CWISH Annual Report 2014

CWISH | Annual Report 2014
Publication: CWISH Annual report 2014
Written By: Kshitiz Gurung
Editor: Saroj K.C.
Layout: Ramesh Bhandari
Published by:
CWISH, Nepal
P.O.Box. :21433, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: +977 01 4784545, 01 4780446
Fax: +977 01 4781386
Email: info@cwish.org.np
URL: www.cwish.org.np

Children and Women in Social Service
and Human Rights (CWISH) is a national
human rights organization founded in
1993 aiming to ensure social justice,
protection and promotion of human rights in
all spheres of Nepalese life with particular
focus on rights of women and children.
CWISH from the day of its establishment
has been rigorously working for ensuring
the rights of children and this year too we
could bring change in the lives of vulnerable
children. This was possible by adopting
various strategies and working directly
with children, school, and communities to
advocating on promoting children's rights
in community, district and National level.
CWISH conceptualized campaigns like
Green Flag Movement against child labor
and Youth in Black Cap against Child
Sexual Abuse which has been success to
create a momentum in reducing violence
against children.
Nepal is in the process of drafting new
constitution. In this context, CWISH
FOREWORD
engaged with members of constitutional
assembly, parliament and the civil
society to ensure children's right in the
constitution. Further, CWISH instigated
to review 25 years of Convention on the
rights of Child (CRC) in Nepal which is
in the process to document achievements,
learning, challenges and providing
recommendations.
I would like to take this opportunity
to thank all our donors, partners,
school teachers, students, SMCs, PTAs,
local child protection structures, local
organizations and communities and all
our stakeholders for making it possible to
achieve our objectives.
Bimala Jnawali
Chairperson

Contents
Foreword
Introduction 1
Child Protection 4
Reintegration of child laborers in families 4
Green flag movement against child labor 7
Child sexual abuse 8
Mobilization of community based child protection mechanisms 8
Children without parental care 10
Child Participation 10
Quality Education 11
School Improvement Plan (SIP) 12
Psychosocial Counseling in Schools 12
Violence Free Schools 12
Strengthening ECD centers 12
Livelihood Improvement 13
Gender and Governance 15
REFLECT classes 15
Women for Child Protection 15
Informal Sector Women Workers 17
Advocacy 18
Public hearing on child protection 18
Media advocacy 18
Policy advocacy 19
Litigation procedure 19
National child protection conference 19
National workshop on 25 years of CRC in Nepal 20
Youth in Black cap Against Child Sexual abuse 22
Resources and Expenditure 24
Expenses Trend 24
List of Projects 22

1CWISH | Annual Report 2014
Children and Women in Social Service and Human Rights
(CWISH) is a national human rights organization founded
in 1993 aiming to ensure social justice, protection and
promotion of human rights in all spheres of Nepalese life with
particular focus on rights of women and children.
Vision
Envisages Nepal with economically productive and
sustainable, environmentally sound and socially just with
equal access of people to opportunities and development
benefits, child friendly societies and secured livelihood.
Mission
To protect and promote people's right of equal access to
opportunities and benefits of development through creating
community mobilization against the inequality, violence
against women and children, social discrimination and for
the respect of human rights and social justice.
INTRODUCTION
In 2014, the
intervention of
CWISH was directly
implemented in 7
districts, 82 villages
and 12 municipals,
299 schools.
In 2014 CWISH
directly worked with
487 families, 3120
children, 1028 child
laborers, 1495 school
teachers and with state
officials.
©Travis Hodges/EveryChild

2 CWISH | Annual Report 2014
 Favorable laws, polices and plans are enacted
protecting and promoting rights of child.
 Number of children in labour reduced.
 Increased number of trained and enabled child
protection authorities, mechanisms, effective services
and provisions in schools and communities.
 Improved livelihood and income generation of vulnerable
families
 Increased numbers of parents/families sensitive towards and
practicing positive parenting
 Parental Care rights, social protection schemes for children
and child sensitive social protection promoted in national,
district and community level
 Favorable laws, polices and plans are enacted
protecting and promoting rights of child.
 Number of children in labour reduced.
 Increased number of trained and enabled child
protection authorities, mechanisms, effective services
and provisions in schools and communities.
Increased realization
of children’s right to
protection, development
and participation
Empowered families
ensuring their
responsibilities towards
children.
Governance of education
structure and systems are rights
responsive, well functional and
responsible towards delivery /
monitoring of quality education
services and promoting child
friendly environment in schools.
Result1Result3Result2
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
1. Empower individuals, families and community
for informed claiming of rights and access to
services from state mechanism;
2. Collaborate with the state mechanisms and
civil society organizations to be responsive
for efficient and effective delivery of duty and
services to ensure that rights are respected,
protected and fulfilled;
3. Strengthen networking and partnership
among existing state mechanisms (ministries/
departments/district offices/municipalities/
VDCs) and mobilization of civil society for
protection and promotion of children's rights
at local, district and national levels;
4. Ensure better assistance to the vulnerable
children and survivors liasing with the state
mechanism ensuring protection and needed
services (clinical, psychological, legal).
INTERVENTIONS
In 2014, CWISH implemented 7 projects in
partnership with 6 organizations. The activities
and resource investment of 98 million rupees
generously generated through partners in
solidarity and support for CWISH mission resulted
in improved access to opportunities for children,
poor and vulnerable families, enhanced quality
and governance of education and enabled states’
accountability on ensuring children’s rights .

