Trapped in silence: Nepal’s deaf community struggles without interpreters
With only around 131 interpreters for over 50,000 deaf individuals, many are left without basic communication in health, legal and public services. While local initiatives and digital tools show promise, progress is slow, underfunded and uneven—especially in rural areas.
PM Karki noted that while the Gen-Z movement has called for a directly elected executive head of state and the abolition of provinces, such matters are beyond the jurisdiction of the interim governmen...
