Dalit Children Discriminated at Schools and JourneyMan Documentary

At MediaGlobal, Toni Bacala writes about dalit children excluded from regular school activites and discriminated by the teachers.

“Poverty and discrimination push Dalit children further to the margins. The few who are able to go to school are banned from taking certain classes and from drinking from communal water fountains. “This type of discrimination has a devastating effect on the self-esteem of Dalit children and the prospects for them to better their circumstances,” said Schleimann(Maria Brink Schleimann of the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN).”

JourneyMan Pictures discusses Nepali caste system. The video is from Youtube.