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Rupantaran Comic Book

Introduction

Nepal has one of the highest rates of child marriage in Asia, despite laws against it. Preliminary analysis from the latest census shows that one in five women (22%) aged 20-24 years married as children. 3% are married before turning 15 (Preliminary analysis from Census 2021 data). To address the harmful practices and prevention of gender-based violence, UNFPA is currently rolling out the social and financial life skill package ‘Rupantaran’ program in several parts of Nepal, reaching approximately 5000 young people in a year. The package is developed by the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens in coordination with UNFPA and UNICEF.

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