Building an Open Mentorship Culture
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2026-02-10
Why Community-Led Tech Learning Matters in Butwal
A practical framework for volunteer-driven mentorship in Nepal's tech communities.
Past Event
HackDay Butwal
A beginner-friendly, single-day mini hackathon. Teams of 2–3 spent 10–11 hours turning ideas into working projects, with workshops, mentors, free food and swags, certificates, and an after-party at 36RiverSide. Sponsored by Google Gemini — Hack Days.
What we've learned from setting up volunteer-driven mentorship in Butwal and beyond.
Mentorship works best when the community shares ownership. Butwal Hacks helps mentors and learners work together consistently.
Next up: better documentation, more consistent events, and community systems that work for everyone.
Build where the problem lives
Butwal is where rural and urban Nepal meet. The problems here are real — and the people who live with them should be the ones building the solutions. We run hackathons in the communities they serve, not in a Kathmandu co-working space.
"Builders who understand the problem because they live it — that's who we need."
What we provide
Internet, mentorship, a venue, and food — everything a student needs to show up and build for 48 hours. No registration fees, no experience required, no fine print.
// Internet, mentorship, food — that's it
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