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	<description>Advancing the rights of Women with Disabilities in Nepal for 25 years and counting: Looking ahead to a more inclusive future.</description>
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		<title>Accessibility and GEDSI Audits Conducted in Local Institutions in Siraha and Dhanusha districts of Madhesh Pradesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nepal Disabled Women Association (NDWA) and Mukti Nepal, under the Sashakta Nyaya Project funded by the Disability Rights Fund (DRF), conducted Accessibility and GEDSI (Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion) Audits at six local institutions in Karjanha Municipality, Siraha, and Janaknandani Rural Municipality, Dhanusha, on 11 and 12 September 2026. The audits aimed to assess [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IGNITE Project runs a series of school awareness programs in Madhesh Pradesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Second Moot Court Competition on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Second Moot Court Competition on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has successfully concluded after 18 days of intensive learning, advocacy, and courtroom simulation. Organized jointly by Nepal Disabled Women Association (NDWA) and Nepal Law Campus, the competition brought together around 200 participants who competed through different rounds of the moot court process, demonstrating [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nepal Disabled Women Association in the Bhotekoshi Flood and Landslide-Affected Areas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Recently, during a visit to various disaster-affected areas and holding centres in Rasuwa and Nuwakot, we had the opportunity to meet and interact directly with affected communities. During the visit, particular attention was given to understanding the situation of persons with disabilities. We also held discussions with representatives of the Nepal Red Cross Society regarding [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Consultation Workshop Held to Ensure Access to Justice for Women and Girls with Disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A three-day consultation workshop was successfully conducted in Hetauda, the capital of Bagmati Province, and Birendranagar, the capital of Karnali Province, with the objective of ensuring access to justice for women and girls with disabilities and identifying the challenges and barriers they face in the process of seeking justice. On the first day of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NDWA Strengthens Community Awareness on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Digital Safety in Tarakeshwor and Budhanilkantha Municipalities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nepal Disabled Women Association (NDWA) has successfully conducted a series of community sensitization sessions on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) across Tarakeshwor Municipality and Budhanilkantha Municipality, reaching hundreds of community members and strengthening local capacity to prevent and respond to violence. The awareness sessions brought together a diverse group of community stakeholders, including Female Community [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NDWA Launches Mentorship Program to Strengthen Leadership and Advocacy of Women with Disabilities in Dhanusha</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nepal Disabled Women Association (NDWA), with support from the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund (DRF), officially launched a local-level mentorship initiative through an initial coordination meeting in Janaknandini Rural Municipality, Dhanusha. The program aims to strengthen the leadership, advocacy, and networking capacity of women and girls with disabilities by pairing trained legal and community advocates with [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NDWA Strengthens Economic Empowerment of Women with Disabilities Through Livestock Management Training in Gorkha</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Nepal Disabled Women Association (NDWA), in collaboration with Gorkha Municipality, successfully organized a three-day Livestock Management Training from 6–8 June to enhance the livelihood opportunities of women with disabilities through sustainable goat and poultry farming. A total of 17 participants attended the training, including women with physical disabilities, Deaf women, women with psychosocial disabilities, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NDWA Strengthens Community Response to Gender-Based Violence Through Third Phase of VRG and SWD Training Under the IGNITE Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nepal Disabled Women Association (NDWA), with support from Mukti Nepal, successfully conducted the third phase of capacity-building training for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Response Groups (VRGs) and Safety and Wellbeing Defenders (SWDs) under the IGNITE Project, on June 18-22, 2026. The project is supported by the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NDWA Conducts Orientation on Tech-Facilitated Violence for Persons with Disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Nepal Disabled Women Association (NDWA) conducted an orientation on technology-facilitated violence for persons with disabilities from Budanilkantha and Tarakeshwor municipalities. The orientation was facilitated by Ms. Kabita Bahing, Co-founder Aalawya. The programme commenced with welcome remarks by Ms. Dev Kumari Parajuli, General Secretary of NDWA. Following the welcome, participants introduced themselves, and the facilitator [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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