15-year-old Sushmita Nepali from Alani village of Kuskot, Mellekh rural municipality-5, lives in a leaky hut covered with stones and unable to stand straight for 6 days every month. The door of the neighborhood where he lives is small. She also lights a fire to ward off the rain and winter frost in the chaugol, where there is no roof or window. She says that when many people are menstruating, up to 5 people sleep in the neighborhood where not a single person can sit comfortably.

About 5 years ago, on the instructions of the Home Ministry, the district administration, police and local people's representatives demolished Sushmita's camp. At that time, his mother Theba Nepali and Phupoo stayed in one room of the house. While staying at home during menstruation, the deuta got angry and said that it was evil and made a camp again . Sushmita says that she is sleepless many times during menstruation. Sometimes we have periods together with mother, daughter and sister. At that time, there is no place to sleep and you have to stay awake . Sometimes I feel afraid when I am alone in the barn,'' says Sushmita, 'Drunken people used to hurt the sisters who were living in the neighborhood. Even now, I feel the same fear at night. She said that it is difficult to sleep, eat and go to the toilet for 6 days after menstruation. How many nights have been spent crying in fear. They don't let them stay at home because they show fear of deity," says Sushmita, "Hearing news of people dying of suffocation, snakebite, strangulation in the camp makes me even more afraid. Listening to the news of rape in Chhaugoth is heartbreaking . But no one understands our pain.'

Mellekh rural municipality-5 Rokaya village, 13-year-old Supriya Upadhyay also lives in the camp during her period. His parents are in India for employment. His brother and sister also live with their parents in India. Here is only Supriya and her bells . Supriya is stressed every month as Bajjay is not allowed to come even to the yard during her period. "Bazai is not allowed to step in the yard when she is menstruating." Even if you touch him somewhere, he scolds you . "You don't understand me," says Supriya, "I get stomach ache during menstruation." Its pain is different. She has to endure torture every month in a cage where she can't sleep with her legs stretched out, where it is difficult to breathe.

Supriya says that since her period started and she started living in slums, her studies are getting weaker. "You have to endure fear, terror and torture in the camp all night long." Even if you go to school the next day, you will have to stay in the same neighborhood again at night," she said, "everyone in the village lives in the same neighborhood . There is no one to remind.' A 15-year-old girl from a remote village of Acham rebelled saying that she would stay at home after living in a slum for three years. Then a big crisis came in his life . Mellekh-5 Vindewasini 18-year-old Manisha Saud of Khimada tol had to bear various accusations from the people of the society during her period. She had her first period at the age of 13 . Manisha, who saw all the women and girls in the village living in a hut during menstruation, readily prepared to live in a shed.

At that time, she participated in the transformation class conducted by the Child Protection and Child Sponsorship Project run in partnership with the NGO Aastha Nepal and the international NGO World Vision. After participating in that class, she learned that she should not sit in the bedroom during menstruation. The transformation class gave him the sense to rebel when he was suffering from the discomfort and embarrassment of living in the neighborhood. Then she started staying at home without telling anyone during her period . "After participating in the conversion class, I learned that one should not sit in a room during menstruation. It was very difficult to stay in bed for 6 days every month," said Manisha, "Menstruation is a regular natural process. I came to know that the blood flowing at that time is not impure and impure and I started staying at home.'

When she started staying at home during her period without knowing anyone, her relatives started asking her why she did not have her period. Manisha, who understood that menstruation is a regular process and there is no need to tell everyone, began to accuse Manisha of various kinds. The fact that she was not menstruating and did not live in the village became a topic of discussion in the village. Why haven't you had your period yet? It doesn't seem to be sitting in a corner. Everyone in the village united to find out who has this immoral relationship, Manisha said remembering those days. Due to the fear of the society, she started living in the slums again . After the society found out that he lived in the camp for 6 days of every month, the process of accusing him stopped for some time .

Last March, Manisha reached there after getting the information about the formation of Melekh village level children's network. Able to speak strongly about children's issues, she became the president of the municipal children's network. Until then, she was living in the camp during her period . After becoming the chairman of the municipal children's network, the responsibility was added to him . She started the rebellion again by herself . After becoming the president of the children's network, she has again started staying at home during menstruation. "After everyone believed that I can lead in the matter of children, I also dared," says Manisha, "I thought that I should be the president of the children's network, and that I should not sit in a corner when I am menstruating." Now I stay at home . No matter who accuses me, it doesn't matter to me now. But they still accuse me.

Jwalasingh Saud, president of Mellekh Rural Municipality, said that although the Chhaupadi system seems to have reduced to some extent when the campaign to demolish the camp was conducted, the situation did not improve after going to Toltol. According to him, an awareness raising campaign is being conducted in Toltol from Melekh-4 Kuskot, where Chhaupadi practice is prevalent. In Kuskot there are 815 households and about 300 villages. Village chairman Saud said that many of these barns are collective. He said that the team including Chief District Officer, Chief of Police reached the ward and facilitated the campaign. He said that the implementation committee formed in the ward will go to each village and discuss with Dhamijankri and the leader to create awareness. "When the campaign is going on, those in the government only make a show to claim that we have done it." The problem is the same in remote and remote settlements," President Saud said, "Many times the campaign was launched, but it was never sustained. Due to this, the problem has worsened . In some wards including Kuskot, it has been reported that the number of slums is high. Now we will conduct a phased campaign in all 8 wards.' He said that 3 lakh rupees have been allocated for the awareness campaign in the first phase in all the wards and additional budget will be arranged.

150 shelters were demolished in Kanchanpur, 84 shelters in Domilla area alone

In Kanchanpur's Krishnapur municipality-1 Domilla, after a woman died of snakebite while sleeping in a shelter in the last week of June, the municipality started a campaign to demolish shelters in the area from the very next day. Locals also helped in this . Chairman of Ward 1, Mohan Basnet, said that 84 slums have been demolished in Domilla area so far. According to him, the neighborhoods of Kumagada and Goje in the same ward are yet to be demolished. In Kumgada last year too, some slums were demolished, but it was stopped after the resistance of the locals . "There is also a plan to finish the campaign by demolishing the camp in the area in a few days," President Basnet said.

In the last week of June, Kamala Auji, who was sleeping in the Chhaupadi Goth, died of snakebite. He was bitten by a snake while he was sleeping in the camp, but he was taken to the Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi for treatment, but he died. After Auji's death, the Krishnapur municipality instructed the ward offices to demolish the camp within 15 days. A warning of 10,000 fine was also given along with legal action if the camp was not cleared within 15 days. After the incident, Chief District Officer Laxman Dhakal also wrote to all local levels to break the encampment.