Stop acid and burn attacks in Nepal

Better prevention to stop such attacks from happening and better care for victims to overcome pain and isolation, by more awareness and access to legal, medical, psychological and economic remedies

Acid and burn attacks especially against women and girls are increasingly frequent in Nepal. They often bring a lifelong sentence of pain, shame and social isolation for the victim, and impunity for the perpetrator,

A new law provides hope for better care and preventive actions. Now is the time to act: ensuring laws are implemented, victims get physical and psychological care, effective redress and a chance of economic independence

1) Awareness and capacity building (targetting especially public services; ) 2) legal support to access justice, medical care and physical rehabilitation 3) Physcological support and counselling for survivors; safe spaces and livelihood options.

Burn Violence Survivors Nepal is ActionAid Nepal's partner. Together we target women, men and boys associations, national, provincial and local security forces and other executive and judical authorities, hospitals, schools.

Through the project 150 acid and burn attack victims will have access to better care and remedies. Many more will benefit by better awareness of the new law, its preventive impact and its implementation, better access to redress and care.

The project holistc approach is the result of a unique collaboration between existing survivors associations (BVS) and ActionAid, better known in Nepal for its awareness raising and policy campaigns to stop Violence Against Women.