On 1st January 2016 Ines Budarick took over the representation of AWO International for Nepal, Bangladesh and India from Felix Neuhaus who returns to...
Till date 1 Million refugees are registered in Germany in 2015. While most of those migrants rescued their life from civil war and insecurities...
Based on the global and regional Humanitarian Aid Strategy of AWO International a regional position paper was published to highlight the connection...
On 26th November a 1,8 kilometer long diversion based irrigation structure was inaugurated, irrigating unutilized farm land and enabling drinking...
The Yearly Report for 2014 is now available in German and English language. The members-magazine “Weitblick” highlights the relevance of the new...
During the Sustainable Development Summit, held from 25th - 27th September in New York, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been adopted by...
500 dignitaries including members of parliament, senior officers from state & central government line agencies and representatives of local...
Since 25. April 2015 more than 50.000 people were reached by various humanitarian aid interventions of AWO International and its partners...
We are searching a Humanitarian Aid Officer for AWO International’s Nepal Office in Lalitpur. Main tasks will be to support the AWO International...
Rallies, cultural- and interaction programs with police, media and human rights activists in Bangladesh, India and Nepal sensitized about an alarming...
The closure of the cooperation project with the “Society for Participatory Cultural Education (SPACE)” benefiting the Kamaiya community, consisting...
On 26th June 2015 more than 40 journalists from national and international media attended a press conference organized by AWO International, MAITI...
We are searching an Administrative Officer for AWO International’s Nepal Office in Lalitpur. Main tasks will be the coordination with support staffs...
AWO International is a German INGO, affiliated with the Social Welfare Council (SWC) of the Government of Nepal and has an own office in Nepal since...
As per 04th May 2015, 10:00AM, 7276 persons died and 14.362 were injured in the strongest earthquake in the last 80 years that took place on 25th...
On Saturday, 25th April 2015 the hardest earth quake since 80 years hit Nepal. More than 4.000 people died in Nepal and hundreds in India. 10.000...
The oldest ongoing project of AWO International in South Asia came to an end. On 27th March 2015 the Baiga Resource Center in Dindoori was...
Local rallies, dance programs and other public events, press conferences, multi-stakeholder interactions and award distributions were organized on...
Altogether, more than 11,000 people will directly benefit from two Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) initiatives. To...
With support of AWO International POURAKHI opened a Migration Information Center at the main bus park in Kathmandu where hundred thousands of labour...
On 18th December 2014 partners of AWO International celebrated the International Migrants Day. As per data of the United Nations more than 232...
On 2nd December high level officials from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and from the German Embassy in...
To be able to measure the impact of the ongoing phase 2014-2016 the long term partners of AWO International in Nepal conducted participatory baseline...
To be able to measure the impact of the ongoing phase 2014-2016 the long term partners of AWO International in Nepal conducted participatory baseline...
To be able to measure the impact of the ongoing phase 2014-2016 the long term partners of AWO International in Nepal conducted participatory baseline...
In August 2012 heavy rainfalls led to floods in Western Nepal as well as in the Indian States of Uttar Pradhesh and Odhisa. As AWO International has...
The most recent Annual Report was presented as well as a presentation about AWO International’s Regional Portfolio South Asia was held at the General...
End of June eleven NGOs across India were invited to present their innovative approaches for agriculture development and poverty reduction to the...
On 29th July the “International Rice Day” was celebrated in Nepal and planting season started. With 122 kilogram per capita and year rice is the most...
On 22nd June 2014 AWO International’s long term partner MSS Seva initiated an Interstate Alliance for the lobbying of Musahar rights in the Indian...
AWO International is watching out for new partners with a core expertise in Labour Migration and Human Trafficking. Concept Notes may be submitted to...
On the occasion of International Labour Day a human chain was organized and the “Bangladesh Migrants Forum” a national migration network advocating...
87% of the Qatari population 15 years or older was born outside the country. The rate of immigrants is one of the highest in the world; nearly 60%...
From April 9 to 13 AWO International’s Indonesian partner organization Bina Desa visited the cooperation project with MADHYAM Foundation to learn and...
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AWO International is a German INGO working in the field of...
On 21st March 2014, at 11:55 more than 50.000 staff of AWO in Germany demonstrated against Racism in front of their office compounds. Beneath...
AFARM has been awarded for the “Best Innovation impacting rural livelihoods & for its invaluable contribution in improving the lives of rural...
Rallies, exhibitions and various interaction programs took place on 18th December, on the occasion of the “International Day of Solidarity with...
On 14th December 2013 more than 200 women vegetable farmers from an AWO International supported project joint a state level conference in...
On 10th December 2013 around 6.000 Baiga, Gond and other project beneficiaries from 34 villages in two districts and relevant project stakeholders...
After the “Flood of the Himalayas” that killed 822 people and destroyed hundreds of villages victims received food, shelter and medical treatment. In...
Migrant workers from Bangladesh are often uninformed, use irregular channels to migrate and findthemselves in vulnerable positions. Due to the lack...
“This is my first time in Kathmandu which provides me an ample opportunity to gain more insights about the capital of my country as well as about...
After extreme monsoonal rainfalls heavy floods brought devastation to the Indian state of Uttarakhand. As per official sources 822 people died,...
More then 40.000 people from 5.600 households in Nepal are benefiting from support in context of livelihood promotion, youth empowerment and safe...
With nearly 500 million people India has the biggest “labour market” after China. 52% are engaged in agriculture and horticulture; more of 90% of all...
From 24th till 29th of March 2013 a regional planning workshop took place in Mumbai / India. Four partners from India, three from Nepal and one from...
AWO International’s Regional Program South Asia was found highly efficient and effective and able to reach very marginalized sections of society. On...
On the occasion of International Women's Day, 8th of March, AWO International's Regional office remained closed and various events took place all...
In cooperation with the NGO Pourakhi AWO International started a new project with the goal to reduce unsafe and forced labour migration of vulnerable...
Introduction
AWO International was founded in 1998 as a professional association for development cooperation and humanitarian action within the framework of the German welfare organization “Arbeiterwohlfahrt” (AWO). AWO International draws on the expertise and vast experience of AWO in Germany. In...