GSIF Nepal

GSIF Nepal GSIF Nepal advocates for systemic change to combat human trafficking, prevent unsafe migration, and end violence against women and girls.

We envision a society where they enjoy their rights, live with dignity, and are free from violence.

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ: ๐—” ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿชด๐Ÿ”†Since 2023, Kumari and Kabita have been part of เคถเฅเคญ เค…เคตเคธเคฐ เค—เฅเคฐเคพเคฎ...
20/04/2026

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ: ๐—” ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿชด๐Ÿ”†

Since 2023, Kumari and Kabita have been part of เคถเฅเคญ เค…เคตเคธเคฐ เค—เฅเคฐเคพเคฎ เคจเฅ‡เคชเคพเคฒ and GSIF Nepal consistently investing in their personal and professional growth through entrepreneurship, leadership, and life-skills training. Like many young people, they once aspired to work abroad. While preparing for this path by attending language classes, they worked part-time as all-rounders in a local cafรฉ quietly building skills, they did not yet realize would shape their future.

It was during this time that the OVN team engaged with them, encouraging them to reflect on an alternative path, one rooted in opportunity within their own community. What followed was a year of thoughtful reflection and courage. Choosing to stay, Kumari and Kabita made a bold decision to pivot from foreign employment to entrepreneurship.

With determination and their lifelong savings, they launched their own cafรฉ โ€œ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒโ€. Recognizing their commitment and potential, the OVN team, through project AASTHA supported their journey by providing essential fixed assets to help bring their vision to life.

Today, just one month since opening, their cafรฉ is already thriving! Strategically located in a busy commercial area surrounded by offices and schools, and driven by their warm hospitality, the cafรฉ stands as a promising venture with strong potential for long-term success.

Their journey is a powerful reminder that with the right support and determination, meaningful opportunities can be created at home - ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? โœจ


เคถเฅเคญ เค…เคตเคธเคฐ เค—เฅเคฐเคพเคฎ เคจเฅ‡เคชเคพเคฒ Good Shepherd International Foundation

Last week marked an inspiring and impactful learning experience for our ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—”๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—›๐—” team โœจOur team came together for ...
17/04/2026

Last week marked an inspiring and impactful learning experience for our ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—”๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—›๐—” team โœจ

Our team came together for a dynamic workshop on ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ (๐—ฃ๐—–๐— ) and ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐— &๐—˜) strengthening not just knowledge, but a shared vision for how we plan, implement and assess our work.

The sessions focused on building a common understanding of roles and processes within PCM, while also establishing clear and consistent M&E standards across the project. A strong emphasis was placed on continuously improving the efficiency and effectiveness of our existing M&E systems ensuring our efforts create meaningful and measurable impact.

The PCM sessions were led by Mr. Rajendra Maharjan while the M&E sessions were facilitated by Mr. Purushottam Bista, both bringing valuable insights and practical expertise to the team.

Overall, the workshop was a truly enriching experience equipping participants with practical knowledge, fresh perspectives and renewed motivation to drive impactful change. ๐Ÿ’ก

๐—”๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐ŸŒฑFollowing the successful comp...
17/04/2026

๐—”๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐ŸŒฑ

Following the successful completion of a capacity development program in Jaljala Rural Municipality, Parbat, the initiative continued at Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality, Kaski bringing together key stakeholders committed to advancing child rights at the local level.
The program was chaired by Ms. Sita Adhikari, Vice-Chairperson of Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality and Chairperson of the Local Child Rights Committee.

Focused on enhancing the capacity of committee members and local stakeholders, the sessions covered critical areas including existing legal provisions related to children, the roles and responsibilities of the Local Child Rights Committee, and the functions of the Child Welfare Officer. The workshop also fostered interactive discussions to strengthen coordination and promote effective implementation of child rights mechanisms.

Through Project AASTHA, GSIF Nepal continues to envision stronger, more responsive child protection systems across Gandaki Province, in collaboration with NCRC ensuring that every child is protected and supported. ๐Ÿค

๐†๐’๐ˆ๐… ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ‘!May the year ahead be filled with peace, hope, joy, and positive chan...
13/04/2026

๐†๐’๐ˆ๐… ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ‘!

May the year ahead be filled with peace, hope, joy, and positive change. โœจ

A provincial-level interaction program on the implementation of Child-Friendly Communication Guidelines was successfully...
01/04/2026

A provincial-level interaction program on the implementation of Child-Friendly Communication Guidelines was successfully held in Gandaki Province, bringing together journalists from print, radio, television and online media to strengthen responsible and ethical reporting on childrenโ€™s issues.

Organized by the National Child Rights Council in partnership with GSIF-Nepal, the program was chaired by Mr. Hari Bahadur Khapangi, Chief of the Social Development Division, Ministry of Social Development, Youth and Sports, Gandaki Province.

The program featured in-depth sessions on journalistโ€™s code of conduct and the role of media from a child rights perspective, along with detailed discussions on the responsibilities of media professionals in child rights. It also explored the practical implementation of Child-Friendly Communication Guidelines and the challenges faced in ensuring ethical, accurate and child-sensitive reporting in everyday media practice.

The program also issued the โ€œ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฎ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ-๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€,โ€ reaffirming a collective commitment to prioritize the best interests of children in all reporting.

