Welcome to JWAS

Our Mission: Organize and empower women and marginalized people for enjoying their rights and inspiring their engagement to achieve a prosperous society
Our Vission: Dignified Women; Prosperous Society
Our Organizational Goal: Improve and promote the economic, social, political, health, and environmental status of women, girls, and marginalized people
Promoting human (women) rights and education; Ending harmful social norms against women; Protecting the natural resources and environment; Producing new knowledge; Livelihood promotion; Climate change adaption and disaster mitigation & management; Promoting good governance and social accountability; Improving health, hygiene, drinking water and sanitation; and Contribute gender equality and social inclusion
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About JWAS

Responsible Civil Society

Janaki Women Awareness Society (JWAS) is a non-governmental and not for profit making civil society organization. It was established in 1993 A.D. (2050 B.S) in Dhanusha District. The organization was founded and is operated by a group of women social workers. It works to uplift the standard of living and empowerment of Marginalized Community, Women, Dalits, Youth, Janjatis, PWD, and Disaster Stricken & Conflict affected people of Nepal.

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Ongoing Projects

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The Girls Standing Strong (GSS)
The Girls Standing Strong (GSS)

The Girls Standing Strong (GSS) Project, a community-based empowerment initiative, …

Resilience for Women through Climate-smart Economic Transformation (RECET)
Resilience for Women through Climate-smart …

The RECET project envisaged to empower women in their responsiveness …

Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Development (YEED) दक्षा युवा परियोजना
Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Development …

Overall project objective: Young people, especially young women, in Dhanusha …

Pathways to Gender-responsive Justice: Strengthening capacities of duty bearers and right holders
Pathways to Gender-responsive Justice: Strengthening …

Funded by UN Women, this transformative project (July 2024–June 2026) …

Expand access to electric cooking in the Madhesh Province of Nepal
Expand access to electric cooking …

The project aims to encourage people for using renewable energy …

Research on: Early age self-marriage in Nepal
Research on: Early age self-marriage …

In the rural communities of Nepal, girls marriage are determined …

Civil Society for Nature-Based Local Agri-Food Systems (CS4FS)
Civil Society for Nature-Based Local …

The Civil Society for Nature-Based Local Agri-Food Systems (CS4FS) project, …

Youth Economic Empowerment Project (YEEP)
Youth Economic Empowerment Project (YEEP)

Overall project objective: Young people, especially young women, remain in …

Send a girl to school with a bike gift
Send a girl to school …

This project plans to support a bicycle each for higher …

USAID Community Justice Project
USAID Community Justice Project

The project plans to implement the USAID Community Justice activities* …

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Send a Girl to High School with a Bicycle Gift

Send a Girl to High School with a Bicycle Gift
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Advocacy campaign against child sexual …

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Share the Learning: Scale the Impact for Ending Child Marriage

Share the Learning; Scale the …

Adolescent girls from the most marginalized Musahar (Sada) community of Nepal (who were the participants …

JWAS president welcome remark- 2025

Janaki Women Awareness Society is a non-profit making non-governmental organization. It was established in 1993 …

Mithila art in janakpur,Nepal

Mithila art in janakpur,Nepal

Mithila art and women empowerment

Mithila art and women empowerment

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Impact Stories

Read how our programs are making a difference in people's lives.

Sangita’s Story

Sangita’s Story

Sangita Kumari Sadi was never welcomed at school as a child because her family is from the marginalized caste group …

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Kavita's Story

Kavita's Story

An increasing number of Nepalese girls are starting to speak up for their rights and propose an alternative tradition where …

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Ruby's Story

Ruby's Story

But Ruby knew that girls in Nepal can’t legally be married until they reach 20. With support from Janaki Women’s …

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Bicycle is more than just a form of transportation for a school girl

Bicycle is more than just a form of transportation for a school girl

Janaki Women Awareness Society gives girls bicycles so they can travel quickly and safely to and from school. Girls can …

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Bicycles stopped girls from becoming child brides

Bicycles stopped girls from becoming child brides

Janaki Women's Awareness Society runs the project to make girls' journeys to school quicker and safer so they're less likely …

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Salita's Story

Salita's Story

Millions of girls in Nepal are married before their 18th birthday. Salita Kumari Sada fought against this and is now …

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