Yam Kumari Kandel

Senior Reporter

Yam Kumari Kandel joined Global Press in 2012 in Nepal. She was born and raised in the Midwestern region of Nepal, and completed her master’s in mass communication and journalism. Before joining Global Press, Yam worked with the National News Agency as a reporter. She is fond of traveling and exploring beauty, food and culture.

After completing her training with Global Press, Yam says, “I wanted to create impact and ignite value to humanity.”

Articles

Nepal

As Youth Flee Nepal for Work, Government Encourages Entrepreneurship at Home

Nepal

Nepal’s First Badi Parliament Member Advocates for the Historically Oppressed Group

Nepal

Motorcycles Used as Vegetable Stands in Nepal

Nepal

Nepalese Hindus Gather to Read Holy Book

Nepal

In Nepal, Government Promotes Guardianship to Get Street Children Into Classrooms

Nepal

Scholarship Programs Help Children of Nepalese Migrant Workers, but Few Are Applying

Nepal

Chinese Clothing Imports All the Rage in Nepal, but Some Fret Over Economic Impact

Nepal

Demand for Transplants Fuels Booming Black Market for Kidneys in Nepal

Nepal

The Faithful Light Lamps at Nepalese Temple

Nepal

Nepal’s Shamans Welcome More Women to Their Ranks

Nepal

Photo Opportunities of Holy Monkeys in Nepal

Nepal

Post-Earthquake Rebuilding Effort Stumbles As Government Fails to Account for Money

Nepal

Nepalese Government Starts Legal Aid Fund for Migrant Workers Imprisoned Abroad

Nepal

Nepalese Students Play at Site of Future School

Nepal

A Nepalese Musician Plays the Shehnai

Nepal

Training Police in Nepal

Nepal

Migrant Workers, Frustrated After Being Cheated at Home and Abroad, Seek Justice

Nepal

Performing Holiday Worship in Nepal

Nepal

Nepal Rebuild Stalled by State Stumbles, Despite $4.1 Billion Pledged in Aid

Nepal

A Country Destroyed, But Still No Work For Trained Builders

Nepal

Lawmakers Create New Punishment for Secluding Women During Menstruation, But Some Women Refuse to Give Up the Practice

Nepal

Nepal’s Longest Bridge Remains a Hidden Gem as Tourism Resources Focused Elsewhere

Nepal

Pushing Vehicles Out of a Muddy Road in Nepal

Nepal

Sickle Cell Disease Targets Ethnic Group In Nepal, but Diagnosis, Treatment Expand

Nepal

Dancing Nepalese Folk Dances During the Teej Festival

Nepal

Collecting Water in the Tharu Community of Nepal

Nepal

Nepalese Farmers Harvest Paddy

Nepal

Nepalese Government Considers Amendment to Make Children Financially Responsible for their Parents

Nepal

Nepalese Workers in Qatar Uncertain as Effects of Persian Gulf Travel Ban Unfold

Nepal

Plowing a Field in Nepal

Nepal

Planting Rice in Nepal

Nepal

Seeing Trafficking, Exploitation Risks, Nepal Considers Tightened Restrictions on Jobs for Women Abroad

Nepal

Fleeing Myanmar for Nepal, Refugees Gain Safety, But Not Much More

Nepal

As Nepal Transitions to Democracy, Women Take Seats in Local Elected Offices

Nepal

Celebrating an Election Victory in Nepal

Nepal

Casting a Vote in Nepal’s Local Elections

Nepal

Three Convicted for 2004 Murder of Girl in Nepal, but Mother Vows to Keep Fighting

Nepal

New Insurance Requirements for Nepalese Migrant Workers Bring Comfort and Concerns

Nepal

Despite Risks, Nepalese Workers Head to Afghanistan

Nepal

Injured and Treated in Qatar, a Nepalese Man’s Health Declines at Home

Nepal

Despite Protests and Tension, Nepal Presses Forward Toward Historic Vote

Nepal

More Than Half of Nepal’s Disabled Children Miss Out on Schooling

Nepal

With Doctors and Money in Short Supply, Mentally Disabled Suffer in Rural Nepal

Nepal

Featured Photo of Protesters Seeking Justice in Nepal

Nepal

Nepal’s United Democratic Madhesi Front Demands Halt to Elections After Killings

Nepal

Nepalese Seek Compensation, Free Treatment for Those Attacked With Acid

Nepal

In Nepal, Dancing Into the New Year

Nepal

Feature Photo: Nepal: Bhairav

Nepal

Same-Sex Marriage Still Illegal In Nepal, Despite 2007 Supreme Court Ruling

Nepal

Torture by Police in Nepal Sparks Proposed Law, But Activists Worry It’s Not Enough

