Sharmila Thapa Explained
Sharmila Thapa is a Nepali nurse and activist working for single mothers and against domestic violence.
Career and activism
Thapa is an activist who speaks out against gender based violence,[1] something she experienced herself prior to her divorce.[2]
She was awarded the N-Peace Awards by UNDP in 2015. She has also founded Samida Women Development Forum an organization working for single mothers.[3] The forum has provided scholarships for 86 children of single mothers from various part of Nepal.
She is a nurse.[4]
Awards
Selected publications
- Sharmila, T; Power on paper: Women should be made part of all decision-making bodies to uproot patriarchy (2015) The Katmandu Post.[6]
Family life
Thapa herself is a single mother of a son and an adopted daughter.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Call To End Suffering . New Spotlight.
- Web site: 2017-04-20 . International Women’s Day and beyond: Women’s human and citizenship rights in Nepal - Sharmila Thapa of Samida Women’s Development Forum . 2022-03-24 . Policy Scotland . en-GB.
- Web site: 7 Sep 2015 . Sharmila Thapa, women's rights activist, wins regional award . 2022-03-24 . kathmandupost.com . English.
- Web site: Commemoration of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women United Nations in Nepal . 2022-03-24 . nepal.un.org . en.
- Web site: UNDP celebrates Asian women leaders for peace. UNDP in Asia and the Pacific. 2020-08-20.
- Web site: Politics - inclusion . 2022-03-24 . www.nepalresearch.com.
- Web site: From the ashes . 2022-03-24 . mnsvmag.com . en.
