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National Indigenous Women's Federation (NIWF)

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 bui...

partner organization
NIWA
AIWN
UN WOMEN
AIPP
WOMANKIND
PAWANKA
RRI
IWGIA
FIMI
What we do
Some service we provide
for indegenoius women

We empower Adivasi Janajati women by promoting rights, leadership, culture, and inclusion.

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IPHRD training for district coordination council

we provide to training to district coordination council members.

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Pawanka fund

chhantyal, byasishauka,hayu, Kisan indigenous community

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Training

Capacity building training on indigenous people's human rights defender.

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International Advocacy participation

Commission on the status of women.

Indigenous Women Group
Projects we have done
We are strengthening spaces where Indigenous
women lead and thrive

Collaborative Effort Aims to Eliminate Discrimination Against Tribal Women in Nepal

National Tribal Women's Federation (NIWF Federation), National Tribal Women's Forum (NIWF Forum), Tribal Women Legal Awareness Group (INWOLAG) and...

Khokana Programme

The Khokana Programme refers to initiatives aimed at the sustainable, risk-sensitive, and cultural development of Khokana, a traditional Newari v...

Ensure Chepang indigenous women rights

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declaration

Declaration Document

International Declaration

NIWF is an umbrella organization of 50 Indigenous Women Organizations, located in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-10, Buddhanagar, Kathmandu-Nepal. NIWF has been working on the full realization and exercise of indigenous women's right with social, economic, political and environment justice at the center since 1999. It is a national organization which is registered in 2000 A.D. in District Administration Office (DAO) and Social Welfare Council (SWC), Nepal. The NIWF is the right-based organization that works for Indigenous women of Nepal with the vision of a just and inclusive Nepali society, where Indigenous women and girls are empowered to achieve ethnic origin-based identity and human dignity.