National Indigenous Women’s Federation (NIWF) is a national umbrella organization of 50 Indigenous Women’s Organizations across Nepal. Established in 1999 and legally registered in 2000 A.D. with the District Administration Office (DAO) and the Social Welfare Council (SWC), Nepal, NIWF is headquartered in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-10, Buddhanagar, Kathmandu.

NIWF is a rights-based organization dedicated to the full realization and effective exercise of Indigenous women’s rights. Since its establishment, NIWF has been working to promote social, economic, political, cultural and environmental justice, placing indigenous women and girls at the center of its advocacy and programs.

Guided by the vision of building a just and inclusive Nepali society, NIWF strives to ensure that indigenous women and girls are empowered to uphold their ethnic identity, human dignity, collective rights and self-determination. The organization works through advocacy, capacity-building, policy engagement, leadership development and grassroots mobilization at local, provincial, national and international levels.

Through strong networks and partnerships, NIWF continues to amplify the voices of indigenous women, influence policy reforms and contribute to transformative social change in Nepal.

 Objectives: 

• Give solid contribution and active cooperation for the country’s development and nationalism through the enhancement of mutual solidarity, goodwill and sisterhood among all Indigenous Women of Nepal.
• Coordinate all Indigenous Women’s organizations and give policy directives and leadership on common issues.
• Develop language, literature, script, religion, culture, education, etc. of various Indigenous Peoples of Nepal and promote the rights of Indigenous Women. 
• Help the state to carry out special protection, development, and economic upliftment of Indigenous Women who are lagging behind politically, economically, socially, religiously, and legally.
• Contribute to increasing national unity and ethnic goodwill by denouncing activities that instigate communal feelings from government and non-government sectors.
• Denounce discrimination and exploitation based on caste, ethnicity, language, religion, gender, and race happening in a part of the world, and create public opinion in favor of equality, liberty, and motherhood.
•  Raise awareness among Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Women about rights and obligations to enjoy all economic, social, cultural, civic, and political rights by all Indigenous Women and men enshrined in international treaties of human rights.
• Implementation of CEDAW and adopt all measures required to eliminate discrimination against women and raise awareness of Indigenous Women about it.
• Ensure legal protection measures for women’s rights based on equality between men and women and ensure effective protection of efficient public institutions to prevent discriminatory action against women.
• Stop injustice, exploitation and oppression against Indigenous women.
• Establish relations with likeminded national and international organizations.