SOSEC Nepal Initiatives to Stop Child Marriage in Dailekh District Jwala Sandesh

Social Service Centre (SOSEC) SOSEC Nepal Dailekh is a non-political and non-profitable social organization established in 2054 B.S. The goal of organization is serving the backward people in the remote area and marginalized communities of Dailekh district. The organization tries to play the vital role in the social cultural and economic development of the community. SOSEC is the result of the ambition and enthusiasm some adventures of the youths of the Dailekh who are always dedicated in the prosperity of community.

SOSEC Nepal Dailekh was established to support the government where is the low access of development of government facilities in Dailekh related to Human Rights, Health, Education, Sanitation & Agriculture, livelihood, Child Right Governance, Child Protection, Youth Rights, Women Rights, People with Disabilities with the partnership of different bilateral, Multilateral donor agencies and local level government. SOSEC Nepal Dailekh considers that the community should be active and clever for their development. The development of a community depends on the activeness of the community.

SOSEC Nepal Dailekh has been conducting the campaign against the child marriage and Chhaupadi in Dailekh district. SOSEC Nepal Dailekh started intensively anti child marriage campaign after realizing the negative impacts in child development. First of all the child marriage data was collected, analyzed. Then organization conducted the anti child marriage campaign in Dailekh district with coordination and collaboration with district level and local level stakeholders. After the campaign as a result 701 child marriages stopped in a year. SOSEC Nepal would like to thank to CCWB, DCWB, WCO, Save the Children, AEIN, TDHG for kind support to conduct the anti child marriage campaign in Dailekh district. One of the best practice related document is SOSEC Nepal Initiatives to stop the child marriage in Dailekh District. If you are interested about the initiatives, you can download it from the following link.