Thursday, March 24th, 2016 "Reporting Earthquake" by Ramyata Limbu

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Thursday, March 24, 20166:00PM - 8:00PMSeminar Room 208N, Munk School of Global Affairs
1 Devonshire Place
M5S 3K7

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Asha Toronto

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YouTube Livecast at 6:00 pm EST (Toronto Time) on Thursday, March 24
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPLPj-GpQcJIl4VRTEG_CnA/live

Asha Toronto is thrilled to organize a discussion session with Ramyata Limbu.

Ramyata Limbu was involved in the earthquakes reporting as a Producer for Aljazeera, and she travelled to the districts like Rasuwa, Dhading, and Sindupalchok immediately after the massive quake hit Nepal in 2015. She has more than twenty years cumulative experience as a journalist, communicator and researcher working with community, national and international organizations at various levels. She has
worked as a correspondent for various national and international publications. She co-produced and shot the award winning feature independent documentary “Daughters of Everest” which followed the first team of all women, Nepali Sherpa climbers to ascend Everest. Ramyata co-produced the award-winning feature documentary “The Sari Soldiers” about the conflict in Nepal told through the stories of six women. She co-directed the feature documentary “Drawing the Tiger” a portrait of a rural Nepali family and their tryst with fate. Ramyata is the Director of the internationally acclaimedKathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) . She has also worked as a political officer for the United Nations Mission in Nepal. Ramyata came to Toronto to take part in Toronto Nepali Film Festival (TNFF) 2016.

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