WPD Nepal women won the Local Level Elections 2017!

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WPD Nepal women won the Local Level Elections 2017!

May 31, 2017

Six women of WPD Nepal — Som Laxmi Praja (Makwanpur), Saraswati Shrestha (Sindhupalchowk), Ambika Lamichhane (Sindhupalchowk), Suku Maya B. K. (Sindhupalchowk), Mano Devi Sada (Janakpur), and Sushmita Nepali (Nuwakot) stood in the Local Level Elections in their respective communities. Among them, three women of WPD Nepal have won the local level election. Som Laxmi Praja, one of the field motivators for the SEWAM program of WPD Nepal, won the local level election representing Nepali Congress from Manahari ward no. 1, Handikhola. Saraswati Shrestha, an active member of the Milijuli Women’s Group also won the local level election representing CPN from Indrawati Rural Municipality. Similarly, Mano Devi Sada, member of the Arati Women’s Group, won the local level election from Janakpurdham sub metropolitan ward no. 23 representing Nepali Congress. These women are an inspiration to other women, working hand in hand with men in order to build a peaceful and prosperous society.