Daayitwa Nepal Public Policy Fellowship 2021
This year, the rising domestic youth unemployment and volatility of foreign labour markets, as highlighted by COVID-19, has put Nepal’s economic development at risk. The discontinuation of economic activities as a result of the lockdown to spread the pandemic, as well as reverse migration of workers is further exacerbating the unemployment crisis. Through the Public Policy Fellowship Program, Daayitwa promotes inclusive civic-engagement, evidence-based policy making, and youth-government collaboration.
The program has traversed through an eight-year-long collaborative journey of bringing together youths and the Nepal government to conduct economic policy research and promote evidence-based policy decisions. During the past eight fellowship cycles (2013-2020), the fellowship program has supported 120 policy entrepreneurs from 30 countries to collaborate with 40 ministries and public agencies, and 24 parliamentarians to conduct research projects. This year, we are partnering with 5 public partners and placing young professionals and students within government agencies to provide research support on policies related to access to investment, women’s economic empowerment, enterprise value chain, youth employment, and economic governance.