Monday, March 22, 2021

Glimpse of Jumla Trip by team of Radha Paudel Foundation, March 12-18, 2021

Radha Paudel Foundation had visited the Jumla about 1.5 years due to COVID-19 Pandemic. Anupa Regmi and Radha Paudel were in team. They facilitated three workshops to Sarbodaya Nepal, had made monitoring visit in educational support program, photography resource center, planning meetings for Kita Jatra, meeting the inspiring women activist, men champions and so on. Here shareing the few photos from trip as record. w

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Radha Contributed for eliminating the violence against women and dignified menstruation through Every Women Treaty. She had special delegated for Chili and Nepal 

Menstrual Discrimination in Sarlahi district Nepal

These pictures are enough to understand the the menstrual discrimination in Sarlahi district, Nepal that is organized by Ministry of Water Supply and Facilitated by Miteri Jaibik Pad and Radha Paudel Foundation

Urgency to speak about Dignity of Menstrurators by boys and men

My father who never ever been to school, struggled for bread and shelter in the remote part of Nepal , about 50 years back, he sent his five daughters to school and treated them as equal as my brother by allowing us to put the fire on pyre of death body of our mother,  and so on. Similarly, when I taught him about the process of menstruation, since then he never imposed any forms of restrictions during menstruation.  As my father, there are many fathers or men are not only supporters, change makers, allies but also holding accountability at personal and interpersonal level without having any orientation or training around human right or advocacy. Thus, all men are not same. 

Saturday, February 27, 2021

Dialogue on Dignified Menstruation at Chitwan

 Dignified Menstruation at Bharatpur with the member of four municipalities 

By caste, they are Bramin, Dalit, Janjati and covering entire Chitwan as local government. Almost all are practicing the restrictions during menstruation related with food, touch, mobility in first menstruation and in regular one. 

Saturday, February 20, 2021

ToT on Dignified Menstruation at SudurPaschim, Nepal

Facilitated the training on Dignified Menstruation: Context, Challenges and Way Forward in 16-17 February, 2021, organized by Ministry of Social Development, SudurPachim Pradesh at Dhangadi, Kailali. Dignified Menstruation, its context, urgency, importance, mainstreaming, policies, laws etc discussed through participatory methods including songs, book (Dignified Menstruation is Everyone's Business) discussion. 

Friday, December 18, 2020

Song

 बाचेर मर्नेहरुको कथा हो म,

बाचेर मर्नेहरुको कथा |

जितेर हार्नेहरु, निरीह नयनले हेरिरहेछु म,

जितेर हार्नेहरुको कथा |

शिखरमा, हिउले पुरिएकाहरुको कथा हो म,

शिखरमा, हिउले पुरिएकाहरुको कथा |

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Message to Lamra Sambad: Gauka Kuda 2077, "लाम्रा संवाद: गाँउका कुडा २०७७

 म २०५८ सालदेखी जुम्लामा भौतिक रुपमा जोडीए | सँगै जोडीए लाम्रासँग | खलङाबाट नजिक त् थिदै थियो, बिशेष पनि थियो | `मितेरी' शान्ती निर्माण रणनितीका आधारमा जन्मिएको मेरो सम्बन्ध |मित लगाउदै दलित र बाहुन, धनी र गरीब, शिक्षित र अशिक्षित, बालक र जेष्ठ, महिला र पुरुष, धामी डाङ्रिरी र पन्डित, किसान र् शिक्षक, मन्दिर र खेत, लेक र नदी, घोडा र भेडा, छाउगोठ र् घर, राब्लो र सिमी, मार्सी र चोतो आदी सबै सबैले मलाई प्रेम गर्छन् | न्यानो, फराकिलो अन्गालोको फडा फिजाएर बिनाशर्त स्वागत गरिरहन्छन | तिनको प्रेमराग पातल मुनी, दाँया बाँया, पूर्व पश्चिम अर्थात अस्त्रेलिया देखी अमेरिका, जर्मन देखी घाना सम्म कोरोना जस्तै फैलिएको छ तर फुटाएर हैन जोडेर, गासेर, बुद बुद जोडीएर | हिउका बुद जोडीएर ठाडो अनी कन्जिरोबा झै |     

माओवादी युद्दका बेला पनि लाम्रासँग बिशेष सम्बन्ध छ | सायदै म् सँगै जान्छ होला | जेहोस् म् भाउ, त्वाटिकि, सिक्सिकी, छोरी, फुपु, दिदी, लोह खैनीमन्ठ सबै सबै हुँ | मलाई सबै नाता प्यारा र राम्रा लाग्छन | यिनिहरु म् सँगै जान्छन म जहाँ जान्छु |

Friday, October 30, 2020

8 December, International Dignified Menstruation Day

The taboos, stigma, restrictions and discrimination associated with menstruation is s form of sexual and gender based violence. Irrespective of class, caste, religion, region, it is practicing across globe at various forms and degrees. The CEDAW’s (article 1-16), ICPD, and many international human right instruments are validate this facts.