Nepal

Feature Photo: Nepal: Monk

Nepal

‘There Is a Limit to Our Tolerance’: Nepal’s Former Child Soldiers Protest for Justice

Nepal

Feature Photo: Nepal: Chhath Hindu Festival

Nepal

Nepalese Farmers Find Livelihood in Trees Producing Beads for Buddhist Meditation

Nepal

Citizens React: Nepalese Women Rise as Government Leaders, Challenge Gender Roles

Nepal

Far From Home, Injured Nepalese Workers Languish in Qatari Hospitals

Qatar

Nepalese Migrant Worker in Qatar Torn Over Coming Home After Quake

Qatar

Promise of a Good Job Abroad Often Ends in Disappointing Reality for Nepalese Workers 

Qatar

Nepalese Migrant Workers Stranded, Duped in Qatar Due to Shady Practices, Lax Laws

Nepal

Former Child Soldiers in Nepal Fight for Compensation, Employment

Nepal

PHOTOS: Nepalese Farmers Revive Rice Crops, Homes After 2015 Earthquake

Nepal

10 Years After War’s End, Nepalese Demand Justice for Human Rights Abuses

Nepal

Cleanup of Kathmandu’s Bagmati River Makes Strides With Help From Volunteers

Nepal

Featured Photo: Nepal: Street Vendors

Nepal

Featured Photo: Nepal: Free Dental Clinic

Nepal

Featured Photo: Nepal: Protest

Nepal

One Year After Earthquake, Nepalese Remember the Lost and Plan for the Future

Nepal

A Year After Earthquake, Nepalese Survivors Bear Burden of Lost Loved Ones

Nepal

Young Girls Leverage a Hindu Belief to Earn Money Begging at Popular Temple

Nepal

Expecting Legitimate Work in Foreign Countries, Nepalese Women Are Exploited Far From Home

Nepal

Nepal Passes Constitution, but Complaints Abound

Nepal

A New Tradition is Born in Nepal as Healthcare For Mothers, Babies Improves and Expands

Nepal

Quake Survivors Bewail Their Fortunes at Funeral Pyres of Loved Ones

Nepal

Injured Quake Survivors Throng Kathmandu Teaching Hospital, Epicenter of the Nation’s Medical Response

Nepal

Yam Kumari Kandel, GPJ Nepal

Enduring Panic and Pain, Quake Survivors Voice Concern for Loved Ones and Fear of Trials to Come

Nepal

Advocates Hope Nepal Picks Kabaddi, Traditional Game of Strength and Stamina, as National Sport

Nepal

Yam Kumari Kandel, GPJ Nepal

Young Women of Nepal’s Magar Ethnic Group Proudly Don Traditional Clothes, Prompting a Fashion Trend

Nepal

Rising Temperatures, Increasing Water Scarcity Are Forcing Nepalese Buffalo Farmers to Sell Off Stock

Nepal

Yam Kumari Kandel, GPJ Nepal

Nepal Aims to Reduce Massive Waste of Produce by Improving Handling, Storage

Nepal

Yam Kumari Kandel, GPJ, Nepal

Nepal Poorly Equipped to Treat Women Who Suffer Depression, Anxiety When Husbands Work Abroad

Nepal

Yam Kumari Kandel, GPJ, Nepal

Nepalese Health Experts Blame Poor Nutrition for Rising Anemia Rates Among Pregnant Women

Nepal

Krista Guenin

Badi Women Migrate to Work in Indian Brothels After Sex Work Ban in Far-Western Nepal

Nepal

Yam Kumari Kandel, GPJ

Women Spur Conservation and Reduce Poverty as Community Forest Leaders in Nepal

Nepal

Lone Nepalese NGO Unites Mothers to Fight Against Daughter Stigma

Nepal

Sexual Harassment Plagues Nepalese Newsrooms

Nepal

Advocates Educate Nepali Priests in Hopes of Eradicating Child Marriage by 2015

Nepal

Former Female Drug Addicts Rehabilitate Users in Nepal

Nepal

Number of Women Seeking Care for Uterine Prolapse Increases in Nepal