Aawaaj, is a Non-Governmental and non- profit Organization, registered at District Administration Office at Surkhet, Birendranagar in 1999 by Irada Gautam with joint initiatives of professionals with strong hope to demonstrate capacity against violence and discrimination of children and women in Midwestern region, Nepal.

In 1999 the sexual and domestic violence of young children and women had not discussed openly. Although increasing instances of abuse were being reported in newspapers in urban areas, there was a tendency of denying and concealing different forms of violence by the family and community at large in rural areas.

Aawaaj open new paths that helped to promote positive culture of solidarity and constructive grow at the individual, family and community level. Community support groups are functioning and act as a community based monitoring system against all forms of gender based violence and promote peace in the families and communities. At present Aawaaj has good connection at local, provincial and central government for a healthy and non-violent environment in Karnali Province Nepal. Staffs are competent to build, maintain networks and to work in collaboration with government authorities, local groups and communities. Aawaaj has always been mainstreaming gender equality and social inlcusion in its program and keep gender disaggregated data of our beneficiaries and stakeholders.

Mission

Our Mission is to eradicate all forms of discrimination, gender based violence through the process of economic and social empowerment and will contribute towards creating an enabling environment and prosperous society for women, children, youth , senior citizens, people with disability, gender and sexual minority group and marginalized community.

Strategic Goal

Our goal will lead to Gender equitable and sustainable development, fulfilling the rights and improving the lives of poor, vulnerable and socially excluded groups. This involve minimum 420000 people of targeted community in awareness activities, economic uplift, educational opportunities, child helpline support, safe house service, psychosocial counseling, mediation, reintegration and legal services to eliminate sexual harassment, early marriage, gender discrimination and gender based violence and human trafficking in the society.

Strategic Objectives of the organization

1. At the end of this strategic period, minimum 350000 women, vulnerable women and children will able to live with their safe and dignified life through awareness activities and psychosocial counselling service.
2. Similarly, minimum 30000 children and guardians of target community will be able to promote and continuity to their learning process in formal and informal educational activities through parent awareness and livelihood support programs, awareness and training activities.
3. Likewise, 30000 violence affected and vulnerable youth, women of target community will be able to live economically strong life through livelihood support program.
4. In the same way, 20000 people of target community will able to live with secure and easy life through getting information about natural and social disaster and receiving relief supports and services from government and service providers.
5. Equally, this organization will be known all over the Nepal as an equipped, resourceful, strong resource institution which works in the area of women and children.