Overcoming Adversity: Basanti Theeng’s Story’s of Education and Empowerment Date captured: My name is Basanti Theeng. I am 17 years old, and I was born in Khursanibari Chakatitaal Manahari 4. I am member of Khursanibari adolescence group formed by ETSC Nepal and I am also a local football player representing my community at Masine. We […]
Currently in Nepal there is no single authority responsible for the overall implementation, monitoring and coordination of child protection at national and local levels. The principal responsibility of child protection falls with the social welfare (child welfare) sector – divided between the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW), the Department of Women and Children (DWC) and the Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB). Local bodies under various sectors are also charged with protecting children, including Chief District Offices (CDOs), District Development Committees (DDC), District Child Welfare Boards (DCWB), Municipalities, Village Development Committees (VDC), Village Child Protection Committee (VCPC), Ward Development Committees (WDC), and Ward Child Protection Committees (WCPC).
ETSC priorities some of the strategies and action plan to be implemented in the communities:
Building safer Internet access is integral part of safeguarding of children/adolescence. Parents should guide, monitor their children’s use of internet.
Enhancing the capacity of children, adolescents, guardians, teachers, political and social pioneers, organizations etc. and mobilizing them to bring about changes in the mindset and practices that promote child marriage.
In collaboration with government and development partners, identifying and allocating sources, enhancing institutional capacity to help girl children access services and to address problems as well as for effective mobilization.
Empowerment of girls and adolescents according to their areas of interest for carrier development.
Ensuring quality education for girls and adolescents in order to develop harmonious family where children fulfil their duties to serve parents at the time of their retirement.
To protect and promote the rights of children and adolescents, government agencies should be functional to respond issues and address it.
Creating a child and adolescent friendly environment within home, school, community and public sector.
To end all forms of violence, discrimination, abuse, exploitation and neglect against children and adolescents, including physical and mental. In the areas of entertainment i.e. film, advertisement, Restaurant, Bar, Circus.
Ensure access to legal remedies for girls whose rights are violated as a result of child marriage by introducing appropriate laws, raising legal awareness, providing legal counselling and legal aid, and enforcing penalties for violations of the law.
Protect stateless children with laws that provides protection against all forms of violence, including sexual violence, require birth and marriage registration, determine property rights, and ensure equal citizenship rights and other relevant laws.
Introduce legal reform recognizing marital rape as a punishable offence without establishing an agelimit for its recognition as a crime and
without prescribing a lesser punishment for marital rape.
Girls, adolescents, and young women must have access to stigma-free sexual and reproductive health and rights information and
services.
Girls, adolescents and young women must be able to make their own decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and rights free from discrimination, coercion and violence, including the right to choose when and who they get married to.
Nepali Churches should conduct learning sessions about Culture, Family and faith as it is normally going on with Christian families too influenced by world which is impacted by various means and reason behind it. For Christian family this should come first Faith, Family and than Culture (Culture, family and faith is a roughly drafted resource waiting to be printed and few churches conducted this learning session: Prepared and facilitated by; Surya Prakash Rai)
Overcoming Adversity: Basanti Theeng’s Story’s of Education and Empowerment Date captured: My name is Basanti Theeng. I am 17 years old, and I was born in Khursanibari Chakatitaal Manahari 4. I am member of Khursanibari adolescence group formed by ETSC Nepal and I am also a local football player representing my community at Masine. We […]
Four girls rescued from being trafficked. On November 19th, 2020, a women’s group member from Jyamire informed ETSC Nepal about the disappearance of four adolescent girls aged 8 to 15. 4 girls were seen with bags and new clothes, heading hurriedly towards Kathmandu. It was discovered that a contractor had lured them with promises of […]
My name is Jiwana lama and I live in Padampokhari, Hetauda. I was born in an ordinary family who had been supporting me well. However an unexpected incident took place in my family which led to unhappy changes and our lives became miserable. Our financial situation became so worse that I was not able to […]
Case studies / Success stories: Fulmaya Bholan is 18 years old married teens from Handikhola VDC. She was living with her husband and along with other family members. Husband is working as cleaner in truck. She has not been in good relationship with husband, they used to quarrel each other and the other side family […]
Case studies / Success stories: Fulmaya Bholan is 18 years old married teens from Handikhola VDC. She was living with her husband and along with other family members. Husband is working as cleaner in truck. She has not been in good relationship with husband, they used to quarrel each other and the other side family […]
My name is Mangali Maya Ghalan. I live in Durgapela, Rakhsirang village development committee ward no 4, Makwanpur. I’m currently studying in class eight. As I’m from very poor family I was not able to continue my education for some time although I had keen desire and interest in studying. One day a teacher of my village took my story to ETSC-Nepal and available educational support from ETSC-Nepal. I ‘m again able to rejoin school and now I am continuing my education. Now I have got new hope to fulfill my objective. I’m very grateful towards ETSC-Nepal.
