In May 2022, the CLARISSA Nepal team organised a conversation between child labour experts, hosted by Nepal Live Today. The…
Children-Women in Social Service and Human Rights
CWISH is a non-profit based in Kathmandu that aims to ensure social justice, protection and promotion of human rights, particularly those of children across Nepal. CWISH is a long-standing member of Consortium for Street Children. Within CLARISSA CWISH will, as part of the Nepal country team, deliver participatory processes and innovations. They will also lead on advocacy for the programme in Nepal.
The push and pull of child labour in Nepal
As part of CLARISSA’s “The Small Business of Child Labour” campaign, which aims to shine a light on the worst…
Child labour is rife in adult entertainment businesses in Nepal
As CLARISSA launches its campaign ‘Shift the Focus: The Small Business of Child Labour’ we are asking why this matters…
Anita’s Life Story
My name is Anita* and I am from Eastern Nepal. I am 18 years old. We are a family of…
Rita’s Life Story
My name is Rita* and I live with my father, mother, and brother. My sister is married. My mother drinks…
Advocating for Change in Nepal’s Adult Entertainment Sector
The United Nations Human Rights Council has a powerful role to play in addressing the worst forms of child labour….
Safeguarding the mental health of children in child labour in Nepal
According to the ILO, 79 million children are in “hazardous work in the world (pdf)”, which poses an immediate danger…
Ensuring ethics in life story collection during COVID times
As the first step in CLARISSA’s systemic action research, we collected life stories from children during the pandemic. The life…
Bringing children into the life story collection process
At the beginning of March, the CLARISSA Nepal team worked with children to support the collection of their life stories….
Listening to working children is a legal obligation – not a choice
If the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour truly seeks to help working children then policymakers will listen…