The Women’s Foundation is a unique group, established two decades ago. Unlike many of the other organisations in Nepal that work for women and children, it is a truly grassroots NGO, founded by a group of female lawyers and social workers who wanted to advocate for poor women, trafficked women, abandoned women and “witches”. The cultural and legal impediments that women face in the country are legion, and the Women’s Foundation has been working tirelessly to reduce these barriers for women over the last two decades. The Women’s Foundation works to strengthen families and communities through various programmes. They currently run a shelter for homeless/battered women and their children, are involved in a number of legal cases brought against traffickers and abusers, run an organic farm to create income and provide skills training, and offer a variety of vocational workshops to provide women with skills so that they can support themselves after abandonment by their families. They are an amazing group and have huge support among women in Kathmandu in particular.