NAPO plays a crucial role in supporting women and girls during incidents of social violence, abuse, domestic violence, and gender-based violence. Mahila Avaz provide safe shelters and medical care, offer psychological counseling and emotional support, and give legal assistance. Also engages in advocacy, collaboration, and networking, and implements prevention programs involving men and boys to change harmful attitudes and behaviors that contribute to violence against women and girls. By implementing these strategies, the project provides holistic support to women and girls facing violence, helping them heal, rebuild their lives, and live with dignity and security.

Project Vision:

The Mahila Avaz (Women’s Voice) project is dedicated to empowering women and their communities in all aspects of life. The project aims to provide social, legal, economic, ecological, and health empowerment to women. A core objective of this initiative is to eradicate gender-based violence and discrimination, with a particular focus on eliminating the practice of Chhaupadi, which severely impacts the lives of women and girls in the region.

 Project Mission:

To achieve its vision, the Mahila Avaz project is committed to protecting women and girls from violence and discrimination. The project establishes holistic programs that provide education in legal rights, economic skills, health practices, and ecological knowledge. By educating society on gender-specific issues, the project seeks to raise awareness and foster an environment where women, girls, and their communities are equipped to challenge and overcome the barriers of violence and discrimination. Through these efforts, the Mahila Avaz project enables women and their communities to pursue lives of dignity, free from fear and oppression.

 Project Activities

Women’s Shelter:

  • Protect victims of violence and discrimination

Women Groups:

  • Strengthen knowledge in social, rights, and health areas

Business Groups:

  • Enhance economic knowledge
  • Provide training on bookkeeping, business management, and group saving
  • Combine with agricultural vocational education for income generation

Men Groups:

  • Strengthen knowledge in social, rights, and health areas

Agriculture Trainings & Greenhouses:

  • Enhance ecological knowledge
  • Improve economic situations
  • Support 51 greenhouses with seeds, training, technical support
  • Support 20 mushroom farmers with seeds, training, technical support

Beekeeping:

  • Strengthen ecological knowledge
  • Improve economic situations

Chicken Farming:

  • Strengthen ecological knowledge
  • Improve economic situations

Women’s Radio:

  • Weekly programs designed by participants, guided by a radio presenter and social worker
  • Disseminate knowledge on gender-specific issues throughout Humla
  • Strengthen and spread knowledge
  • Educate society

Awareness Campaigns:

  • Strengthen and spread knowledge
  • Educate society
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