Our Project
EpiC Nepal Project
Donor: USAID/PEPFAR
Technical Support: FHI 360
Project Duration: October 2020 – September 2025
Working Areas: Rupandehi and Kapilvastu Districts
Target Groups:
- AT risk population
- People Living with HIV (PLHIV)
Objectives:
- Achieve and maintain epidemic control of HIV
- Provide care, treatment, and support services
- HIV testing, ART initiation, and viral load suppression of at risk population.
Key Services:
- HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC)
- ART referral and follow-up
- ART support services
- viral load follow-up
- Community care services of People Living with HIV
Social Service Unit (SSU)
Partner: Lumbini Provincial Hospital and Bhim Hospital
Project Duration: Ongoing since July 2020
Working Area: Rupandehi District
Target Groups:
- Ultra-poor, elderly, disabled, survivors of GBV, malnourished children, etc. (12 vulnerable groups)
Objectives:
- Provide free or partially free healthcare services to underserved populations
- Improve access to government health schemes
- Coordinate referrals, counseling, and service utilization
Community Safety Net (CSN)
Donor: Nagarik Aawaz, Lalitpur
Project Duration: January 2023 – June 2025
Working Area: Om Satiya Rural Municipality and Siddharthanagar Municipality, Rupandehi District
Target Population:
- Marginalized women and children
- Persons with disabilities
- Single women, survivors of GBV, Dalit and disadvantaged groups
- Elderly, adolescents without guardians, sexual minorities
Objectives:
- Strengthen community resilience to disasters
- Provide psychosocial counseling and emergency relief
- Promote gender equality and inclusion through safety nets
- Facilitate disaster risk reduction and climate change awareness
Key Activities:
- Monthly women’s safety network meetings
- School and community DRR orientations
- Psychosocial counseling and referral
- Emergency response (e.g., support during Jajarkot earthquake)
- Awareness campaigns through local FM