AFFILIATE
Media Alert and Relief Foundation (Media Alert) was established in 1993 as non-profit NGO (Registration No # 07-050-051) under the Social Welfare Council of Nepal. For the past 30 years, Media Alert has worked in Nepal, South Asia and internationally on communication projects with various partner community based organizations. Many grassroots organizations also
help Media Alert implement its programs. Media Alert’s expertise lies in community based program, enter-educate approach, skill and capacity building, advocacy, social marketing, research and planning, monitoring and evaluation. It uses behavior change communication (BCC) in creating awareness, increasing knowledge base, building approval and influencing behavior. It has designed and implemented many unique campaigns especially targeting marginalized grassroots audiences. Media Alert has produced and disseminated scores of shorts and documentaries, public service spots, several edutainment film campaigns against modern day slavery, human trafficking, child marriage, HIV/AIDS, on gender equality, women empowerment, human rights, health, the environment, democracy, peace building and so forth to educate and empower people and communities with development partners, government bodies and international non-governmental organizations. Media Alert regularly conducts seminars and workshops on communication and strategies, campaign development, social marketing, BCC etc. Since its establishment, Media Alert runs the Fr. Moran Education Fund which provides scholarships to needy children across Nepal, runs regular free clinics and health camps and has been providing help and support to victims of man-made disasters and people with health emergencies.
Mentors
Hon. Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba
Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba Ph.D. is a social worker, a gender activist, psychologist, elected Member of Parliament and is currently the Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal.
She has established several women and children related NGOs in Nepal including Rural Women’s Development and Unity Centre, Saathi and Safe Motherhood Network Federation. She was a member of Constituent Assembly and Parliament of Nepal for ten years (2010-2020). She pursued issues such as women’s rights, especially reproductive rights, equal citizenship rights, equal property rights, violence against women, and women’s equitable and equal political representation at all levels while writing the constitution of Nepal. Dr. Deuba served as Chair of the Gender and Biodiversity Task Force (GBTF) of the IUCN Council. She served as an elected regional councilor for South and East Asia for IUCN and currently serves as the board of Ipas and the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Self Development. Dr. Deuba also served as the Chairperson and Board Member of White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood.
Mrs. Chadani Joshi
Mrs. Joshi is a gender, rights and policy specialist with over 52 years of experience. In her initial years, she served as the Joint Secretary as well as the Chief of Development Programs for the Government of Nepal. During her tenure, she initiated the pioneering PCRW Program that gave rural women, in Nepal, access to production credit. She has also contributed immensely to gender responsive budgets in the country. In 1990, she set up the UNIFEM (now known as UNWOMEN) South Asia Regional Office and devoted 18 years molding it into a knowledge-based organization. As the Regional Director, she furthered UNIFEM’s development agenda by supporting innovative and experimental programs benefiting women while keeping in mind national and regional priorities. In 2017, the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Government of Nepal appointed Ms. Joshi as the Chair of the Think Tank of the Ministry. Presently, she is also a member of the UN Women’s Civil Society Advisory Group. She was honored with a Lifetime Achievement by the President of Nepal in 2009.
Mrs. Rita Thapa
Mrs. Thapa is widely recognized for her ground-breaking work in founding Tewa, Nepal’s first and only fund for women. She has over thirty-five years’ experience as a feminist educator, community activist, initiating and supporting institutions for 24 women’s empowerment and for peace. Thapa also founded and led (2001- 2009) Nagarik Aawaz, an initiative for conflict transformation and peace-building in Nepal. In recognition of this exceptional “innovative contribution to the public good” Rita received the rare honor of being named an Ashoka Fellow. She served as a past Board Member and Chair of the Global Fund for Women and the Urgent Action Fund. In 2005, she was included in the 1000 Women for Peace Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. She also served on the Board of the Global Fund for Community Foundation and the South Asian Women’s Fund.
Mrs. Pramila Rijal Acharya
Mrs. Rijal is the President of South Asian Women Development Forum (SAWDF), a SAARC recognized body, with long-standing experience and recognition in bringing together a consortium of women led institutions with extensive work around women’s entrepreneurship through SAWDF Chapters in South Asia. Mrs. Rijal is the Board member of the Industry, Commerce, Promotion Dialogue Council headed by The Prime Minister of Nepal. She is the past President of The Federation of Women Entrepreneur Associations of Nepal (FWEAN) and Charter President of Zonta Club, Kathmandu. She has served as a board member of several boards in Nepal; Institute of Foreign Affairs, Industrial Promotional Board and the National Women’s Commission. As a social entrepreneur, she is the recipient of several awards as the harbinger of change on the advancement and empowerment of women at the national and regional level. She has been conferred the Prabal Jana Sewa Shree medal by the Rt. Honorable President of Nepal, one of Nepal’s highest civilian awards.
LOCAL LEVEL Partnership
Health Posts Civil Societies Hospitals Community Based Organizations Co-operatives Women Leaders Elected Leaders Village Development Committees Municipalities Community Support Groups Media Local Governments Education Institutions Wards Schools
Community Based Organizations Co-operatives Elected Leaders Village Development Committees Municipalities Civil Societies Hospitals Media Local Governments Education Institutions Women Leaders Wards Schools Health Posts Community Support Groups
Elected Leaders Village Development Committees Municipalities Community Based Organizations Co-operatives Civil Societies Hospitals Media Local Governments Community Support Groups Education Institutions Wards Schools Women Leaders Health Posts
Elected Leaders Village Development Committees Municipalities Community Based Organizations Co-operatives Civil Societies Hospitals Media Local Governments Community Support Groups Education Institutions Wards Schools Women Leaders Health Posts
Elected Leaders Municipalities Co-operatives Civil Societies Hospitals Media Local Governments Community Support Groups Education Institutions Wards Schools Women Leaders Health Posts
Women Leaders Civil Societies Elected Leaders Co-operatives Village Development Committees Municipalities Community Based Organizations Hospitals Wards Schools Health Posts Media Local Governments Community Support Groups Education Institutions
Hospitals Women Leaders Civil Societies Village Development Committees Municipalities Community Based Organizations Elected Leaders Co-operatives Wards Schools Health Posts Media Local Governments Community Support Groups Education Institutions
Past & Present collaboration
