Jaya Luintel Explained

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.

In 2014 she was named an Asia Foundation Development Fellow, 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.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014-03-10 . A Conversation with Nepali Journalist, Women's Rights Advocate Jaya Luintel . https://web.archive.org/web/20150403071914/https://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/03/10/conversation-nepali-journalist-womens-rights-advocate-jaya-luintel/ . 2015-04-03 . 2021-07-03 . Woman News Network (WNN) . en-US.
2. Web site: 2017-01-22. Light in the Darkness: "The Story Kitchen" Turns Victims into Reporters in Nepal. 2021-07-03. International Center for Transitional Justice. en.
3. Web site: Jaya Luintel. 2021-07-03. The Asia Foundation. en-US.
4. Web site: Jaya Luintel AsiaRadioToday.com. 2021-07-03. www.asiaradiotoday.com.
5. Web site: 2014-03-06. A Conversation with Nepali Journalist, Women's Rights Advocate Jaya Luintel. 2021-07-03. The Asia Foundation. en-US.
6. News: 2014-10-26 . Who are the 100 Women 2014? . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-18.