MAC & NCBL: Girl Child Education Scholarship Program

Landmine survivor assistance is one of the five principles of mine action. All states parties to the International Mine Ban Treaty are called upon to provide support to the victims of landmines. Landmine survivors are defined not only as the individua who stepped on the landmine, but it also consists of his/her family and the wider community in which they live. All countries are called upon to provide financial support, funnelled through NGOs to help build the capacity and empower the victims of landmines. Ban Landmines Campaign Nepal and Women Development Society is a joint organzation. It advocates on behalf of the victims of landmines and for women's rights. As such they are capable of mainstreaming both mine action and women's rights into all of their programming. During the decade-long conflict, NCBL/WODES began providing educational scholarships to the victims of landmines, conflict-affected and marginalized girls. The Girl Child Education Scholarship Program is now sending 220 girls to school, transforming the lives of recipients and challenging the existing social norm that prioritizes boys' education over girls. Please enjoy this look into mine action and women's rights uniting within the Girl Child Education Program, creating a peaceful and socially just Nepal.

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