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Welcome
to NESPEC!
NESPEC
is a nonprofit organization based in Gaighat, a city located in the
Udayapur District of Nepal. It was created in 1997 for the purpose
of increasing the social, political, and economic status of oppressed
groups by empowering them to advocate for, exercise, and preserve
their rights.
Current
Campaign: Land Rights & Food Security
In
2007, NESPEC began a series of activities and campaigns for the
Food Security and Land Rights campaign, with the support of Action
Aid Nepal. There are currently four land rights action groups
and one district land rights forum that have been established
for uniting landless peoples and those living in disputed areas
such as on riverbanks or near community forests. These people
face tremendous problems in terms of managing their daily livelihood.
Most of them are forced to work for large landowners and are unable
to earn nearly enough money to sustain their families. The large
majority of these people are from Dalit, Janajati and Madhesi
castes, who are already faced with considerable discrimination.
NESPEC has begun the process of empowering them through a variety
of orientations, campaigns, trainings, and regular meetings, as
well as supporting them to raise their voice for their rights
on a national level.
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more . . .
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