Shashi Raj Gurung: Channelising Youth
Sixteen year-old Shashi Raj Gurung of Sri Nepal Madhyamik High School in Bara district has just completed class ten. He dreams of being an engineer and a long term ‘We Can’ Change Maker. Shashi Raj Gurung says he heard of the campaign from his mother and was motivated to join up. “I have begun speaking to my friends about the importance of treating girls and women as equals and with respect. My advantage is that my friends listen to me and I feel confident about getting them to come together as a group and talk to many more people. Seeing the active role I played during the launch of the campaign, many of my friends impressed upon me that they would like to join our efforts. I am sure me and my young friends can work together as a team and stop women from being harassed.”

