25/08/2025
Choosing Hope Over Negativity: Why Nepal Needs Better Stories
Scroll through your social media feed or switch on the evening news, and what do you see?
Corruption. Scandals. Political blame games. Disasters. Anger.
It feels like negativity has become the background music of our everyday lives in Nepal. Our conversations, too, often echo the same tone—“kehi hudaina” (nothing will change), “sabai bigriyo” (everything is ruined). This constant flood of despair is slowly shaping how we see ourselves as Nepalis: helpless, hopeless, stuck.
Yes, our country faces real challenges. Criticism and accountability are important. But when every headline screams chaos and every conversation ends in frustration, something inside us starts to break. We stop believing in possibility. We stop daring to dream. And perhaps worst of all, we stop noticing the countless sparks of hope that exist all around us.
Because Nepal is not only a story of problems. It is also a story of resilience, creativity, and courage.
Think about the teacher in a remote village who walks hours every day just to make sure children don’t lose their right to learn. Think about the group of young people cleaning rivers and planting trees without waiting for anyone’s permission. Think about the local entrepreneur who chooses to build jobs in their hometown rather than leave for abroad. These are not rare miracles—they are happening every single day, often unnoticed and uncelebrated.
That is why Better Nepal Stories was born.
We believe Nepal desperately needs a counterbalance to the flood of negativity. A space that highlights not just what is broken, but also what is being built. A platform that tells stories of hope and action, so that people can be reminded: change is possible, because it is already happening.
One story of courage can inspire a hundred more. One story of progress can silence the voices of cynicism. And one story of hope can reignite faith in a nation’s future.
Better Nepal Stories is not about blind optimism. It is about balance. It is about shifting the narrative from despair to determination, from complaints to contributions. By celebrating the changemakers among us—big and small—we want to create ripples of positivity that spread across society, reminding us all that Nepal’s future is not doomed; it is waiting to be shaped.
In the end, the choice is ours: Do we keep feeding the cycle of negativity, or do we dare to choose hope?
At Better Nepal Stories, we choose hope.