Tag: Child marriage
Girls Conference concludes in Nawalparasi issuing 34-points declaration
Aim to make Nepal child-marriage-free nation by 2030
Devchuli (Nawalparasi), October 29, 2017: A two-days-long girls’ conference has concluded at Daldale of Nawalparasi on Saturday,...
‘Insufficient coverage of youth-related issues in mainstream media in Nepal’
Kathmandu, September 3, 2017: Youth-related issues are insignificantly and insufficiently covered in mainstream print media of Nepal, says an annual evaluation by Yuwalaya, a...
Rolpa girls playing volleyball against child marriage
Liwang (Rolpa), June 13, 2017: The District Coordination Committee (DCC), Rolpa, in partnership with the Women and Children Office (WCO) and the United Nations Population...
No school after marriage
Need to earn a living forces the bride and groom out of school
Gorkha, Febraury 27, 2017:Â Sunita Nepali, 14, eloped with her boyfriend six months...
Teenagers’ club foils child marriage
Sindhuli, February 10, 2017: A local teenager girls’ club at Belghari VDC in Sindhuli district has fought tooth and nails to foil a child marriage...
Putaliko Bihe in Dailekh (Photo Feature)
Dailekh, January 4, 2017: Child club network in Dailekh recently participated in a unique opportunity– learning to act and putting up a play. Nine...
13 child marriages stopped in 8 mths in Baitadi
Baitadi, December 22, 2016: Adolescent girls in Baitadi have succeeded in intervening and stopping 13 cases of would-be child marriages in the district in...
Child marriage rate down in south Rolpa
Rolpa, November 22, 2016:Â The rate of child marriage in south Rolpa has been found decreasing. A study report carried out recently by the Human...
Lack of toilets keeping girls away from schools
Parsa, November 20, 2016:Â Lack of toilet in public schools is one of the prominent reasons for dropout and irregularity of girl students in the...
Nepal’s Child ‘Love Marriages’ Need Regulation Too
Lalita B., 17, had an arranged marriage at the age of 12 with a 37-year-old man. She became pregnant soon after marriage and two...
Hindu priests are now helping to combat child marriage in Nepal
Imagine your birth certificate being the only thing that can stop you from becoming a child bride. A piece of paper that could change...
Married in school
Rama Bista’s day starts early in the morning. The 15-year-old daughter-in-law has to attend to household chores and fetch fodder for cattle before heading out...
National Convention of Girl Children Kicks Off
Kathmandu, October 3, 2016: The national convention of girl children has kick started in Dhulikhel today. Being held with the slogan ‘Girl Children in Leadership’,...
Girls no brides
Around 37 percent Nepali girls are married before they reach 18 and 10 percent before they reach 15
Recently, I was invited by World Vision International...
The fight to end child marriage
Kathmandu, May 13, 2016:Â Tulasi Joshi looks much older than just 19. Fine lines are sharply visible on her pale face. However, the blue eyes...
Child, Bride, Mother: Nepal
Kathmandu, April 22, 2016:Â Rain clouds hung over the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal on the morning of April 25, 2015, soaking the hillside villages. In...
Girl’s complaint stops wedding
Jajarkot, April 14, 2016: A child marriage was prevented after a girl filed a case against her guardians for forcing her to marry at...
Child Marriage, Foreign Employment Ruining Youths’ Life
Jajarkot, April 14, 2016:Â They were madly in love. They thought they'd conquer the world if they could get each other. When Dinesh Oli, 20...
Too young to marry
April 10, 2016
The first Girl Summit in Nepal, co-hosted by the UK and Unicef, was held in Kathmandu on March 23. In the run-up...