The intervention of CWISH was directly
implemented in 7 districts, 82 villages and 12
municipals, 299 schools. In 2014 CWISH directly
worked with 487 families, 3120 children, 1028
child laborers, 1495 school teachers and with state
officials at national level. CWISH contributed for
improving state response on child labor through
drafting litigation procedures on monitoring,
inspection, and prosecution together with
Department of Labor. CWISH also, collaborated
with National Law Commission for revisiting
provisions of sexual assault in the process of
amendment of existing criminal code on child
rights perspectives, drew attention of parliament
on legal provisions to ban corporal punishment
and advocated for child rights perspective legal
provison for child sexual abuse.
In the year of 2014, CWISH faced some
challenges in broader political scenario of
the country, organizational arrangements and
interventions. Overcoming the challenges with
wider social mobilization, building and working
with civil society and alliances and having critical
and collaborative engagement with government.
CWISH has been successful to achieve it’s target
results of progress and equity in the community.
Participation of community, children and the
families are appreciable in the process.
CWISH believes in the theory of change
and adopts the dynamism of organization.
Learning from the experiences of 2014 and
past, recognizing the need of new adjustment
on it’s programming and inclusion of new areas
of interventions CWISH further developed it’s
programmatic approaches and methods. In
2015 with improved collaborative approaches of
interventions at district level, better national policy
advocacy and interventions strategies, direct
services for community, children and families at
local level, critical and collaborative engagement
with state authorities, CWISH focused in three
major area: Child Protection, Right to Education,
Family Empowerment along with consideration
cross cutting issues of gender and governance,
sexual and reproductive health and informal
sector women workers.

Child Protection
CWISH has always been raising the issues of
child protection. Internalizing the essentiality to
ensure and enhance protection of the children,
this organization has worked with and for the
domestic child laborers who are considered the
most vulnerable and hard to access children
involved in worst form of child labor. Significantly,
statistics shows around 1.6 million children are
in labor sector of which around 0.6 million are
into hazardous forms and 0.19 million into worst
forms of child labor. These are the children who
are vulnerable to be deprived of other rights.
These children into labor sector are the one who
are exposed to multiple risks of trafficking, sexual
abuse, physical abuse and use of children in illicit
acts.
Reintegration of child laborers in
families
Child labor is the major cause of separation1
.
1 Separation Denial of Rights, CWISH, 2012
Most of the children are either selling labor or
found serving as domestic child labor in the urban
households of Kathmandu valley.Their separation
from their parents and homes deprives them from
their right to parental care and are frequently
abused and exploited in the worst form of labor.So
their reintegration is necessary for which CWISH
has been intervening with the holistic approach
understanding the multidimensional poverty of
those underprivileged family who are unknown
about such rights or are compelled to send their
child to labor far from home. Importantly, CWISH
has been successful with the approaches of Out
Reach Centers (ORCs) in the community and
Support Learning Sessions (SLS) in schools.
ORCs have been an effective approach to access
and identify Child Domestic Workers Living with
Employers (CDWLEs). ORCs are basically the
empowerment centers where children are not
only aware about their parental care right but
prepared for reintegration and also learn how
to read and write. After they are eligible enough

for regular schools they are encouraged to join formal
schools too. Also, Support Learning Session (SLS) is
a supplementary teaching learning session in public
schools specially focused to support school going DCL
to excel in their academic performance. The school
going DCL and those in ORCs are also fostered with
exit package which continues to be a key strategy of
CWISH that encourages children to reintegrate back to
their families. The exit package is reviewed and revised
annually, incorporating feedback from facilitators to
make it a more effective tool for reintegration. This year
the exit package was revised to include a greater focus
on helping children to identify their strengths and the
positive aspects of family and community life. Children
are also supported to identify the factors that led them
to become DCL and compare their expectations of
what domestic work would be like with the reality of
their current situation.
While working, challenges of reintegrating children in
broken families and those who do not have their parent
have been a persistent issue. Moreover, 14 years above
are difficult to reintegrate as they lack interest in going
back to rural life as they are attracted to urban life.
Key Achievements
 965 Domestic Child Laborers are
identified, 32% are reintegrated back
to their families.
 271 children are benefitted through
8 Out Reach Centers (ORCs) that
referred 117 Domestic Child Laborers
(DCLs) to CWISH for reintegration.
 227childrenattendedSupportLearning
Sessions in community schools
 314 reintegrated cases were followed
up where,
 82% are regular school going,
 76% DCL’s families do not have any
problem after reintegration,
 94% families are happy and
 98% families now say no to child
labor.
Students of ORC center performing during National Children's Day
ORC Center

