HER PLACE
Winning Team Dikshya Poudyal & Dibyaswor Lamichhane from USA and Nepal

The winners of the "HER PLACE" design challenge have been announced, Dikshya Poudyal & Dibyaswor Lamichhane. Their design will provide a safe, secure and inviting new environment for empowering Nepalese women and girls. The design was selected out of proposals from more than 20 countries. The local jury members praised the winning design for its careful sensitivity to local culture, uniqueness and inclusive approach to design.

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The winning design is currently in construction. Once construction is complete this building will serve 10s of thousands of vulnerable young women for decades to come. The centre will provide standard education, education around health and the menstrual cycle, self defence, legal services, safety, counselling and much more. In association with Kanallan, Indigo Children's Fund and Jagriti Children's Fund.