Daayitwa completed its 8th cohort of the fellowship program on Sunday. Marking the end of their summer fellowship program that started in June, Daayitwa had organized Daayitwa Nepal Public Service Fellowship Symposium 2018 at Yala Maya Kendra. According to the press statement released by Daayitwa, the event was graced by the presence of Tham Maya Thapa, Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen. 

The Daayitwa Nepal Public Service Fellowship Symposium celebrated the journey of the 11 fellows who worked with the Government of Nepal during the summer to produce meaningful research on Access to Investment, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Enterprise Value Chain, Youth Employment and Governance and Bureaucracy Reform. The fellows had exhibited the findings of their research at the Yala Maya hall. 

The fellowship program also conducted a panel discussion about research and the significance of evidence-based policy which was moderated by Apurba KC, Leadership Research Officer at Daayitwa. 

Since, 2013, 89 Daayitwa fellows have worked with 20 public agencies and 25 parliamentarians to support high-priority projects. The organization has been partnering with the Government of Nepal to identify and apply innovative methods of research to find evidence for promoting entrepreneurship and strengthening governance.