WHR Publications for Sale

Problems and Challenges of Single Women (Widows) in Nepal

Based on the study on the problems and challenges of single women (widows) in the Nepal conducted in 21 districts this book is published.

This book is expected to accelerate the process of change before more single women (widows) suffer trauma and pain perpetrated by the cruelties of the society.This book is the result to explore and to bring to public notice the reality of single women (widows) in Nepal and sensitize the larger community in favor of change.

Price NRs. 200/-

An Understanding –Gender

With the objective of making village, cities, and other people aware about the Gender this book is published.This book proves to be help to provide trainings of Gender.This book also helps the students of Bachelor of Arts,Sociology.

Author : Lily Thapa
Price : NRs. 150/–

International Conference on capacity Buiding of Single Women (widows)

After the International Conference On Capacity Building of Single Women (widows) held on 12th-14th May, 2005 ,Katmandu, Nepal the report of the confernece was published in the form of book.This conference helped proving the issues of single omen(widows) is not a local or small level problems rather have grasped the entire world and the women belonging to each corner of society throughout the world in its deprivations and discrimination in the excuse of social, cultural, religious and legal and economical marginalization.

Price: Rs. 150/-

Journey’s experience with Single women

This book is based on the experience of Lily Thapa, Chair person of Women for Human Rights, single women group. Her experience inculcates her 10 years experience of meeting with, village level, national and international single women(widows). Various facts found with the research ,workshops and trainings are also included in this book.

Price: NRs.125/-

Documentary: Born Again

The film contains testimonies by single women(widows) who have suffered underthe varnashram tradition of Hinduism .Their pathos is exposed and their feelings laid bare as it goes about analyzing the prevailing social situation .Also featured are experts who dwell on what Hinduism has to say on the subject .The one remarkable fact that becomes clear in the film is that the past one decade has seen a sea change in the way single women (widows) have begun breaking out of the tradition role expected of a sea change in the way single women(widows) have begun breaking out the traditional role expected of them a transformation evident in this extract form a poem by an elderly neo-literate single women from Jhapa.

Price: NRs. 500/-

Single Women - Documentary Drama

This is docu-drama made in the collaboration of SM Films and Women for Human Rights. The story is based on the life of single women (widows) and the works done by the WHR for empowering Single Women on social, cultural,political and economic aspects of life.

Price: NRs. 500/-(CD), 1000/- (DVD)