Supporting Economic Empowerment of Female Sex Workers in Nepal (Phase I)

USD 48,000

Duration: December 2021 – November 2022

Target Districts: Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Sunsari, Morang, Bara and Makwanpur

Donor: FREE Fund/Women Win, Netherlands

Reflection: 10 master trainers developed who trained 130+ beneficiaries in financial literacy

Assess and Address Stigma and Discrimination at Health Settings - Improving Access and Utilization of SRH Services by Marginalized

USD 36,978

Duration: 20 March 2021 – 20 June 2021

Target Districts: Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Chitwan, Makwanpur, Parsa and Bara

Donor: FP2030/UN Foundation

Reflection: Successfully integrated a stigma and discrimination clause in the “Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Act 2018” to protect SRHR rights of female sex workers, women living with HIV, females who use drugs, and LGBTIQ individuals.

Addressing Health and Human Rights of Female Sex Workers Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal

USD 39,000

Duration: November 2020 – October 2021

Target Districts: Morang, Sunsari, Mohattari, Bara, Parsa, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Makwanpur, Chitwan, Parasi, Kaski, Tanahu, Banke, Kailali, Kanchanpur and covered all of Nepal through its media activities

Donor: Open Society Policy Centre

Reflection: 275+ beneficiaries from 15 districts received COVID-19 relief package

Advocacy for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of WLHIV, FSWs and FDUs in Nepal

Euro 88,786

Duration: 6 January 2020 – 5 Jul 2021

Target Districts: Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Sunsari, Morang, Bara, Parsa, Chitwan, Rupendehi, Banke and covered all of Nepal through its media activities

Donor: AmplifyChange

Reflection: 12 short films on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights reached 1,061 beneficiaries in person and 4.77 million people online, with 933.58K engagements.

Advocacy to Improve Access to Safe Abortion Services by the Marginalized Populations in Nepal

Euro 89,478

Duration: 5 December 2019 – 4 March 2021 (three months no-cost extension due to COVID-19)

Target Districts: KTM, Lalitpur, Sunsari, Makwanpur, Kaski and covered all of Nepal through its media activities

Donor: AmplifyChange

Reflection: Developed 'Safetypin' SRHR app and 5 PSAs on safe abortion and gender equity featuring policymakers and celebrities; trained facilitators oriented 993 beneficiaries on comprehensive abortion care, backed by policy-maker workshops and research on COVID-19 impact and digital literacy among 1,000+ beneficiaries.

Assess and Address Stigma and Discrimination at Health Settings - Improving Access and Utilization of SRH Services by Marginalized Populations in Nepal

USD 88,539

Duration: November 2019 – September 2020

Target Districts: Saptari, Sunsari, Rupandehi, Banke, Kailali, Morang, Makwanpur, Chitwan, Kaski, Surkhet, Kathmandu

Donor: FP2030/UN Foundation

Reflection: Nepal's first standardized toolkit developed for measuring stigma and discrimination in health settings, 250+ service providers trained to use it and captured beneficiaries' own testimonies on film, evidence now used to hold healthcare systems accountable.

Women 4 Women: Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health of Female Sex Workers in Nepal

CAD 84,786.00

Duration: 31st March 2018 – 31st March 2019

Target Districts: Lalitpur

Donor: Grand Challenge, Canada

Reflection: 10 female sex workers trained into trusted peer counsellors, reaching 1,000 women with reproductive health knowledge and helping 500 improve their health-seeking behavior, proof that women supporting women can shift outcomes from the ground up.

Advocacy to Increase Resources for SRHR Services for HIV KAP in Nepal

€ 87,846.00

Duration: 1st February 2018 – 30th January 2019

Target Districts: Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Morang, Sunsari, Saptari, Bara, Sindhupalchok, Gorkha, Tanahu, Parasi, Surkhet, Dailekh, Banke, Kanchanpur, Kailali

Donor: AmplifyChange, UK

Reflection: 35+ community members trained as master trainers on SRHR for people living with HIV, while consulting 210 representatives from seven provinces and briefing 200 policymakers and media, laying groundwork that helped shape Nepal's Reproductive Health Rights Bill.

Advocating for sexual and reproductive health rights of people living with HIV and other HIV vulnerable groups.

€ 84,786.00

Duration: February 2018 – January 2019

Target Districts: Covering 15 districts of Nepal

Donor: AmplifyChange, UK

Reflection: 200 + parliamentarians, media professionals and NGO staff reached with evidence on the sexual and reproductive health rights of women living with HIV and key populations, using community consultations across seven provinces to keep their voices at the center of policy.

