Women Act organized a high level two day’s National Conference on Post-earthquake Recovery & Reconstruction Interventions: Sharing of Information & Lessons Learned in Kathmandu from 26-27 June, 2016. Major themes of the conference were; (i) psychosocial impact of earthquake: interventions made and challenges ahead (ii) addressing increasing trends of GBV (crimes like trafficking, unsafe

Women Act implemented a USAID/The Asia Foundation funded “Mitigate Conflict and Improve Implementation of Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Policies through a People-to-People Approach in Nepal (in short, CMM-GESI) project. The project covered 10 districts of Nepal, including seven of the fourteen earthquake-affected districted; Kathmandu, Kaski, Kailali, Sindhuli, Accham, and Ramechhap, Dolakha, Nuwakot, Ruswa, and

Women Act assisted Strengthening the Rule of Law and Human Rights Protection System in Nepal Programme (RoLHR)/UNDP in sharing and dissemination of various acts and laws at national level. A national level sharing and dissemination workshop was organized in June 2017. This high level event aimed to disseminate, raise wider awareness and have discussions on;

WA organized a high level National Conference on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion: Issues and Challenges in Kathmandu from 14-15, March, 2017. The two-day National Conference which was inaugurated by Her Excellency the US Ambassador to Nepal Ms. Alaina B. Tepliz served to elevate this dialogue and advocated for policies to ensure the rights of

To mark 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and International Human Rights Day, Women Act organized a panel discussion on the Role of Private Sector for the Prevention and Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls on December 10, 2017. Representatives from government, private sector, academia, media and rights activists were present at the

The virtual national conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Challenges and Measures to Equality, Participation and Inclusion of Women and Girls in the Context of COVID-19 took place from August 13-14, 2020, which brought together approximately 286 experts and rights activists from diverse sectors from Nepal and from UK representing the Government of Nepal,

Women Act, together with Nepal Bankers ‘Association and Nepal Bangladesh Bank, organized a “National Seminar on the Role of the Private Sector for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nepal ” on March 29, 2018. This event was organized as part of Women Act’s Private Sector Partnerships Campaign. Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal, Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank,

Women Act implemented a UN Women-funded ‘Comprehensive Relief Package for Women and the Excluded Groups in the COVID-19 Context’ project from September 2020-September 2021. The main objectives of the project were: (i) address the practical needs of women and excluded group as the crisis evolves, (ii) address specific gender-based vulnerabilities/barriers such as gender-based violence,

As a response to 2015 Earthquake Emergency, Women Act has been involved in emergency relief, rehabilitation and recovery in the affected districts. With the generous support from its network NGOs, Board Members, AHI Japan, Lang Feng Association of Macau, Women Pilots' Association Nepal, The Asia Foundation/USAID, Women Act provided relief materials such as blankets,

With the generous support from FAO, Women Act organized a national level workshop on Human Rights Based Approach and Right to Food in Nepal in August 2015. Dr. Rajeev Malhotra, an expert in this field from India, presented and highlighted the human rights-based food right, its importance, challenges and approaches in response to the