The Adult Entertainment Sector in Nepal: learning from research, policy and practice

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In this event, GAGE will situate our findings within current debates related to the broader themes of modern slavery and trafficking. This will include:

1. unpacking the role of discriminatory practices driven by norms and values which push girls into the AES and which also render them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation;
2. highlighting the need to address these root causes in order to prevent modern slavery and trafficking; and
3. discussing how contemporary globalization gives rise to new forms of abuse and exploitation.

The workshop is a sharing/learning webinar where we aim to share our findings but also learn from other stakeholders who have been engaging in long-term research, policy and programming related to the AES in Nepal. Although not the focus, the current Covid-19 context in Nepal will also be brought out as a cross-cutting dynamic.

Agenda

• 1:45 - 1:55

Dr. Fiona Samuels, welcome and overview of Nepal GAGE programme

• 2:00 - 2:15

Dr. Karuna Onta (Chair), objectives of the workshop and sharing experience from her engagement in policies and programmes related to Modern Slavery, AES and Trafficking

• 2:15 - 2:30

Ms. Sita Ghimire, presentation from research on women and girls migrating for work in the entertainment business

• 2:30 - 2:45

Ms. Balkumari Ale, presentation of experiences of programme implementation in the Adult Entertainment Sector (AES)

• 2:45 - 3:00

Dr. Anita Ghimire, gendered experiences of adolescent girls working in the Adult Entertainment Sector (AES)

• 3:00 - 3:25

Q & A moderated by Dr Fiona Samuels

• 3:25 - 3:35

Summary and closing remarks by the chair