Pabitra (pseudo name), aged 15 years from Kavre Palanchowk
district (neighboring district of capital) is an abandoned
girl child whose father married another woman and mother
eloped with other man. She had finally landed on her mother’s
acquaintance’s home at Dhapasi, Kathmandu to work as child
domestic worker at the age of 7 yrs. But after serving for two
years as domestic worker she was sent to her grand aunt’s
house in Imadol, Lalitpur district as she needed medical
concerns due to her debilitating mental and physical condition.
At first Pabitra’s life seemed to take a turn for the better in
Imadol but it got worse as she was sexually abused and raped
multiple times by the husband of her grandaunt.Eventually, she
started showing signs of mental disturbance, which was first
noticed by her female teacher in school. The teacher reported
Pabitra’s case to CWISH and VOC (Voice Of Children), a
national organization working on child protection. Pabitra was
rescued with the help of Jawalakhel police and placed in safe
house.
After Pabitra’s rescue, immediately an FIR was to be filed
against the rape but the police rejected to lodge the FIR as
the case exceeded 35 days of ultimatum. Later, during her
frequent counselling sessions in safe house, she revealed
that there had been an attempt to rape by the perpetrator in
Imadol. Based on her sharing, an FIR was filed by CWISH,
CWIN and VOC on behalf of the child, this time on attempt to
rape against Pabitra’s grand-aunt’s husband. CWISH provided
psychosocial counselling and legal support for Pabitra during
her trial and the court decided the justice on her favor. The
perpetrator is charged with 4 years of imprisonment and
compensation of NRs 100,000.
During her counseling sessions, she also revealed incidents
of sexual abuse multiple times by her former employer in
Dhapasi for two years. She even shared that the employer
used to call other people and abuse her. Sadly, the incidents
had exceeded the 35 days of ultimatum that consequently
deprived Pabitra from justice. Presently, she is in safe hands
with improvement in her psychosocial and physical problems.
Now she has continued her school living in hostel supported
by Asha Nepal.
Case study on
Child sex abuse
Ultimatum of 35 days
Obstacle for justice to the rape victims

CWISH conceptualized ‘Green Flag Movement’
with an aim to morally and socially pressurize
people/organizations that employee children in
labor and encourage society to be a child labor-
free zone.This campaign was initially implemented
in Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City and declared
Ward 14 and 21 as 'Child labour free zone'.
Additionally Ward No. 11 of Hetauda Municipality
was declared as child labour free zone under this
campaign in leadership of Hetauda Municipality
and Child Welfare Society. The movement has
consequently influenced other municipalities too.
The movement was supported by ILO, UNICEF
and other civil society organization.
This campaign was initiated to further engage
local government to eliminate child labour.
However, CWISH decided that rewarding people
with a green flag who hasn’t employed children is
more effective.
Government officials were trained on the concept,
supported to reintegrate CDWs in their ward and
monitoring guidelines was developed to ensure
wards remain child labor free. This is a non
confrontational and positive approach where the
household, enterprise or industry that is child
labor free is marked with green flag indicating that
there is no child labor.
Ward number 14 and 21 of Lalitpur
Sub-metropolitan city and ward number 11 of
Hetauda Municipality is declared child labor
free zone.
Green flag movement against child labor

30 cases of sexual assault among
children were registered in court
and 8 cases won in favor of victim.
Community Orientation on child sexual abuse Complaint/suggestions box is installed in over 200
schools.
750 cases like sexual abuse, corporal
punishment and bullying have been
complained by the students.
Child sexual abuse
CWISH has been strong campaigner working
against child sexual abuse. This year 63 cases
were referred to CWISH among which 30 cases
was registered in the judiciary court for further
proceedings. 19 were rape cases, 4 attempt to
rape, 2 gang rape, trafficking, and sexual abuse.
Among them, one of the cases was rape against
a male child. The organization has also been
supporting the cases with emergency facilities
like clinical, psychosocial, legal, vocational
trainings etc. Additionally, CWISH supported 45
(Male-21, Female-24) abused children in this year
with education, counseling, Medical examination,
Medicine, legal aid and proceedings etc.
In working for the protection of children in these
cases has been challenging in the process of
reintegration.The children who do not have parent
or have broken homes are more vulnerable even
if they are identified and reintegrated. Children are
being abused by their step father and again fall
prey to domestic labor where they are reintegrated.
Beside these, group counsellings were conducted
among 74 participants (M-42, F-32) and 66 were
counselled individualy.The counsellings sessions
were provided on child sexual abuse, domestic
child labor, bullying and for those children who
had decreasing interest in studying. The teachers
and parents have responded that the service has
helped to improve the status of children.
Mobilization of community based
child protection structures
CWISH worked together with the community
schools and communities stakeholders to
strengthen existing Child Protection Committees
in communities and schools in order to discourage
all forms of violence against children (VAC) and
aware about child friendly home, child protection
issues and disaster preparedness. 200 schools
have developed code of conduct for teachers,
students, School Management Committee (SMC)
for promoting child protection mechanisms which
recognize the rights of the child.CWISH along with
the SMC, parents-teacher associations (PTA),
parents, child clubs (CC), and students conducted
several orientation programs regarding violence
against children and child protection issues.
CWISH facilitated to establish complaint handling
mechanism and installed complaint/suggestions
box in over 200 schools. Consequently, the output
of complaint handling mechanism has been
reflected with regular meeting in the schools
among the complaint handling committee.
To produce an integrated and synergy effect in
combating violence against children, orientation
programs were also held among CC, SMC, PTA,
Head Teachers (HT), VDC, municipality and
Health Post Management Committee (HPMC)
and Health Post (HP) highlighting their role on
child protection. 175 regular interaction meetings

