Nothing About Us Without Us, Towards Leaving No One Behind
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NIDWAN is a service oriented organisation dedicated to advocate for the rights and needs of marginalised groups experiencing intersectional discrimination.
5 years of NIDWAN’s journey towards inclusive society and more to go.
NIDWAN believes in the power of research and collective effort.
Training Gender, Disability and Indigenous Peoples Rights
Networking and consultation program in province 6
NIDWAN IMPACT IN NUMBERS
Members
50+
Direct beneficiaries
2800+
Indirect beneficiaries
3100+
Provincial network
3+
National Network
5+
Regional and Global Network
10+
Covid Relief Support
300+
Health Hygiene Kit
600+
DISABILITY FACTS
1 Billion People, About 15% of the World Population has a disability. 80% of them live in developing countries like Nepal. 45 million of them are Indigenous.
More than 370 million Indigenous People live in 90 countries, 185 of them are women. They are 2.5 times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than other women.
In Nepal, there are more than 1.3 Million Indigenous Peoples with Disabilities, and the number has increased since the 2015 earthquake. 700000 of them are Indigenous Women with Disabilities.
ABOUT NIDWAN
NIDWAN works for the groups having multiple identities and building synergy, both at the grassroots and global level collectively with various minority group organizations and with all relevant stakeholders by cross-movement collaboration.
