To strengthen the coordination among the Partner organizations through the support from Government line Agencies to ensure the practical approaches in this post- earthquake a meeting under the chairmanship of Mr. Uddhav Prashad Timalsana, C.D.O – Gorkha, Ms. Sita Adhikary, WDO- Gorkha and representative from different organizations along with representatives from UN Women, Care Nepal , and MAG held …
Gorkha Highlights
WHR is happy to see Alison Wright a renowned Photographer of National Geography at Gorkha Camp where more than 150 displaced women from Barpak, Laprak, Uiyha, Gumda, Lapu are taking shelter since 25th April. She interacted with most of the women regarding the post earthquake challenges and their resettlement plans where Ms. Lily Thapa- Founder WHR facilitated the interaction.
Women’s collective campaign Update
Women’s collective campaign for engendered constitution took place at Chhahari on 2nd July 2015. The various women organizations unite to make the constitution first draft gender as well as women friendly.
Protest Update:
We were on protest with a demand to insure our Rights. “I would like to inform all of you that the draft constitution has greatly undermined the rights of women and has curtailed many rights of women that were agreed by previous agreements and also included in the Interim Constitution. Some of those issues are:- 1. The removal of …
WE ARE PROTESTING!!!!!! BE there
“I would like to inform all of you that the draft constitution has greatly undermined the rights of women and has curtailed many rights of women that were agreed by previous agreements and also included in the Interim Constitution. Some of those issues are:- 1. The removal of the word “patriarchal” from the preamble 2. The discriminatory AND provision in …
International Widow’s Day Celebration News Update 1: Published on “The Himalayan Times”
http://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/international-widows-day-observed/
Celebrating 5th International Widows day 2015
International Widows Day is being observed by United Nations on June 23rd every year. Since WHR is the only organization who pioneers at the single women issues celebrated 5th International Widows Day in collaboration with Nepal Youth Resource Center and The team of ‘Music for Peace’ project from RAC Kathmandu Mid-town this year with a slogan “White- Peace leading towards …
Voice Message from Lily Thapa: Founder President, WHR on the Occasion of “5th International Widows Day”
Color is our birth right and no color shall define widowhood. Here is wishing all our courageous sisters a very happy International Widows Day. We have come a long way. Wishing all my courageous widow sisters who stood to face the challenges.Happy International Widows’ Day International Widows’ day is a global day of focus for effective action to raise awareness …
June 20 Dharmasthali Update:
WHR and UN Women distributed dignity kits to 50 Earthquake survivor. Disturbition was done on the base of Need Assessment survey.