Project Sachet is a project relating to the legal literacy campaign we aim to conduct in a secondary level school, Bhakti International Academy located in Hattigauda of Kathmandu district, where students especially teenagers are curious about the legal aspects of basic rights in their daily life.
We believe children are liable to know all within their reach, up to the level of understanding they hold. Although few aspects of fundamental rights and child rights are incorporated in their curriculum, children being a vulnerable and sensitive group of society lack access to justice and remedial measures when it comes to the issue of harassment, bullying, child sexual abuse, and domestic violence. A crimeless society is more than a distant dream, but we as law students can work towards improving the legal consciousness and preventing illegal and criminal behavior among teenagers.
Teenagers, in the physiological and psychological growth stage, are easily influenced by numerous socially negative beliefs and behaviors and thus, we are strongly committed to the cause. There is no doubt Nepal has a strong institutional and legal system for rendering justice when it comes to child rights but children who are more prone to being victims of numerous crimes are unknown about the institutions where they can seek justice. Hence, aim to be a bridge between justice and potential victims.
We have planned this project with a long-term view of improving the legal education of juveniles to enhance the nation's overall quality, resulting in impacting a whole new generation. The word "Sachet" itself has its Nepali meaning which means "alert" or "aware". To conduct this project, we aspire to coordinate with child rights organizations, helpline providers, cyber bureau, human rights advocates, and youth.
Further, we are also starting the policy research, fundraising programs call for volunteers, in order to meet our financial and technical expenses for the project.