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Kamlahari Movement in Nepal: Expanding Opportunities, Uncertain Achievements

Mahendra Sapkota · 2018

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Record details

Study population

Kamlahari girls; Tharu community; Former Kamlahari

Geography

Nepal; Western Tarai; Mid-western Tarai

Sample size

Not specified

Method

Qualitative / mixed methods: Qualitative study; Narrative analysis; Primary and secondary sources

Labour system

Kamlari

Themes

Legal abolition & policy, Rehabilitation, Land & livelihoods, Child labour & education

Recorded findings

• The paper argues that although the Kamlahari movement achieved the formal abolition of the Kamlahari system in 2013, rehabilitation, education, livelihood support, and long-term reintegration remain incomplete. It contends that legal freedom has not translated into sustained socioeconomic empowerment because policy implementation and institutional support have been inconsistent.

Repository note

Lacks empirical evidence on long-term rehabilitation outcomes of freed Kamlahari.

Citation

Sapkota, M. (2018). Kamlahari movement in Nepal: Expanding opportunities, uncertain achievements. Journal of Development Policy, Research & Practice, 2(1), 25–47. ISSN 2522-3410.

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