Description/achievement of initiative
The Global Forum Against Caste-based Discrimination is an international organization established for advocating against all forms of discrimination globally. More than 360 million people are facing caste based discrimination in South Asia and other part of the world. The forum provides solidarity to the anti-caste based discrimination movement worldwide.
Implementation methodologies
• Advocacy Programs: Policy lobbying through media (print /electronic) and research• Empowerment: Training, exposure visits, orientations, seminars, conferences, etc.• Networking & relationship building: Visits, meetings, research, campaigns, etc. • Mobilization of national and international resources
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
The forum has a 17-member executive board and national charters at the country level.
Partner(s)
* Dalit NGO Federation, Nepal
* Jana Utthan Pratisthan (JUP), Nepal
* Nepali-American Society for Oppressed Community (NASO), USA
Progress reports
Goal 4
4.1 - By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
4.2 - By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education
4.3 - By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.4 - By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
Goal 5
5.1 - End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.2 - Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
5.3 - Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
5.4 - Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
5.5 - Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
Goal 8
8.1 - Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries
8.2 - Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors
8.3 - Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
8.10 - Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all
Goal 10
10.1 - By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average
May 2016
