CSRC Social Audit: 9 September 2011 : An overview

CSRC conducts an annual Social Audit which seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of its work in a manner which ensures transparency & accountability to all partner organizations, rights holders/beneficiaries and stakeholders. Public scrutiny and feedback allows CSRC to be responsive to input from all of its stakeholders.
The program was chaired by Shasikala Dahal (Vice-Chair, CSRC). Chief guest and key note speaker was Ms. Purna Kumari Subedi (Vice-Speaker, CA). Also in attendance were Chiranjivi Adhikary (Care Nepal), Saraswoti Subba (Treasurer, NLRF), Ganesh B.K (Chair, Human Rights Alliance), Rajkumar Lekhi (Chair, NEFIN), Apsara Chapagain (Chair, FECOFUN), Sharmila Karki (Chief Secretary, NGO Federation), Shyam Shrestha, (Frontline Worker, Civil Society), Lalmani Joshi (Secretary, Land Reform & Management Ministry), Brinda Pandey (CA member of the Committee of Fundamental Right and Directive Principles),

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Policy announcement on Women's Access to Land

Over time a number of women led land rights campaigns have brought about important changes at national policy level. In a patriarchal country like Nepal, access to land is fundamental to women’s empowerment. Land rights bring about security, independence and confidence, which together enable women to become active in all social and political arenas.
The 11 day Padyatra organized by the NLRF in March 2010 illustrates the importance of this. 337 land deprived women from 42 Districts vowed to remain continuously active in the movement until their land rights were assured under the new Constitution. Similarly the National Movement for Timely Constitution Writing and Land Reform saw of more than 1,000 poor women (and more than 100 men) from 50 districts descending upon Kathmandu.

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