Accepting the slogan ‘Human rights do not diminish with age’ ‘मानव अधिकार उमेरसँग कम हुँदैन’ let us of every age support consciously that a day will come that we will be age 60.
#AgeingEqual
Last year in October 2017, impatiently Console Mission a grassroots indigenous NGO organised a public rally where there were 270 – 300 with the physical support of local police.
According the study of C.M. the most relevant topics that is suitable for Nepal are: Child labour, forced marriage and sex trafficking.
There are 5 that I know from A21 are:
I have mentioned 3 above that is based on fact and relevant to the concentration of Console Mission. There are NGOs focusing Sex trafficking but since it has not been controlled, it is effective for NGO like Console Mission to concentrate, studying and some awareness activities along.
Since we have permission granted to open a rescue place or a Shelter Home, we managed a Rescue Support Services. The facilities like living room, health and police support is managed with the capacity to serve the victim for maximum 15 days. After this time they will be placed in proper place or rehabilitated.
The Peaceful Rally is a creative idea when Rallies that have been by the political or youths or public are noisy. The purpose is to aware the Nepalese citizens and alert the unknown human traffickers.
We seek to abolish human trafficking (modern days slavery) that has different faces.
Mostly girls “Standing proudly against sex trafficking”
Console Mission’s approach is to motivate children to continue going to school
People in government buildings, facilities of traveling in luxurious vehicles and security are busy in nation building that they could hardly see the environment and likely to have time to manage the problems like dust.
But since private sectors who have direct relation with the people and surroundings could pretend not seeing such health hazard situation. It is also an opportunity as they use a word CSR or Corporate Social Responsibility to contribute to place a traffic standing boot. They could have contributed traffic light system but how could the people in system like traffic police (as I am talking about road or vehicle traffic) themselves could focus in technology when whole world is running in technology.
There are traffic light automatic system but there we see traffic police controlling. And that could be according to my guess is because that sometimes don’t work. I think the cause is dust.
City in dust health hazardous to the citizens
When we study the time when there was 10 years of people war, government was ideal in contributing the need of the citizens because the people in government and their belongings were in threat of life. Army were fighting against the Maoist. At that time Private Sector was effective in contributing the economic situations.
How long the dependency remain. Now the Government of Nepal is strict, somehow citizens are feeling losing freedom of speech, freedom of Choice and security. Increasing huge tax rate in every sectors proves that still citizens are in slavery. In one hand democratically threats and another hand increase in tax rate. We hear speech like in certain period Nepalese will be a quality and economically better life. But since the foundation or the starting bounces the democratic views and that created situations in the lives of the citizens, the 5 years period could go by facing challenges and the political party in government will collect fund that will help them to strengthen internally.
A friend send his mother’s picture as his family are worrying about her health condition.
Rampari Devi, 47 suffering of diabetes
Tropical areas of Nepal are known as Terai or plain areas where cultivation and farming are favourable. Soils and water are available easily. And people are involved and prioritizes agriculture or working in field. Rice planting is an occasion and people temporarily migrating in other parts with educational and work purposes goes to their house during rice planting season.
Walking barefoot because of hot, eating cow, buffalo or goat products like milk or sweet or butter are popular and seen in this area.
The disturbing and distractions that the Terai people goes through every year is the monsoon season when waters from the hilly regions flows and floods ruins their livelihood and habitat.
Since water surrounds house and roads or walking path are filled with water for long time mosquitoes survives easily. Children enjoys swimming in water though it is unsuitable.
Different types and different sizes of tools are available in market places where repairs and maintenance paid services are provided. This one is a particular one that we can easily guess. This is not other than in Nepal where such services are many, about 8 that is known to be within this area called Nakhipot. I had this opportunity to capture it in my mobile because the mechanics was away out of the Kathmandu valley to take care of his spouse who became ill. There were two guys age between 15 – 18 taking care of this small business service.
These tools were in its place because they were not used for a while. Lack of mechanics there is no customers and the two guys find at least to do something.
Our projects are also like this without the right person, specifically when it is the case of Health sector, it is most relevant to have at least 3 – 4 years course completed Health person. Currently there are 2 who have completed their academic course and 1 of them have expressed his interest to continue in a full-time position. To manage a full-time position resources is important. Since this Health position will be valuable, full management is essential.
Looking back and even at the current and looking for the future a full-time Health person is necessary. I don’t want to take risks that when mechanic had to urgently go the repairs and services centre is not of any use. Therefore if possible 2 will be necessary, female and male having similar capacity to perform health activities. May be in part time position. However looking the future plan I prefer both gender in full-time position.
Tools just like in its right place are like plans that looks good in reading. But putting it into action requires resources. The important one is human. In a NGO like Console Mission volunteers comes with their own interest and by requesting but for an on going project just like the customers who trust the mechanic, same Health person is relevant for the smoothness and good management.
