Opportunity Village Nepal

Founded in 1998, Opportunity Village Nepal is a non-governmental organisation based in Kathmandu, Nepal working on human rights, children & youth, gender equality +3 more.

Opportunity Village Nepal is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation registered in Kathmandu in 1998 and affiliated with the Social Welfare Council of Nepal. Founded and managed by the Good Shepherd Sisters, it works to prevent human trafficking and exploitation and to support children, youth and women at risk. Its activities include rescuing and reintegrating trafficking survivors, shelter care for children, vocational training and education for girls and young women, community awareness and anti-trafficking programmes, and health services through mobile clinics. Its work has covered Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces, with operations in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Siddharthanagar (Bhairawaha). The organisation also advocates for women's and children's rights, prevention of child labour, and girls' education, and responded to the 2015 earthquake with relief, temporary classrooms and primary healthcare centres.