Policy in Nepal
Policy-Making Approaches - Nepal
Thinking Through… Bottom-Up Policy Making Nepal Presentation
In the context of our webinar Thinking Through… Bottom-Up Policy Making on the 24th of May, MAP’s Nepal team presented their approach to young people-led policy making: How to select issues relevant to young people, discuss and co-create through arts and performance,...
Policy Briefs
Policy Brief – Reducing Child Labour through Art based Approaches
According to Nepal’s Child Act 2075 (2018), child labour means the employment in physical or mental work of children below 18 years of age. Child labour is not only a violation of human rights but also a social crime and a curse of civilization. Child labour not only...
Policy Brief – Youth Vulnerability to Drug Use
There is no specific research that has identified or adequately addressed the needs of young people who use drugs in Nepal and t here is a consensus among drug experts that drug use is rapidly increasing in urban areas of Nepal. Drugs are becoming more accessible and...
Policy Brief – Child Marriage
Child marriage is a violation of human rights, comprising the development of girls, putting them at risk of abuse and violence, and reinforcing the gendered nature of poverty. Despite attempts by Nepali government and non governmental organizations to end child...
Policy Brief – Campaign against Discrimination through Art-based Approaches
Nepali legislation protects citizens including young people and children against all forms of discrimination. However, society still discriminates against people because of their gender or because of their caste. Young researchers in the Janapriya Chil d Club, Palpa,...
Policy Brief – Raising Awareness about Drug Use by Young People
There are currently no public drug treatment facilities in Nepal, despite significant annual increase sin the number of drug users in the country. Treatment facilities are outsourced to private organizations and provided at a cost that is beyond the reach of most...
Policy Brief – How Does Ethnic Untouchability Affect our Society
Despite legal protections both in the UN Convention of Children’s Rights and in the Constitution of Nepal caste based discrimination is still a prominent feature of Nepali society. People who are considered of low caste known as ‘Dalits’ or ‘untouchables' are...
Policy Brief – Using Art to Reduce Human Trafficking
Human trafficking poses a serious challenge to Nepal’s socioeconomic development, and peace building. This policy brief is based on arts based research carried out by young people and provides an outline of the research findings and recommendations to prevent human...
Policy Brief – Reducing Child Labour through Art-Based Approaches
Nepali law prohibits child labour and has set targets to banish all types of child labour by 2025. Child labour is recognized as a violation of human rights, deprives children of education and impacts their future. However, despite this, recent data shows that over...