Akriti Kumal
Akriti Kumal is a young Indigenous Deaf girl serving as the Treasurer of the National Indigenous Disabled Women Association Nepal (NIDWAN). Originally from Gorkha District, she has completed her +2 level education and is pursuing her bachelor’s degree. Ms. Kumal is motivated to engage with NIDWAN to further develop her leadership potential and to contribute […]
About Akriti Kumal
Akriti Kumal is a young Indigenous Deaf girl serving as the Treasurer of the National Indigenous Disabled Women Association Nepal (NIDWAN). Originally from Gorkha District, she has completed her +2 level education and is pursuing her bachelor’s degree. Ms. Kumal is motivated to engage with NIDWAN to further develop her leadership potential and to contribute to the realization of the rights of Indigenous Deaf women and girls and their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
She’s strengthening her role as a young leader within the Deaf and Indigenous rights movements. She is engaged in Deaf entrepreneurship and, is actively exploring skill development opportunities to strengthen her pathways toward meaningful employment and economic independence.