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CHITWAN SAKRIYA WOMEN`S FOUNDATION (CSWF)


Chitwan Sakriya Women’s Foundation (CSWF) is the first People Living with HIV (PLHIV)- led non-profit making, non-political and absolutely community based social organization in Chitwan District. It was established in 2006 with an aim of improving quality of life of PLHIV through holistic approach and promoting the rights of women through empowerment activities. For the past ten years, CSWF has been investing its efforts to reach its intended aim. Among other achievements, CSWF has strengthened the organizational capacity and linked with networks, co-ordinate and built the capacity in partnership and programming for key populations, and initiated advocacy efforts and resource mobilization. The CSWF has been doing a lot in raising awareness and creating conducive environment for PLHIV and the women to sustain their life style and enhance their capacity. It has been providing comprehensive package of care for the vulnerable populations reached with HIV Prevention Programs, PLHIV, and Children Affected by HIV and AIDs (CABA) and the disadvantaged women’s group. CSWF provides continuum of care through effective referral
and linkage mechanism at various level at Chitwan District. It has always come forward and been able to establish the strong linkage with government and non-government sectors to create synergies in response to HIV and AIDS, Women’s Right and the Children. As an organization, it stands women in general, and trying to employ women (either biological or social) and preferably from the under privileged and hard to reach population group. CSWF has 27 women living with HIV(WLHIV) as general members, seven females (both youth and adult) as board of directors and 29 full time staffs (i.e. 27 female and 2 male) which include nine WLHIV, and two part time staff and 12 volunteers in the sector of Women’s Right. It has also employed a differently able staff and staff from the HIV affected family. CSWF is also mobilizing community volunteers that represent PLHIV, project beneficiaries, female community health volunteer (FCHV) and women groups. CSWF has
also backed up by the local women groups in its project municipalities in Chitwan. CSWF has taken consideration of inclusive representations by ensuring GESI (Gender Equity and Social Inclusion) and DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) policy while recruiting its staff and providing its services at community level. Organization area of Interest:

  1. HIV and AIDS (Including People Living with HIV and Children & Youth living with HIV)
  2. Tuberculosis (TB)
  3. Women’s Rights
  4. Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health Right
  5. Climate Change and Environmental Justice


Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives Vision:

 

Vision
To work towards creating a better communities and societies where all men and women, boys and girls and others have access to basic health, education, sexual rights, security and empowerment with their rights freed from stigma and discrimination.

Mission

  • CSWF work to strengthen its role to reach the vision by following anticipated mission:
  • Limiting the spread of HIV and other epidemics like TB, Malaria and emerging communicable disease collaborating with those working with most at risk populations.
  • Support women’s right effort to use their skills and experience to help and promote women’s right (including key affected, hard to reach, disability, young aged)
  • Eliminate discrimination, harassment and violence through implementation of SHEA and Safeguarding in all sectors of society
  • Promote equity, equality and justice in the society with freed from inequalities
  • Advocating among governing authorities and state for the sustained livelihood of people in need.
  • Providing the sexual and reproductive justice to the women of the marginalized area.
  • Support to PLHAs (all child, young and adult population) for social, physical, mental and economic needs via developing linkage and advocacy of prevention, care and treatment
  • Close linkage and coordination with local bodies, civil societies, government line agencies, media, private and organized sector for effective and non-duplication intervention.
  • Promote the economic justice among target population through sustainability of the program.
  • Ensure the implementation of environment friendly services in agriculture, CSWF primary target are WLHAs and spouses of migrant labors and their immediate families.

However, their services are also open to the general public many of whom drop by
their office or benefit from the community outreach activities.