By Anna McPherson | Project Leader
Dear Supporters and Friends,
We are working in the district of Baglung in West Nepal with local organisations Daughlagiri Integrated Rural Development Centre (DIRDC), the Nepal Development Foundation (NDF) and international Dutch partners Wilde Ganzen and Stichting Nepal, with the aim of educating boys and men about menstruation, in helping to change attitudes to break down stigmas and improve the education of young girls.
The lack of basic sanitary hygience facilties in schools prevents many girls from receiving a secondary education comparable with their male peers. They face problems such as period poverty, restrictions on work and mobility.
Due to the illegal and discriminatory practice of chhaupadi, which sees women and girls exiled from their homes and schools during the period of menstruation, young girls are deprived of education for 25% of their lives and many from the poorest homes may miss out altogether.
The project activities included the necessary construction of WASH-related entities, such as incinerators for sanitary waste, water taps, WASH basins, upgrading of toilets and water supply systems in schools. Meetings at 40 schools in the Baglung district have taken place. These have been attended by school principals, teachers, parents and support workers. There are over 11,129 beneficiaries of the project. The construction of 40 incinerators have been completed.
The project has incurred some delays, due to heavy rainfall, landslides, annual religious festivals and general elections in Nepal, which are held in schools.
Parents have been involved from the inception of the project, through to planning, implementation and sustainable operation, which acheives their buyin and educates them on these issues.
By working in remote Nepal to construct WASH facilities, educate boys and men, we are able to improve the education of young girls. I ask that you consider donating towards this worthwhile project, which will support girls in remote Nepal to gain a full education. How can you involved friends and colleagues to get involved in donating towards this worthwhile cause? Perhaps you are part of a local community group, sports group, or social group at work and are looking to support a charitable cause? Every £1, or $1 raised, is a £1, or $1 spent in Nepal.
Please donate here.
You can read the full SGHP Report, dated Dec 2022 attached.
Thank you for your support.
Namaste.
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