Alternative to Child Separation

Bikalpa-Nepal is an active member of the Inclusive Network.  

The network is running the National Campaign Don’t Take Our Children.

We are a collective of parents, youth care leavers, and activists working towards the deinstitutionalisation of children. We seek to ensure that all children can access local services and support while respecting the sanctity of family life. The network advocates for solutions that

The 2019 UN Resolution on the Rights of the Child focuses specifically on children without, or who are at risk of losing, parental care. It emphasizes the importance of growing up in a family environment. It opposes the unnecessary separation of children from their families and the unlawful or arbitrary deprivation of liberty of children. It encourages states and civil society actors to reunify families where it is in the best interests of the child and stresses that children should never be separated from their families solely due to poverty or lack of access to services such as health or education.  It is estimated that over two million children up to the age of 15 live away from home. The vast majority of these children are institutionalized. 90% of these children have at least one living parent. Nepal has committed to the de-institutionalization however little has happened over the past years there is a huge need to hold the government and donors responsible and

BIKALPA- Nepal brings together care leavers and provides a place where they can support one another; providing a “safety net” of sorts. BIKALPA- Nepal sees the inherent value in speaking about residential care from a firsthand perspective and using this vantage point to advocate for care reform within Nepal.  Their voice can be a powerful one influencing policy makers and practitioners to better understand the challenges faced by children and young people who have lived apart from family.

BIKALPA-Nepal vision is to support vulnerable youth through creating safe platforms where they can be capacity strengthened to so they can be advocates in their own and collective lives.

Major Working Areas

• Creating Inclusive and Justice Public Schools
• Alternatives to Violence/ Peace Ways
• Climate change Adaptation
• Alternative to Child Separation