My name is Jiwana lama and I live in Padampokhari, Hetauda. I was born in an ordinary family who had been supporting me well. However an unexpected incident took place in my family which led to unhappy changes and our lives became miserable. Our financial situation became so worse that I was not able to have adequate educational materials and was not able to give enough time for my study. Hence I had to discontinue my schooling.
I was very disheartened but at such time. I was able to receive support from ETSC-Nepal for which I am very thankful and now the light of new hope has returned in my life. I have passed SLC. Now I ‘m doing beauty parlor job and study in Higher education.
My name is Thulimaya Chepang. My home is in Ward No. 7, Handikhola V.D.C Makawanpur. My family lives on agriculture work, at present, I’m doing my agriculture work and I’m a house wife with children. Though our family based on agro farming we could earn only 4 months food from our land. We’ve no skills and methods to raise our agro income.
One day, ETSC-Nepal came to our village with the programme of HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking. Many of us in our village people were ignorant about this. Later we knew that some our village people who were in our neighborhoods were seemed and felt that they were facing some problem like this. All of us could be fall in trafficking risk and HIV infection. When we took training we aware about the tragic consequences of it and again we tell other villagers about this. Because of this awareness people were talking to save themselves from HIV infections and being trafficked in many ways. After that we formed a group of same situations poor household people we took a two days training for enterprise development, this training has gave me a new hope to do with committance and skill, our group named “Digo Samuha” (Sustainable group). We started to deposit per month Rs.10 from each members. We have received Rs.3, 000 from ETSC-Nepal for our use as revolving fund also. Our group members meeting held’s 8th of every month. I’m very much happy to attend these meetings because it has increased my confidence to learn from others and share my own experience as well as raise voice for all womens welfare.
These days we have finding ourselves better many women’s have increased their confidence in communities because of our group’s activities and the frequent guidance and help from ETSC-Nepal’s people. Some days ago we were having difficult situation. If some one fell in sick there will be no one who could believe and lend money even Rs.100. If any rich people would provide the money, He would use people in his work more then received amount except paying back his core amount. Now, I and other too, we are very grateful towards ETSC-Nepal for this changed situation of us. At the time of need we are borrowing money from groups and pay back easily.
ETSC-Nepal has provided us goats and one He-goat for breeding. At first round, we priorities 8 families who are least poor among us to receive goats. When these goats give babies other families will receive these goats. This goat’s chain programmes goes on and on as there is needs and participations from other people. Except this, we have received Hi-Yield kitchen garden seeds. I produce potatoes and cauliflower and sold it in Hetauda bazaar from that I’ve earned good sum of money. We are very happy to this changed situation of us and thankful to ETSC-Nepal.
I live in Handikhola ward number 4. I did not go to school. My mother died 30 years ago and father died 3 years ago. We are three sisters and three brothers, one brother died. I got married to a teacher who after some time left me and married another woman. One daughter was born to me from my first husband. I felt rejected and was disappointed. People took advantage of my vulnerability and pathetic situation.
I remember the incident when Mrs. Indira Gandhi was killed at that time I was 20 years old. One local broker and four persons from the neighboring VDCs trapped me and lured me with promises of marriage and good employment in India. I remember that they give me water to drink and I lost my consciousness. When I opened my eyes I found myself in India in a big town called Mumbai where I was on the famous beach called Chaupati. The man promised to take me to his sister’s house and he left me in the brothel. I was told that he has sold me for Rs19, 000/-. In the brothel I met one person from Saudi Arabia whose name was Zafar, who married me. He was an elderly person; he took me to Parel where I stayed with him in a hotel hilltop. He was married and had one son and daughter. One day I said to him that I am going back to Nepal for 10 days. Leaving all my belongings in the hotel I retuned to Nepal and never went back to meet him or had any communication with him.
After nine years of my return from Nepal, I met one person who was working in Varanasi in a carpet factory; I married him and stayed with him. The man I married was suffering from HIV/AIDS which I did not know and he ultimately died after giving me the disease. About six years ago I was tested for HIV/AIDS and I was declared HIV positive. Hearing this news I felt like dying. However I came to know that there are many like me who are suffering from this disease. Knowing this I felt at ease.
I was happy to be in touch with NGO ETSCN who gave me training on how to run small business, gave me two female goats and regularly give me nutrition support. I get full cooperation from the staff of ETSCN
