The document outlines details about the Nepal Summer Institute taking place from June 22nd to July 3rd, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The course, titled "Child Wellbeing & Development", will examine challenges facing children in Nepal such as lack of access to healthcare, education and legal protections. Participants will learn about interventions targeting child health, work/economic wellbeing, and education availability/quality through site visits, guest speakers and group work. The course will be taught through lectures and field trips, with housing and meals provided in Kathmandu.

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)