Support for families that are affected by HIV with the help of livelihood trainings and scholarships with SETU Nepal
Project 006 / 2024 – 2028
SETU Nepal, under the ONGD-FNEL Framework Agreement 2024 - 2028, aims to enhance the livelihood of vulnerable populations, specifically women and children affected by HIV. Focused on addressing gender discrimination, education discontinuation, mental and physical health, and poor school management, the project builds on lessons from previous initiatives. It extends support through transit home services, ensuring residential care, medical treatment, psychological counselling, and formal education. Compared to previous projects, this phase emphasizes sustained independence for HIV-affected children, aligning with the organization's goal of long-term impact.
- Key objectives: the project seeks to provide better access to medical facilities, counselling, and nutritional education, while also offering temporary shelter for education, social, and health issues. Key objectives include continuous monitoring, proper record-keeping, follow-ups on academic performance, and assessment of medical and nutritional status.
- The project provides transitional housing services, offering residential support to vulnerable women and children affected by HIV. It encompasses medical treatment, psychological counseling, and formal education. In the context of medical care, it focuses on improving access to medical facilities, counseling, and nutritional education. Additionally, the project offers temporary shelter with medical care, nutritional support, and counseling for vulnerable mothers and children. Its commitment extends to academic and health monitoring, fostering ongoing community involvement. The emphasis on organizational independence for sustainable impact is highlighted, including through the SETU Nepal Social Enterprise (SNSE).
Project details
€ 100,000
The project targets vulnerable members of the HIV-affected community, focusing on specifically 10 children and 2 mothers. Specific criteria include females, children under 18, orphans, and single parents, without differentiation based on community or ethnic background.
SETU Nepal is a Nepalese non-profit organisation founded in 2001. Originally set up to support women in prison facing social exclusion, it has gradually expanded its work to include women living with HIV, survivors of gender-based violence and their children. Its mission is to defend their rights, combat discrimination and enable them to regain a dignified and independent life.
The organisation offers comprehensive support, including vocational training, support for entrepreneurship, healthcare, psychosocial support and assistance with children’s education. It runs the Aarati Home, a temporary shelter providing a safe environment for vulnerable children and, where necessary, their mothers.
Since its inception, SETU Nepal reports that it has trained over 1,100 women in setting up income-generating activities and supported the schooling of more than 2,000 children. Its work has been carried out in more than 28 districts, whilst a survey of the women supported by the organisation indicates that nearly two-thirds of them now run a small or medium-sized income-generating business.
Through its educational, social and economic initiatives, SETU Nepal seeks to sustainably strengthen women’s independence and the protection of children.
- The women supported by the project come mainly from the centre and east of the country.
- The project is located in the Lalitpur district in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley.
- This specific location was chosen on the basis of a number of factors, including
- Prevalence of populations affected by HIV
- Need for support in the region
- Existing infrastructure
- Partnerships that SETU Nepal has in this region.
Gender equality
HIV
Education
Training
Decent work
SGD 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
SGD 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
SGD 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries
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