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The Chari Project aims to advance women’s rights to access technology and the internet, which remain limited for many women in Nepal. Through this program, LOOM has developed the Chari Computer, a feminist computer designed to enhance digital inclusion. Using “Smart Chips” technology from smartphones, the Chari computer features a user-friendly graphical interface and Linux Operating System to ensure security and privacy. This initiative enables women to use technology in their personal and professional lives, enhancing their skills and knowledge, and empowering them to break barriers in a digital world.

Sexuality, Gender, and Rights Institute (SGRI) is a transformative initiative dedicated to advancing sexual and gender-based rights in Nepal. The program empowers participants from diverse backgrounds—women, queer individuals, and marginalized communities—to challenge systemic discrimination and promote inclusivity. Through interactive workshops, legal education, and intersectional advocacy, SGRI equips individuals with the tools to address harmful practices, advocate for policy reforms, and create lasting social change. By fostering collaboration and understanding, SGRI builds a foundation for a more equitable and just society.

Key activities:

Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Advocacy: This program is dedicated to promoting sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) for women and queer individuals. We advocate for access to comprehensive sexual health services, conduct awareness campaigns, and provide educational resources that empower individuals to make informed choices about their bodies and health.

Cultural and Artistic Expression for Social Change: Through art, and digital storytelling, this program engages communities in conversations about gender, sexuality, and social justice. Using creative expression as a tool for advocacy, we encourage reflection, dialogue, and action in ways that inspire change while celebrating diversity and inclusivity.

Gender Based Violence Prevention: This program works to eliminate gender-based violence through education, advocacy, and systemic change. We engage with communities to raise awareness, push for policy reforms that protect individuals from violence. Our initiatives focus on creating safe spaces, building survivor-centered programs, and training local leaders to address and prevent GBV.

Policy Advocacy and Movement Building: This program focuses on engaging with local, national, and international stakeholders to influence policies that affect gender equality, human rights, and social justice. Through strategic partnerships and public campaigns, we advocate for changes in laws, policies, and systems that promote equality and protect marginalized communities.

Support Initiative for Women in Action (SIWA) Project focuses on strengthening community-based women’s organizations in Lumbini Province. By enhancing leadership capabilities, fostering feminist strategies, and ensuring sustainability, we empower women to create lasting changes in their communities. The program also addresses leadership transfer, youth involvement, and feminist knowledge production to secure the long-term success of these organizations. SIWA is a feminist accompaniment process working with community level women’s collectives in the area of feminist leadership, harnessing feminist agenda, building institutional strategy and self- led financial sustainability.

This 18-month feminist collaboration jumpstarts by identifying partner organizations working on advocacy on women’s rights and entrepreneurship. It is based on multi-generational engagement equipping community level activist with resources and opportunity of power sharing with in the feminist movement.

Partners go through a rigorous process of setting organizational strategies, building capacities on sexuality plotting ideas and resource generation on business development projects.

The collaboration ends with an adequately funded entrepreneurship project, and a robust feminist organisational strategy.

Pillars of SIWA

• Value of Women’s Collective Experience
• Feminist Transitional Leadership
• Women led governance
• Social Innovation based enterprise
• Youth ownership in feminist movement

Project Objectives:

• Assist women led organisations in developing their organisational strategy;
• Co creates resources for economic sustainability of individuals and organisations
• Bridge capacities of organisation on feminist agenda leading to collective solidarity and
  actions.

Key Activities:

Community Capacity Building: The Community Capacity Building program focuses on strengthening community organizations and grassroots leaders to create sustainable social change. Through workshops, training, and resource mobilization, we ensure that community leaders can continue the work of empowerment and advocacy, ensuring long-term, community-led solutions for gender equality and justice.

Youth Leadership Program: Youth Leadership focuses on equipping young people with the skills and knowledge they need to become advocates for gender equality and social justice. We provide training on leadership, feminist principles, and community organizing, creating the next generation of changemakers who can drive systemic change and challenge patriarchal systems.

Feminist Entrepreneurship: The Feminist Entrepreneurship program seeks to empower women and queer individuals to achieve economic independence and challenge patriarchal structures. By providing mentorship, resources, and business training, we foster entrepreneurial ventures that not only generate income but also contribute to shifting social norms and empowering marginalized groups.