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Menopause Café, UK in conversation with Radha Paudel

 

Dignified Menstruation means Menopause too. Here is the link for details.


https://anchor.fm/menopausecafe/episodes/In-conversation-with-Radha-Paudel-ekp2mn/a-a1pvsn

Monday, October 12, 2020

December 8, Dignified Menstruation day


``महिनाबारीसंग जोडेर कुनै पनि किसिमको छुवाछुत, विभेद,दुर्ब्यबहार वा हिंसा मुक्त अवस्था नै मर्यादित महिनाबारी हो | ''

                                                          दक्षिण गोलार्दयीय मर्यादित महिनाबारी संजाल

                 

 

पृष्ठभूमि: महिनाबारी प्राकृतिक अबस्था भए तापनि सबै जात, बर्ग, क्षेत्र, धर्म आदिमा महिनाबारीलाई `अशुद', `फोहोर' रगत स्थापित गर्दै बिभिन्न नाम र तहमा (देखिने, नदेखिने, धेरै थोरैआदि) निषेध, विभेद र बार्नुपर्ने कुराहरु अभ्यासमा छन् | यस्ता अभ्यासहरूले महिनाबारी हुने व्यक्तिको शशक्तिकरण, स्वास्थ्य, शिक्षा, रोजगार, सरसफाई आदिमा अल्पकालिन र दिर्घकालिन रुपमा असर पार्दै सिंगो परिबार र समाजलाई असर पारेको तथ्य अनुभब र अनुसन्धानहरुले प्रमाणित गरिसकेका छन् | 

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Dignified Menstruation is for Mesopause too.

This is the interview is done with Helen from Menopause Cafe, UK. By considering the inaccessibility to all of this interview, major points recorded here for letting you know about the linkage between Dignified Menstruation and Menopause.

Monday, October 5, 2020

बेसारे पंचमीको संझना

घटना एक: पख है, म श्रीमानलाई सोध्छु, लजाएको लबजमा फिस्स हास्दै उनले अनुमति मागिन |

यो जबाफ हो, जब स्वास्थ्यकर्मीले उनलाई तिम्रो यौनांग जांच गर्नुपर्छ, कागज बनाउनु पर्छ भने | उनको पाठेघर छानो र झिक्रोको कापमा झुन्डिएको कुभिन्डो जस्तो बाहिर निस्किएर दुइ तिघ्राले अडाएर राखेको जस्तो देखिन्थ्यो | उनी नजिक पर्दा नै केहि कुहिएको जस्तो ह्वास्स हरक आएको थियो | डल्लोले घर्षण भएर दुइ तिघ्रामा सिक्काको जत्रो छेउछेउमा रातो, बिचमा झनै रातो जिल्जील परेको घाउ थियो | पाठेघरको मुखमा पनि निलनिलो, घाउ थियो | बस्दा सतहमा ठोकिएर घाउ भएको हुनसक्छ | केहि क्षणको कुराकानी पछी थाहा भयो, श्रीमानले आफैले पाठेघर भित्र पसाएर संगै हुने रहेछन |

घटना दुई: औला गनेर देखाउदै, अझै ८ महिना छ, त्यसपछि .... |

No Doubt: Menstrual Discrimination is a form of Gender Based Violence

 Few people and organizations in Nepal and beyond get confused and are asking why is Nepal urging to celebrate the day as Dignified Menstruation (DM) for December 8? There could be many reasons behind this enquiry; they might considered menstruation is private or secrete issue, could think it is women's issue, or it's  matter of `shy', or dirty, or matter of using the menstrual products without making public, or May 28 has already the Menstrual Hygiene day so it's not just making confusion or duplicate the day and so many others.

Thursday, July 23, 2020

मान्यताहरुलाई समसामयिक र वैज्ञानिकीकरण नगरी, सामान्यीकरण गर्नु, आम समुदायको आलोचनात्मक चेत क्षय गर्दै प्रतिगमनका लागि झुण्ड तयारी गर्नु पनि सामाजिक अपराध हो भलै कुनै कानुनमा लेखिएको नहोस |

Friday, July 17, 2020

Message on Gender Equality and Dignified Menstruation


संदेश
घामलाई हेरेर आफैलाई सोध, तिमी जन्मियौ कसरी ?
घामलाई फेर्न नमिल्ने, नमिल्ने फेर्न तिमीलाई पनि |
फेर्न मिल्छ, सकिन्छ, समाजले बनाएका सबै कुसस्कार, कुरुती, |
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कोहि पुरुष जन्मदै हिंस्रक हुदैन, कोहि महिला पिडित |
कुनै पनि व्यक्तिलाई सानो देख्नु नै हो अपराधिक मनस्थिति |
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परिश्रम, पढाई, जागिर, पदले, पाउने हुन्, फरक फरक सम्मान,
मर्यादापुर्बक जिउने हक, हरेक मानिसको उस्तै, एकै हो संबिधान |
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महिनाबारी बार्नु, सामाजिक अपराध, मानब अधिकारको हनन |
राजनीति सबाल हो महिनाबारी, बोल्न ढिलो नगरम |
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मन पनि नदुखाउने, शरीर पनि अनुमतिबिना नछुने भन्छ हाम्रो संबिधान
हेला होचो, छुवाछुत, हातपात, भयो भने लान्छ जेल हाम्रो संबिधान |
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भोट माग्ने ठुला पाटी हात जोड्छन,घोषणा लेख्छन, हाम्रा अधिकार |
ब्यबहारमा जसले बोल्छ, गर्छ, उसलाई दिनुपर्छ हाम्रो मताधिकार |
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छोरीहरुलाई प्रश्न गर्न, होइन, छैन, हुन्न, भन्न सिकायौ |
सस्कारका सांगलाहरु चिर्न सक्ने, तोड्न सक्ने बनायौ |
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Saturday, May 16, 2020

Open letter to Greta and Djaffar, lessoned from COVID-19, Pandemic



Dear Greta and Djaffar,
Namaste!

Let me first congratulate both of you., I (Anupa, Mili, Radha like to call I henceforth) am simply moved with the stories of you both. I have no words that would explain how much I admire you both. 

#Election2026, Tangal, Handigaun, Mahendra Bhawan Sano Gaucharan, ward no 5, Election Observation, #NepalPolitics, #DignifiedMenstruation

Sudha Gurung and myself visisted three centers of ward no 5, Kathmandu Metro Municipality for election observation silently. We visisted elc...