Saturday, April 3, 2021

Dignified Menstruation, Namsaling, Ilam

Radha Paudel Foundation spent full four days for assessing the situation of menstrual practice at Namsaling, Ilam through NCDC. Here are few glimpse... 1. Magar: Not allow to do worship, not cooking, not giving water, not allow to work in kitchen garden, not allow to touch plant of fruits, not allow to go any cultural programs such as worship, bratabandha, puran, 2. Dulal: Not allow to do worship, not cooking, no milking, not allow to wear other’s cloth, not touching water, not celebrating of festivals, not serving water to others, not touching foods, not allow to wash cloth to others, not allow to pick up of foods by own self, 3. Limbu (Kirat) Not allow to do worship, not entering in to kitchen garden, not serving food to others, not going outside or at neighborhood 4. Rai Not allow to do worship, not celebrating festivals, not entering in to worship places, not touching plants while gardening zinger, no watering to flowers and young plant of chilies 5. Tamang Not going to kitchen garden, no worship, not gardening of flowers, not touching seeds, not cooking.....

World Social Forum 2024, Kathmandu- Dignified Menstruation: Decolonized Menstrual Movement and Reimagination of Feminism

 Inaugural Speech, 16 February, World Social Forum Dear Friends,