Impact of conflict on children in Nuwagaon VDC, Rolpa district, Nepal

Abstract

This research study on the impact of conflict on children in Nuwagon VDC of Rolpa district explores causes of armed conflict and its consequences on the local people. The study has been primarily targeted for the study of children living in the turmoil of conflict. The specific objectives of the study are following: (i) to analyze the causes conflict into Nuwagaon VDC, (ii) to assess consequences of conflict in the study area and (iii) to find out the impact of conflict on children. Data have been collected through primary and secondary sources. The primary data have been collected through field visit and secondary data have been collected from official sources and publication. The research design to this study has both descriptive and analytic. Data have been collected through questionnaire, key informants, focus group discussion and interview. The collected data have been analyzed through tabulation, percentage and pie-chart. The limitation of this study has focused in specific areas that is Nuwagon VDC with limited time framework. It has been found in Rolpa district that children have been suffered more or less in area due to conflict. There have been prevailing different problems as social, educational and conflict. Due to conflict, they are psychological distributed. Different types of threats, social isolation, sleep disturbance, shouting after seeing the crowd are the psychological factors, which have been faced. They have not got the rights of health educational and survival right properly. There have been hampered due to conflict. They have not been escaped from physical torture also. Their families have been compelled to donate subscription to Maoist in the name of 'People's war'. Children have faced different types of risks as separate from parents, orphaned, abducted, sign of trauma, physical exploitation, forced to laborer and out of school. They have been afraid to speak out about the armed conflict and compelled to tolerate it silently. Finally, most of the children have suggested to safe land the conflict. After the ceasefire and solved through negotiation, still they are suppressed. From this we can say that they were observed the conflict with near. Because we all civilian human right activist, politicians, socialists, have viewed on the favor of ceasefire, negotiation are peace talk, with out negotiation, peace talk, there is no safe land of armed conflict. This research study has presented findings with a set of recommendations, in addition, suggested issues for further research.