Nepal

Role of Men and Women in their culture:
====Men in Nepal are in control and the men have complete power over the women. They threaten women and beat them if they don’t do something a man tells them to. Men have all rights and have complete power. Men only are able to do certain things including; working, owning property, etc. Women would have to be at home and would have to do all of the man’s orders. Women work the hardest in this situation. Men harass women badly in Nepal. It is sad that the men have complete power over women. The role of Women was that they had to do house work, be a stay at home mom, and do special orders for men. They would get abused every day and treated horribly. The women have no meaning in Nepal. The women suffer so badly every single day, they are also put under a lot of pressure. If they don’t follow the man’s orders, the women get beaten horribly and it sometimes leads to death. They have no rights. The women do a lot of work and get no pay. In Nepal, the law says that men and women have equal rights, but the law is not followed. Women get no education, or are able to work. On the other hand, men do get education and they can work. Men do not consider themselves a par of women. Women are treated horribly, and many women die every day in Nepal from abuse, and unhealthy conditions due to Men. ====

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Sarah Obletz:

- Poverty has become an identity for Nepal. 9 million people are living under the poverty line, thats 35% of the total population! Poverty in Nepal is mainly in the rural areas and it is more intense in the mountains. There are 3 main causes for poverty. 1) High rate of population growth, 2) Unemployment and 3) Globalization. There are things being done to reduce poverty. The rules of law are being promoted more, Rural industrialization are being promoted and the Chains of feudalism are being dismantled.
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- Poverty is in all of India. India has a third of the worlds poor population. 80% of India's population lives on less than $2 per day. 48% of Indian households earn more than 90,000 rupees which is only $1,953 US. There are many reasons for poverty in India. One of the main reasons is the Caste System. People say the Caste System is to blame for the rural/urban divide. 65% of rural castes are below the poverty line. There have been things done to improve the poverty level like increase in loan access, promotion in education, family planning and promoting education. because of these reductions, the poverty levels have been but by more than half.
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Erica Lipke:
Adoption and Family in Nepal:

The United States government suspends adoption of aboded Nepal children. They did this because a child was put up for adoption and mean while in Nepal was being searched for by her real parents. If the family really wants to adopt a child they have to have hard evidence that their child they are going to adopt is indeed an orphan. This is not a fast process some families are still not cleared after serial months of waiting. Some families have to sell some of their things to make ends meet while they are doing research about their possible child. Some families hire private investigators. Most of these adoptions go through in Nepal but they have to wait in Nepal to make sure the United States government would let them back in. many of the families waiting to get back in the Us bond with each other. This is because they know what one another are going through. The orphanages in Nepal are cold concrete buildings. These orphanages are risking the heath of the children.





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Maddy Thompson:
 The Culture She Grows Up In: Nepal’s culture was influenced by its music, architecture, religion and literature. There were many quantities of temples, churches, monasteries and other religious buildings; it was a very quick speedy motion in the streets and the number of people and animals socializing on every corner of the narrow cobble-stone lanes. Nepal is constitutionally a Hindu kingdom with legal provisions of no prejudice against other religions. The Hindu inhabitants in the country have been constantly over 80 percent since the 1950s. The second largest religion of Nepal is Buddhism, itabout 11 percent, while Islam comprises of about 4.2 percent of the population. The Karat religion makes up nearly 3.6 percent of the population. Note that men and woman should always dress appropriately. Men should not walk or trek bare-chested, shorts are acceptable but it's recommended to rather wear long pants. Women are recommended to wear long skirts that cover the ankles, because exposure of a woman's legs can draw unnecessary attention. Showing affection between men and woman in public is not acceptable. So avoid kissing, hugging, cuddling or even holding hands in public. Historically, caste was loosely correlated with occupational specialization. Tailors, smiths, and cobblers were the lowest, untouchable castes, and priests and warriors were the two highest Hindu castes. However, the large majority of people are farmers, an occupation that is not caste-specific. They had arrayed marriages because people thought they it would make a special bond between the two families. Religion is very important in Nepalese culture, and most celebrations are religious festivals. If you were participating in this Nepalese festival, you will experience the richness of its culture and the vivacity of its people. The biggest and most popular Nepalese festivals are Dashain and Tihar <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">.

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