What is important when elephant is suffering or doesn’t look fit to stand well among humans?
Worshipping is also means caring. Elephant is one of the God called Ganesh. And since it is rare, seeing elephant in zoo is an opportunity.
A place where children will get help to do homework. And school for those who don’t go to school. Moreover it will be a symbol in the community for the Children Rights to Education. It is linked with the forced marriage, forced for labour and many social causes linked with children especially girls.
But to reach to cover the need we cannot depend only on locals who are a kind of staff. For it’s continuation people from urban area should go there. But since it is a daily task, teaching children, willingness just doesn’t work. Therefore a tutor needs is most. Since it is a valuable task and it should continue the local volunteers needs training.
The higher grade student going in 10, 11 and 12 who are valuable needs to be developed as a team. There are challenges because of the social viewpoints like some should study and some other should work as a slave for someone.
Social system have drawn a line that though legally rubbed it has not affected or changed the society. And in the rural area these situations, if deeply analysed, are the root causes of social situations like human trafficking.
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The purpose of this article is to give information about the importance of the Human Trafficking Rally in Nepal. And story about how it was organized last year.
We live in a global world. Migrating with purpose and authority from one country to another is possible. It is not necessary that if one country restricts foreigners, the other country follow the same. I have my own brother and family of my sister in law migrated abroad. I don’t believe that it happens they are also asked to leave the country because they have changed the policy.
It was just one day in 2017. The month was October. I say weather was dynamic because it was about to rain, not that hard rain like in July and August. Prediction for October 20, 2018 shows: Partly sunny, a stray shower. When our management team reached the starting point it was cold at 7 am. T-shirt was managed because of the location that is recognized to be popular.
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rban area, the centre of the town. Secondly, Kathmandu valley is the capital of Nepal. The slogan “Abolish Slavery with Each Step” was translated into the National language हाम्राे प्रत्यक पाइला मानव तस्करी अन्तकाे लागि” for black t-shirt. 300 were printed with white letters both in English and Nepal. It could be used to raise fund but since it was printed in a limited number. And the participants were known to be the school and college age youngsters, mostly girls fixing rate for the t-shirt was not going to work. The other reason is, when such events are organized, organizing team is responsible for the safety, security and logistics matters.
On orientation day a printed paper with 5 pictures and question “do you recognize” was asked to brainstorm the participants. Followed by a video about human trafficking and about 2 more related to the Rally that was in other countries. It really was helpful to get idea about the get-up and walking. It helped the participants to generate ideas to use black tape in mouth. It was later observed as a good idea.
Importance:
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Since 1998 – 1999 I stayed in a little developmentally better country than Nepal though I was living a westerners or better life in every parts of life. After that for 2000 until 2004 better than that. And after living 5 years in Nepal I went to England from where I returned in January 2013.
“Nepal is a third world country”, “we live in a third world country”. These sentences were hovering in my mind. But yesterday after returning from a small meeting with one person from the U.K. I stopped for air for my motorbike tyre. A boy age below 12 said that it is punctured. He told that it needs to be replaced or if leaked may be maintained. After checking by putting tube in water it was not possible that it could be done without changing tube. So I told to change it. But as this small and other little bigger than him was active in it, I asked the adult that who is this small guy. He said he is the owner. Surprisingly I said really and told even if he should not be doing that. He said he is his brother but that was not true. When these two guys was fitting tube inside and re-joining it into motorbike, I took video because the adult guy was gone somewhere. As I was taking video suddenly third world sentence stroke my mind saying that’s why I am living in a third world country where school is free of cost but children are working as house keeper, waiter in restaurant, taking care of infants, collecting fare in local bus and working in factories and workshops.
This motorbike service shop is located in the market place and Army’s camp is also nearby, no one speaks for other. This is why Nepal is a third world country needs to learn humanity.
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I have been focusing to study last 6 months stories related to Human Trafficking. Moreover I would like to call Modern Days Slavery (that contents: (1) sexual exploitation trafficking, (2) forced slave labor, (3) bonded labor, (4) involuntary domestic servitude, (5) and child soldiery). Particularly looking at domestic i.e. Sex trafficking, forced labor, bonded labor and involuntary domestic servitude.
Translated from A21 Movement by Console Mission/ Dilasha Aviyan 2017 as authorised.
Before my study:
Sex Trafficking | Bonded Labor | Involuntary Domestic Servitude
Sentence and word that will be used for searching:
These will be searched within the time frame January 1, 2018 – June 30, 2018.
Search Engine: Google.com
Only news published online will be focused.
Work and hardship An Indian child labourer washes dishes outside a roadside restaurant in Jammu (Source: https://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/can-india-eliminate-the-issue-of-child-labour-1.1543772Enter a caption)