A one-day capacity-building program on strengthening the Local Child Rights Committee was successfully conducted at Jalj...
01/04/2026

A one-day capacity-building program on strengthening the Local Child Rights Committee was successfully conducted at Jaljala Rural Municipality, Parbat, aiming to enhance the capacity of committee members and local stakeholders under Project AASTHA. The program organized by the National Child Rights Council (NCRC) and coordinated by Jaljala Rural Municipality was supported by GSIF-Nepal.

Chaired by Mr. Dipak Acharya, Vice Chairperson of Jaljala Rural Municipality and Coordinator of the Local Child Rights Committee, the program covered key sessions on existing legal provisions related to children, as well as the roles and responsibilities of the Local Child Rights Committee and Child Welfare Officers.

The program brought together committee members, ward chairpersons, representatives from child-focused organizations, and members of the rural municipality executive, fostering collaboration for stronger child protection systems at the local level.

Our Country Representative, ๐—ฆ๐—ฟ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ attended the 61st Session of the ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น (๐—›๐—ฅ๐—–๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿญ) at the Un...
27/03/2026

Our Country Representative, ๐—ฆ๐—ฟ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ attended the 61st Session of the ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น (๐—›๐—ฅ๐—–๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿญ) at the United Nations in Geneva, held from February 23 to March 6, 2026. ๐ŸŒ

Read about her experience of being part of this global forum here ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://www.olcgs.org/gsif-nepal-at-the-un-human-rights-council-2026/

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ต๐˜‚ ๐ŸŒŸUnder the initiative of NCRC and with support from ...
26/03/2026

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ต๐˜‚ ๐ŸŒŸ

Under the initiative of NCRC and with support from GSIF Nepal, a two-day workshop on developing an integrated procedure for child rights protection and promotion was successfully held in Ghiring Rural Municipality. The program was chaired by Hem Bahadur Thapa, Chairperson of Ghiring Rural Municipality.

The workshop brought together municipal officials, ward representatives, school principals, child club leaders, and child-focused organizations to discuss local mechanisms for protecting and promoting childrenโ€™s rights. Participants explored the existing legal framework, key child-focused mechanisms, and essential issues to include in the guidelines, with group discussions helping shape the integrated procedure for the municipality.

A great step towards ensuring stronger child rights protection at the local level! ๐Ÿ‘

The Joint Monitoring Visit to ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ (๐—”๐—˜๐—ฆ) is one of a key activity under ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—”๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—›๐—”.The recent...
20/03/2026

The Joint Monitoring Visit to ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ (๐—”๐—˜๐—ฆ) is one of a key activity under ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—”๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—›๐—”.

The recent visit around Chipledhunga, Pokhara (Ward 4 & 9) brought together Opportunity Village Nepal (OVN), Social Development Office, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), National Child Rights Council (NCRC), Labor Office, Ward Representatives, and Ward Police Office (Baidam).

The team focused on assessing field conditions, identifying risks of human trafficking, child protection, and labor exploitation, and promoting awareness in high-risk areas.

Through direct observation and stakeholder interactions, the visit strengthened multi-stakeholder coordination, improved response, and referral mechanisms, and highlighted key areas for future support and interventions.



เคถเฅเคญ เค…เคตเคธเคฐ เค—เฅเคฐเคพเคฎ เคจเฅ‡เคชเคพเคฒ

๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž? ๐ŸŒฑNepal Development Initiative - NEDI, under project ...
20/03/2026

๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž? ๐ŸŒฑ

Nepal Development Initiative - NEDI, under project AASTHA with support from GSIF Nepal, is creating digital database of social enterprises in Nepal with the aim of promoting and strengthening the social enterprise ecosystem.

We are collecting information to reach a wider audience and build a strong, inclusive database of social enterprises.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Support this initiative โ€“ scan and fill out the digital form!

18/03/2026

๐ŸŽฅ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ผ | ๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† & ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

This awareness video highlights the importance of online safety and mental well-being, especially for girls and young people.

It encourages safer online practices and supports the well-being of girls and young people in todayโ€™s digital space. ๐ŸŒ

The video was developed under the โ€œ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€? ๐— ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€ project and was supported by Misean Cara.

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We are proud to share that Aakriti, one of our rightsholders from Project AASTHA, successfully delivered an oral stateme...
16/03/2026

We are proud to share that Aakriti, one of our rightsholders from Project AASTHA, successfully delivered an oral statement during the Interactive Dialogue on the report of the SRSG on Violence Against Children at the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

๐Ÿค๐Ÿ“„The statement was submitted by Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd and in collaboration with Good Shepherd International Foundation Nepal and Opportunity Village Nepal, highlighting critical concerns and recommendations to strengthen the protection of children.

๐Ÿ“ The call emphasized:
โžก๏ธIncreased investment in national child protection systems.
โžก๏ธStronger international cooperation and technical assistance to reinforce community-based child protection mechanisms.
โžก๏ธCapacity-building of law enforcement officials to effectively investigate and prosecute AI-induced violence against children, including technology-facilitated sexual exploitation, online abuse, and digitally manipulated content.

Watch the full statement through the link below: โฌ‡๏ธ
https://youtu.be/o1Bgb-XEqkw?si=Xk1gNPifLj5Brk2z



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