Nepali women are rewriting our story. Are we ready to listen?

When women tell their own stories, they do more than describe the world; they reshape it.

When asked to reflect on the power of storytelling, I inevitably found myself returning to the past three years I have spent in Nepal. My understanding of this country—its textures, its contradictions, its resilience—has not come from UN reports or briefings alone. It has come, most profoundly, from uncountable conversations. From those who have shared their stories with me, in cafes, while travelling, during evenings at their places, or while walking around the city.