Aawaaj is a non-governmental organization working for breaking the silence in Karnali province for 25 years. It has been working on gender equality and social inclusion especially to the prevention and response of gender based violence through empowering women and girls, and promoting positive social norms by the man engaging for gender social transformation and positive masculinity. Aawaaj has been working with women and children from socially excluded groups to increase opportunities, better access to resources, services, improving social equity and improving environments of existing systems at community and government level.