Welcome to America Nepal Women’s Association of Greater Washington D.C (ANWA)

America-Nepal Women’s Association of Greater Washington (ANWA) is a nonprofit organization incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. ANWA is also 501(c)(3) approved tax-exempt non profit making organization registered under the State Corporation Commission (SCC), Richmond, Virginia.

The purpose of this Association is to support and conduct activities in Greater Washington to increase communal awareness and to increase social interaction among Nepali women; conduct activities for empowerment of Nepali Women, and to increase the role played by the Nepali Women in the community.

Though (ANWA) was officially established in 2005, Nepali women from greater Washington DC had been working for the community since a long time on an ad-hoc basis, and continuously volunteer their time and effort to build a strong community in Washington DC. All of the founding members are originally from Nepal and they all feel the plight of Nepali Women. Also, majority of ANWA’s members are women human rights activist, who have experience in women rights issue in grass root level in Nepal.

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