Dialogue on Dignified Menstruation at Dailekh

Dialogue on Dignified Menstruation at Dailekh, 21-28, August 2017 where we lost two 14 years and 19 years girls due to #menstrualrestriction by snake bites
Interaction with #faithhealers

Discussion with #Mother'sgroup
Group work and discussion with #politicalleaders
Home visit who are #rolemodels
Discussion with #students from grade 7,8,9,10
Singing and dancing during #teej2017
Interface program with CSOs
Spoke on dignified menstruation and #rishipanchami
Live speech over three FMs at Dailekh bazar

Soraj Shahi,Cameraman from Jumla, Myself, My dad Devi Prasad Paudel and Frankie Fathers, Camerawoman

Terai Flood 2017

As if the casualties are enough, Nepal encountered with serious flood from Jhapa (east) to Bardiya (west) along with Terai or Southern border with India, in between August 12-15, 2017. As like Earthquake, neither the government nor the other actors really prepared for the disaster response. The sorrow, pain, suffering was airing via social media and news. But there was no significant presence except the police and army who were busy in saving lives or crisis management.

I didn't see any presence of major political parties nor major political parties who are claiming that they are fighting for right for Madhesh, nor any organizations who worked in Terai and Disaster.

Action Works Nepal team has already on sport. I liked to go myself to assess the situation for coming up with innovative strategies where I have two objectives; i) HOPE: for the victims. Actions are louder than words. Everyone called for peace but when the time come no one ready for action so I determined to go even without having fund and team, ii) jealousy or role model: Jealousy could be negative word. Indeed, I wanted to encourage or inspire the Kathmandu and hill origin organization to go for support. I had only NPR 40,000 which was donated by Students from Florida University via Anila, 10,000 from Mona Shrestha and NPR 20,000 from my royalty of book 'Khalangama Hamala'. But I bought the materials about NPR 150,000 in credit with the help of GyanRatna Maharajan, President of X-Pose Nepal and went to Siraha by representation Radha Paudel Foundation (RPF). I got very warm welcome while travelling through Bhaktapur Sinduli Bardibas and Siraha in police check post. I had showed the book which was kept on cabin of Truck to get approval from security. I really thanked to everyone who supported for this support.

The details data will share later. The local peace maker promised to sent it because they lead the process where I had guide the ways as I had done and learned from Earthquake 2015 and Flood 2016.

This is the list of distribution at Itari, Siraha who were living in shelter or school due to flood  Page II

Coordination with local government, NGO workers, Human right defenders, Peace makers etc.

Quick tips for supporting flood victims:

बाडी प्रभाबित छेत्रमा काम गर्न जाने साथीहरुले स्थानिय तहका बिविन्न छेत्रमा काम गर्ने स्थानिय मानब अधिकार कर्मी, स्थानिय सरकार, स्थानिय प्रशासनलाई समन्यय गर्नु भयो भने केही समस्या छैन।

मेरो अनुभबमा अब बिशेष गरी केटाकेटी,सुत्केरी, गर्वबती, अपाङ्ग, जेष्ठ नागरिक, एकल महिला र किशोरिहरुको बिशेष राहत दिदै,स्वास्थ्य समस्याको उपचार्, रोकथाम गर्नुपर्ने अबको प्राथमिकता हुनुपर्दछ ।

खेतिपाती नभएको, भये पानी खोलाले बगाएको, काम गरिखानलाई पानी तुरुन्त बिकल्प नभएकोले एकदमै चुनौती थपिएको छ। स्वबलम्बी बनाउदै जिबिकोपर्जनमा काम गर्नु पर्ने दोस्रो प्राथमिकता देखिन्छ।

भाषा र सस्किर्तिको अनुभब नभ्एका साथीहरुको जमात जानु भन्दा प्रतिनिधि मात्रै पठाएर पैसा र सामाग्री पठाउदा राम्रो देखिन्छ।  

Historical Take: Menstrual Discrimination, Penalized, August 9, 2017

It is historical and tremendous pleasure that Nepal criminalized the Chhaupadi by Legislature Parliament August 9, 2017 (Ref:http://www.myrepublica.com/news/25343/). I was in National Reconstruction Authority, Nepal Government for sharing my thoughts on dignified menstruation or why the menstruation is human right concern and role of engineers while doing reconstruction work over earthquake affected areas. I overwhelmed by receiving many phone calls, message on my mobile for congratulating me and have same in social media. Of course, I was happy and proud, remembering all daughters, sisters, mothers who lost their lives due to menstrual restriction specially at shed as well as who are living with broken heart due to traumatic experience from various forms of abuses and discrimination due to menstrual restriction across Nepalese community. The conclusion of my friends is happy due to legal act and other side of coin doubt due to link with belief system as well.

