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Health Research and Social Development Forum (HERD) and the University of Edinburgh organized a 7-day practical workshop on qualitative data analysis from 29 December 2013 to 5 January 2014 in Godavari, Lalitpur. This workshop was designed to complement and build on the workshop on qualitative research organised in December 2012. Its purpose was to offer an opportunity to the participants to reflect on their data collection experiences and engage in analysis of data in a supporting and learning environment. The workshop involved various practical exercises to help the participants in data management, coding, to generate themes and engage in the overall process of interpretation and data analysis. Overall, the workshop aimed to enhance practical skills in the analysis of qualitative research. A total of 19 participants from a number of social research organisations from Kathmandu attended the workshop.