Feminist Dalit Organisation-Nepal (FEDO)

The Feminist Dalit Organisaition (FEDO) is a NGO based in Kahtmandu, Nepal with a vision to eliminate caste and gender discrimination in society. FEDO focuses on the plight of the Dalit women, or those on the bottom of the caste system's hierarchy. The mission of FEDO is to uplift and empower downtrodden Dalit women educationally, economically, and socially and to advocate against gender and caste discrimination. They do this through research, seminars, training, advocacy, networking and improving social conditions such as health-care and education. FEDO coordinates its activities on both grass-roots and national levels, creating networks of advocacy, action, and information in an effort to improve the human rights conditions surrounding Dalit women.