Menstrual Health Day 2024 in Tangal, Kathmandu, May 28 2024

 

Policy Dialogue on Dignified Menstruation in Sudurpaschim Province

Sudha Gurung from Uk, myself, Pashupati Kuwar from Achham, Chief Minister Durga Sodari

Interaction program with Journalists, Parliamentarians and CSOs, coordinated by Gobinda Khadka

Interaction with Mayor Gopi Hamal about Plastic free municipality and menstrual pad

With Hon Min. for Agriculture in middle with phone

Loksari Kuwar, Pashupati Kuwar, Sudha Gurung at Mayosr's office at Dhangadi

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Inaugural Speech in Fifth International Conference in EI Salvador, May 28 2024

 

Hola, Namaste, good morning, good afternoon, and good evening friends, who are here and watching us from all around globe.

16th Five Year Plan- Government of Nepal

 This paper submitted to National Planning Commission

१६ औ योजनामा मर्यादित महिनावारी सबालमा थप्नु पर्ने बुंदाहरु[1]

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

 Inaugural Speech, 16 February, World Social Forum

Dear Friends,

Muktinath Temple Trip with Tuka Sandwell Chhetri

I visited  to Muktinath temple twice. About 19 years ago, I brought my father there. It was dream of my mother. I could not bring her due to her health condition (asthma) though I even plan for helicopter. Anyways, my father, my miteri sister Radha Pandey, and Gyan Kumari Bastakoti (Mother in law of Anupa Regmi). We rode micro bus from Kathmandu to Pokhara, flew from Pokhara to Jomsom and walked from Jomsom, Kagbeni and Muktinath. 

ToT on Dignified Menstruation in Sauraha, Chitwan

• Have a productive trip

Book Launch: The Journey of Light of the Lamp from Lamjung to London

• Namaste and good evening

Journey of Menstrual Dignity, from Canada and Swizerland to Jumla

I went to Jumla after Long gap. I promised to visit Jumla at least once in a year. I visited in September 2022 so have to go in September 2023. I had planned to go. I received the message that I would invite by Action Works Nepal for marking International Peace Day, September 21. I was waited and waited even by cancellation of trip to pad factory in Chitwan but I didn't received any message. I always busy of Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation's work. I planned to go during the baseline survey but I couldn't make it due to 5th International Dignified Menstruation Day. Additionally, I had health issue when I was returning from Bajhyang.  

Thank you Green Tara Nepal for this opportunity and working for Dignity Project of Women in Bajhyang and Bajura. For faith healers, it was follow up meeting whereas other groups were new ( I facilitated a day workshop with faith healers an exactly a year back in Pokhara). It was sad that there was little change in 2 years of implementation of projects regards to dignified menstruation. Many of them including journalists, women political leaders and other frontline workers did not know about menstruation, menstrual discrimination and dignified menstruation. In other words many of them are practicing sets of menstrual discrimination. Few journalists and women leaders shared that they can't practice the dignified menstruation publicly. And few of them also manifested a corrupt attitude while claiming the money against transport and daily allowances. Despite challenges, Green Tara Nepal is trying its best and few changes observed too though long way to go.

बाल बिबाहको सूचना दिनेलाई २५ हजार रुपैया पुरस्कार – गलत

 बाल बिबाहको सूचना दिनेलाई २५ हजार रुपैया पुरस्कार – गलत  

पौष १६ गते, प्युठानको येराबती गाउपलिकाको गाउ सभाको निर्णय ` बाल बिबाहको सूचना दिनेलाई २५ हजार रपैया पुरस्कार’ को निर्णय घरबारीको आगो झैँ सबै किसिमका पत्रिकाहरुमा फैलियो |  त्यसको केहि दिन अघि मात्र मुटु नै कमाउने बाल बिबाहको अवस्था  (`जोखिमको भुंग्रोमा कलिला आमा, कान्तिपुर,पौष १४ गते, २०८० र  २१ प्रतिशत गर्भवती बालिका, नागरिक, पौष १५ २०८०)  प्रकाशित भएका थिए  | दुर्भाग्य, सार्बजनिक खपतका लागि , प्रकृयामा काम गर्न नपर्ने, सजिलो उपायहरु खोज्छौ  किनभने हामी यस्ता घटनामा जहिले पनि अभिभाबक अझै किशोरीहरुलाई दोष दिन्छौ | तर दोष यस्तो निर्णय गर्ने जनप्रतिनिधि, यस्तो निर्णयको पक्षमा वकालत गर्ने गैसकर्मी वा अधिकारकर्मी हौ जो बाल बिबाह अन्त्यका लागि प्रत्यक्ष वा अप्रत्यक्ष जोडिएका र जिम्मेबार छौ |

Child Marriage: The Menstrual Dignity is missing driver for ending child marriage

 

बाल बिबाह नघट्नुमा दोषी को ?

