Dalit Feminist Upliftment Organization (DAFUO)
Dalit Feminist Upliftment Organization (DAFUO)
About

Dalit Feminist Upliftment Organization (DAFUO) was established on 9 April 1997 by Dalit women in Bardiya district. It is registered at the District Administrative Office Bardiya, and in the Social Welfare Council. The organization has been working for the empowerment, recognition, and social mobilization for the self-reliance and rights of Dalit and other marginalized women in Bardiya.

Since the establishment, the organization has been working in the field of social justice and human rights, local peacebuilding, strengthening the voice against discrimination on the basis of caste, gender, and identity. The core focus of the organization is advocacy on issues related to gender development and the human rights of deprived communities. DAFUO is one of the leading development organizations in the Mid-West Region in Nepal. It is a non-profit organization. With Dalit females comprising the main weight of members. The organization carries out its program activities in coordination and cooperation with various donors, NGOs, and INGOs.

Objective(s)

  • To create a suitable environment for carry out the responsibility and leadership of Dalit and Women.
  • - Worked as a press group for the Right and best interest of the Dalit community.
  • - Access in the communication of Dalit community.
  • - Raising the voice regarding the fundamental rights & human rights of the Dalit community.
  • - To conduct the need-based activities for deprived of economical, social, educational, and Health sector of the Dalit community.
  • - Awareness rising against the social, discrimination & to eradicate Social bad culture
    To build-up strengthen the relation dissemination with National and International level GOs & NGOs.
  • - To celebrate International Racial discrimination day, National Dalit day, and women's day.
  • - Creating the Branch office, sub-branch, and other sub-committees to operate and accomplish the objectives of the organization.
  • - To conduction, the different kinds of the cultural program to aware of untouchables, Gender discrimination, and health sanitation.

Vision: To create an eatable and progressive society without any discrimination.

Mission: Being able and empower economically, socially, educationally, and politically to the Dalit, Women, and Depressed group

Goal: To reduce discrimination of Dalit, women and marginalized community

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Type of organization

1 office
6-25
1997
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Company Offices

  • Nepal (headquarters)
  • Gulariya,Bardiya