Violence Against Women and Gender Minority Populations

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Preventing and Addressing Violence and Its Consequences Violence against women, especially intimate partner violence and sexual violence, remains a pandemic-level public health crisis that profoundly impacts the health, well-being, and rights of women and their children. Similarly, sexual and gender minorities (SGM)—including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, and intersex individuals—face disproportionate violence, prejudice, and discrimination. Over the past decade, PERC Nepal has been committed to understanding the scope of violence affecting these populations and developing interventions to prevent and manage the health consequences among survivors. Key projects and publications are provided below.

Unveiling the Hidden Challenges: Psychosocial Health, Service Access, and HIV Risk Among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Nepal

Dr. Keshab Deuba, the Senior Health Advisor at PERC, received funding in 2009/2010 through the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) and the Social Inclusion Research Fund (SIRF), Nepal, supported by the Norwegian Embass...