Timeline of events at Tewa
A brief overview of key events and milestones at Tewa over the years.
Tewa's Inception
Tewa was initiated by Rita Thapa. Rita, the Founder, coordinated and grounded Tewa.
1995
- Tewa was formally registered in the District Administration Office, Lalitpur, in April.
- Locally fundraised 3 lakhs rupees.
- Disbursed 9 grants equivalent to 2.46 lakhs rupees.
1996
Fundraising Volunteers Programme begun.
1997
- First strategic plan conceptualized and owned by the entire Tewa team.
- Meera Jyoti took over the board leadership.
1998
- Founders’ Leadership transition initiated.
- Invested the endowment fund of 1.72 crore rupees in a (Tewa land and building development project) TL&BDP conceptualized by Rita Thapa.
1999
- Purchased 2 acres of land using the Endowment Fund.
- Rita’s formal handing over in June.
- Recruited Tewa’s first Executive Director.
2001
- Meera Ariyal was officially elected as the 2nd President.
2002
- Organized a one-year fundraising campaign to raise funds for the Tewa office building.
- Instituted the Peace Grant during heightened armed conflict in Nepal (1996-2006).
- Raised 80% of the necessary funds for the Tewa office building.
2004
- Maggie Shah was officially elected as the 3rd President.
- Santoshi, the cafeteria, was operationalized.
2005
- Organizational Strategic Planning conducted.
2006
- Celebrated Tewa’s 10th year anniversary with national and international partners.
- Founder’s Fund instituted.
- Tewa’s Children’s Programme started.
2007
- Tewa Model Adaptation Initiative Project began as a pilot project in Kaski District.
2008
- Draupadi Rokaya officially elected as the 4th President.
- Tewa’s Strategic Plan for 5 years drawn.
2009
- Impact assessment of Tewa conducted.
2010
- Sadhana Shrestha elected as the 5th President.
- Sampanna Campaign (2011-2014) was initiated with a goal to raise 9 crores rupees to complete the Tewa Centre (DeepYogini).
2011
- Transition of leadership at the Executive level.
- Organizational Strategic Plan conducted for 2013-2016.
- First “Founder’s Fund” grant given to Mitini Nepal (LGBT group).
- Aanandi, Tewa Centre building inaugurated.
2012
- Sadhana Shrestha officially elected as the President for a 2nd term.
- Founder’s Fund granted to Women Forum for Women Nepal (WOFOWON).
2013
- Sadhana Shrestha became the new Executive Director.
- Dr. Nirmala KC was officially elected as the 6th President.
- Second phase of the Tewa Model Adaptation Initiative Project began in Dang District.
- Fulfilled the Sampanna Campaign by raising over 10 crores rupees, and instituting the campaign monuments.
2014
- On 19th May, under Rita Thapa’s leadership, Tewa & Nagarik Aawaz launched the Earthquake Relief and Recovery Program from Rita Thapa’s home.
- Established Learning, Monitoring, and Evaluation unit to monitor and evaluate grants of Tewa.
2015
- Closure of Shadow Barefoot Volunteer’s Program (Hamro Tewa Ghau Gharma): Earthquake Relief and Recovery Program.
- Shadow Barefoot Volunteer’s Mentorship Program initiated.
- Anandakuti building with one guestroom became operational.
- Third residential building, Aanandi-3, was completed and formally inaugurated by donors Prof. Han Verschure & Marleen Iterbeke.
- Purchased 1.5 ropani of land adjacent to Aanandi-3 for 16 million rupees.
2017
- Locally fundraised more than 30 lakhs rupees, the highest amount raised in a year.
2018
- Mentorship Program initiated in ten Districts (2019-2020).
- Formation of the new Executive Board.
- Chhing Lamu Sherpa was officially elected as the 7th President.
2019
- Peer-to-peer fundraising campaign introduced
- Due to COVID, work from home was initiated.
2020
- Community Safety Net and Feminist Movement Building (CSN-FMB) initiated
- Supported two networks (SANGAT and Inter-Generational Feminist Fund)
2021
- Collective care research and research on Elected Women’s Access to Leadership in Local Governance.
2024
- Tewa turns 30 years old.
2025