Millions of people who menstruate struggle to manage their monthly menstruation safely, comfortably and with dignity. Menstruating girls and women face inadequate access to toilets and water and may lack the most basic materials needed for managing blood flow, such as menstrual products, underwear and soap. Privacy is often scarce,…
जब जोखिम आफ्नै घर भित्र हुन्छलकडाउनको समयमा महिला, बालबालिका, अन्तर्लिङ्गी र क्वयेर व्यक्तिहरू, अपाङ्कगता भएका व्यक्तिहरू साथै उच्च जोखिममा परेका र सिमान्तकृत तथा अल्पसंख्यक समुदायहरुका लागि आपm्नो घरनै खतराजनक हुन सक्छ यदि उनीहरु हिंसा र दुव्र्यवहारमा परेका छन् । यसै सिलसिलामा नेपालको संविधानले व्याख्या तथा स्विकार गरेका विभिन्न सिमान्तकृत तथा…
Globally, 243 million women and girls aged 15-49 have been subjected to sexual and/or physical violence perpetrated by an intimate partner in the previous 12 months. The number is likely to INCREASE as security, health, and money worries heighten tensions and strains are accentuated by cramped and confined living conditions.…
The term #guff4youth was coined when we were talking about a safe space the young people should have to discussion anything that leads to productivity and positivity. YoSHAN creative core team members came up with a concept to initiate a monthly forum where we invite interested young people through our…
~ Niharika Khanal, Youth Champion During the 3 days of Youth Advocacy Institute (YAI) of ASAP and YoSHAN, which in itself was an enthralling experience, we were shown two movies viz, Dirty Dancing and Hysteria. Both of the movies symbolized women, who were an exception to what the society considered…
~ Aakash Sherpali, Youth Champion 1 2 3, safe abortion is free!4 5 6, safe abortion is not a risk!7 8 9, safe abortion is super fine!10 11 12, its your body your choice, do what is well. 13 14 15Why are you so hateful and mean?16 17 18Respect their…
~ Garima Nepali, Youth Champion No babe I am not your muse For I will not be decorating your heart I will be burning it instead With extreme questions and Asking the rationales for your answers *** Don’t ever try to tame me Your cages are too small for holding…
~ Seema Chaudhary, Youth Champion I’m sorry butDon’t wanna talk, cause I am in a mission before I’m deadTo draw the blinds and show abortion is safe I’m all about a woman's right I'm all about a woman's choice To save the lives, please hear our voiceDecriminalize abortion, make it…
~Kamala Bist, Youth Champion Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or spontaneous abortion. When deliberate steps are taken to end a pregnancy, it is called an induced abortion, or less frequently "induced miscarriage".…
~ Reena Bhagat, Youth Champion The word' Patriarchy' is a combination of 'Patri': father, men and 'Arch': rule or govern. We are so much obsessed or say under influence of this that we have completely forgotten our mother. This has led us to completely forget women's contributions to us, our…
