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Youth Innovation Lab YI-Lab is in the mission to bridge science to people, policy through innovation.

YI-Lab is a collaborative platform and experimental pop-up that catalyses and mobilizes the creative energy of young people to co-create social ventures for inclusive and generative development.

Creativity is a muscle, and it's time to train it! Interested in the UDAAN Digital Innovation Bootcamp and looking to re...
19/10/2026

Creativity is a muscle, and it's time to train it!

Interested in the UDAAN Digital Innovation Bootcamp and looking to refine your business idea? Join IDEA GYM, a six-day interactive ideation workshop designed to help you strengthen your ideas using Design Thinking.

With guest speakers leading each session, you'll learn to understand your target users, identify problems worth solving, explore creative solutions, and communicate your ideas with confidence.

Orientation: 29th October 2026
Workshop: 2nd–7th November 2026
Venue: Online

Six days | One-hour sessions daily

Scan the QR code or click the link below to register and save your seat!

Registration Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/VSSb7vX66W

This Dashain, may new ideas take root, creativity flourish, and innovation bring us closer to a brighter future. As we c...
17/10/2026

This Dashain, may new ideas take root, creativity flourish, and innovation bring us closer to a brighter future.

As we celebrate the festival of togetherness, may this season inspire creative minds to dream bigger, think differently, and create solutions that make a difference.

Wishing everyone a joyful, inspiring, and innovative Dashain!

Happy Dashain from Youth Innovation Lab!

“The warning from Bhotekoshi and Budhigandaki calls for us to rethink how we approach development.” In an article publis...
15/10/2026

“The warning from Bhotekoshi and Budhigandaki calls for us to rethink how we approach development.”

In an article published in OnlineKhabar, Pradip Khatiwada, reflects on the growing risks facing riverside settlements and the need to rethink development planning in the face of Himalayan hazards.

As climate risks intensify, building resilient communities requires us to understand the risks, listen to local realities, and put people at the centre of development.

Read the full article: https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2026/10/2038893/himalayan-crisis-looms-over-riverside-settlements

Interested in the UDAAN Bootcamp & Hackathon? Join our Information Session to learn more about the UDAAN Bootcamp & Hac...
09/10/2026

Interested in the UDAAN Bootcamp & Hackathon?

Join our Information Session to learn more about the UDAAN Bootcamp & Hackathon, understand what to expect, and get your questions answered before you take the next step.

The Bootcamp and Hackathon are designed for young people to explore problems, think creatively, collaborate with others, and turn ideas into solutions. Whether you’re a student, aspiring entrepreneur, problem-solver, innovator, or simply curious to explore new possibilities, the Information Session is your chance to learn what’s ahead, understand how you can participate, and get ready to take the next step.

📅 Date: 15th October 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
📍 Venue/Platform: Online

Scan the QR code to register for the Information Session and take the first step toward turning your ideas into action!

With: European Union in Nepal, EU International Partnerships, Heifer International Nepal, Naamii, and Women In Animation - Nepal

Ready to turn real-world problems into digital solutions? UDAAN is calling young developers, designers, coders, research...
05/10/2026

Ready to turn real-world problems into digital solutions?

UDAAN is calling young developers, designers, coders, researchers, and problem-solvers across all 7 provinces to apply for the UDAAN Youth in Digital Governance Hackathon.

Bring your understanding of a real-world problem and your proposed approach and turn it into a working prototype with the support of mentors and fellow innovators.

Upon selection, here's what you get:

✅ Online mentoring and problem-solving support
✅ 3-day Provincial and National Hackathon experience
✅ Opportunity to work on real challenge statements from government
✅ Technical and sector mentorship
✅ Top 2 teams from each province advance to the National Hackathon in Kathmandu
✅ Top 3 National Hackathon teams: NPR 100,000 seed funding per team + mentorship, incubation, and industry opportunities
✅ Networking with innovators and access to the UDAAN ecosystem

Who’s eligible?
Young Nepali women and men aged 18–35, currently based in Nepal. Developers, designers, data and AI enthusiasts, researchers, students, domain experts, and problem-solvers are encouraged to apply.

