Child Protection

Sunday 2 January 2022

Subhakalika Rural Municipality declares two wards ‘child marriage free'

Subhakalika Rural Municipality declared on 15th December 2021 that two of its wards – 7 and 8 – are now child marriage free. Two Child Rights Committees of the wards in collaboration with the rural municipality with support from Save the Children’s Sahayatra – II project and partner NGO KIRDARC Nepal worked with the community to meet 14 indicators and 20 processes as per child marriage free guideline.

Friday 2 July 2021

Magic Bag for Learning and Fun

Although children in major urban areas have access to online classes provided by schools, it is not the same for children in Province 2, where most of the children do not have access to learning materials and mediums while confined to their homes.

Saturday 3 April 2021

Padma champions ending child marriage

Padma is not just a girl who stopped her own child marriage but also a child champion speaking out for children's rights in her community.

Tuesday 26 January 2021

Social Protection for Orphaned Children in Nepal

The Government of Nepal announced that the social protection program to protect its most vulnerable citizens will now also cover orphan children.

Monday 2 March 2020

Nisha stands against odds

Nisha warned her uncle that she would go to the police if he tries to take his 15-year-old daughter to India to get her married.

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