About The Project

Nepal is still far behind in the race of Gender, with higher prevalence of gender inequality for marginalized indigenous women like Musahar women. These women are triply oppressed: firstly, by so-called high caste people; secondly by design of Hindu patriarchal system and thirdly by Dalit males who undermine their leadership competency. The main problem addressed by the project is inadequate participation of Musahar women in local governance procedures. The project will be implemented in two rural municipalities (Basbariya and Chandranagar) and two town municipalities (Haripur and Barhathwa) of Sarlahi district, situated in Province 2 of the country

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