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1. Nepal
Summer
Ins.tute
June
22
-­‐
July
3,
2015

2. Nepal
Summer
Ins.tute
2015
• "Child
Wellbeing
&
Development”
– Loca.on:
Kathmandu,
Nepal
– Dates:
June
22
–
July
3,
2015

3. Instructors
• Dr.
Elke
Johanna
de
Buhr
• Dr.
William
Bertrand

4. An
Introduc.on
to
Kathmandu,
Nepal

5. Course
Overview:
Child
Wellbeing
&
Development
• Among
Asia’s
poorest
and
least
developed
countries
(ranked
145
out
of
187
countries
on
the
Human
Development
Index),
land-­‐locked
Nepal
lacks
universal
access
to
health
care,
compulsory
educaUon
and
essenUal
legal
protecUons
for
children
• Adults
and
children
migrate
to
urban
centers
in
search
for
income
and
a
beVer
life
but
labor
exploitaUon
is
common
• Migrant
children
are
systemaUcally
hired
into
brick
manufacturing,
carpet
weaving
and
other
industries
hazardous
to
their
health
and
development
while
denying
them
access
to
educaUon

6. Child
Wellbeing
&
Development
(cont.)
• DomesUc
workers
oZen
work
under
slavery-­‐like
condiUons
• Both
adult
women
and
children
are
trafficked
across
the
border
into
commercial
sexual
exploitaUon
• Dalits
(“untouchables”)
are
especially
vulnerable
• At
the
same
Ume,
resources
for
intervenUons
in
health
and
educaUon
are
far
below
of
what
would
be
needed

7. Child
Wellbeing
&
Development
(cont.)
• Study
intervenUons
targete
d
at
improving
the
quality
of
life
of
children
in
Nepal
focusing
on
three
broad
areas:
1. Child
health
2. Child
work
and
economic
well-­‐being
3. Availability
and
quality
of
educaUon
• Learn
though
visits
to
internaUonal
and
local
organizaUons
and
project
sites,
guest
speakers
and
classroom
discussions
• Work
in
small
groups
to
design
and
execute
a
feasibility
study
for
a
prevenUon
or
intervenUon
program
in
your
selected
area
of
specializaUon

8. Course
Logis.cs
• Teaching:
– Lectures,
incl.
guest
speakers
(mostly
in
the
mornings)
– Site
visits/field
trips,
and
group
work
(mostly
aZernoons,
or
all
day)
• Housing
and
Meals:
– Single
rooms
at
Hotel
Encounter
Nepal
in
Thamel,
Kathmandu
– Included
meals:
Breakfast,
lunch,
and
two
coffee
breaks

9. Field
Trips
Swayambhunath
Bhaktapur

10. Ques.ons?
For
further
informaUon
please
contact:
Elke
de
Buhr
(edebuhr@tulane.edu)