Case Study

STATUS OF SINGLE WOMEN IN NEPAL

A recent baseline study conducted by WHR showed that:

  • More than 40% of them get married before the age of 20
  • Around 67% of them are under 20-35 years old having on average 3-4 children.
  • 29% of them are illiterate.
  • Only 2% of them have some sort of college education
  • 10% of SW members have migrated and displaced due to the conflict in their community.
  • All single women face problems related to extra work burden, exploitation, domestic violence and sense of loneliness and insecurity.
  • Most of their children have drop out from school due to lack of financial sources.