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Kathmandu Friday January 25, 2002 Magh 12, 2058.
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Saleable issues
Gender issues are saleable these days. Some have
made them their professional mantras, and some have used them as a begging bowl. While the
hundreds of thousands of Nepali women sweat and toil for a livelihood in miserable
conditions with no social and economic securities, the so-called women rights activities
in the urban areas use the plight of women in rural areas to pump dollars into the
country, which in most cases go into their own pockets. Though some commendable efforts
have been made by a few I/NGOs, they are far from enough. Recently, the Kills couple gave
donations to Maiti Nepal, an NGO, to help them fight against girl-trafficking, and for
rehabilitating those once sold into prostitution. It is to be hoped that the organisation
utilises the monetary assistance well for the welfare of women.
Rama Parajuli
Gaushala, Kathmandu
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