- About Us
- Who We Are
- Our History
Our Journey
1991-1995
Genesis: Women Rising & Grassroots Awakening
◆ Fighting Trafficking from Day One Named trafficking as a human rights violation — built rehabilitation hostel- seed and foundation of future safe houses architecture
◆ Women’s Health as a Right STD/AIDS prevention, maternal health, bodily autonomy — framing health not as charity, but as a fundamental right
◆ Animation Education Rights literacy at grassroots — teaching women to read their rights, understand their bodies, organize collectively
1996-2000
Roots & Resistance: Rights, Health & Survivor Power
◆ Shakti Samuha (1996), South Asia’s first survivor-led anti-trafficking organization, survivors become the vanguard of the movement
◆ AATWIN (1997) National anti-trafficking alliance and People in Black movement – transforming issue into a national campaign
◆ Saypatri Journal Quarterly journal on women’s health – framing reproductive and sexual health as rights, not taboos
◆ Human Rights Framework Adopted Formally embedding human rights and social justice as the core institutional framework
◆ Book: Girl Trafficking — Hidden Grief in Himalayas. International-level documentation of trafficking realities, shifting global narrative
◆ Women’s Groups & Federations Scaling community organizations into networked federations — the architecture of a grassroot movement
2001-2005
Building Systems: Livelihoods, laws & Collective Power
◆ 76+ Community Organizations An extraordinary network of marginalized groups ensuring women’s organizing reaches every affected community, from the mountains to the plains
◆ Bio-Intensive Farming as Practice Right to food meets women’s agency — through Krishak Pathshala (Farmer Field Schools), women become seed preservers, ecological stewards, and providers for their families
◆ Micro-Enterprise Programs Dhaka weaving, herbal farming — linking economic autonomy to reduced vulnerability to trafficking
◆ BIRAT Declaration Feminist response to conflict — regional dialogues on displacement, migration, and peace
◆ 16 Days of Activism — Institutionalized Annual national moment of feminist resistance embedded in Nepal’s civic calendar
◆ Citizenship & Legal Identity Support for women to secure citizenship documents — because women without papers are women without power
◆ Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) Linking bio-diverse farming with food sovereignty and women’s economic rights
◆ Community Radio Program PRAYASH (2005) Giving women a literal voice on the airwaves in a country where women are spoken about, not listened to
2006-2010
2006-2010
Building Systems: Livelihoods, laws & Collective Power
◆ 76+ Community Organizations An extraordinary network of marginalized groups ensuring women’s organizing reaches every affected community, from the mountains to the plains
◆ Bio-Intensive Farming as Practice Right to food meets women’s agency — through Krishak Pathshala (Farmer Field Schools), women become seed preservers, ecological stewards, and providers for their families
◆ Micro-Enterprise Programs Dhaka weaving, herbal farming — linking economic autonomy to reduced vulnerability to trafficking
◆ BIRAT Declaration Feminist response to conflict — regional dialogues on displacement, migration, and peace
◆ 16 Days of Activism — Institutionalized Annual national moment of feminist resistance embedded in Nepal’s civic calendar
◆ Citizenship & Legal Identity Support for women to secure citizenship documents — because women without papers are women without power
◆ Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) Linking bio-diverse farming with food sovereignty and women’s economic rights
◆ Community Radio Program PRAYASH (2005) Giving women a literal voice on the airwaves in a country where women are spoken about, not listened to