Issue Identification – Prayatna Nepal Organization

Disability Inclusive Development (DID) Workshops.

Sarita Lamichhan — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:12:00 +0000

Prayatna Nepal, a self-help organization led by and for visually impaired women and girls, conducted five one-day workshops in Kathmandu on July 23, August 9 & 23 (2024), April 24, and June 16 (2025). These sessions aimed to promote disability inclusion among stakeholders from national and international organizations. The workshops were inaugurated by Chairperson Ms. […]

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Sexuality Training

Sarita Lamichhan — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:35:54 +0000

From March 16–20, 2025, Prayatna Nepal hosted a five-day Sexuality Training at Hotel Pension Vasana, Kathmandu, with the goal of enhancing knowledge and building advocacy skills on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for women with visual impairments. A total of 23 visually impaired women and girls participated in interactive sessions covering sex, gender, […]

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Couple Peer Counselling on Gender-Based Violence

Sarita Lamichhan — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:45:12 +0000

On February 3, 2025, Prayatna Nepal hosted a Peer Counselling Workshop on Gender-Based Violence in Pokhara, led by senior clinical psychologist Dr. Bijay Gyawali. The program welcomed 13 visually impaired married couples for a day of honest conversations, practical advice, and mutual support. The session focused on understanding how personal experiences influence relationships and provided […]

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Stakeholder Consultation on Digital Rights & Accessibility

Sarita Lamichhan — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 09:23:35 +0000

Prayatna Nepal, a self-help organization dedicated to empowering visually impaired women and girls, conducted four rounds of consultations on digital accessibility on national and international laws, policy, frameworks, universal design and accessibility standards to content developers, IT professionals, government representatives, private sector stakeholders, and representatives from Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs). The organization, established […]

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Orientation on disability and sexuality to health workers

Sarita Lamichhan — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:55:39 +0000

Prayatna Nepal is a self-help organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls with visual impairments. It was founded by a diverse group of women, both with and without visual impairments. Five of the seven board members,71% have visual impairments, including the chairperson. By including women with and without disabilities, the organization aims […]

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Training on Assistive Technology

Sarita Lamichhan — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 07:51:45 +0000

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Stakeholder Consultation on Digital Rights and Accessibility

Sarita Lamichhan — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 08:25:06 +0000

Prayatna Nepal, a self-help organization dedicated to empowering visually impaired women and girls, recently conducted a consultation on digital accessibility on national and international laws, policy, frameworks, universal design and accessibility standards to content developers, IT professionals, government representatives, private sector stakeholders, and representatives from Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs). The organization, established by […]

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Stakeholder Consultation on Digital Rights and Accessibility

Sarita Lamichhan — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:49:38 +0000

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Feminist Dialogue Series

Sarita Lamichhan — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 08:26:52 +0000

Prayatna Nepal is the self-help organization, which is working continuously to empower the living condition of women and girls with visual impairment. The organization is established by the group of both women with and without visual impairment. Among the seven board members, five (71%) are with visual impairment, including the chairperson. The idea of inclusion […]

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Life skills training for visually impaired women and girls

Sarita Lamichhan — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 10:10:04 +0000

Prayatna Nepal is the self-help organization working for empowering the living condition women and girls with visually impairments. The organization is established by the composition of both women with and without visually impairments. Among the seven board members, five of them (71%) are with visually impairments where the organization is led by the totally blind […]

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