Programmes and Initiatives
Project Abhaya's programming spans civic education, leadership development, electoral participation, gender-responsive governance, digital rights, and civic technology. All programmes operate within Nepal's federal governance architecture and are aligned with international normative frameworks.

Partnership: UN Women Nepal
Beyond the Ballot - Women Candidates' Experiences
A research, documentation, and dialogue programme developed in partnership with UN Women Nepal, capturing the firsthand experiences of women who have contested elections at federal, provincial, and local levels. Findings are being translated into policy recommendations for the Election Commission of Nepal.

Digital Violence Reporting Platform
A confidential online reporting platform enabling women and civic actors across Nepal to document and report incidents of digital violence. The platform generates evidence that informs primary research and national policy advocacy.

Project Abhaya Tech Unit
Civic Knowledge Chatbot & E-Learning Platform
An integrated digital civic education infrastructure comprising an AI-powered chatbot and an open-source e-learning platform, designed to make governance knowledge accessible to all in real time.

Partnership: FYL FELLOWSHIP
Forward-Looking Youth Leaders (FYL)
A one-year structured Youth Leadership Fellowship delivered across Lumbini and Madhesh Provinces, activating community youth clubs and co-creating youth-inclusive policy frameworks with local government bodies.

Excluded by Design: Women, Politics, and Ethical Failure
An open public forum examining the structural roots of women's exclusion from Nepal's political processes. The dialogue reframes underrepresentation as a failure of institutional design rather than a pipeline problem.

Initiatives of Change USA
Leadership for Social Justice
A month-long residential leadership programme designed for young leaders seeking to enter electoral politics, responding directly to the demand for ethical and accountable political leadership.

Project Abhaya Original
Voter Awareness Campaign & Gen Z Movement
A civic mobilisation initiative channelling youth energy from protest into structured electoral participation, reaching 1 million young people across all 77 districts of Nepal.

AI for Governance and Public Good
Fellowships - Governance, Law, and Digital Literacy
A suite of structured fellowships equipping young leaders with specialised competencies at the intersection of governance, law, digital rights, and artificial intelligence.

Dialogues & One-Day Leadership Programmes
Intensive dialogues and forums reached 5,500 participants across seven provinces, creating structured spaces for youth, policymakers, and civil society to engage on governance challenges.

Voices of Change: Women of the Month & Humans of Abhaya
A civic recognition and documentation series profiling women and grassroots changemakers, generating a longitudinal knowledge base of leadership and civic action in Nepal.

The Abhaya Dialogue
An intergenerational public conversation on youth exclusion from Nepal's political processes, bringing together seasoned leaders and young civic actors to examine structural barriers.

Feminist Fellowship
An intensive residential fellowship at the intersection of feminist theory, governance, and civic action, producing over 150 alumni active across Nepal's advocacy sectors.

NYC MUN / SXC MUN
A Model United Nations programme providing exposure to multilateral diplomacy and consensus-based policymaking, introducing young Nepalis to international governance architecture.

In collaboration with Fightback Nepal
Fightback
A self-defence training programme for youth in underserved communities, building bodily autonomy and confidence as a fundamental prerequisite for civic participation.
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Project Abhaya invites civil society organisations, government partners, bilateral agencies, researchers, and individual practitioners to engage with our programmes, tools, and advocacy platforms.