Women's Legal Rights Awareness

Compared to the urban areas, the women of rural Nepal have very little idea of how the constitution is meant to protect them. To increase their awareness, 2 members from each of the 16 groups of CLPSP joined together to partake in Women's Legal Rights training. Two professional female solicitors were hired to conduct the training aimed at empowering the women with the knowledge of their basic human rights as well as legal entitlements under Nepali law.

The topics were discussed openly among the participants and included the UN Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), domestic violence, rape, prostitution, trafficking, torture and the right to property, loans and legal representation.

Each of the participants will bring the message home to their peers and disseminate the word throughout the local villages and communities. The women felt united together against discrimination and also a belief in themselves to stand up for each other.

VIVA Nepal aims to increase the socio economic status of impoverished subsistence farmers by training them with the skills they need, focusing on the women farmers who do 80% of the agricultural work in the country.