Envisioning ‘a just and peaceful society with gender equality’ Jagaran Nepal was established in 2002 A.D. as a not-for-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) in Kathmandu District Administration Office (DAO) under Organization Registration Act, 2034 B.S. Since its inception, Jagaran Nepal has been promoting, capacitating and empowering women in all decision-making roles including political, social and economic areas of the society.

Through its work in the last two decades, Jagaran Nepal has established itself as a leading organization working in the sector of women’s equal and meaningful participation in decision making roles within every structure of community and the state. Its major contribution has been to established the agenda – “Women in Politics” in Nepal, which has been expanded and adopted by various other organizations.

Apart from this, Jagaran Nepal has continuously worked to organize, support and advocate for human rights, social protection, foster democratic practices, minimized the impact of Climate change on communities and many more areas.

VISION

A just, peaceful society with gender equality.

MISSION

Promote, capacitate and enable women in all decision-making roles that exists within all structures of the community and the state.

GOAL

Establish a competent and effective women’s leadership in decision making roles within all structures of the community and the state.

OBJECTIVES

• Create an enabling environment for women’s equal and meaningful participation in all public and political spheres through policy advocacy, skills transfer, and access to knowledge and information to make women leaders competent and self-reliant.
• Enhance women’s economic empowerment by expanding their knowledge of, access to, and control over financial resources.
• Address and mitigate the negative impacts of climate change, environmental degradation, disaster, food security and other contemporary issues on women and girls.
• Engage all stakeholder of the society, especially men, to address existing issues faced by women through collaborative action at the community level.
• Institutionalize the achievements of women rights movement so far in the social, cultural, economic, and political realm.
• Conduct research and periodic monitoring activities to generate evidences and insights to strengthen women’s active engagement in the political and public domains.

CORE VALUES

• Social Gender Justice and Inclusion
• Respect to Community Values
• Human Rights and Democratic Norms
• Gender Equality
• Neutrality
• Do no harm
• Zero Tolerance to Violence
• Transparency

ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY

• Capacity Building
• Engaging Men for Gender Equality
• Knowledge and Skill Transfer
• Social Mobilization
• Economic Empowerment
• Evidence-based Advocacy and Lobbying efforts
• Research and Monitoring Activities
• Develop Common Understanding on “Women’s Equal Participation”
• Institutional Development
• Coordinate, Collaborate and Partner with government agencies, non-government actors, political parties, private sector and communities to promote women’s equal and meaningful participation.