12 Women in Bhutanese refugee camps in Nepal are on fast unto death since last 9 days. Some of them are breast-feeding women. A Bhutanese charity organization, the Punya Foundation, hereby appeals Nepal Government, UNHCR and International Community to assist to bring an end to this. About 16% of Bhutan’s population had to flee their...
Location: Bhutanese Refugee Camp, Jhapa, Nepal Implementing Partner: BRAIN Sponsor: the Punya Foundation Assistance: Jyoty Bastralaya, Western union money transfer Nature and objective of programme: The program is aimed to honour “single ladies” who had been engaged in service to the refugee community for more than a decade. At the same time, the program is intended to empower the identified...
In collaboration with BRAIN, an empowerment program is organised in Nepal. The program is targetted to uplift socicially isolated “single women”. To give moral support, to recognise and to encourage other single women’s active participation in society, 5 single women were awarded amidst a program. Cultural activities, awareness raising dramas against violence were performed. Social...