Perhaps not many people in Nepal can recall a magnificent Hollywood movie screened exactly three decades ago. It is an incredible story of two brothers impersonated by two famous American actors, Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman.

The journey towards a true socially inclusive Nepal has never been an easy ride but rather a bumpy one. Yet despite the many existing challenges, big strides have been accomplished in the last decade:

Volunteering Australia, the apex body for the promotion of volunteerism within the commonwealth of Australia defines volunteering as “time willingly given for the common good and without financial gain”.

Recently, Kantipur Publications’ news outlets published an appeal to help Mansara, a four-year-old child from Kalikot who has developed a terrible tumour in her right eye.

Local elections have been heralded as a return to genuine democracy and a more accountable system of decision-making that can deliver better, more inclusive and more transparent public services and infrastructure for the benefit of the general population.

The third Monday of each January is observed in the US as a public holiday, a national “service” day that celebrates the achievements of Martin Luther King Jr, the civil rights hero who changed the trajectory of the American history for the better.