The past few days have been very educational. We have visited many social organizations in Nepal who all focus on specific issues. Although I really respect all of the organizations that we have visited and think they are all doing very amazing things, I'm drawn to the Women for Human Rights. This organization focuses on helping Nepali widows become financially, emotionally, and mentally ready to take care of themselves when their husband passes away. There are many cultural practices in Nepal that make being a widow almost unbearable- and definitely not liveable. Their website http://whr.org.np is also very insightful and does a much better job explaining their mission.
Another organization that has really inspired me is Maiti Nepal, which focuses on the prevention, rescuing an rehabilitation of trafficked children and women. They had almost 500 people living at the center and are very self-sufficient- they have medical and school on premises. I got to hold the cutest baby while we were there- so obviously I liked it.
The thing that has most impressed and inspired me is the passion here in Nepal. There are so many people here who are striving for human rights and equality for all people and also to make Nepal an even better place. We met with a group of sociology students here in Nepal today and it was great to see that most of them want to stay in Nepal to continue making it a great place to live.
Mostly I am just amazed at the resourcefulness of the organizations and the people who are running them; they definitely know how to get things done, even with the limited resources they often have.
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