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24 May 13
35th Anniversary of CARE International Nepal
CARE began its operations in Nepal in 1978. Its initial focus was on addressing the basic needs of the poor and vulnerable communities through infrastructure development, agriculture extension activities, and natural resource management. This focus c...
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8 Mar 13
CARE NEPAL ORGANISES WOMENS WEEK TO MARK INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY AND LAUNCH ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
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10 Apr 12
PM Felicitates the Country Director of CARE Nepal
April 4, 2012 Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai felicitated the Country Director of CARE Nepal amidst a function organized in his home district –Gorkha. The PM appreciated CARE Nepal for its contribution to the overall developme...
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24 Nov 11
Limpatar Sees Winds of Change
Key theme: empowerment of marginalized rural Dalit community Social unit: Dalit community in Lekh tole in Limpatar VDC, ward no. 6 in Udayapur Program : CARE Nepal's Community Support Program There are 33 Dalit households in Udaypur districts Li...
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23 Nov 11
Safe Passage
� Buses and trucks roar past the CARE Nepal supported HIV drop in centre, in Khanidanda, in the far west of Nepal, making it clear why this location is key. Being close to the border with India this small village is a pit stop for migrant workers....
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23 Nov 11
Saving a Life
  Every year more than half a million women die needlessly from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Ninety-nine per cent of these deaths occur in developing countries. In most industrialised nations, the lifetime risk of a woman dyin...
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23 Nov 11
Chaupadi:Pushing Women Into Isolation
  “I wonder who started this practice of Chaupadi and the practice of treating menstruating women as untouchables. A woman’s life here is meaningless. I sometimes feel people don’t even acknowledge our existence.” Shobh...
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23 Nov 11
Joy Bestowed by The Land
Key theme: Land rights   Social unit: Landless people in Mahottari district of Nepal who have been denied of land rights   Program that brought about the change: CARE Nepal\\\'s Chuli program (Churiya Livelihood Improvement program)...
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23 Nov 11
Child Marriage in Nepal
  “I didn’t feel good about my marriage – I was only 14. I had to work a lot in my husband’s house and for his 15 family members. I was away from my family for the first time and I cried all the time,” said Sadrika...
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23 Nov 11
Ending Unfair Discrimination
  Ishshara Tamata (name changed) is a Dalit woman living in Belapur VDC, ward no. 5 in Dadeldhura district. She is working hard to raise her three children after her husband died of HIV AIDS. Fortunately, she and her children have not been infe...
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17 Nov 09
Stopping the Violence against Women
  Stopping the Violence against Women : 16 days of Activism 2008 On November 25, 1960 in the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic, three of the Mirabal sisters, Minerva, Patria and Maria Teresa were brutally murdered. The Mirabal sist...
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10 Nov 09
I learnt the process of sustainable progress not a temporary one.
  Socio-economic Empowerment of Binda Lungayli   Illustrated by Kshitij Yadav, SAKCHAM project CARE Nepal   It is a very hot night, tonight. My whole body is bathing in sweat. But deep inside me is coolness. This coolness rem...
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29 Jun 09
Chameli Devi Das
This is not just a success story but the story of transformation Every body in Dhanusha district knows Chameli Devi Das. They want to talk to her and require her presence in every program, conference or convention organized in the district, whethe...
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19 Aug 08
My Life Changed For The Better
  How CARE Changed My Life I am Rudra Bahadur Godar living in Putalibajar Municipality ward # 4 Syangja district, a western mid hill region of Nepal. I belong to a mid level farm family and was i...
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1 Feb 08
Schooling
� Schooling and My Family Life I am 22 years young Dulari Harijan. I belong to the schedule caste of Nawalparasi district, mid western Nepal. We are socially deprived and economically poor. We are ...
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14 Apr 06
Surgical Management of Uterine Prolapsed Cases
Surgical Management of Uterine Prolapsed Cases of Doti, Bajura and Achham - Shyam Shrestha, Doti  Uterine Prolapse is a common problem among women of rural Nepal and is in an increasing trend. Local organizations recently decided to colle...
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