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Nepali activist working for single mothers and against domestic violence

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, something she experienced herself prior to her divorce.

She was awarded the N-Peace Awards by UNDP in 2015. She also founded Samida Women Development Forum, an organization working for single mothers. The forum has provided scholarships for 86 children of single mothers from various part of Nepal.

She is a nurse.

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.

Family life

Thapa herself is a single mother of a son and an adopted daughter.

References

  1. "Call To End Suffering" (PDF). New Spotlight.
  2. "International Women's Day and beyond: Women's human and citizenship rights in Nepal - Sharmila Thapa of Samida Women's Development Forum". Policy Scotland. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. ^ "Sharmila Thapa, women's rights activist, wins regional award". kathmandupost.com. 7 Sep 2015. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. "Commemoration of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | United Nations in Nepal". nepal.un.org. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  5. "UNDP celebrates Asian women leaders for peace". UNDP in Asia and the Pacific. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  6. "Politics - inclusion". www.nepalresearch.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  7. "From the ashes". mnsvmag.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.

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