Strengthening community engagement in Nepal during COVID-19: community-based training and development to reduce child labour
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Sunuwar, Merina
Sherpa, Helen
Joshi, Roopshree
Jordan, Lucy P
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The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to serious socio-economic consequences globally. These impacts are disproportionately disruptive to vulnerable groups and low- and middle-income countries. This paper explores the case of Nepal and challenges faced by NGOs and community-based organisations (CBOs) to reduce child labour in brick production, embroidery (zari) and the carpet industry amidst the strict lockdown laws, and industry closure during the pandemic. The case of the Sakriya Project, a child protection initiative headed by World Education Inc. (WEI) Nepal illustrates challenges and opportunities for social work in building capacity to support this vulnerable population during the pandemic.
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Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
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This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 30 Nov 2020, copyright Taylor & Francis, available online at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1833749
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Social work
Social Sciences
COVID-19
Nepal
child labour
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Larmar, S; Sunuwar, M; Sherpa, H; Joshi, R; Jordan, LP, Strengthening community engagement in Nepal during COVID-19: community-based training and development to reduce child labour, Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 2020