Equal access

Equal Access Nepal is the coutnry office of Equal Access which is an international not for profit organization (501c3), headquartered in San Francisco with country offices and large-scale programs in Afghanistan, Nepal, Cambodia, Chad and Niger and project activities in India, Laos, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. A communications for social change organization which combines the power of media with grassroots community mobilization, Equal Access creates customized communications strategies and outreach solutions that address the most critical challenges affecting people in the developing world such as women and girls empowerment, youth lifeskills and livelihoods, education, human rights, health, and democracy and governance.

Equal Access Nepal produces multiple award-winning radio series that empower listeners with critically needed information about early childhood development, youth issues, sustainable livelihoods, women's rights, education, HIV/AIDS prevention, reproductive health, safe migration and peacebuilding. A recent survey by AC Nielsen indicates that an aggregate audience of 9 million Nepalese (over 30% of the population) listens to Equal Access programs on a weekly basis.

Moreover, Equal Access manages leadership training and support for community radio producers and reporters, NGO workers, youth educators and other community-based leaders to build the capacity of large numbers of rural Nepalese to advocate for change at their local level.