Report

ILO case study: Project to Promote ILO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (PRO 169)

11 January 2006
This case study argues that despite the good intentions and increasing realization of the importance of social inclusion for poverty alleviation and lasting peace, reflected in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), insufficient attention has...

Janajatis in Nepal

19 September 2004
Nepal\'s indigenous nationalities, popularly called \"Janajati\" live in almost each nook and corner of the country. Janajati is Nepali word for indigenous people. All through the Nepalese history the Janajatis have been excluded from the...

An Inventory of Micro-Insurance Schemes in Nepal

1 February 2004
Twenty-one organizations that have been operating micro-insurance schemes were surveyed in this study. Also, newly planned schemes are examined. As far as possible, this study tries to include all the organizations that are...

Social Protection for People in the Informal Economy of Nepal

1 February 2004
Nepal\'s deteriorating economy, its political infrastructure, and the continued impact of neoliberal economic policies, has left very few options for the provision of effective social and health security. The authors of this study are...

A Case Study on the Health Insurance Scheme of B.P. Koirala Institute for Health Science in Nepal

1 February 2004
The benefit package adopted by the scheme was decided on the basis of essential elements of the primary health care as outlined in the Alma Ata declaration and the ILO Convention 102 on Social Security,...

Sexual Harassment at the Workplace in Nepal

1 January 2004
The issue of sexual harassment at the workplace is gaining gradual recognition as a problem of discrimination against women as workers at the workplace. It is an issue that interfaces with two concerns: violence...

A Case Study on The Joint Relief Scheme, a Life Micro-Insucence Scheme promoted by the Madhayamanchal Grameen Bikas Bank in Nepal

1 December 2003
This paper summarise the various aspects related to the Joint Relief Scheme, the life micro-insurance scheme implemented by The Madhyamanchal Grameen Bikas Bank Ltd. (MGBB), a micro-finance institution(MFI) based in Janakpur Municipality, Dhanusa, Nepal. ...

Creating a Healing Environment Psycho-Social Rehabilitation & Occupational Integration of Child Survivors of Trafficking and Other Wrost Forms of Child Labour

1 June 2002
This paper presents an overview of the case management process as conducted by the Center for the Protection of Children\'s Rights (CPCR) Foundation of Bangkok, Thailand, an organization that has been providing protection and rehabilitation...

Cross Boarder Trafficking of Boys

1 March 2002
Trafficking in women and girls from Nepal is a distinct discriminatory phenomenon that has been gaining increasing attention among concerened individuals and instituions in Nepal. There are ample evidences, which indicate that trafficking in...

Nepal Trafficking in Girls With Special Reference to Prostitution: A Rapid Assessment

1 November 2001
The assessment report explains the plight and lives of Nepalese girls trafficked within country or across the border to India, for sexual exploitation. The study findings estimate that 12,000 children are trafficked every year...