CLARISSA (Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South‑Eastern Asia) is a research programme into the worst forms of child labour…
Ranjana Sharma
Participatory Action Researcher
Business Owners’ Perspectives on Running Khaja Ghars, Massage Parlours, Dance Bars, Hostess Bars, and Dohoris in Kathmandu, Nepal
This research paper explores the findings from semi-structured interviews conducted with business owners operating spa and massage parlours, khaja ghars…
Beyond the Participatory Action Research Process – Achievement with Business Owners!
Three months after formally closing down the action research group, “Night Entertainment Business Association Group of Dohori and Dance Bar…
Child-centred approach reveals the dynamics driving child labour in Nepal’s AES
CLARISSA has a participatory and child-centred approach that supports children to gather evidence, analyse it themselves and generate solutions to…
Life Stories From Kathmandu’s Adult Entertainment Sector: Told and Analysed by Children and Young People
Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia (CLARISSA) has a participatory and child-centred approach that supports children to gather…
Learning from Life Story Collection and Analysis With Children Who Work in the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Nepal
The CLARISSA Nepal team collected and analysed 400 life stories of children and young people engaged in or affected by…
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…
Collecting life stories on the worst forms of child labour in Nepal
“Cover your face with a mask, sanitise, use gloves, and maintain a physical distance” is a new standard for human…