Social Problems

Those activities carried out on personal level or by groups affecting others personal rights health, liberty, dignity, security, social and cultural values are called social problems. For example theft, trafficking, bullying etc.

Social Evil

All those social practices for example customs, traditions, festivals, norms and values which affects particular gender, caste, elders are called social evils. For example child marriage, ghumto pratha, chhaupadi pratha and etc.

Girl's Trafficking

Girl's trafficking is a social crime in which girls are attracted for job, employment, social dignity and of bright future and are sold in brothel for the purpose of sex trade.

Causes :

1. Gender Discrimination
2. Poverty
3. Lack of education, skills, and employment
4. Lack of rights, freedom, to the girls
5. Lack of strong legal measure to control trafficking
6. Strong network of trafficking
7. Open border
8. Easily attracted and influenced
9. Lack of awareness programs

Effects:

1. Brutal treatment to the trafficked girls
2. Loss of freedom, human rights and lack of dignified unity
3. Loss of social prestige, dignity
4. Infected with sexually transmitted diseases like, HIV, aids etc
5. At last death

Solutions:

1. Poverty alleviation program should be launched.
2. No gender and caste discrimination
3. Woman employment
4. Involvement of woman in income generating activities.
5. Strict legal measures
6. Effective networks of information about traffickers
7. To create job opportunities by economic development like industrial development, trade, agricultural development

Prostitution

Prostitution means to sell our own body for livelihood due to different compulsions. Generally girls are involved in prostitution (Sexual activities). The main causes of prostitution are as follows:

• Trafficking of girls is the main cause of prostitution: Many of the girls from Nepal are trafficked and sent to different country for prostitution which is the main cause of prostitution.
• Poverty: Many people are living under poverty. So, to live life happily they are involved in prostitution.
• Lack of employment opportunities: Due to lack of employment opportunities, they choose prostitution as main source of income.
• Lack of education to girls: Mainly illiterate girls are involved in prostitution because they cannot get good and qualified jobs.
• lack of strict rules and regulations: In our country there is no strict rules and regulation, due to which prostitution is increasing overall the country.

This problem can be solved by following measures

• Employment opportunities to women: If the women are provided with better jobs, they surely do not choose prostitution as source of income.
• Women empowerment: If the women are empowered, they can get good jobs themselves and prostitution are decreased ultimately.
• Formulation of strict rules and regulation: Government should formulate strict rules and regulation in order to avoid prostitution in the country.
• Mass awareness: Awareness campaign should be launched in communities to aware people about negative impacts of prostitution. Thus, the prostitution will be abolished from our country.