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Women for Human Rights, single women group (WHR), established in 1994, is a Non-Governmental Organization actively working for the human rights of the single women (widows) in Nepal. It has been dedicated to create an active network of widows across the nation, regional and international level. WHR aims for an equitable society where widows are respected and can live in dignity with sufficient social, cultural, economical, legal and political rights.

WHR focuses on five working areas which are Socio-Cultural Empowerment and Movement, Economic Empowerment and Mobilization, Justice, Human Rights and Peace, Local Governance and Institutional and Organizational Development with 99% focus on widows.

Objectives

• - To raise the social and economic status of Nepalese single women and their families.


• - To mainstream the rights of single women in development, humanitarian and peace building initiatives.


• - To lobby and advocate for meaningful participation of single women at decision making levels in the social, economic and political spheres.


• - To enhance the capacity of single women to boost their confidence and self-esteem so that they can be their own "Agents of Change".