A participant from Nepal calls for more welcoming spaces where children can learn, meet and share their ideas without being shut out.
Libraries, playgrounds, schools and local media can all give people places to take part in community life. These are sometimes called civic spaces. The interviewee says such spaces in Nepal are under pressure and are not always welcoming to children.
The speaker, who is 28, is taking part in an international gathering to exchange ideas with people working in other countries. The conversation focuses on what local communities can do for children.
Some local leaders are trying to create libraries and separate areas where children can play, read, write and discuss ideas, the participant says. Both digital activities and places to meet in person are part of that picture.
However, the speaker describes limited funding and gaps in support. The interviewee wants child-friendly local programmes to continue and hopes the government will do more.
The account is a call for action from one participant. Its central concern is practical: children need places they can actually use, with enough support to make them welcoming and open.