protection and basic services. Nationally, more than a third of girls are married before they turn 18.
For a young person who cannot read, write or count with confidence, is trapped in exploitative work or has little say over their own future, digital opportunity can remain completely out of reach.
Because their poverty is hidden within city averages, these young people are too often overlooked. Their aspirations are no different from anyone else’s. What is different is the opportunity they have to realise them.
For Priya, married at 16 and out of school, that opportunity began with something very basic: the chance to learn again.
Through a Kidasha-supported learning group she rebuilt her education, life skills and confidence. She went on to become a community advocate and today is the elected treasurer of her local development committee – speaking up for women and children and helping shape a stronger community.
Across our network of community hubs, other young people are mentoring children, leading local activities and becoming a positive force for change.
This , we want to celebrate their potential – but also make visible the barriers they face.
Because if we want to leave no one behind, we first must make sure no one is overlooked.
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