Jaya Luintel

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Jaya Luintel is a Nepali journalist. [1] [2]

Biography

Luintel completed a Master's degree in Gender Studies from Tribhuvan University in Nepal. [3] She began her career in 1999, working at Radio Sagarmatha in Kathmandu, Nepal. [4] In 2002 she launched the station's first show focusing on gender issues. [5] In 2012, Luintel co-founded The Story Kitchen, an organisation which works to amplify HerStory. [2]

In 2014 she was named an Asia Foundation Development Fellow, [4] and she was also recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2014. [6] The same year, she organised Nepal's first national conference for women in radio broadcasting. [1]

In 2010-2011 Luintel held a John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University as a fellowship Affiliate. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "A Conversation with Nepali Journalist, Women's Rights Advocate Jaya Luintel". Woman News Network (WNN). 2014-03-10. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. 1 2 "Light in the Darkness: "The Story Kitchen" Turns Victims into Reporters in Nepal". International Center for Transitional Justice. 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. 1 2 "Jaya Luintel". The Asia Foundation. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  4. 1 2 "Jaya Luintel | AsiaRadioToday.com". www.asiaradiotoday.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "A Conversation with Nepali Journalist, Women's Rights Advocate Jaya Luintel". The Asia Foundation. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  6. ↑ "Who are the 100 Women 2014?". BBC News. 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
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