in every four months, 98 local level awareness
programs and 964 child led awareness raising
programs were organized in Kathmandu Valley
to establish violence free schools that sensitized
village child protection committee (VCPC),
children, teachers, parents and local authorities
about child rights, violence against children, and
child protection.
CWISH also worked on mainstreaming the issues
of child protection issues such as separation of
children, child labor, child friendly schools, child
friendly homes, emergency support to children
encouraging children, PTA / SMC and other
community groups to be involved in government
structures to ensure the budget allocation directly
benefiting the children.
Similarly to establish legal and policy framework
to combat Violence Against Children (VAC)
3 national level awareness raising campaign was
Parenting education program
Group work during training to VCPC membersDevelopment of CoC
conducted and 2 PSAs were aired throughout the
year from 106 radio stations in 75 districts. Apart
from this, Radio program “Aja Ka kura” was aired
from Radio Sagarmatha and 'Kopila' from Nepal
FM.All this programs supported in bringing greater
awareness as well as sensitized government and
people for combating VAC.
Adding, a three days training on Child protection
was organized in Dhulikhel among the District
Police Office (DPO) and DCWB , the training
was positively accepted by the law implementing
agencies. After the training 4 child sex abuse
cases have been referred from the police office.
Moreover local people and political leaders on CP
were also trained in CP. District Program Advisory
Committee was also held among the different
stake holders to share the project progress and
challenges.

A total of 3,272 child clubs
members are capacitated on
child rights and detecting,
preventing and reporting child
rights violations.
CWISH has always encouraged child participation
at its most interventions. The inclusion of children
and their mobilization by supporting them in
different extracurricular activities have resulted
outstanding in promoting their rights. This year
316 CC were supported by CWISH in different
activities decided by the child clubs and also
rigorously oriented on child protection issues. A
total of 3,272 child clubs members are capacitated
on child rights and duties for maintaining quality
of education child friendly environment in the
school, in life skills and ways to keep them safe,
including in emergency situation, and detecting,
preventing and reporting child rights violations.
Child Participation
In 2014, CWISH engaged with
government agencies to rescue
20 children from child care
home and reintegrated with their
families.
MoU was signed with CCWB for
strengthening child care home
monitoring this year.
Children without parental care
The post conflict years and mushrooming of
institutional care homes contextualized and
highlighted the issues of separated children
and children without parental care. CWISH
focused Dhading district and its 5 VDCs, having
the most prevalence of separated children.
CWISH coordinated for capacity building of local
mechanism including child protection committees,
child clubs, SMC / PTA and Village Education
Committee (VEC). These structures also function
as monitoring units for any separation of children
that would report to the concerned authority for
action.
In spite all these efforts, still the issues of children
without parental care seems to one of the most
challenging issues. In the study done by CWISH
in coordination with DCWB of Kathmandu,
Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts during 2013, The
minimum standard guidelines set for care homes
have been followed by very few child care homes
(CCHs) so, majority of the CCHs fall under its
noncompliance. Critically, the policy in relation
to children 2012 clearly states that the CCHs will
be used as last resort of alternative care but the
findings of the study revealed that CCHs have
been perceived as places where children can
grow with most of the basic facilities.

CWISH envisions of making education system
child friendly where a child can develop with the
feeling of their rights being respected. CWISH
interventions on education are focused on
increasing access and involvement of students,
teachers and parents in making child friendly
schools.
Quality Education
With a vision to maintain sustainable quality
education system and promote the community
initiatives, local stakeholders like PTA, SMC, head
teachers, and VEC were oriented on national
framework for child friendly school and child right
responsive school and their role in maintaining
child friendly school.
CWISH also enhanced child participation in many
bigger forums like Green Flag Movement stage
programs (June 12), National Child Protection
Conference (June 25-26) and 25 years of CRC
where children participated and expressed
their views, situation and challenges. Similarly,
a workshop ‘Aafno adhikar, aafno aviyan’ (My
rights, My Campaign) was organized among the
child club members where they recommended
rules and regulations for the children. The
recommendations were submitted to Constituent
Assembly as an appeal for making of Child
friendly laws.
This year aloof from consultative forms of child
participation, CWISH also adopted other methods
like child led filming, advocacy through radio
programs as “Ma PaniBolchhu” in Nepal FM and
many other child led awareness raising activities
aimed at prevention of corporal punishment,
sexual and gender-based violence and bullying.
With active and full participation of former
domestic child laborer, a documentary titled
“Punarmilan (reintegration)” has been produced.

