POURAKHI Nepal

POURAKHI Nepal (self-reliant), a pioneering organization of women migrant workers, was established in 2003 with the objectives of ensuring the rights of women migrant workers in the entire process (Pre-employment, pre-departure, employment stage, post arrival support programs) labor migration. It is member-based, human rights defender organization... and run by returnee Nepali women migrants. This was begun by marginalized women for marginalized women. Since 2009, POURAKHI Nepal has established an emergency shelter home to respond to the immediate need of those women migrant workers who have been exploited and abused while at countries of employment. POURAKHI Nepal has started Paralegal Department to provide legal services, counseling and paralegal services to migrant workers and their family. In addition, POURAKHI Nepal has operated number of programs (awareness and orientation through radio program, hotline and community outreach program, information desk) Training: financial literacy, safe migration, entrepreneurship, psychosocial and gender inclusion, income generating, scholarship for child education, lobby and advocacy for policy, networking and capacity building, coordination and cooperation with concerned organizations. POURAKHI Nepal was established in 2003 to advocate for the rights of women who returned to Nepal after migrating abroad for employment. The initial impetus for the founding of POURAKHI Nepal was provided by Dr. Ganesh Gurung, former member of National Planning Commission of Nepal, upon whose advice the organization began its activities. The name 'Pourakhi', which means self-reliant in Nepali, was chosen because it was representative of the original vision and mission of the organization. Despite the fact that the founding members of Pourakhi were all women who had migrated abroad for employment, the person selected to be the first Chairperson was Engineer Krishna Gurung. However, after only one year Pourakhi Nepal appointed a female Chairperson. Since 2003, POURAKHI Nepal has become a ...Read More