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- ↑ "Partners and guests - Alliance Voluntary Network".
- 1 2 "Our Story".
- ↑ "Bhupendra Ghimire".
- ↑ "Volunteer and Internship Programs | Volunteer Initiative Nepal - VIN".
- ↑ "Sustainable Development Goals - Progress Assessment Report 2016–2019" (PDF). United Nations.
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