Teams can have up to 3 members from the same province, with interdisciplinary teams and women-led teams strongly encouraged.

Apply now: https://youthinnovationlab.org/hackathons/udaan-hackathon/guidelines .
📅 Application Deadline: 31 October 2026

Participation is completely free.

For more information, write to us:
📩 [email protected]

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**Interested in learning about UDAAN Bootcamp?**Join the information session taking place on 1 October 2026. The UDAAN B...
30/09/2026

**Interested in learning about UDAAN Bootcamp?**

Join the information session taking place on 1 October 2026.

The UDAAN Bootcamp is designed for young people who want to explore problems, think creatively, and turn challenges into possibilities. Whether you're a student, aspiring entrepreneur, problem-solver, or simply someone curious about making a difference, this bootcamp is a space to learn, connect, and start exploring solutions.

📅 Thursday, 1 October 2026
⏰ 4:00 -5:00 PM

𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐑 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭!

𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡: European Union in Nepal, EU International Partnerships, Heifer International Nepal, Naamii, and Women in Animation -Nepal

**Ready to turn your business idea into reality?**UDAAN is calling young entrepreneurs across all 7 provinces to apply w...
22/09/2026

**Ready to turn your business idea into reality?**

UDAAN is calling young entrepreneurs across all 7 provinces to apply with an idea for the Digital Entrepreneurship Bootcamp.

Upon selection, here's what you get:
✅ Intensive 3-day bootcamp training
✅ Mentorship from industry experts
✅ Networking with 140+ fellow innovators
✅ Top 3 winners: Incubation + seed funding

Who's eligible? Young Nepali women and men, aged 18-35, with a scalable business idea.

Apply now:
https://youthinnovationlab.org/bootcamps/udaan-bootcamp

Deadline for Idea Call: 31 October 2026.

For more, write to us :
[email protected]

Transform your business idea into a sustainable enterprise.

With: EU International Partnerships European Union in Nepal Heifer International Nepal Naamii Women In Animation - Nepal



𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬: 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐩 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐚 Closing remarks from Pradip Khatiwada, Executive Director, Youth Innovation Lab, durin...
19/09/2026

𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬: 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐩 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐚

Closing remarks from Pradip Khatiwada, Executive Director, Youth Innovation Lab, during the “From Attribution to Action: What the Rasuwa–Bhote Koshi Disaster Tells Us about Nepal’s Changing Climate Risk and the Limits of Adaptation?” event, emphasizing the need to move scientific evidence beyond reports and discussions and translate it into policy, planning, standards, early warning and practical action.

“Scientific evidence must move beyond reports and discussions; it needs to be translated into planning, standards, early warning and action.”

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐚 A call for rethinking how Nepal prepares for emerging risks from Sagar Shrestha, Dire...
18/09/2026

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐚

A call for rethinking how Nepal prepares for emerging risks from Sagar Shrestha, Director, Disaster and Crisis Management Department, Nepal Red Cross Society, during the “From Attribution to Action: What the Rasuwa–Bhote Koshi Disaster Tells Us about Nepal’s Changing Climate Risk and the Limits of Adaptation?” event, highlighting the need for stronger preparedness, coordination, and collaboration across science, government, security forces, international partners, and other stakeholders.

“We need new ways of preparing for emerging risks, with stronger coordination among science, government, security forces and the wider stakeholder community.”

S𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 The scale and pace of climate adaptation need to reflect the growing magnitude of cli...
18/09/2026

S𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡

The scale and pace of climate adaptation need to reflect the growing magnitude of climate and disaster risks, as emphasized by Prashant Singh, Founder, Himalayan Climate Initiative, during the “From Attribution to Action: What the Rasuwa–Bhote Koshi Disaster Tells Us about Nepal’s Changing Climate Risk and the Limits of Adaptation?” event, highlighting the value of combining traditional knowledge, locally developed practices, and modern science while strengthening existing institutional and community-based approaches.

“The scale of our response has to match the scale of the problem; incremental adaptation alone will not be enough”

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