CWISH envisages with strong commitment
that providing education to the children can
alleviate their lives which are possible through
free and compulsory quality education.
In order to secure access to education of
the vulnerable and marginalized children,
CWISH provided education materials to 1214
students in Kathmandu Valley, Dhading, Kavre,
Sindhupalchowk and Ramechhap district. The
selection of the students was done by SMC
and PTA of the respective schools ensuring
the benefits goes to the marginalized and
vulnerable children. The scholarship support
included stationery items, school uniform
and bag and was distributed in presence of
SMC/PTA members, community people and
representatives of District Education Office
(DEO).
School Improvement Plan (SIP)
Government of Nepal has mandated SIP in
every public school but all the schools that were
approached did not have the SIP. The reason
behind it was schools didn’t have adequate
knowledge to develop it. CWISH facilitated to
formulate School Improvement Plan in 103
schools in Kathmandu and Kavre districts. Out
of them, 93 schools now have SIP, 66 SIP have
clear agendas on child protection and 38 SIPs
were developed with children's participation.
Psychosocial Counseling in
Schools
In 2014, CWISH trained 104 teachers on
psychosocial counseling and provided
psychosocial counseling setup to 6 schools in
Kathmandu valley.
Violence Free Schools
CWISH worked in 200 schools to maintain
violence free schools in Kathmandu Valley.
CWISH facilitated to have code of conduct,
complaint box, compliant handling committee
in 200 schools. Similarly, CWISH facilitated
to conduct regular interaction meeting in the
schools of head teachers, school management
committee on maintaining violence free schools.
strengthening ECD centers
CWISH supported Early Childhood
Development Centers for floor sitting in 11
schools of Ramechhap district. The centers
were supported with a view that children with
ECD experience are very likely to enjoy school
environment and continue their education and
also perform better in upper grades.The centers
were also strengthened with 10 days ECD
facilitation training to 12 facilitators.
 1214 vulnerable and marginalized students
(M-598, F-616) have been supported to
encourage schooling
 12 community schools of Ramechhap and 5
schools of Dhading are provided infrastructure
support like water tank for safe drinking water,
sanitary toilets, extended class room, child
friendly sitting arrangements.
 6 schools received psychosocial counseling
infrastructure set up.
 12 early child care development centers are
capacitated with 12 ECD facilitator.

According to the Status Report of Child Domestic
Workers (CDWs) 2012, 60% of CDWs started
working either to supplement their families
income or because their parents couldn’t afford to
keep them at home. Guided by this fact, CWISH
implements holistic and integrated approach of
strengthening and improving livelihoods of the
marginalized and vulnerable families. CWISH has
been transforming their lives to better living through
business education, skill development, business
management support linking to local savings and
credit cooperatives so that families can obtain
start up funds to implement their livelihood plan. In
order to maintain the sustainability of the improved
livelihoods CWISH works in coordination with the
local micro finance institutions.
As the support of the saving and credit
cooperatives has been vital; they have provided
loans at lower than market rates and have been
following up and providing additional support to
families. Repayment rates on loans remain very
high, at 90% with both CWISH and cooperatives
providing additional support to families who miss
any repayments. This year CWISH supported
in building capacity of the savings and credit
cooperatives, through account management
training to ensure accurate and transparent
financial transactions and record keeping, so
they can continue to support the families after the
project comes to an end.
Additionally, to positively reinforce the livelihood
supported families CWISH organized an
exposure visit to farms of Tanahun, Palpa,
Pokhara encouraging agribusiness. 26 families
from Kavre, Sindhupalchowk and Ramechhap
got the opportunity to learn more about different
approaches of farming.
After the exposure visit one farmer noted that “It
is encouraging to see people starting from just
few goats and have expanded to huge business.
I have 8 goats now. I will expand till 50 goats in
3 months provided I get technical support from
CWISH.” It was also helpful for families to hear
of other experiences and to be reassured that
establishing businesses takes time and therefore
not to expect immediate results. For example, one
farmer told how he had bought his first cow 16
years ago and now owned 80 – his message was
that you don’t need a huge investment to start
with and not to be discouraged if you have to start
small.
Livelihood Improvement
 462 received business education training, 487
received vocational training and match fund
support
 25 school dropout youths received vocational
training, beautician, cutting and sewing,
driving course, plumbing, mobile repairing and
automobile training.

Sushila pandit has 2 daughters and a son who
were engaged as Domestic worker to earn
and sustain their family’s living after they had
migrated from Nuwakot to Kathmandu. The
family had come to the initial contact when
CWISH reintegrated the two daughter of the
family. But still due to poor economic condition
of the family the youngest son was sent to his
maternal uncle’s house for better education
where he was again engaged as domestic child
laborer.
With the idea of sustainable reintegration
CWISH supported in livelihood and income
generation skill to the family. Sushila was able
to attend 5 days livelihood training on August
2014 provided by CWISH. After the training she
wanted to establish a snacks cart (thela) where
she could start a small business. Eventually,
CWISH helped in getting all the essentials to
start the business and now she earns NRs 2,000
– NRs 3,000 daily. She shared she can save
up to NRs 300 per day. Moreover, CWISH also
provided educational support to the children.As
for now, Sushila is happy to be surrounded by
her three school going children.
Now she says “My relatives and community are
also starting to think well of me. I am happy to
have my own small business compared to my
life as a daily wage laborer in the past. I also
suggest the others to start business of their
own according to their ability.”
Case study on
Family empowerment
Parent’s economic
empowerment leading to
children’s better future

