nepal's women organization
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NEPAL'S WOMEN
ORGANIZATION
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ASMITA
Established in 1988 as non- profitable, non political,and non-governmental organization
OBJECTIVES To fulfill the existing gap in participation, representation,
and access to media of women.
To find new ways and directions for womens progress.
To produce various publications on womens issues andenhance active participation of more women in themedia.
To establish a well equipped and self reliant feministalternative media organization for continuous advocacyof womens human rights, gender equality, andadvancement of women.
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ACTIVITIES
Publishing monthly magazine(ASMITA)
Publishing post-literary materials
Functioning as resource organization on womens
studies
Conducting research, training, media watch,
networking and consultancy
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BHUTAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN
ORGANIZATION
Founded by Bhutanese refugee women in 2001
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To empower women and help them to be educated
about issues affecting their day to day life and
focuses on women age 17-25 who are considered
to be most vulnerable to trafficking and the sex
trade.
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ACTIVITIESAddresses problems faced by Bhutanese
women(girls trafficking, domestic violence, and
male domination)
Providing computer education and organizingHIV/AIDS awareness programme
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LEGAL AID AND CONSULTANCY
CENTRE(LACC)
Established in 1987 by a group of lawers for theprotection& promotion of the rights & interest of
women &children
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To advance and empower women, their dignity,
uplift their socio-legal status and protect child rights.
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SAATHI
Domestic violence center in nepal
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SANCHARIKA SAMUHA
NEPAL(SAS)
ACTIVITIES Supports the advancement of womens issues in
media and offers advice on the production of audio
visual materials
It carries out gender sensitization programs forjournalists and media advocacy programs for
journalists and media advocacy programs related to
women issues
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THE WOMENS FOUNDATION
Established in 1988 and registered in 1991
PURPOSE
To help all women and children equally regardless
of caste, religion, or race
To help domestically abused women thrown out of
their home by their husbands family, harassed by
employers, raped, sold into prostitution and slavery
or victimized by the practices of witch hunting
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ACTIVITIES In rural areas, they provide practical education,
skills training in sustainable development and
income generation and legal and human rights
education In Kathmandu, they run a shelter which is safe
haven for women and children who are the
survivors of violence where they receive counseling,
medical care, and skills training
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ABC/NEPAL- Anti- Trafficking, Basic
Human Rights, and Co-operatives
Founded in 1987 MISSION
To create awareness regarding issues surroundingthe trafficking of women and young girls in Nepal
To create a strong network against the trafficking ofwomen and young girls by promoting self-reliance &self-confidence among women through self-development training and economic empowerment.
ACTIVITIES Works with other local NGOs to facilitate programs
such as womens leadership training, non-formaleducation and girls trafficking awareness.
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EMPOWERING THE WOMEN OF
NEPAL(EWN)
Founded by three sisters with the goal ofimproving life of disadvantaged women in nepal
MISSION
To help foster the growth of independent, self
sufficient, decision-making women by encouraging
self-empowerment
ACTIVITIES
Provides skill training and income-generating
opportunities through adventure tourism.
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FEMINIST DALIT
ORGANIZATION(FEDO)
Founded in 1994
1st and only organization to represent the dalit
women
MISSION
To uplift and empower the down trodden dalit
women educationally, socially, economically and to
advocate against caste and gender discrimination
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INSPIRATION NEPAL Founded in March, 2003 MISSION
To eliminate illiteracy from early childhood andlaunch programs on womens awareness within
their community To provide skill development programs
To provide opportunities to apply abilities of womenand children
To unite women for creative and developmentalworks
To bring women into the mainstream ofdevelopment of nation
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JAGARAN NEPAL
Founded in 2000, in Kathmandu
Contains 31 members
MISSION
To mobilize underprivileged women and children fortheir rights and social justice
GOAL
To develop and empower women for leadership for
the positive change of society and for peace-building
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JANAKI WOMEN AWARENESS
SOCIETY(JWAS)
AFFORD-Nepal was founded in 2000 to address thelack of sufficient public awareness about education,
environment, health, sanitation, and family planning in
rural Nepal
OBJECTIVES To bring about a positive change and transformation in
the life of people in society by empowering and
strengthening the status and conditions of children and
women enhancing their pace of development through
equal opportunity for equal participation in development
in order to create a peaceful, prosperous, equitable and
sustainable development in poor rural communities
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AIM To implement equitable and sustainable community
development programs that combat injustices
against women, provide awareness and counseling
to HIV/AIDS infected people, and provide income-generating training for women
In co-operation with other NGOs, AFFORD-Nepal has
started a reproductive health clinic, residentialtraining and implemented safe motherhood program
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