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Pun founded the Nepal Wireless Networking Project in 2002 to build a local communication network using wireless technology to connect people in the Himalayan communities.
When Covid-19 pandemic hit Nepal, Mahabir Pun started to self-produce needed medical equipment such as masks and Personal Protective equipment at NIC without relying on imported goods and then distributed them to many hospitals free of charge to help the medical workers.
Born in 1955, Mahabir Pun (Nepali: महावीर पुन) is a Nepali scientist, teacher, social entrepreneur and an activist known for his extensive work in applying wireless technologies to develop remote areas of the Himalayas, also known as the Nepal Wireless Networking Project. He is a widely known figure in Nepal, and his work has been recognized by the Ashoka Foundation, the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation, the University of Nebraska, and Global Ideas Bank. In 2014 Pun was awarded the Jonathan B. Postel Service Award by the Internet Society. In recent years, he has focused on promoting innovations for the community and started the National Innovation Center (NIC) with a vision of developing Nepal an economically autonomous country.
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