Gender and Governance
REFLECT Refresher Training
REFLECT classes
The Mid Term Review (MTR) of Reintegration
Project in Ramechhap highlighted that 72%
parents of reintegrated children were illiterate
and were therefore finding it difficult to develop
and implement their business plans. It also noted
that many did not know about child rights, and
child protection. Therefore instead of running
conventional literacy classes CWISH decided
to use REFLECT, a reflective procedure of
discussion, where participants learn literacy skills
through a key word approach while at the same
time identifying social problems.As numeracy and
literacy rates are significantly lower for women in
Nepal, women have been targeted specifically
by REFLECT classes. This year 12 REFLECT
classes have been established with 283 (29
male and 254 female) parents of reintegrated
and vulnerable children attending. So far 80% of
participants have increased their basic literacy
and numeracy skills with 60% also reporting
an increased understanding of child rights and
child protection. In addition participants have
discussed issues affecting their community such
as caste discrimination, equal participation of
men and women, daily work-load between men
and women and how to reduce unnecessary daily
expenses.
“Before I joined REFLECT class, I could not
read and write. I hesitated to speak up in front
of people. But today I can write my name, can
sign the document and I am well aware about
women’s issue and issue of child labor. I have
started envisioning my future as I continue my
class in REFLECT” says confident Anita Shrestha
one of the Reflect class attendees.
Women for Child Protection
To recognize the Women’s role all through her
life to protect her children, family and community,
CWISH organized a program- “Women for Child
Protection”. On the auspicious occasion of Teej
festival 125 women from various walks of life-
teachers, government employees, CA members
and development workers were brought together

on 22 August. The event saw a significant
presence of 99 female teachers who showed
their commitment towards ending Corporal
Punishment in Schools. A 'kachahari natak
(forum theatre)' on Violence against Children was
also organized during program to motivate the
participants towards Child Protection. During ‘Ma
panibolchhu’ segment, the participating teachers
were provided with opportunities to reflect on
their individual experiences in the school and
community.
Ms. Jayanti Rai, the Honarable CA Member &
Member of Women, Children, Elderly Citizen
and Social Welfare Committee urged everyone
to commit against corporal punishment. She
also assured that the issue will be highlighted
during the drafting of next Constitution while
pledging her commitment to Child Protection. Ms.
Asha Koirala, the Honarable CA member also
committed herself to the issues of Child Protection
during the campaign. At the end of the formal
event, all participants expressed their solidarity
to end corporal punishment through signature
campaign.
Khachahari natak (forum theatre)’ on Violence against Children
Signature campaign to end corporal punishment
Participants at workshop

CWISH employed its one of the effective and
innovative strategy in ending child labor by
promoting Adult Domestic Workers (ADWs)
to replace CDWs. This strategy was also for
advocating and promoting the domestic work
as decent work. This year 100 female ADWs
have received training from the Active Domestic
Workers Consultancy (ADWC) supported by
CWISH where successfully 78 of whom have
replaced children in domestic work. At a recent
gathering of ADWs, they shared how they now felt
respected in households.
Some of the narratives are:
“I had come from village and
had no idea about the electric
equipment. The 11 days training
has boosted my confidence as
I have skills needed for doing
household chores in cities.”,
(Goma Bhujel).
Further, Laxmi one of the ADWs
added, “I feel that my work is
valued by employers. In terms of
income, I have negotiated with
them to provide me salary of Rs.
9,000 per month from Rs. 5,500
within a year.”
The ADWs savings and credit group continues
to provide access to credit for members at an
interest rate of 10% per year, much less than a
commercial bank. Being able to take out loans
from the group also enables them to develop
other income generating activities or to take out
emergency loans in times of need. The savings
and credit group also provides a forum for
Informal Sector
Women Workers
ADWs to discuss issues affecting them, share
experiences and provide mutual support. CWISH
also supported and capacitated Home Workers
Union which has been promoting domestic work
as decent work in different forums.

Public hearing on child protection
25 public hearings has been conducted with
706 participants in different VDCs, wards and
municipalities of Kathmandu valley and Dhading
district. The public hearing which is also a social
audit was designed to bring out the issue of
violence against children, situation of children,
initiatives of government in child protection and
other related issues concerning child protection
as whole.
The public hearing captured many issues from
the beneficiaries which were addressed by
the concerned authorities like child protection
committees, local government and civil society.
Issues of poor drinking water service, cases of
Advocacy
eve teasing and harassment while fetching water
from distant places, misuse of mobile, social
networking sites, increasing number of violence
against children through electronic media, lack
of clothes and stationary as cause of school
drop outs and problems of migrated children
were raised and addressed. Similarly, children
raised the issue about need of child friendly
infrastructure in schools, where incidences of
threatening and beating of children has occurred,
occurrence of sexual harassment, eve teasing in
public places and transportation and need of play
ground, peaceful communities which reflected the
visions of child friendly communities.
Media advocacy
Being a strong advocate of child protection
CWISH, this year aired many awareness raising
PSAs, policy level interactions among prominent
stakeholders through radios and television
programs. PSAs regarding domestic child labor,
corporal punishment, child sexual abuse, child
trafficking, parental care rights, quality education
etc was aired through network of community
radio all over Nepal.
Additionally, radio programs named 'Kopila' and
'Aja ka Kura' were also aired in Nepal FM and
Sagarmatha FM respectively. Kopila program
was focused in awareness raising about child
Public hearing on child protection

