On 18 December 2020, AF organized an evaluation meeting on “16 Days Campaign against Gender Based Violence” in Ramechhap district. In the meeting 25 participants including representatives of District Bar Association, Aadibasi Janajati Mahasangh, journalists, women human rights defenders, Manthali Municipality, Manthali Municipality’s campaigners of 16 days campaign against gender based violence, lawyers, NGO Federation, conflict victims etc. were present. Every year many organizations, government units and civil society organize campaigns and programs against the gender based violence but there is no evaluation of effectiveness and results of such campaigns and programs. So, AF organized an interaction program to discuss on successful campaigns, challenges and how to move forward in the days to come.
The program was chaired by Bichar Singh Dong, Chairperson of Nepal Bar Association, Ramechhap and hosted by advocate Pandav Prasai. In the meeting, participants suggested to establish a basket fund and joint activities for more effective campaigns against gender based violence, focus on schools and colleges, focus on caste based community sensitization, ban alcohol and poker games. The participants said that the government should acknowledge that civil society organizations also can do effective works against gender based violence and support them. They had suggested that the campaigns against gender based violence should continue throughout the year instead organizing once a year. The program was supported by Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP).
