WOREC is a Human Rights Organization, persistently working for the protection and promotion of Human Right in Nepal since its establishment in 1991. WOREC is continuously advocating for peace and social justice through promotion of human rights, democracy and elimination of all kinds of violence, particularly, violence against women. WOREC has been working as a pool between people in the community to the policy making level and creating space to raise the voices of unheard and marginalized groups to be heard. The peace project is being implemented by WOREC Nepal in support of MISEREOR Germany.

1. sustainable peace
and development
An initiative to campaign for

2. Strategic Issues:
 Elimination of Impunity.
 Develop Culture of Non-violence.
Main Objectives:
 To ensure sustainable peace and democracy by
facilitating the empowerment of youth, women
and marginalized community.
Specific Objectives:
 To ensure justice and rights of women and
marginalized group/ community through
advocacy.
 To protect and promote human rights through
capacity building of youth, women and human
right defenders.
 To create pressure for the peace and democratic
constitution through campaigns by youth and
WOREC is a Human Rights
Organization, persistently working
for the protection and promotion
of Human Right in Nepal since its
establishment in 1991. WOREC is
continuously advocating for peace
and social justice through promotion
of human rights, democracy and
elimination of all kinds of violence,
particularly, violence against women.
WOREC has been working as a pool
between people in the community
to the policy making level and
creating space to raise the voices of
unheard and marginalized groups to
be heard. The peace project is being
implemented by WOREC Nepal in
support of MISEREOR Germany.

3. women leadership.
 To create favorable
environment through
capacity building of
community and district
level networks, groups
and committees creating
favorable environment
for transitional justice.
Working approaches and
strategies:
Dual Approach Strategy:
i. Services to the deprived
ii. Victimhood to Agency.
Working Approaches:
A. Services: The services
Women, Marginalized communities,
collaborators: Networks, Federations,
and Groups, other non-governmental
and governmental institutions and
agencies.
Areas of Advocacy:
• Inclusive and gender friendly
constitution.
• Transitional Justice and
Reparation.
• More gender sensitive attitude/
behavior and policies.
approach focuses on
community level.
a. Right Based Approach
b. Holistic Approach
c. Concept of Victimhood
to Agency
B. Advocacy: Focuses on
policy analysis and
advocacy for change.
a. Knowledge Generation
and Dissemination.
a. Bottom-Up Approach
Advocacy
Areas of Intervention
We work with Survivors of
Conflict and Violence, Youths,
• Right to live with dignity and
peace.
• More positive provisions for
the marginalized towards the
implementation of existing laws
policy and action plans to promote
human rights.
• Positive attitude towards revision
on gaps in the existing laws and
formation of new laws to address
the issue of human rights.
Initiatives:
A. Sensitization and Awareness
Raising
• Community Orientation.
• IEC materials dissemination.
• Radio Programs.

4. B. Capacity Building and
empowerment:
• Trainings
• Workshops
• Exposure trips
C. Case Documentation and Case
Work:
• Documentation
• Data Analysis and Dissemination
for advocacy
• Necessary Legal Support.
D. Access to support and justice:
• Psycho-social counseling
• Legal support
• Safe Shelters
• Lobby and Advocacy for
empowerment for survivors of
violence
E. Networking and Partnership:
• Coordination Meetings
• Collective works for protection
and promotion of Human Rights
• Promotion of Peace and
Democracy
• Lobby and Advocacy
F. Lobby and Advocacy:
• Pressure campaigns for
inclusive and gender friendly
constitution.
• Regional and National
Consultations
• Workshops and Conferences
• Interaction Programs and
Public Hearings
• Innovative and creative
non-violence means of
demonstrations and protests.
• Submission of petitions and
memorandums to concerned
people and policymaking level.
• Engagement with UN Special
Rapporteurs.
Achievements:
• The increased visibility of women
rights activists through collective
participation at national and

5. international level and
success to make women’s
identity through political
institutions.
• The strengthened movement
for social justice through
capacity enhancement of
community stakeholders
including Human Right
Defenders, Women Human
Right Defenders and Youths.
• Trust building and
reliability of community
people; women, youths and
marginalized community
through service, sensitivity
and engagement to advocacy
for social justice.
• A space created for the
survivors to share their
problems.
• Highlighted situation
of human right issues
through various research
publications and case
documented and the use
of these publications by
several governmental
and non-governmental
organizations including UN
agencies in Nepal.
WOREC Nepal | P.O. Box:13233, Kathmandu,
Nepal | Email: peace@worecnepal.org,
ics@worecnepal.org | Web: www.worecnepal.org