Nepal’s Indigenous Peoples, officially recognized as 59 different communities, are the custodians of distinct cultures, languages, spiritual practices, indigenous knowledge and biological diversity. They boast of their own mother tongues, traditional cultures, written and oral histories, traditional homelands and geographical clusters, and they comprise 36 percent of the country’s total 26.5 million population. More than 25 more communities are now in the process of being recognized as Indigenous Peoples.

Indigenous Media Foundation, established by journalists belonging to diverse indigenous communities, believes in the power of media to enable Indigenous Peoples to fight for their constitutional, fundamental and human rights, safeguard their unique practices, transfer their indigenous knowledge and skills to future generations, promote cultural and linguistic diversity and peaceful existence, as well as to protect biological diversity and achieve ecological sustainability.

Registered under the Company Act of Nepal as a trust/not-for-profit organization on 11 April 2011, Indigenous Media Foundation cherishes a dream to support Nepal’s Indigenous Peoples through best possible media and communication channels like publication, radio, TV, online, social media and interpersonal communication by engaging them in dialogues, debates and discussion. It strives to facilitate exchanges of information and ideas as well as transform their lives by supporting them in understanding what they rightfully deserve.for more visit: https://www.indigenousmediafoundation.org/about-us