Manamaya Pangeni (Bhattarai)

Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare

Department of Women and ChildrenNepal

country:
Federal Republic of Nepal` Political system:
Multi Party Democracy` Head of the state:president` Head of Government: Prime-minister` Administrative:
Central and local Governancesystem` Political Division:Development region -5,Zone-14, District -75` Capital:
Kathmandu` Legislative:
Constitution assembly 601(women 197)
` Location:
Nepal is a landlocked country
situated in south ASIA between CHINA in north andINDIA is south.

2.Basic Information on my Country

Basic Information on my Country….
Continent:
Region:Area:
Population:
Religion:

Asia
Southern Asia
147181 Sq. KM
26,500,000
Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam,Kirat,Christianity etc
Highest Point: Mount Everest (8848 M)
Lowest Point: Kechana Kalan (70M)

Basic Information on my Country….
Nepal's (GDP) as per 2008 :$12115billion Economy Position in the world:
Agriculture contribution :33.5%,
Other Service Sector :66.5%
Employment in Agriculture :76%
Services:
18%
Manufacturing/craft-based industry:6%(Agricultural products — mostly grown in the Terai region- includes tea, rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, root crops,milk, and water buffalo meat. Industry mainly involves theprocessing of agricultural produce, including jute,sugarcane, tobacco, and grain)Citizenship issue: The Constitution ensures equal
rights for women but not easy access to getcitizenship by mother’s name.
2) Trafficking issue: Every year an estimated 12000
women are trafficked to other countries So how toaddress that problem by preventive measures?, Howto create alternative opportunity for vulnerable andmarginalized women?
3) Domestic violence issues: The government hasenacted the Domestic Violence Act How toeffectively implement it? And how to establish astrong mechanism for controlling domesticviolence?

1)

Organizational Structure of National Machinery
GoN, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare
Department of Women and Children
Director‐General

Director

Director

Section Officer

Administration Section

Planning, Research and Program
Section
Women Empowerment Section(Nominee's position)
Skill Development and Training
SectionAccounts Section

Women Awareness and Income
Generation Section

Monitoring, Evaluation andPublication Section

Women & Children Offices (75districts)

4.Job Description`

Development and implementation guidelines`

Formulation of periodic plans and annual programs`

Gender mainstreaming and focal agency activities`

Ensure gender mainstreaming in the institutional
development`

Build capacity of the women development program
staff in gender mainstreaming`

Research activities

Discrimination between man and women within service delivery sector

Low level sensitization and awareness ofgovernment official in line agencies regarding
Gender Mainstreaming policy;` Low level of co-ordination with line agencies toaddress gender mainstreaming activities.
` Low level of Gender responsiveness of government
staff to give services;` Low prioritize of women’s issues in each and every
sector;` No meaningful participation to marginalize women(ultra poor, dalit and ethnic group) in local level
planning process`

To sensitize all line agencies to mainstream Gender byadvocacy and counseling;` To ensure responsiveness and Gender sensitive work culture
by advocacy and monitoring;` To build capacity to central and district level government
official to implement of gender mainstreaming strategy` To enhance capacity to women’s Co-operatives (women’scommunity based organization) for meaningful Participation
in local level planning process through social mobilization;` To create enabling environment to women’s group for getting
budget from local bodies to run empowerment program`1) Project title:
Advocacy and counseling on Gender Mainstreamingat centre and District level2) Project period:
August 2011 – July, 2012
3) Target area:

Center (Department of Women and Children)level and Local level (Morang District )4) Target beneficiary (ies):
Central and District level Government officials
and women Co-operatives (Women
Community Based Organization) in pilot
village.
5) Implementing agency:` Department of Women and Children(including district office).
6) Collaborating Agency:` Gender Mainstreaming and Social Inclusion
Project (GeMSIP)

7) Overall Goals:
Gender equity/ balance achieved at the central
and district level pilot village
8) Project Purpose:
1. Central and district level Government
officials develop capacities to implement
Gender mainstreaming strategy guideline.
2.
Women co-operatives build capacities toplan and implement project with Genderperspective.

9) Activities:
1. 1. To organise training

1.1. To have meeting on Gender mainstreaming for line
agencies and Development partners at central level
1.2. To conduct gender mainstreaming workshop withcentral level line agencies, Gender stakeholder group
2. To conduct district level gender mainstreaming
workshop with district level line agencies,
2.1. To provide Gender Mainstreaming training /orientation to women’s co-operatives member by thedistrict trained officers.
2.2. To conduct workshop with 50 women cooperatives members on Gender mainstreaming inpilot village
2.3. To follow-up and monitor to women’s cooperatives by district women and children office10) Outputs:

1: Capacity to Central and District Women andChildren office staff is enhanced;
2. Capacity to women’s co-operatives(women’s Community Based Organization) isenhanced.

Scenery

Mt.Everest (8848 M)

Scenery

Mt.Machhapuchre

Scenery…..

Pashupatinath Temple

Scenery…..

Lumbini (Birth place of Lord Buddha

Scenery…..

Janaki Temple

Scenery…..

Traditional House

Architecture

Traditional Mill (water)

Architecture

Traditional Wooden Carved Window

Architecture

Karuwa (Traditional water jug)Architecture

Khukuri (traditional Nepali weapon)

Society

Women in household work in village

Activities

Focus group discussion

Activities

Rural entrepreneurship support by WDPCulture

Living goddess (Kumari)Culture

Cultural Dresses of different ethnic groups

Festival

Celebrating Deepawali (festival of light)

Festival

Celebrating Dashain

Festival

Celebrating Teej Festival

Festival

Dashain (Swinging)