Established in 1997, Centre for Women's Awareness and Development (CWAD), is a leading organization working for the protection and promotion of women and children's human rights in Nepal. CWAD believes that violation of women's civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, in formal and informal institutions, perpetuates a vicious cycle of violence against them. Guided by a human rights-based integrated approach and feminist perspective, CWAD's works encompass grassroots to national and international level policy advocacy, networking, capacity building, and developing women's agencies. Working with duty bearers at all levels to create support mechanisms to improve access to justice, peace, and good governance and policy provisions for women, girls, children, and marginalized communities also characterizes CWAD engagement.

Vision:  

CWAD envisions a society where every individual especially women, children, and marginalized people are aware of their rights and enjoy their right to a dignified life.

Mission:

CWAD focuses on the promotion of women, girls, children, and marginalized people's rights for sustainable development and social justice.

Goal:

CWAD facilitates enhancing women, girls, children, and marginalized peoples' agency and power within for their economic, social, and cultural rights and gender equality.

Objectives:

• - To ensure women and children's rights through the right-based approach, both at the policy and grassroots levels.
• - To ensure women's, children's, and minorities' rights by enhancing their participation in education, decision-making process, judicial services, and income-generating programs.
• - To focus on women's issues and it scrutinizes basic problems relating to women's backwardness and addresses the issues of discrimination, inequity, prejudice, and slander against women and disadvantaged groups.
• - To promote its work through consultation and networking with different organizations working in the field of human rights, law, environment, and development.