One of the first non governmental organizations initiating work and raising women’s issues in Far West, RUWDUC worked with mothers’ groups to improve families’ nutritional status. Supporting formation of over 72 women’s groups, cooperatives, bee-keeping groups over the years, training and seed grant support to women’s groups facilitated their economic independence through training on vegetable farming, sewing, bakery, and candle-making. Simultaneously social justice, where violence against women and social discriminations were intensively addressed. At national levels RUWDUC successfully supported release and rehabilitation of 59 women jailed for abortion from Nepali prisons and played a critical role in de-criminalization of abortion. RUWDUC is today recognized as a key player in awareness raising on gender equality and social inclusion, violence against women, socio-culturally discriminatory practices, potential risks of trafficking, bonded labor and safe migration, and more recently climate change.