Our Story

Nepal Muslim Women’s Welfare Society (NMWWS) was established in 2006 by a group of Muslim women to work for the poor, marginalized, and disadvantaged women of Nepal. NMWWS is a non-partisan, non-profitable, and non-discriminatory organization. It is registered as an NGO with the Government of Nepal. Since 2006, NMWWS has been advocating for the political participation of marginalized Muslim and Madheshi women in order to achieve inclusive democratic reform. We focus on capacity building of marginalized women’s groups, enabling their access to mainstream politics.
NMWWS advocates and highlights the issues of gender equality, human rights, children’s rights, and violence against women. We work to build youth and women’s leaders to raise community-level awareness and break the chain of harmful socio-cultural practices. NMWWS’ focus is on increasing the enrollment and access of poor and marginalized girls to quality education. NMWWS works for women’s economic empowerment, promoting the economic independence of poor and marginalized women. Investing in women’s economic empowerment sets a path for poverty reduction and gender equality.

Vision:

Mission

Goal

NMWWS envisions a society where women are empowered and enjoy lives without any kind of discrimination or violence.

NMWWS strives to uplift the socio-cultural and economic status of marginalized women, particularly Muslim women, and their representation at the decision-making level.

The goal of NMWWS is to advocate for and build the capacity of the target community to make them capable of raising their voice for their fundamental rights and participating in the democratic process.

Strategy

Our strategy is to build momentum for social, economic, and climate justice, driven by marginalized women and communities living in poverty and exclusion. We’ve built on the strategic plan for 2022–2027 based on learning from our previous actions and our experience. NMWWS board members, staff, allies, partners, and the people we work with have all contributed to this strategy. Efforts to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable society are more important than ever. Over the next five years, we’ll build momentum for social, economic, and climate justice, driven by marginalized women and communities who are excluded and who live in poverty.Human rights and women’s empowerment. Our Strategic working areas include:

  • Quality education
  • Sustainable Peace and Religious Harmony
  • Environment and Climate Action
  • Good Health and Well-Being
  • Water, sanitation, and hygiene