Three participants in this project had the chance to put solutions journalism into practice in Nepal. Traveling in summer 2024 with Sarah Baxter, director of Colvin Center, we were welcomed by Shraddha Verma, a consultant on child trafficking prevention who prepared the video guide to trauma-informed reporting in our toolkit (section 2) while a visiting fellow at Stony Brook University in Fall '23. We also shared our knowledge of solutions journalism with representatives of civil society organizations at Jagriti Child and Youth Concern Nepal in Kathmandu.

Viola Flowers, Class of '24, now an NBC News Associate:

"Reporting in Nepal this summer was a life-changing experience. From investigating child trafficking and learning about the thousands of 'paper orphans' across the country, to meeting the most inspiring young women making a difference in the lives of Nepali women, I'm happy to share the powerful stories that came from this opportunity.

"I'm beyond grateful for the amazing support from the Solutions Journalism Network and the Journalism Without Walls program at Stony Brook University for making these stories possible."

Read them all here:

Hidden in plain sight: Nepal's trafficked children by Viola Flowers, Rafael Fonseca Cruvinel and Sara McGiff

Teen trailblazers: meet the girls championing women's rights in Nepal by Viola Flowers

I was locked in my room for seven days because I was on my period by Sara McGiff

Coexisting movements: the sacred and profane in Nepali art by Rafael Fonseca Cruvinel

Negotiating in Nepal: when culture blends with business by Viola Flowers