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TEKA SAMUHA

Teka SamuhaTeka Samuha Nepal is a non-profit and non-government organisation set up by a group of professionals, who have been working in the field of women empowerment, education, community development, environment conservation and volunteer program for many years. Teka designs and delivers educational and awareness programs for marginalised and disadvantaged people in local communities of Nepal and creates opportunities for self-sustainability.
 

Contact Details
Address: G.P.O. Box 7725 Kathmandu Nepal
Tel: +977 1 4431567
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Website: http://www.tekasamuhanepal.org.np/

 

WOMEN ACTING TOGETHER FOR CHANGE (WATCH)

WATCHWOMEN ACTING TOGETHER FOR CHANGE (WATCH) is a secular, non-profit, politically non-aligned NGO founded in 1992. It focuses on helping Nepal's poor and oppressed communities, with special attention to rural women. WATCH is committed to achieving self-reliant and sustainable forms of development. Their particular area of expertise is in organising women and other oppressed groups at the grassroots level and providing them with the support they need to take action, or to learn about how to make changes to their lives.
 
 
Contact Details
Address: 572/45, RamMandir Marg, Dhobikhola, Battisputali, GPO Box: 11321, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: +977-1-4492644
Fax: +977-1-4494653
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Women's Rehabilitation Center (WOREC)

WORECSince 1991, the Women's Rehabilitation Center (WOREC) has been working in partnership with grassroots people in order to resolve the major socioeconomic, cultural and human rights injustices prevalent in Nepal and to work towards the attainment of social justice and sustainable livelihood at the community level. While WOREC’s main goal is to prevent the trafficking of persons from a human rights perspective, because of the complex underlying causes of trafficking, WOREC works from a holistic perspective in order to achieve human rights for all Nepali persons.
 
 

Contact Details:
Address: P.O Box 13233 Balkumari, Lalitpur, Nepal
Tel: +977-01-5186073; +977-01-5186374
Fax: +977-01-5186271
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Website: worecnepal.org 

 
 
 

Shakti Samuha

ShaktiSamuhaShakti Samuha (Power Group) was established in 1996 as a mark of unity and strength by Nepalese girls and women who have survived trafficking and other forms of violence committed against women. Shakti Samuha was officially registered as an organisation in 2000 and has since become a powerful and well-respected organisation in Nepal and among international women’s networks as the first organisation of trafficking survivors in the world. Shakti Samuha is working with the vision of women and children survivors of trafficking to live a dignified life in society through economic and social empowerment. Shakti Samuha’s objectives are: to unite and empower those affected by trafficking; to analyse trafficking from the perspective of women's rights and operate an issue-wide movement; to provide services to those affected by trafficking and other types of violence; to change the perspective of society towards victims of trafficking and to spread public awareness; to unite all trafficking survivors and work for their fundamental human rights. Shakti Samuha fulfils its objectives through: the creation and mobilisation of adolescent girls’ groups; awareness-raising programmes in carpet factories, urban slum settlements and high schools; empowering survivors of trafficking through skill-building courses, income-generating programmes, counselling and peer support; advocacy and lobbying activities, such as street theatre, video advocacy, and participation in national and international advocacy activities; and networking with activists and service providers and producing publications.

Contact Details:
Address: Chawahil (Hospital Marg, House no. 203-behind Medicare Hospital), Kathmahdu, Nepal
Tel: +977 1-4478117; +977 01-4481380
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Website: shaktisamuha.org.np 

Pakistan Rural Workers Social Welfare Organization (PRWSWO)

PRWSWOPakistan Rural Workers Social Welfare Organization (PRWSWO), a non-governmental organisation founded in 1997 by a group of community workers interested in  the improvement of the standard of life of disadvantaged sections of the society through a variety of socio- economic services and by adopting multi-disciplinary approaches. PRWSWO’s mission is to create a society where marginalised and vulnerable communities are socially, economically & politically empowered through active participation.

One of the priorities of PRWSWO is focused on migration development and human trafficking. PRWSWO is pioneer in providing services that support rehabilitation, reintegration and protection to trafficked persons particularly children recruited in camel racing.

PRWSWO has published Participatory Research Study on Trafficking in Children those Employed as Camel Jockeys in Gulf States (Save the Children Sweden)- 2004 and Child Trafficking - Trend Analysis Report on Camel Jockey in District Rahimyarkhan ( Save the Children Sweden)- 2010       

PRWSWO is currently a member of other networks such as Migrant’s Forum Asia (MFA), International Detention Coalition (IDC), Australia and Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), Belgium.

Contact Details:
Address: House 73, Street 4, Qasim Town, Bahawalpur-63100, Punjab, Pakistan
Tel: +92-62-2282442
Fax: +92-62-2201842
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Website: prwswo.org.pk