#IamwithDrKC Dedicated to Dr KC

अल्पाआयुमा आमा मैले गुमाय        
किन भने
मैले उचित उपाचार् गर्न सकिन ।
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न नेता टुहुरा भये,
न पाटी टुहुरो भयो?
भये त टुहुरो, म भये,
खुशी लुटियो, सर्बस्य मेरै लुटियो ।
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सोचेको थिए,
अब म मर्नु पर्ने छैन,
मेरी छोरी टुहुरो हुने छैन,
मेरो लोग्ने एकल हुने छैनन ।
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तर
होएन रहेछ,
किन भने,
डा के सि लाई मारिदैछ .
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उठ,
सब उठ,
डा के सि को जिबन रछाको लागि हैन,
तिम्रो काख रित्तो हुनबाट जोगाउन,
तिमी टुहुरो हुनबाट जोगाउन
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नहेर अरुलाई,
उठछ कि भनेर,
नसुन अरुलाई के भन्छ भनेर,
नडराउ पाटिले हेर्दैन भनेर ।
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तिम्रो आफ्नै ढुक ढुकि सुन,
तिम्रो आफ्नै श्वास ताप,
तिम्रै अामालाई सोध,
तिम्रै छोरीलाई सोध ।
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तिमी उठ,
किन एक्लै मार्न दिने ?
किन पटक पटक मर्ने ?
आउ सबै सङै मरु.
डा के सि सङै मरु ।
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चाहे डोजर ल्याहोस् वा सङीनका टुप्पी,
आउ सङै
बाटो भरी सामुहिक अनसन्मा बसु,
 हाम्रो सन्तान मर्न हुन्न,
लडी लडी ल्याएको प्रजातन्त्र, हामीलाई लुत्न हैन ।
http://www.nagariknews.com/news/25036/

#IamwithDrKC

I am sick, neither I can go private hospital nor aboard.
I am sick,neither I can get access to with specialist nor info at public hospital.
I am sick, neither I can live nor I can die, state of restlessness.
I am sick, .. and more sick, because neither my immunity work nor my state.
#IamwithDrKC
I do care, what I believe.
I do care,what I experience.
I do care, what I need.
#IamwithDrKC
I do not care, whether the political parties support or not.
I do not care, whether my friends support or not.
I do not care, whether politicize the issue or not.
#IamwithDrKC
I cried, but no one listen.
I appealed, but no one listen.
I petitioned, but throw in dust bin.
डा. गोविन्द के सी बचाऊ अभियान (Save IOM, Save Dr. Govinda K C)

#teejsong2017, #teej, #menstruation, #respectparents

घुम्दै फिर्दै, बर्सै दिनको तीज आयो, 
८० बर्से बाउलाई भेट्ने दिन आयो । 
दिदि, भिनाजु छोराछोरी सबै भेला हुन्छौ, 
भाई बुहारी बा पेट मिची मिची नाच्छौ ।
घुम्दै फिर्दै, बर्सै दिनको तीज आयो,
गाउ घरका सङिहरु भेट्ने दिन आयो ।
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कोही सम्जन्छन् आमाको नाच, कोही मिठो अचार्,
मैले सम्झिये गीत, दिदिले भाचिन कम्मर ।
घुम्दै फिर्दै, बर्सै दिनको तीज आयो,
घरै रमाइलो, टोलै रमाइलो, सबै रमाइलो ।
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ब्रत बस छोरीहरु भन्नु हुन्न बाले,
महीनाबारी कहिले भएउ सोध्नु हुन्न बाले ।
घुम्दै फिर्दै, बर्सै दिनको तीज आयो,
८० बर्से बाउलाई भेट्ने दिन आयो ।