गएको साता दुइ रास्ट्रिय समाचारमा एकै प्रकृतिक  (`जोखिमको भुंग्रोमा कलिला आमा, कान्तिपुर,पौष १४ गते, २०८० र  २१ प्रतिशत गर्भवती बालिका, नागरिक, पौष १५ २०८०)  समाचार प्रकाशित भए | बाल बिबाहका सन्दर्भमा प्रकाशित भएको घटना भने पहिलो पक्कै होइन | बाल बिबाहका घटनामा जहिले पनि हामी जनतालाई अझै किशोरीहरुलाई दोष दिन्छौ | तर दोष हाम्रो छ जो बाल बिबाह अन्त्यका लागि प्रत्यक्ष वा अप्रत्यक्ष जोडिएका छौ |

Menstrual Leave : A form of Menstrual Discrimination imposed by state

 

महिनावारी बिदा: राज्यले गरेको महिनावारी विभेद

लुम्बिनी प्रदेश सभा सचिवालयले निजामतीले पाउने बिदा अन्तर्गत `महिनावारी बिदा’ घोषणा गरेपछि `महिनावारी बिदा’ राम्रो कि नराम्रो भन्ने बहसले सदियौ देखि लाज मानिएको, सार्बजनिक रुपमा बोल्न नसकिएको  `महिनावारी’ शब्दले सार्बजनिक वृतमा स्थान प्राप्त गरेको छ | तर  `महिनावारी बिदा’ ले `महिनावारी विभेद’लाई झन् बढावा गरेको छ, मलजल गरेको छ | अझ भनौ महिनावारी विभेदलाई राज्यका तर्फबाट सस्थागत गरेको छ | यसो भन्दै गर्दा महिनावारी बिदा चाहिन्छ भन्ने वा महिनावारीका समयमा गाह्रो हुने साथीहरुलाई चित्त दुख्नु, रिस उठ्नु स्वाभाविक नै हो | म बिशेष गरेर महिनावारी हुदै तथा  महिनावारी सुक्दै गर्दा र सुकिसकेपछी गम्भीर समस्या भोग्नेहरू प्रति समानुभुती राख्दै उहाहरु लगायत समष्टिमा `महिनावारी बिदा’  किन र कसरी विभेद हो भन्ने कुरा उल्लेख गर्ने अनुमति चाहन्छु |

Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges

 Keynote Speech in Conference, Myanmar 

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Missing #MenstrualDiscrimination in Girl's Empowerment

 

बालिका सशक्तिकरणमा छुटाइएको महिनावारी विभेद

हिमाल मासिक पत्रिका माघ २०७९ | यो  लेख तयार पार्दै गर्दा छ महिना पुरा भैसक्दा पनि  मेरो मन मस्तिष्कमा घरि घरि आइरहन्छ | आमाको महिमा वा आमालाई लगानी गर्नुपर्ने वा पोषण वा यौन तथा प्रजनन स्वास्थ्य वा लैगिक हिंसाका घटना पढीरहन्छु तब तब हिमालको यो अंक झनै ताजा भएर आउछ | हुन् त मैले यो अंक पढेपछि कार्यकक्षमा नै गएर हिमालका सम्पादकसंग कुरा नगरेको होईन | बालिका बिशेष अंक प्रकाशित गर्नु आफैमा सुन्दर र प्रशसनीय त छदैछ | बालिका बिशेष यो अकमा धेरै कुरा समेटिएका छन् फेरी कुरोको चुरो जोडीम जोडीम गर्छ फेरी कसो कसो जोडिन नसकेको भान हुन्छ | त्यसैले त्यहि अंक वरपर वा त्यो अंकमा बालिका बोझ हुनाका कारण, घटना, परिघटना आदिको वरपर रहेर हिमालको यो अंक  लगायत यस्तै अन्य बहसले  जोड्न  नसकेको बिषय बस्तुमा यो लेख केन्द्रित रहनेछ |

Advocating on Dignified Menopause

 

Impact of RC Bhaktapur for Advocating on Dignified Menopause

A lady who steered the Mercedes Car and often picked up and dropped off me whenever I was attaining RC Bhaktapur’s meeting. She always worried about me, my time, my speech, and taking care of my food, drink, safety while I was there, RC Bhaktpur’s program.

Radha Paudel Foundation's Collaboration with Kathmandu University

Radha Paudel Foundation collborate with Kathmandu University School of Education through #researchgrant for Master in #indegenouseducationanddevelopment

Menstrual Discrimination: School Health Nurse Program

                Nurses experienced/practicing following restrictions during menstruation. They worked in schools as School Health Nurse in Kavre, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Chitwan, Nuwakot and belong with Newar, Bramin, Tamang. 

Girl's Congress in Chandranagara Rural Municipality, Sarlahi, Jankapur 2023

June 17- Myself, Sudha Gurung from UK/Nepal and Abigal Lennox flew (15.25 PM via Budha Air) hto Janakpur for Lalbandhi. Flight was delayed about 45 minutes

Key note Speech_Festival for Alternative Ideas, Chitwan

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