{"id":17875,"date":"2026-06-02T07:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875"},"modified":"2026-06-02T07:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:36:30","slug":"change-begins-with-informed-dialogue-federalism-awareness-and-youth-dialogue-held-in-pokhara-gandaki-youth-federalism-network-formed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875","title":{"rendered":"<strong>&#8220;Change Begins with Informed Dialogue&#8221;: Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue Held in Pokhara, Gandaki Youth Federalism Network Formed<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pokhara. With the words &#8220;Change begins with informed dialogue&#8221; from UNDP Resident Representative Kyoko Yokosuka, a powerful Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue was held in Pokhara on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Young participants from Gandaki Province stepped into the shoes of policymakers through a budget simulation, mapped government responsibilities to improve public services, and designed their own accountability tools. The dialogue, organized under the Provincial and Local Governance Strengthening Programme (PLGSP) supported by the European Union, Norway, and Switzerland, is a core part of UNDP&#8217;s commitment to ensuring Nepal&#8217;s governance systems are inclusive and responsive.<\/p>\n<p>The event culminated in the drafting of a Provincial Youth Federalism Charter and the formation of a Provincial Youth Federalism Network\u2014a lasting platform for young voices to influence policy. According to organizers, young leaders are not just learning about federalism; they are shaping it. Through simulations and innovation labs, they are creating solutions for a more inclusive and accountable Nepal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"time\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pokhara. With the words &#8220;Change begins with informed dialogue&#8221; from UNDP Resident Representative Kyoko Yokosuka, a powerful Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue was held in Pokhara on Monday. Young participants from Gandaki Province stepped into the shoes of policymakers through a budget simulation, mapped government responsibilities to improve public services, and designed their own accountability &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Change Begins with Informed Dialogue&quot;: Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue Held in Pokhara, Gandaki Youth Federalism Network Formed - Dragon Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&quot;Change Begins with Informed Dialogue&quot;: Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue Held in Pokhara, Gandaki Youth Federalism Network Formed - Dragon Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pokhara. With the words &#8220;Change begins with informed dialogue&#8221; from UNDP Resident Representative Kyoko Yokosuka, a powerful Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue was held in Pokhara on Monday. Young participants from Gandaki Province stepped into the shoes of policymakers through a budget simulation, mapped government responsibilities to improve public services, and designed their own accountability &hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dragon Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61560346806474\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-02T01:36:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-02-at-05.08.26.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1439\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dragon Media\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dragon Media\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dragon Media\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cbbc40ba051fb45aeb6f5846f090f5eb\"},\"headline\":\"&#8220;Change Begins with Informed Dialogue&#8221;: Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue Held in Pokhara, Gandaki Youth Federalism Network Formed\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-02T01:36:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875\"},\"wordCount\":173,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-02-at-05.08.26.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\",\"Politics\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875\",\"name\":\"\\\"Change Begins with Informed Dialogue\\\": Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue Held in Pokhara, Gandaki Youth Federalism Network Formed - Dragon Media\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-02-at-05.08.26.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-02T01:36:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-02-at-05.08.26.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-02-at-05.08.26.jpeg\",\"width\":1439,\"height\":960},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?p=17875#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"&#8220;Change Begins with Informed Dialogue&#8221;: Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue Held in Pokhara, Gandaki Youth Federalism Network Formed\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/\",\"name\":\"\u0921\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0917\u0928 \u092e\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e\",\"description\":\"committed to true &amp; factual news.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"\u0921\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0917\u0928 \u092e\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dragonmedia.com.np\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/3.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dragonmedia.com.np\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/3.png\",\"width\":511,\"height\":113,\"caption\":\"\u0921\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0917\u0928 \u092e\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/profile.php?id=61560346806474\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cbbc40ba051fb45aeb6f5846f090f5eb\",\"name\":\"Dragon Media\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/dragon-media-thumnail-512-96x96.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/dragon-media-thumnail-512-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/dragon-media-thumnail-512-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Dragon Media\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\\\/?author=4\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\"Change Begins with Informed Dialogue\": Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue Held in Pokhara, Gandaki Youth Federalism Network Formed - Dragon Media","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\"Change Begins with Informed Dialogue\": Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue Held in Pokhara, Gandaki Youth Federalism Network Formed - Dragon Media","og_description":"Pokhara. With the words &#8220;Change begins with informed dialogue&#8221; from UNDP Resident Representative Kyoko Yokosuka, a powerful Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue was held in Pokhara on Monday. Young participants from Gandaki Province stepped into the shoes of policymakers through a budget simulation, mapped government responsibilities to improve public services, and designed their own accountability &hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875","og_site_name":"Dragon Media","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61560346806474","article_published_time":"2026-06-02T01:36:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1439,"height":960,"url":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-02-at-05.08.26.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dragon Media","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dragon Media","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875"},"author":{"name":"Dragon Media","@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/#\/schema\/person\/cbbc40ba051fb45aeb6f5846f090f5eb"},"headline":"&#8220;Change Begins with Informed Dialogue&#8221;: Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue Held in Pokhara, Gandaki Youth Federalism Network Formed","datePublished":"2026-06-02T01:36:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875"},"wordCount":173,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-02-at-05.08.26.jpeg","articleSection":["News","Politics"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875","url":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875","name":"\"Change Begins with Informed Dialogue\": Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue Held in Pokhara, Gandaki Youth Federalism Network Formed - Dragon Media","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-02-at-05.08.26.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-06-02T01:36:30+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-02-at-05.08.26.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-02-at-05.08.26.jpeg","width":1439,"height":960},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=17875#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"&#8220;Change Begins with Informed Dialogue&#8221;: Federalism Awareness and Youth Dialogue Held in Pokhara, Gandaki Youth Federalism Network Formed"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/#website","url":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/","name":"\u0921\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0917\u0928 \u092e\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e","description":"committed to true &amp; factual news.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/#organization","name":"\u0921\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0917\u0928 \u092e\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e","url":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.png","width":511,"height":113,"caption":"\u0921\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0917\u0928 \u092e\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61560346806474"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/#\/schema\/person\/cbbc40ba051fb45aeb6f5846f090f5eb","name":"Dragon Media","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dragon-media-thumnail-512-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dragon-media-thumnail-512-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dragon-media-thumnail-512-96x96.png","caption":"Dragon Media"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np"],"url":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?author=4"}]}},"views":121,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17875"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17877,"href":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17875\/revisions\/17877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}