Sancharika Samuha Nepal

Sancharika Samuha (SAS) is a Nepali non-governmental organisation of women communicators. It was established after the Beijing conference and Platform for Action (BPFA) in April 1996 to promote gender-sensitive media reporting in Nepal. Its main goals are to:

• create a gender equal society by enhancing the capacity of media to promote equity and equality-based development
• enhance representation of female journalists in the Nepalese media and strengthen the capacity of female journalists by improving their professional skills and their access to the Nepalese media, and ensure press freedom.

SAS conducts a range of programmes on gender advocacy in the media industry, raising awareness through public outreach programmes and media campaigns, and through media monitoring reports.