rights and violence against children.
The program was child centered
where frequent interviews of children
were conducted. Another, program
Aja Ka Kura was a discussion forum
on violence against children where
different child rights activist and
stakeholders were interviewed.
CWISH has also been hosting a policy
level program called 'Samrakshyan
Chautari' in NEWS24 TV channel
where different stakeholders are
interviewed with concern to different issues of
child right and child protection. With different
movements, campaigns, day celebrations and
rescue-rehabilitation initiatives CWISH was
frequently covered in print and online media this
year.
Furthermore, CWISH produced and disseminated
short video clips based on corporal punishment
and bullying. The videos are used for media
advocacy purpose to raise awareness about
any kinds of violence against children in school
settings further promoting to make child friendly
schools.
Policy advocacy
Litigation procedure
CWISH signed Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with Department of Labor (DOL) to work
in child labor issues and promote Adult Domestic
Woker (ADW). Progressively, CWISH worked
together with Department of Labor (DOL) and
drafted litigation procedures on Monitoring child
labor cases which is sent for endorsement.
With active participation from governmental,
nongovernmental (civil society organizations)
stakeholders litigation procedure was reviewed
jointly in a workshop for its finalization. A
committee is formed to proceed the further
process for its approval from the Ministry of Labor
and Employment (MoLE).
Dhurmus and Suntali on PSA on Corporal Punishment
National child protection
conference
CWISH has also been organizing programs at
national levels with coordination of networks.
This year a national level conference was held by
National Child Protection Alliance in coordination
of CWISH in June 24-26 2014 at Kathmandu.
Minister of Women, Children and Social Welfare,
Honorable Ms. Neelam K.C. as Chief Guest
officially inaugurated the conference. 154 people
including members from child clubs, NCPA
members, CA members, child rights activists,
representatives from government and non
government stakeholders participated.
The interactive sessions with 5 major themes
like child protection in Nepal, child protection
and local government, child sexual abuse and
access to justice, protection of children out of
parental care and constitutional rights of children
Inaguration of conference by honorable Ms. Neelam K.C.,
Minister of Women, Children and Social Welfare

was conducted. On these themes 7 papers were
presented which was further engrossed by very
lively interactive and creative discussions from
the audience. The paper presenters were former
human rights commissioner Mr. Gauri Pradhan,
government officials Mr. Reshmi Raj Pandey from
Ministry of Federal affairs and Local Development,
Hari Lamshal from Ministry of Education, Mr.
Krishna Jibi Ghimire from Office of General
Attorney, educationist Mr. Bhola Dahal, Senior
advocate Ms. Meera Dhungana, Child Rights
Activist Mr. Chandrika Khatiwada and Mr. Milan
Raj Dharel. In every session, after every paper
presentations there was a plenary discussion
regarding the paper presented where the
participants participated with their inquisitiveness.
The main objective behind the conference
was to articulate resourceful discussions on
existent major challenges in implementation
of constitutional issues on child protection,
legal provisions and bring accountability to the
competent authority; and advocate issues of
Participants of conference
Ms. Bimala Jnawali, Chairperson, CWISH presenting her
views
Participants of workshop on 25 years of CRC in Nepal
child protection and forge in constitution, policy
and legal frameworks. Based on the rigorous
presentation and discussion on the papers
successfully developed an output as 20 point
declarations.The NCPA and CWISH has already
geared up on acting upon the declaration.
National workshop on 25 years of CRC in
Nepal: achievements, learning and way
forward
A three day national level workshop (15th
- 17th
October 2014) was organized by CWISH and
supported by UNICEF on 25 years of Conventions
on the Rights of Child (CRC) which was observed
almost by 200 participants from government
stakeholders, national level NGOs, pioneering
child rights activists, high ranking police officials,
children and many other child rights stakeholders.
The workshop accounted the 25 years of
child rights movement, its issues, challenges,
achievements, learning and opted way forward.
The workshop participants included stakeholders
of three generations viz pioneering child right
activists, present child right activists and children
and members representing different active child
clubs.
The workshop was inaugurated by Minister of
Women, Children and Social Welfare Honorable
Ms. Neelam K.C., who emphasized about
the importance of effective implementation of
Convention on Child Right to end all form of
violence against children and the responsibility
of civil society, INGO, state party to ensure the