Dedicated to my real men dad and real women late mom

#teejsong2017, #menstruation

तीजको लहर आयो बरिलै,

 तीजको लहर आयो बरिलै, 

दाजु भाई, दिदी र बहिनी रमाउ बरिलै ।

Dignified Menstruation in Nepal

Policy is Urgently required for redressing #Menstrual Discrimination, #menstrualrestriction

Round table Discussion at Annapurna Post July 21, 2017

Dignified Menstruation, Journey for Policy Drafting

Missing the link: Demolish and Re-building sheds for Menstruation

  

This photo from Achham, by Deuma Bhat

Ignorance behind Menstruation Creates Chaos

Radha Paudel[1]

The below question is the most common one while I was speaking no matter whether I am in village or capital or Nepalese community in aboard.

Q:        Do you enter in to temple during menstruation?

A:        Is this question to me? I have done 13 days mourning during death of my mother in 2009 along with my sisters and brother. Shocked, bite their tongue, shake their body, give big smile etc. are there responses I noticed. Few are furious and charged me as anti-Hindu and many stuffs. To me, this is all ignorance and hegemonic perception around menstruation.

Not only me, my sister, nieces, sister-in law, brother, father and myself, do put on Tika during Dashain, Tihar, do sarade (annual death ritual), enter in to Pashupati (Kathmandu), Mankamana (Gorkha), Tripurasundari (Baitadi), Ugratara (Dadeldhura) and so on along with pad in between vagina and panty. We belong with Hindu religion and enjoying celebrations in our own way as always that we do not have any barriers due to menstrual blood.

New Year

खै कता हो,
किन हो
हराएको हरायै छ
नयाँ बर्ष केही बर्ष यता ।

#Shed, #Chhaupadi, #Achham, #Dailekh, #Kailali, #Menstruation

Often I think, my blood is all about menstrual blood, my breath all about menstrual blood and I am thinking , working, writing, doing etc. about menstruation associated with Human Right, Peace, Empowerment, SDGs WASH in many ways. 

Just about a week ago I was in Dailekh for same and I have few photos of various forms of shed. Likewise, my fiends shared with me sheds from Achham and Kailali. Thus, I like to share here for educating people in many ways.

Shed under construction after declaration, June 2017, Photo: Deuma Bhat

#Democracy

एस्कुज मि प्राध्यपक,
प्रजातन्त्र भनेको बुझिन?
सिम्पल छ,
किन नभुझ्नु नि ?
जनताले जनाताको लागि।
कसरी ?

#MHM, #Dialogue, #Niharika #School, #Okharpauwa

July 1, 2017, Saturday, Niharika School Machhapokhari and British Council jointly organized a dialogue program on #MHM where students and teachers also invited from Nuwakot. It was 2 hours program though very powerful. Girls and boys are really moving. Here, I have shared few photos for documentation purpose. I was facilitated along with Lochana Adhikari, Radha Paudel Foundation.

Group photo after dialogue

#Women's #Landright in Nepal

#Safemotherhood in #Jumla

Many of my reading materials, poems, stories etc. lost while I am travelling here and there. I do not have safe house till 2001 so many times I have given to my friends, sisters for preservation of documents though it doesn't work as always.

I have given all my documents to Mathura, Devi didi while I completed Bachelor of Nursing. I do not know where was my Thesis that is done on Menstrual Hygiene. I tried so much in library of Nursing campus, asked with my Supervisor Sulochana Manadhar and other friends but couldn't found at all. Meanwhile, I also interested to find my other thesis in different capacity. Unfortunately, I did found only the Proposal though I paste here.

Poem on Menstrual restriction

बली मागिरहन्छ छोरीहरु छाउ गोठमा।

भगवानको घर, चाहे जो सुकैको होस्,
मैले देख्छु आमा, बा, अनी देश ।
सबैले पुजे पादुका, मागे होलान् आसिर्बाद,
पुगे ४० दशक अघि, गरे देशमै मर्ने अटोट ।