Meet the young people ending gender inequality

I blogged for Restless Development about some of the gender equality advocates that inspired me. From  Nepal, where a young man has worked tirelessly to end harmful traditions in his village, to  Zimbabwe, where girls are helping each other earn a living.

Bibek grew up in a rural village in Sunsari, a district in the southeast of Nepal. A country where 40% of girls are married before the age of 18. In Sunsari the situation was bleak, with many children being married before the age of 10.  

“When we started this program none of the organizations were working towards this. Even though it was such a huge issue of Sunsari it was still not being addressed.”

He now works in schools and with the local community delivering sessions on gender equality and ending child marriage. Working with local leaders to collect important data and statistics on the issue of child marriage in the region. Thanks to his tireless efforts his village has now been declared child marriage free.

“They (local leaders) were amazed to see the data and then committed to this campaign. The biggest achievement of the program is we have been able to declare Chandbela Village of Sunsari District child marriage free.”