Our Regional Workshop in Pokhara Metropolitan City began a little differently this time, not with slides or an opening speech, but with a 30-minute sound healing and meditation session. Participants settled in, closed their eyes, and let the calming tones set the pace for the day ahead. Before diving into discussions and agendas, the session […]
For Krishna Gautam, hope was never easy to hold onto. As a 39-year-old member of the LGBTIQ+ community from Pokhara-1, Krishna spent years facing stigma and discrimination that made it difficult to find stable employment and earn a living. Opportunities were limited, and the path to financial independence often felt out of reach. Everything began […]
Collaboration is essential to creating safer, more inclusive communities for women living with HIV and survivors of gender-based violence. Recognizing this, Setu Nepal organized a Multi- Stakeholders Workshop in Pokhara, Kaski, on 10 June 2026, bringing together government representatives, health professionals, service providers, and community stakeholders to reflect on progress, share experiences, and strengthen partnerships […]
Seed Money and Group Savings at SETU Nepal Economic empowerment thrives on opportunity, responsibility, and collective action. At SETU Nepal, we work with women—including those living with HIV and survivors of gender-based violence—to build sustainable livelihoods through group-based initiatives. Our recent program provided NPR 20,000 in seed money to 15 women beneficiaries, designed to strengthen […]
In the heart of Thamel, Chill Pill Zone is redefining what a restaurant can be—a space of pride, belonging, and opportunity for the LGBTIQ+ community. With seed support of NPR 10,000 from SETU, this initiative took a meaningful step forward. Founder Babu Chhetri shares: “This support may seem small, but it made a big difference […]
Setu Nepal recently concluded a three-day training program in September on business development aimed at empowering women and enhancing their capacity . The training involved a total of 14 participants who actively engaged in the program over the course of three days. The training was structured into four distinct stages, with each stage consisting of […]
SETU Nepal is implementing women economic empowerment thematic project with the support from CECI Nepal. The main aim of this project is to enhance technical skill of vulnerable and historically marginalized ethnic community's women to initiate small scale market-led organic vegetable production business (applying safe food production approach). SETU Nepal initiated social entrepreneurship model's safe […]
Nabina Dahal Nabina, 35 years, escaped from home at an early age due to fear of drunkard father and death of her mother in search of job and got married. After marriage, she got infected with HIV from her husband and was still tortured and abused even after separation. She was tortured by husband after […]
Amid the pandemic, we have completed our regular sessions of Income Generating Training of this year. Due to travel restrictions and ongoing risk of COVID-19, we reached 91 HIV infected mothers residing in Kathmandu Valley. The sessions turned out to be a great opportunity for Setu Nepal to interact with the needy mass and experience […]
Acknowledgement and appreciation of a good performance is one of the very important motivational step. From this year we decided to start awarding 2 out of the 14 participants of previous entrepreneurship program who show best effort in their business and are able to pay loan and interest in regular basis within the given time. […]
Daya (name changed) is one of the ladies who disclosed about her HIV infection in her society. Being fair to the society became a challenge for living in her journey of life. She got expelled by the house owner in the rented house. When she went for her health checkup she got neglected even by […]
