Sisterhood of Survivors (SOS) Program

Empowering Survivors. Creating Livelihoods. Revitalizing Rural Communities.

The Sisterhood of Survivors (SOS) Program is a survivor-led social and economic empowerment initiative of Samrakshak Samuha Nepal (SASANE). It brings together women who have survived human trafficking, exploitation, and gender-based violence and supports them to rebuild their lives with dignity through sustainable employment and community leadership.

SOS goes beyond healing by creating livelihood opportunities, restoring confidence, and enabling survivors to become economic contributors and change-makers in rural Nepal.

How SOS Creates Employment for Survivors

Skills Development
Survivors receive practical training in hospitality and community-based tourism, traditional cooking and local food enterprises, homestay management, handicrafts, agriculture, and financial literacy—preparing them for income-generating work in rural settings.

Survivor-Led Enterprises
SOS supports survivors to establish and manage community homestays, eco-lodges, local food and catering services, handicraft initiatives, and ethical tourism activities, ensuring regular income and long-term independence.

Ethical Tourism Pathways
Linked with SASANE’s ethical tourism model, survivors work as homestay hosts, guides, cultural facilitators, cooks, and artisans, with tourism income reinvested into families and villages.

How SOS Rebuilds Rural Communities

• Creates local jobs, reducing unsafe migration and trafficking risks
• Strengthens village economies and local markets
• Promotes women’s leadership and social inclusion
• Revives traditional foods, crafts, and cultural heritage

Through SOS, survivors become economic anchors and respected leaders, helping rural communities grow stronger, safer, and more resilient.