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Established in 1987, Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre (CWIN) is a pioneer organisation in Nepal for the rights of the child and against child labour exploitation. CWIN is an advocate organisation for the child's rights with focus on children living and working under the most difficult circumstances. CWIN's main areas of concern are child labour, street children, child marriage, bonded laour, trafficking of children, children in conflict with laws and commercial-sexual exploitation of children.

As a watchdog in the field of child rights in the country, CWIN acts as a voice of children through lobbying, campaign and pressure to the government to protect and promote children's rights in the country, and to end all kinds of exploitation, abuse and discrimination against children. As a concerned organisation to the children at risk, CWIN has been also undertaking a number of socialisation, support and rehabilitation programme through its various programmes. More >

Constituent Assembly Election and the issue of Child Protection

In the context of an important historic Constituent Assembly Election the political activities are increasing. Most of the parties of the society are showing their concerns upon the political activities and the phase of New Nepal is very near. However, deplorable and violent incidents like fighting among cadres of political parties during the election campaign and the recent bomb blasts pose challenge to holding the election. More>> Nepali Version PDF

• Children issues in Election Menifesto of Political Parties for CA Election 2008 (Nepali) PDF

CWIN-Nepal Campaign on Child Rights during Constituent Assembly Election 2008

With the Constituent Assembly (CA) Election at the threshold protection of children and the role of child rights issues in the constitution of New Nepal have once again become topics of discussion. Regarding the code of conduct of the Election Commission the Article 23, 2064, clearly states that: "No children should be made to participate in procession, rally or mass meetings and/or be involved in campaigning or any kind of election related activities". Likewise, the political parties have included issues of protection and development of children in their manifestos. During the campaigning for the Constituent Assembly Election CWIN Nepal wants to stress that children's issues should be given equal importance amongst other political, economical and social issues as children constitute almost half of the nation's population. More>>

State of the Rights of the Child in Nepal

Synopsis of the National Report on State of the Rights of the Child in Nepal prepared by CWIN Nepal.

Download full text of the report in Nepali [PDF]

Let's not use children during Constituent Assembly Election

With the Constituent Assembly (CA) Election at the threshold protection of children and issue of child rights in the constitution of New Nepal have once again become topics of discussion. Regarding the code of conduct of the National Election Commission the Article 23, 2064, clearly states that: "No children should be made to participate in procession, rally or mass meetings and/or be involved in campaigning or any kind of election related activities". Likewise, the political parties have included issues of protection and development of children in their manifestos. During the campaigning for the Constituent Assembly Election CWIN Nepal wants to stress that children's issues should be given equal importance amongst other political, economical and social issues as children constitute almost half of the nation's population. Read full text>> [Nepali]

Constituent Assembly and Children (Sambidhan Sabha ra Balbalika)

"Constituent Assembly and Children" (Sambidhan Sabha ra Balbalika) is a book examining the issues of children in the context of the constituent assembly. The book, published by CWIN-Nepal in a partnership with Save the Children, analyses policies, which are to be formulated and further implemented as a part of the process of building a New Nepal. The book provides information on both the foundation and the future of the process of building a New Nepal. In particular, the focus is on issues, such as, children's concerns in the context of Nepal's constitutional history, Child Rights and the new constitution, and the role of stakeholders of child rights in the constituent assembly. Moreover, the book addresses child rights in the context of restructuring the state and electing the constituent assembly. The book was prepared after series of discussions held with children and different stakeholders during National campaign on "Let's build New Nepal with Children."