Advocating for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of People Living with HIV and FSWs

€ 78,360.00

Duration: May 2016 – April 2017

Target Districts: Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Banke, Dang, Nawalparasi, Chitwan, Syangja, Tanahu, Kaski, Sunsari and Morang

Donor: AmplifyChange, UK

Reflection: 50+ CBO members (WLHIV/FSWs) trained on SRHR advocacy and rights-violation documentation; 360 case studies collected: 140+ service providers engaged in dialogues to address SRHR issues raised.

Incorporation of Recommendations of Key Populations and Civil Society Organizations in the National Tuberculosis Strategic Plan

NRs. 22,23,988.00

Duration: October – December 2015

Target Districts: Representatives/Participants from all high TB prevalence districts of Nepal

Donor: Stop TB Partnership, Geneva

Reflection: Contributed to achieving the objectives of the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) through the Nepal Support Project, GFATM National Strategy Application (NSA) Phase 1 and Phase 2, across 13 districts.

Intensified early and increased TB case detection amongst children (0-14 years)

US$ 275,338

Duration: February 2013 – April 2014

Target Districts: Makwanpur, Chitwan, Dhanusa, Mahotarri, Sarlahi, Kavre, Kathmandu valley, Parsa, Bara, Rautahat.

Donor: TB REACH/Stop TB Partnership

Reflection: 28,500+ children screened for TB identifying and enrolling 450+ cases into DOTS treatment

National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP), Nepal Support Project’, GFATM National Strategy Application (NSA) Phase 1 and 2 program.

NRs. 22,790,840.56

Duration: November 2010 – 15th July 2013, 16th February 2014 – 23rd December 2014

Target Districts: Kanchanpur, Kailali, Doti, Accham, Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Bajura, Surkhet, Dailekh, Banke, Bardiya, Dhanusa

Donor: Nepal Tuberculosis Centre / GFATM

Reflection: 807 TB patients tested for HIV, 2,074 key population members screened for TB, 694 staff trained, 100,000+ IEC materials distributed across 63 districts under TB/HIV program

Comprehensive Package for Injecting Drug Users

NRs. 7,783,138.00

Duration: 15th Nov 2011 – 15th July 2013; 16th May 2012 – 15th March 2015

Target Districts: Kanchanpur

Donor: Save the Children/GFATM

Reflection: 560+ people who inject drugs reached through outreach, DIC with BCC under Harm Reduction Program.

Oral Substitution Therapy of Nepal

NRs. 840,019.00

Duration: FY 2009/10

Target Districts: 63 districts

Donor: GTZ

Reflection: Led media advocacy to promote OST methadone, implemented a comprehensive package for injecting drug users in Kanchanpur till mid 2015 and conducted a baseline assessment of injection practices and sharps waste management across 63 district hospitals under MoHP and WHO.

Gap analysis programetic research in Global Fund Around 7 HIV/Aids Components

NRs. 968,752.00

Duration: FY 2009/10

Donor: GTZ

Reflection: Facilitated the development process of the Global Fund Round 10 HIV proposal, implemented the TB-HIV component as a sub-recipient under the National Tuberculosis Program/GFATM until mid 2013, and unified ART and HIV advocacy.

Formatic research to formulate & effective mass media comunication & IEC medium on TB/HIV coinfection program

NRs. 290,024.00

Duration: FY 2009/10

Donor: Britain Nepal Medical Trust

Reflection: Engaged corporate houses in the HIV/AIDS response, conducted media campaigns to encourage healthcare-seeking behaviour among females who inject drugs, and developed the national TB-HIV mass media IEC guidelines under Global Fund Round 7.

Sangsangai Documentary, Vox Pop, Endorsement, lauching

NRs. 624,998.00

Duration: FY 2007/08

Donor: GTZ

Reflection: Managed the 3rd National AIDS conference, implemented the media component of GTZ’s “SangSangai” youth-focused HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) program, and mass media campaign on harm reduction.

Care Doti-Conference

NRs. 150,000.00

Duration: FY 2007/08

Target Districts: Sudhurpaschim Province

Donor: Care Nepal

Reflection: Organized Nepal’s first regional HIV/ AIDS conference in the Sudurpashchim Province.

World AIDS Day

NRs 23,59,489

Duration: FY 2005/06–2010/11

Donor: UNDP, FHI, Save the Children, UN AIDS, NCASC, and HIV/AIDS Control Board

Reflection: 1. Launched “Music for AIDS” on World AIDS Day, uniting renowned artists to raise awareness, amplify advocacy, and combat stigma and 2. Organized Nepal’s largest AIDS Candlelight Vigil, bringing together over 3,000 people from the public to honour lives lost to AIDS, raise awareness, combat stigma, and advocate for treatment.