Inter Press ServiceNaubasta Women Savings Group Topics https://www.ipsnews.net/topics/naubasta-women-savings-group/ News and Views from the Global South Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:45:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 For Nepal’s Dalits, Struggle Continues Amidst Slow Progress https://www.ipsnews.net/2014/07/for-nepals-dalits-struggle-continues-amidst-slow-progress/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2014/07/for-nepals-dalits-struggle-continues-amidst-slow-progress/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:13:51 +0000 Naresh Newar http://www.ipsnews.net/?p=135636

Girls from Nepal’s Dalit community must clear numerous hurdles before they can enjoy a decent education. Credit: Naresh Newar/IPS

By Naresh Newar
KATHMANDU, Jul 23 2014 (IPS)

With over 41 percent of Nepal’s three million Dalits living below the poverty line, and over 90 percent classified as ‘landless’, the country must reassess its progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) vis-a-vis its most vulnerable populations.

 

 

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