YUWA

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Est 2009

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Established in 2009, YUWA is a registered not for profit, purely youth run and led organization working to promote youth participation through empowerment and advocacy. YUWA was born out of a group of committed youths, unofficially working in this sector since 2005. The initial focus was to develop leadership skills of the involved youths, to train as youth activists and to advocate for change, thus resulting into a wide and diverse array of knowledge, skills and experience in this sector. It led to the realization of the seriousness of youth issues and the need to act, which, finally took the shape of YUWA.Since its formal establishment, YUWA has concentrated upon holistic youth issues an is especially working on three thematic issues- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Active Cit...

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I Bleed, I Believe

27 Nov, 2023

Menstruation is a simple biological term but the impact it creates on our minds and society is HUGE. Period positive society- a frequently heard term but is our society p...

16 Apr, 2023

I saw almost all the girls in my class got their first period at school. They were bleeding and having period cramps. Their school dresses turned red due to the bleeding. They were...

Robin Smeets

Dance4Life

Congratulations Yuwa on your 10th anniversary. It has been my pleasure working with the talented staff of Yuwa for the past year and I hope we can continue to do so in the coming years. I am impressed by the dedication, knowledge and enthusiasm of your staff and wish you all the best for the next 10...

Medha Sharma

President & CEO, Visible Impact. Youth SRHR activist

YUWA is so youthful, it is a true launchpad to unleash the leadership in young people. Its leadership transformation is what every organization should learn from.

Samreen Shabaz

ARROW

I have had the privilege of working with several YUWA team members and have always been very inspired by their passion and commitment towards young people’s empowerment. There are many lessons to be learned from YUWA about creating an organisational structure that engages young people in leadership...

Bijay Thapa

Assistant Representative, UNFPA Nepal

When I first met YUWA in 2009 (in my second year at UNFPA), you were an adorable infant. Now, you have become a fidgeting 10-year old beautiful child, always wanting to learn and do more. But, with all the small and impactful efforts you have put in, I bet you are already helping thousands of Nepali...

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