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From liberation to livelihood

The Freedom Fund · 2024

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Record details

Study population
Haliya / Kamaiya / Haruwa-Charuwa
Geography
Districts of Bardiya, Kanchanpur and Saptari
Sample size
451 households
Method
Unspecified: mixed-methods study
Labour system
Kamaiya, Haliya, Haruwa-Charuwa
Themes
Land & livelihoods, Forced labour & debt

Recorded findings

  • The Report survey indicates that most of the kamaiya households have better financial security due to the utilization of productive lands, cash, and loans they received for investment purposes to generate diversified livelihoods.
  • Saptari has witnessed a significant decline in bonded labour from approximately 38.4% of households in 2017 to 21.3% in 2022.

Citation

Freedom Fund. (2024). From liberation to livelihood. https://www.freedomfund.org/news/from-liberation-to-livelihood/

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