Advocacy

Situation for Women

Arranged Marriages

Arranged marriages have always belonged to traditional life in Nepal. In this regard, there are many rules which are determined ...
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Menstruation

Once a month, many women and girls in Nepal are not allowed to enter their home. Because during their menstrual ...
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Violence against Women

Violence against women in Nepal is still rampant despite several attempts to fight against this social illness. Women face physical assaults, ...
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Situation for Children

Child Labour

Despite the fact that child labour is legally prohibited in Nepal for children aged under 14, according to studies 34% ...
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Child Marriages

37 % of the girls in Nepal are married before they become 18 years old. They get pregnant while they’re ...
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Child Widows

Child marriages are common in Nepal. If the husband dies, the widowed girls are expelled from social life. They are ...
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Getting to school

If Nepali children enjoy the privilege to be able to go to school, they often have a difficult and dangerous ...
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Learning languages in Nepal

If children in Nepal are able to attend school, there is a big challenge waiting for them: The language challenge ...
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Situation after the Earthquake

Challenges after the Earthquake

After the earthquake 2015 there were many challenges for Nepali people and their government to cope with. They affected the work ...
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Delays in official relief program

In early May 2015 the government pledged 200,000 Nrs. to every family who lost their house in the earthquake. Shortly after, ...
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Concept

Roots for Life is taking action to push the political and societal rethinking. Roots for Life uses for instance the International Women’s Day, conferences against human trafficking, etc. to promote women’s and children’s rights, to call attention to abuses and to bring about an overall structural change.