'Selfie with Daughter' campaign launched

 Kathmandu, May 15

Nepal Internet Foundation has launched a 'Selfie with Daughter' campaign in Nepal in collaboration with Selfie With Daughter Foundation, India.

They launched it through a virtual programme earlier this week.

President of NIF, Bikram Shrestha, said that this campaign would help to raise awareness about the rights of daughters and their importance in the society where 'Chhaupadi' system still prevails.

Participants of the programme had presented various challenges to women in Nepali society. They discussed about crimes like rape, acid attack, discrimination against women and suicide.

Any Nepali can participate in the campaign with a selfie with their daughter(s). The best photograph will get prizes where the first will get a certificate and a purse of Rs. 21,000. Likewise, second and third photos will get Rs. 11,000 and Rs. 5,100 respective and certificates.

To participate in the competition people can post a smiling selfie with their daughter and mention #selfiewithdaughter. Such photographs can also be sent to WhatsApp number 9801000044 or post at selfiewithdaughter.in.

This campaign was initially launched by Sunil Junglan in India with the aim of achieving gender equality. He said that the campaign had been effective in creating awareness about the importance and rights of daughters even in rural India. 

 Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 16 May 2021.