Aaprabasi Mahita Kamdar Samuha (AMKAS)
Aaprabasi Mahila Kamdar Samuha (AMKAS) is an organisation for, by and of returnee women migrants with a focus to unite and establish a strong network among women migrants workers. AMKAS aims to support women migrant workers, looking at both intra- and inter-country migration to advocate for their rights, enhance their skills and provide a safe space for women migrant workers to discuss, share and learn from each other's life experiences. Many women in Nepal migrate internally as a stepping stone to their overseas migration. Therefore AMKAS feels strongly that more intensive work and interaction is needed with women in this first phase of migration, to improve their skills and capacity and understanding of their rights. This in turn will reduce the risks and vulnerability to trafficking for those women who plan to migrate abroad.
Contact Details:
Address: Aprabasi Mahila Kamdaar Samuha Bansbari Road, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Tel: +977 9841404337; +977 4373963
Email:
Website: amkas.org.np
Justice Centre Hong Kong
Justice Centre Hong Kong is a non-profit organisation that provides free legal, welfare and psychosocial support to refugees, torture survivors and others forcibly displaced. Through strategic and community initiatives, they work to ensure that displaced peoples have equitable access to high quality services and a voice in society.
Their mission is to make sure no one walks alone on the path to protection, justice and a decent life
Contact Details:
Address: L1, The Sparkle, 500 Tung Chau Street, West Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
Tel: +852 3109 7359
Fax: +852 3422 3019
Email:
Website: justicecentre.org.hk
Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP)
Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP) is a community-based migrants rights organisation that operates on the principles of human rights and gender justice, substantive equality and non-discrimination.
OKUP has sound capacity and expertise in the area of migrants rights, health, and social and economic reintegration. OKUP advocates for the human rights of all migrant workers across the borders including the rights of movement, rights of employment, rights of dignity, and the rights of health. The fundamental guiding principle of OKUP is the centrality of migrant workers in the migration discourse at all levels through unity, capacity enhancement, and leadership development.
Contact Details:
Address: Sawdagar Garden, 4th Floor, Jatrabari, Dhaka-1236, Bangladesh
Tel: +88 02 22338137
Email:
Website: okup.org.bd
Association for Community Development (ACD)
The Association for Community Development (ACD) was established in 1989 by social activists in view of community development with a philosophy of mainstreaming gender equality, social justice and good governance. ACD is committed to empower the most disadvantaged and marginalised women, children and adolescent girls whose lives have been suppressed under the traditional patriarchal societal system and economic hardship. In addition, ACD has been initiating its interventions by an integrated approach in view of establishing the rights of grassroots women and children, protecting violence against them, reducing gender based discrimination and establishing social justice with developing community care system.
Contact Details:
Address: H-41, Sagarpara, Rajshahi-6100, Bangladesh
Tel: +88 0721770660
Fax: +88 0721775383
Email:
Webmail: acdbd.org
Women Forum for Women in Nepal (WOFOWON)
Women Forum for Women in Nepal (WOFOWON) is the first non-governmental organisation in Nepal working to ensure the rights of women in the informal and entertainment sectors. Registered in 2008, WOFOWON has been working for ensuring human rights, freedom and dignity of women, young girls and girl children working in the informal sectors that are migrated from rural areas or trafficked internally due to various reasons. WOFOWON works against all kinds of discrimination, injustices, labour exploitation, physical and sexual harassments to women in informal and entertainment sector.
WOFOWON is not only an organisation but also a network and not only a structure but also a strength of women workers. Because the rights of women workers in the fields of informal and entertainment sectors has been violated due to the different reasons, to ensure their rights, WOFOWON has been launching various campaigns since its establishment. The main activities include awareness raising campaigns on safe migration, human trafficking, women health, and violence against women, capacity building and advocacy. WOFOWON is working to unite women workers and empower them collectively to raise voice for their rights through forming trade union and women’s groups.
Contact Details:
Address: Gongabu, Kathmandu Municipality- 29, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
Tel: +977 – 01-4981686
Email:
Website: wofowon.org.np
Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee (PNCC)
Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee (PNCC), a non-profit, autonomous and migrant-led organisation working in the field of migrants workers and their families, was established in 1998 (Saudi Arabia) and in 2009 (Nepal). It works on the rights and welfare of Nepali migrant workers abroad, especially in Gulf Countries, and assists in the re-integration of the returnee migrants.
It aims to reach from grassroots level to the policy level. It works with the slogan "Lets Create migrant workers friendly atmosphere" consisting of pre-departure preparedness, post-arrival orientation and equal payment and courteous environment in the work place. It comprises thousand of members throughout the destination and and origin countries. PNCC has a strong network in six gulf countries (Saudi, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman), 36 district branches and Migrant resources Centres in five districts.
Contact Details:
Address: Binayaknagar, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu-10, Nepal
Tel: +977 1 4480858
Email:
Website: pncc.org.np
Rights Jessore
Rights Jessore is a Secretariat for an NGO network which is a platform of 483 Bangladeshi NGOs willing to work on human trafficking. Out of those NGOs, a total of 46 members are directly involved with Rights Jessore’s project implementation at grassroots level. The mission of Rights Jessore is to protect the human rights of all people especially women and children though promoting awareness, developing sensitivity among the duty bearers and developing a social safety net.
Activities include: legal assistance, shelter home, hotline, counselling, educational campaigns, safe repatriation, advocacy/lobby, health assistance referral, income generation, trainings and access to employment.
Contact Details:
Address: 119/2, Mahima Mahal, Jail Road, Jessore, Bangladesh
Tel: +88 0421 66508
Fax: +88 0421 64243
Email:
Website: rightsjessore.org
Bangladeshi Ovibashi Mohila Sramik Association (BOMSA)
Bangladeshi Ovibashi Mohila Sramik Association (BOMSA) aims to unite and protect the welfare of female migrants of Bangladesh. Founded and operated by returned women migrant workers, BOMSA has been working with internal and external women migrants since 1998 to ensure the protection of migrants’ rights. At that time it was the only voice for female migrants in Bangladesh. BOMSA has been registered with Department of Women’s Affairs, Government of Bangladesh DWA Registration no. Jesbikka/ Dhaka/250, NGO Bureau Reg. No. 1920. BOMSA is operational in eleven districts. Their work continues to shape the lives of many women, who battle against the odds in foreign lands by offering both pre- and post- departure support and training.
Contact Details:
Address: 132, Darus Salam (3rd floor), Karlanpur, Mirpur Road, Dhaka-1216. Bangladesh
Tel: +8801718405546, +8801819432782
Email:
Website: bomsa.net