Featured Image Credit: “Women in Jumla” by “Sharon Gurung is licensed under CC BY 4.0 

One of the most significant experiences I have at Agnes is being a Hubert Scholar and getting to do my project over the summer. As my Hubert Scholar project I went to a remote village in far western region of Nepal to conduct classes on period hygiene and to better understand the causes of Chhaupadi, a tradition in western regions of Nepal in which they banish women into tiny huts known as “Chhau Goth” every month during their periods and right after childbirth. This project made me develop a new outlook towards life and rethink the plans I had for my career and the way I wanted to find solutions to gender-related issues in Nepal. Moreover, It changed my way of understanding different theories and ideologies related to political science. I believe that this opportunity fulfilled multiple summit learning outcomes. Through this experience, I developed the skills set to “critically examine the relationship between dominant and marginalized subcultures or group.” In addition to that, it also helped me learn how to analyze human behavior and social relation, by identifying and explaining the systems and processes of the society.

 

 

Featured Image Credit: “Jumla” by “Sharon Gurung is licensed under CC BY 4.0