rights of children.
Former Constitutional Assembly (CA) member
as well as founding president of CWISH, Ms.
Shanti Adhikari, shared about the achievement in
25 years of CRC in Nepal. She talked about the
achievement being observed in trend of reducing
Domestic Child Labour. She added, “Earlier
keeping Domestic Child Labour was pride and
added to social status of employer but now people
are discouraged to keep domestic child labour.”
Also, Child Protection Specialist of UNICEF, Mr.
Munir Mammajed stated that the achievement
in 25 years of CRC in Nepal is satisfactory. Mr.
Mammajed focused on issue of child protection
during his speech and gave emphasize on need
of inter - ministry coordination for eliminating
Violence against children.
The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Uddhav
Raj Padyal, Mr. Milan Dharel, Mr. Chandrika
Khatiwada, Mr. Bal Krishna Mainali, Mr. Prakash
Koirala and Mr. Saroj K.C. Plenary discussions
were conducted among the participants on various
topics like, Key events, Persons and issues on
rights of Child Movement in Nepal, Achievement,
challenges and issues on Child survival 1990
to 2015, Child right and Judiciary Practices
and Achievement, challenges and issues on
Children's Right to Development. The workshop
succeeded in tracking child rights movement
in Nepal chronologically that also identified key
events, persons and issues of the movement.
All the discussions were shared among the
participants where they gave inputs on issues of
child survival, health issues and problem faced
by children.The second day highlighted on raised
issues on mobilizing children in political rallies,
presence of party wise politics in formation of
CPC, confusion in understanding of role of
various committee leading to conflict (like VCPC
and CFLG), child labor and exploitation, right to
parental care etc.
Through the workshop chronological and thematic
developments, achievements and challenges of
Child rights Movement in Nepal are documented
where the task force is responsible in shaping
the document with key person interviews, further
study and compilation of materials to publish a
book as an output of the workshop. The book is
supposed to be launched on Children's Day in
September 14, 2015.

Youth in Black cap Against Child
Sexual abuse
This year CWISH initiated the Youth in Black Cap
movement against child sexual abuse which has
been a serious concern with alarming news of the
heinous crime. With the objective of sensitizing
people on prevention of sexual abuse against
children and draw government’s attention for
having favorable laws and policies;Youth in Black
Cap Movement was launched as a pressurizing
youth movement and social awareness against
child sexual abuse.
Youth in Black Cap is a youth led social movement
against increasing events of child sexual abuse
and its ignorance from the society, legal system
and state. It is a peaceful movement to inform
and aware children about their protection from
these issues/events and pressurize policy level
higher officials/authorities, parliamentarians and
law makers to create child friendly laws and swift
access to justice. CWISH together with Dynamic
Youth Forum (DYF) are taking this movement
further by organizing youth standing with posters,
pamphlets, organizing debates and lobbying with
government authorities and lawmakers.
demands of the movement
1. Victims of child sexual abuse should be
provided compensation from the state.
Retrieving penalty from the perpetrator
should be the responsibility of the state, not
victims.
As a part of 19 days activism against
prevention of violence against youth
and children, 135 youths from
different educational institutions
and youth groups were oriented
on child sexual abuse. They were
further mobilized to raise awareness
in different schools and colleges on
child sexual abuse.
Participants of Youth in Black Cap Movement launching ceremony Youth protest peacefully on the streets

Capacity building of CWISH staffs
CWISH has also considered capacity building
activities in career and professional development
of its staffs. Aligning with the project activities the
staffs are also lacquered with different Training
of Trainers (ToT) and other capacity building
trainings, seminars and workshops through their
meaningful particiation.The field staffs have been
capacitated with 4 days community mobilization
training and 5 days ToT on positive parenting.
They have also received trainings on child rights,
child protection, positive discipline and positive
parenting jointly. Additionally, business education
training was given as ToT to project staffs so that
they provided business education trainings in the
communities.
2. The 35-days limitation for reporting the abuse
should be removed.
3. Fast track justice system should be
established for child sexual abuse.
4. An integrated medico-legal procedure
should be established as per World Health
Organization standard whereby victims
are ensured health care services and
psychosocial and legal counseling services.

Project Partner Annual
Budget
Total Expenses
2014
Creating Protective Environment for
Children ( CPEC )
Save The Children 8851741 8851741
Prmoting Child Protection System to
Achieve Violence Free School ( VAC )
Save The Children 17953479 15972813
Reintegrating Child Domestic
Workers Living with their Employers
(RNCDWLEs) ( 2013-2014 )
Every Child, UK 31431795 32116423
Promoting Child Rights Through
Educational Settings (PCRTES)
Interpedia, Finland 11700000 9849711
My Home My Permanent Family
( MHMPF )
AC International,
Denmark
12483400 9447109
Community Initiatives for Protection
and Promotion of Child Rights
(CIPPCR )
Embassy of Finland,
Fund for Local
Cooperation Programme
10034864 8537208
Cascade Meta training for Master BORN Global, Norway 247344 247344
Adopt A School ( Janapremi, Bhaktapur ) Yeti Airlines, Nepal 409415 409415
Generator Support to Khadbari Hospital Bikas, Belgium 565000 565000
Bamboo Project, Research on Children
Resilience
Children Unite, UK 317593 268696
Longitudinal Research on Children’s
Reintegration
Every Child, UK 1115819 1115819
Enhancing Child Protection System in
Nepal ( ECPS )
Interpedia, Finland 1393417 1393417
Promoting Dialogue among
Stakeholders for Preventing VAC
UNICEF 1423600 1423600
Total 97927467 90198296
Expenses Trend
Year 2012 2013 2014
Budget 55175208 49543788 97927467
%Exp 77% 80% 92.1%
Resources and Expenditure, 2014

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