This project entitled Collective Voice for Human Rights and Dignity – AAWAZ has been designed to implement through a consortium of five organizations SAMATA foundation, RDN Nepal, JMC and MDDF in the lead of NNDSWO. The project will be implemented in five districts [Sunsari, Saptari, Bara, Dailekh and Kailali and at national level for 30 months.The project particularly aims to address core problem of caste-based discrimination and untouchability (CBD&U) and resultant exclusion which is a pressing human rights and development issues in Nepal. Lack of HR knowledge of beneficiaries; non-implementation of laws [HR standards and policies]; Less accessible HR protection mechanisms; weak ownership of the issues by different agencies and actors and futile collaboration among them; agencies responsible for delivering state service and HR obligation not fully aware of or lack institutional actions; and the layers of barriers against beneficiaries created by the caste system based social structure and religious/superstitious beliefs are the major causes of the problem.
Impact: Dalit and excluded groups enjoy respect of dignity in day-to-day life with better access to development through advancement in human rights and social justice.
Outcome: Increased demand from right-holders and solidarity with stakeholders for promoting and protecting rights of Dalit and excluded groups as per relevant human rights laws, standards and commitment of Nepal.
Outputs:
Output-1: People in intervention area have critical understanding on laws and policies related to non-discrimination and human rights protection mechanisms.
Output-2: Increased collective voices and actions by Dalit and non-Dalit community and organizations at all levels for combating caste based discrimination and untouchability practices and promoting human rights for all in all situation.
Output-3: Dalit CSOs, service providing agencies particularly VDCs and HR organisations at different level interface for the application of HRBA principle in their actions.
Key Activities:
Key activities for Output-1:
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Key activities for Output-3:
