World Vision Advocacy Forum, a national non-governmental organization established in 2004, is committed to improve the status of the marginalized, disadvantaged and vulnerable segments of the population including women and children. WVAF Nepal works for the empowerment of marginalized groups following the successive steps of awareness raising, capacity building through various community enabling initiatives and eventually for their entitlement that is raising them to the level where they can claim their rights and carry on the functions devolved to the community level. It lays emphasis on the importance of community participation and mobilization of local resources for the success and sustainability of development activities.

WVAF Nepal is a premium national NGO registered in District Administration Office (DAO) Kathmandu and affiliated with Social Welfare Concil (SWC) of Government of Nepal. Its registration number at DAO is 595 and SWC affiliation number is 23050. Its permanent account number (PAN) is 30240365.

WVAF Nepal aims to work for the establishment of a fair, just and equitable society without any discrimination and exploitation by mainstreaming the marginalized, disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in the national development through organizing various advocacy campaigns and awareness raising programs. The strategic objectives are:

• Carry out advocacy and awareness campaigns in order to include the backward class in the society, women and children, Dalits, indigenous people, Madhesi, geographical disadvantage area, minorities, and people living with disability and HIV/AIDS in the mainstream of nation building,

• Implement participatory, transparent, equitable and inclusive local development projects focusing on the rights of disadvantaged and conflict affected population,

• Empower rural people through partnership by providing technical, institutional and policy support,

• Strengthen women’s ability to become leaders in their communities,

• Initiate various projects related to protection and promotion of human rights, good governance, trafficking and migration, peace building and conflict mitigation, quality education, sustainable livelihoods promotion, public health, climate change, renewal energy technology promotion, and community development based on significant people participation.