MS Nepal has
produced its annual report 2001. The report is available at our
website in both English and Nepali versions. The following is an
easy-to-read light version of the content.
Nepali society is characterized by its pluralistic nature and
extreme diversity. The society is stratified on various grounds
such as ethnicity/caste, gender, income, class, age and the likes.
Patriarchy is expressed by gender discrimination. Women have a low
status and they are very largely excluded from the public domain
despite the constitutional guarantee of equal treatment. The poor
also suffer a variety of cultural exclusions. Despite some
progress in access to education, health, drinking water etc; in
the last 26 years, the rate of change is not only very low but
also marks a high level of regional, economic and social
inequality.
MS Nepal’s selection of partners, who represent the ethnic
minorities and downtrodden section of society and are working for
their better well-being, and our support for their activities is a
manifestation of our commitment to "development by people".
Combined with a stronger poverty focus, much emphasis has been
given to cultural cooperation and information and advocacy work
while working in partnership. There is better understanding of
partnership approach among the partners. Working with the
disadvantaged and ethnic minorities like Tharus and Limbus, and
Dalit has helped in giving voice to the voiceless and encouraged
them to endeavour for their own development.
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The full Annual
Report is available in both English and Nepali languages which can
be downloaded in MS-Word format:
