ABOUT US
Introduction:
SEWA Nepal is an independent, non-profit and non-governmental social organization dedicated to the socio-economic upliftment of women and children living in both rural and urban areas in Nepal. It was established in 1992 by having seven members of staffs with a slogan “Knowledge is Power”. Since its establishment, it has been providing a service to enhance the social, political and economic capacity of women and children through its educational program, campaigns and research initiatives. Additionally, it also promotes women’s empowerment at the individual and collective level.
Mission:
Uplift the socio-economic condition of women and children living in Nepal through advocacy, campaign and awareness.
Goals:
To enhance individual capacity of women and children of Nepal: Social, Political and Economic.
Objectives:
Some of the major publications of SEWA- Nepal are:
Programs:
SEWA Nepal has involved in different activities for the development of country. Some of the influential activities of SEWA Nepal are:
SEWA Nepal is an independent, non-profit and non-governmental social organization dedicated to the socio-economic upliftment of women and children living in both rural and urban areas in Nepal. It was established in 1992 by having seven members of staffs with a slogan “Knowledge is Power”. Since its establishment, it has been providing a service to enhance the social, political and economic capacity of women and children through its educational program, campaigns and research initiatives. Additionally, it also promotes women’s empowerment at the individual and collective level.
Mission:
Uplift the socio-economic condition of women and children living in Nepal through advocacy, campaign and awareness.
Goals:
To enhance individual capacity of women and children of Nepal: Social, Political and Economic.
Objectives:
- To aware and execute on behalf of Nepalese women and children for their economic and political rights, health and other basic rights.
- Advocating on policy, programs and support for women’s economic empowerment
- To help to make women self- reliant through a number of initiatives such as raising awareness on health including literacy classes, sanitation and the environment.
- To organize and conduct quality orientation programs such as talk program, discussion forum, expert presentations on various issues related to women rights.
- To serve as forum in association with professionals, research scientists, techno craft, and agriculturist to provide critical inputs on major issues, relevant to development of food and hygiene security in Nepal and to seek appropriate representation on the various committees, bodies, delegations, teams etc. at the state, national and international level.
- To protect the significance of feminism through several campaigns and activities for promoting women’s voice against all her odds.
Some of the major publications of SEWA- Nepal are:
- “SEWA- News”- Bulletin
- Women’s Voice- English Bulletin
- Beiging+5- Introduction Book
- Parent Motivation Program- Poster
- “Constitution and women’s Right”- Book etc
- SEWA Nepal has participated in Women Conference, World Summit on Social Development, Habitat II etc.
- SEWA- Nepal also has participated in various strategically movement to eradicate poverty from grass root level namely “Energy for all” (cheap alternative bio- energy for rural house hold in Terai, Plain land in South part of Nepal- Ministry of Science and Technology, Nepal), Wise use of natural resources (NRM in Mid-Hill- Ministry of Environment Nepal), Sanitation for Dalit (so- called untouchable)- an innovative ecological sanitation approach integrated with food security for oppressed community) and Solid Waste Management.
- SEWA Nepal worked as a consultant for the service “Workshop for Consultation and Discussion with Constitutional Assembly (CA) Members on Total Sanitation”, Funded by Department of Water Supply and Sewerage, DWSS and UNICEF.
- SEWA also worked as consultant for the services “Awareness Promotion and Stakeholder Consultation on Biogas Support Nepal (BPS) with a follow-up program in Bardibas with representatives from 6 districts like Dhanusha, Mahottori, Parsa, Rautahaut, Saptari and Siraha.
- SEWA- Nepal has played the leading role at national level in preparation of Beijing World’s Conference on women and 180 days/ 180 ways for Women’s Action’s Campaign.
Programs:
- SEWA- Nepal has lunched the Radio Awareness Program (Funded by Global Fund for Women)
- Non- Formal Child Education Program (Funded by IPEC-ILO and UNICEF)
- NFE Adult Education Program (Funded by PACT Nepal)
- Household Consumption Survey (Funded by Consumer International)
- NGO Capacity Building Program (Funded by UNESCO)
- Parent Motivation Program to Improve Girl Child Condition (Funded by DANIDA)
- Campaign on Food Security and Nutrition (Funded by Consumer International)
SEWA Nepal has involved in different activities for the development of country. Some of the influential activities of SEWA Nepal are:
- SEWA Nepal has worked on the project name “Teaching and Learning Initiative”( TLI), a non-formal education exchange program where in people from diverse walks of life participated in reciprocal teaching and learning partnerships between youth and adults. The project’s core objectives are to provide non- formal educational opportunities while promoting dialogue about verity of social justice issues in Nepal and to encourage youth to become more invested and involved in their communities.
- SEWA Nepal has conducted more than 500 non-formal literacy classes and out of school, classes cover 5000 adult women and children in rural area of Nepal.
