This paper uses both human rights and development frameworks and identifies the limitations and strengths of each approach for understanding and responding to the problem, as well as clarifying the links that must now be made between the frameworks. The paper ends with a summary of lessons and recommendations for future research on intimate violence that links development to human rights. This document serves to expand the dialogue on the relationship between good governance, political engagement, and women's empowerment, and provides insight to program planners and policymakers concerned with incorporating gender into democracy-building efforts. Nepal 35 newly literate Nepali women tell in their own words the impact literacy has had on their lives. A photograph of its author accompanies each essay.
Photographs accompany most quotes.
A collection of stories inspired by the people experiencing the ICPD Programme of Action in their daily lives.