Nepal Now: On the Move
We're talking with the people migrating from, to, and within this Himalayan country located between China and India. You'll hear from a wide range of Nepali men and women who have chosen to leave the country for better work or education opportunities. Their stories will help you understand what drives people — in Nepal and worldwide — to mortgage their property or borrow huge sums of money to go abroad, often leaving their loved ones behind.
Despite many predictions, migration from Nepal has not slowed in recent years, except briefly during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. About 1 million Nepalis leave every year to work at jobs outside the country. Tens of thousands go abroad to study. Far fewer return to Nepal to settle. The money ('remittances') that workers send home to their families accounts for 25% of the country's GDP, but migration impacts Nepal in many other ways. We'll be learning from migrants, experts and others about the many cultural, social, economic and political impacts of migration.
Your host is Marty Logan, a Canadian journalist who has lived in Nepal's capital Kathmandu off and on since 2005. Marty started the show in 2020 as Nepal Now.
Nepal Now: On the Move
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This is a very short episode, basically to say that we are behind schedule so this week's episode is delayed until next week.
We think that it will be worth the wait, as we'll be talking to one of many nurses from Nepal who are leaving the country for better opportunities abroad. In fact, this is not a trend only in Nepal; nurses throughout the global South are moving North for what they see as better working and living conditions.
Please watch for the new episode to drop in your feed next week.
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Thank you to Himal Media in Patan Dhoka for the use of their studio.
Nepal Now is produced and hosted by Marty Logan.
[Music] Hi everyone, this is Marty at Nepal Now on the Move. Thanks for clicking on this episode. It's going to be a very short one. I'll explain why in a second. But first, next week we'll be talking to a nurse who is planning to leave Nepal in October for Canada. We hear a lot these days about the huge numbers of nurses being recruited from countries in the global south to work in the north. So for some time I've been wanting to talk to someone actually making such a trip. Please watch for that episode to drop in your feed next week. The reason we're not bringing you the episode today is simply that I still haven't caught up after my recent holiday. I apologize for that, but guarantee that we will have this new story next week. Meanwhile, if you have any suggestions for stories you'd like to hear, people you know about who have left, are leaving or have returned, let me know. You can message the show at Nepal Now Pod on social media, email me at NepalNowPod@gmail.com, or click the link at the top left of the notes to this or any episode to text me. From Nepal, sending that message will cost about 8 rupees. It's free from the US and Canada. That's it for now. I'll talk to you next time.[Music][Music]
