Rural Women’s Network for Claming Right, Peace and Sustainable Development, Jumla

In order to implement the Jumla Declaration November 2014 on Roles of Rural Women in Peace and

Development Action Works Nepal, BEE Group, Four S were jointly organized a day workshop in Khalanga,

Jumla on 27 December 2014. There were significant participation of government stakeholders, rural and

local leaders and district network

members. Inclusive Women’s Network

is the name of the district network that

was formed in 19 November 2014.

In align with the declaration, rural

women leaders who never been to

school, they spoke very organized way

and asking to fulfill these demands

with stakeholders. There was a

dreaming exercise for next year and

ask to share their dreams in front of

the chief officials of the districts such

as District Police Officer, District

Women and Child Development

Officer, District Development Officer,

NGO workers, media and civil society leaders. They spoke with confident, evidences and strongly

demanded to place the service providers in school, health posts and village councils and also asked to

enforcement of policies on Chhaupadi and Gender Based Violence.

Further, the participants divided in to two groups; district network and village network, and worked on

their roles and responsibilities and relationship between two networks on lobby, advocacy for basic

services and GBV prevention and responses. The district network expressed their commitment to

support village network and village network committed to support district network. District network

identified focal person for 14 villages in order to communicate well between village and district and vice

versa. They will review their activities in every six months. However, this is just beginning and the district

network is very fragile and dominating as well. They are in transition too. So the constant engagement

and strengthening their capacity is very urgent. In many cases, the district women leaders even don’t

know how to speak in very dignified manner. This program chaired by district network President, Ms

Laxmi Kanya Buda and district stakeholders also addressed the program and expressed their

commitment to support network’s activities. The workshop was led by Ms. Radha Paudel, Activist and

Founder President of Action Works Nepal and co-led by Mr. Dhan Bhahadur Air, country representative

of FRL Nepal.

Prepared by: Radha Paudel

rpaudel456@gmail.com

Village Leaders from nine villages