Niluka Gunawardena, an educator, researcher and disability rights advocate from Colombo, Sri Lanka interviews Pratima Gurung, the founder and President of the National Indigenous Disabled Women Association Nepal (NIDWAN) as part of CREA’s Disability, Sexuality, and Rights Online Institute (DSROI) 2021.
Pratima Gurung, an activist for indigenous women with disabilities, speaks about the importance of intersectionality in understanding and advocating for disability rights in Nepal. She discusses the challenges faced by indigenous women with disabilities, including structural discrimination, lack of representation, and the need for a collective rights approach that respects both individual and community needs.