Nepal Country Report

Presented by Binod Bahadur Kunwar
Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Nepal

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Regional Workshop on Monitoring the Implementation of the Biwako Millenium Framework for Action Plan

Binod Bahadur Kunwar
Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Nepal

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Major Heading for Presentation

• Central Focal Agency on Disabilitie Issues
• National Policies on Disabilities are directed by
• Features of Disable Concern Policies
• Major Implementation areas of BMF
• Indicators for Implementation of BMF
• M & E Mechanism on BMF
• Shortcomming of Implementations of BMF

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Central Focal Agency on Disability issues

• His Majesty’s Government of Nepal (HMG/N) has established the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MWCSW) with a view to bringing about extensive reformation in the existing situation of women, children, senior citizens and people with disabilities (PWDs) in the country.
• The Government has assigned the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare as a focal Ministry with specific responsibilities and mandates to make conducive environment and enjoyment of equal opportunities for all the marginalized and people with disabilities (PWDs)

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National Policies on Disability are directed by

• The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal – 1990
• The Protection and Welfare of Disable Persons Act (PWDA) 1982 and its Regulation
• Periodic Plan (Tenth)
• “Disabled Service National Policy –1996".
• Act Related to Education and Health
• Act related to Local Self-Governance

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Features of Disable Concern Policies

• Change the attitude towards people with disability, establish rights and opportunities for them
• 5% reservation quota on services.
• Amend existing laws to facilitate simple and dignified living of the disabled people with proper rights and welfare.
• Conduct disability prevention programs (Safe motherhood, nutrition, imposition of proper rules to stop or minimize road traffic accidents, etc.)
• Promote people’s awareness on prevention and security through media.

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Continued

• Change the attitude towards people with disability, establish rights and opportunities for them
• Update official statistics and information database.
• Implement program for free education to disabled people up to higher degree and launch special education program for disabled people with special needs.
• Arrangement for free medical Facilities.
• Conduct sports, entertainment and extra-curricular activities.

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Continued

• Emphasize on family based and community based rehabilitation.
• Activate government and non-government agencies for PWDs employment
• Amend existing laws to facilitate simple and dignified living of the disabled people with proper rights and welfare.
• Conduct disability prevention programs (Safe motherhood, nutrition, imposition of proper rules to stop or minimize road traffic accidents, etc.)
• Promote people’s awareness on prevention and security through communication media.

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Major Implementation areas of BMF

• Legal review
• Education
• Health
• Training and Employment
• Service and Facilities
• Others

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Indicators on Implementation of BMF

• Legal review
  • Reviewed existing laws to ensure rights of PWDs.
• Education
  • Number of enrolment and completion of Primary level,high school and higher Education by PWDs.
• Health
  • Number of Health awareness campaign for prevention from Disabilities.
  • Number of disabled peoples received Medical facilities from health centres.
  • Rate of Disabilities.

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Continued

• Training and Employment
  • Number of trainees with PWDs in technical and vocational schools.
  • Number of trained disabled peoples.
  • Number of employment for PWDs (in GOs and NGOs).
• Service and Facilities
  • PWDs friendly mobility access in public places
  • Number of decisions made to provide the facilities mention in the Act and Regulations.
  • Kinds of reservation /concession in various aspects/sectors.
  • Assistive devices provided.

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M and E Mechanism of BMF

• MWCSW (To develop national policy,plan programs and its implementation)
• National Disable Coordination Committee (To recommend National Plan, Policy and programs)
• Department of women Development (To evaluate and monitor the field activities)
• District women Development office (To implement and monitor the district level activities)
• District Development committee (To design local level programs regarding PWDs upliftment)

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M and E Mechanism of BMF (continued)

• Concerned line Ministries (for their sect oral activities according their business task).
• Civic Society (CBR National Network & National Federation of the Disabled)

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Shortcoming of Implementations of BMF

• The concerns of disabilities are not yet priority sector in the Planning, Implementing and Evaluation process.
• Lack of awareness on the causes and rights of disabilities. (Mostly in rural areas and illiterate)
• Programmes are mainly concentrated in the urban areas.
• Lack of financial and trained technical Manpower
• Improper opportunity and access for PWDs, mostly in education, employment and social participation.

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Thank you and Namaste

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