Election Educators Face Hurdles Reaching Women Voters, Especially in Marginalized Communities

Kathmandu. Rupa Devkota, a voter education volunteer from Saptakoshi Municipality-2 in Saptari, reached a Musahar settlement early last Friday morning with the aim of teaching voter education. Despite arriving early, most huts in the settlement were locked.After that, she turned towards another settlement from there. However, she plans to visit that settlement at least once more. She mentions that teaching voter education to women voters is easier in other communities, but it is not as easy in the Musahar settlement. She said,