SANKALPA-Projet d'autonomisation des parties prenantes, sensibilisation et protection des enfants contre les mariages précoces et forcés

BUDGET

200,000 €

DURATION

March 2020 – December 2022

 

BACKGROUND

In Nepal, the legal age for marriage is set at 20, however, according to Unicef, Nepal has the 17th highest prevalence of child marriage in the world. 36.6% Nepalese girls are married before the age of 18 and 10.4% are married before they are 15. The median ages for the first marriage are lowest in provinces 2, 5 and 6 where the project takes place. The harmful practice of child marriage is particularly widespread in the most vulnerable communities in Terai due to poverty, social exclusion and ignorance of the legal framework for child marriage.

In March 2016, the Nepalese government organized a national « Girls' Summit » in Kathmandu and set itself the goal of ending child marriage by 2030. It aims to achieve this goal by developing a national strategy to end child marriage which will form the basis of a national action plan to end child marriage.

OBJECTIVES

The main stakeholders ( children, families, communities, carriers of homework ) have empowered, sensitized and mobilized to report and respond to early and forced marriage in the districts of Bardiya and dailekh.

The project operates in 3 different areas:

  • It plans to build the capacity of key actors, such as community structures, parents and families, children, police and private sector companies in the information and communication sector. An inclusive training program is planned to strengthen the technical capacities of partner organizations. Studies and research on the specific issue of sexual exploitation of children are to obtain basic and end-of-line information, and a better understanding of the practice of early and forced marriage in the area of the project. Awareness activities overlap with all interventions and cover all the actors targeted by the project.

  • The protection of children against early and forced marriage will be ensured by lobbying and defending the prevention and protection of children against the risks of sexual abuse and exploitation in general; the inclusion of comprehensive protection provisions for child victims of sexual abuse in the National Action Plan; the creation of mechanisms for the identification, investigation and prosecution of sex offenders; developing alliances and networks to strengthen prevention, coordination, investigations and the development of operational guidelines for the effective rehabilitation and reintegration of child victims.

  • The project also aims to directly support victims through rescue and the provision of adequate and comprehensive services, including medical and psychological assistance, support for the social and economic reintegration of child victims and families of victims, as well as legal aid for the prosecution of offenders.

PARTENAIRES

Aawaaj-breaking the silence

 

BENEFICIARIES

Bénéficiaires primaires

  • Children from the six neighborhoods of Bardia and Dailekh districts

  • Children from poor and marginalized groups – Dalits (untouchables), Madhesis and Janjatis

Bénéficiaires secondaires

  • family of children

  • Dalits, Madhesis and Janjati communities

  • Local governments

  • Community and religious leaders

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