The Kathmandu Debates is a high school debating championship led by the youth of the Sano Sansar Initiative. The program aims to provide a platform to encourage young people to engage in social, political, and sustainable economic development issues through the use of the positive aspects of debating.[1]
Kathmandu Debates
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| General Information | |
| Started | 2013 by Sano Sansar Initiative |
| Website | www.sanosansar.org/ktmdebates |
| Key People | Sagar Aryal, "Initiator" Pradeep Ghimire, "Tournament Director" |
| Focus | Karl Popper Debating Championship |
| Kathamandu-Debates-Official-Site | |
The 2013 Kathmandu Debates commenced with educational tracks focused on providing knowledge of debating in the Karl Popper Debating Championship Format to the students in Nepal. More than a hundred young, amateur students participated in the debate tournament, organized with support from the American Embassy in Kathmandu.[2] Nepal is one of the countries mostly dependent on remittances. The finals of the debate consisted of the motion "THBT [This house believes that] State should prioritize Foreign Investment to Labor Export as Major Economic Strategy". The final debate took place on February 7, 2013, the 7th Anniversary of the Sano Sansar Initiative.[3]
Format
editThe Kathmandu Debates Tournament was organized in the KPDC (Karl Popper Debating Championship) Format. Teams were composed of four students accompanied by a debate coach. Due to the lack of debating culture in Nepal and with KPDC being a new style of debate in Nepal, the 2013 Kathmandu Debates held a three-day educational track for the students.[4]
References
edit- ^ "News In Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual, Political Affairs, Business & Economy, Social Affairs, Lifestyle, Sports, Opinion, Interview, International, The Week News In English In Nepal". Myrepublica.Com. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "EMBASSY PROGRAMS | Embassy of the United States Kathmandu, Nepal". Nepal.usembassy.gov. 2013-01-30. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Talking the talk". Ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "PRESS RELEASE – Kathmandu Debates' 2013 | Sano Sansar Initiative". Sanosansar.org. 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-18.