Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Center (CWIN-Nepal)

What Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Center (CWIN-Nepal) does

CWIN-Nepal (Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre) is a non-governmental, non-profit child rights organization headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal, founded in 1987 — prior to Nepal's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is the pioneer child rights organization in Nepal, operating as an advocacy and direct-service organization focused on children living and working under the most difficult circumstances, including street children, child laborers, children affected by armed conflict, disaster-affected children, orphans, and children from Dalit and Janajati marginalized communities. The organization operates a 27-person team delivering programs across all seven provinces of Nepal and has historically supported 102,473 children with education, reintegrated 10,742 children through social reintegration programs, and reached 6.5 million people through nationwide child rights campaigns.

The organization's core product is Child Helpline Nepal 1098 — the only national child protection hotline in Nepal — operated through six regional centers (Kathmandu, Morang, Banke, Makwanpur, Kailali, Kaski) with companion iOS and Android mobile applications. Additional programs include the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry OPD at Kanti Children's Hospital (established 2015, Nepal's first such facility), Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) camps in remote districts, transit centers (CWIN Balika Peace Home and CWIN Boys Home), the Banners to Bags social enterprise that upcycles used plastic banners into reusable bags, the Green Chakra youth-led climate action platform, the Nepal Alcohol Policy Alliance (NAPA), the National Resource Centre on Child Rights serving 61,000+ researchers, and media campaigns (Balsarokar TV on NTV Plus, Bal Chautari Radio across 25+ stations). CWIN co-founded or initiated several national coalitions including Children As Zones of Peace (CZOP), AATWIN, and the National Campaign for Education.

CWIN-Nepal operates an "Advocacy through Action" community-led go-to-market, combining direct service delivery with policy advocacy through field coordinators, local government partnerships (e.g., Tokha Municipality, Helambu Rural Municipality), and the Friends of CWIN volunteer program (20,800+ participants globally). The organization is funded primarily through grants and project funding from international development partners — including TDH Netherlands, UNICEF, Save the Children, Plan International, Forut Norway, and Woord en Daad — and delivers all direct services free of charge to beneficiaries. Operational partnership with the Government of Nepal and Nepal Telecom Authority underpins the Child Helpline 1098 service.

Name

Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Center (CWIN-Nepal)

Legal name

Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre

Website

https://cwin.org.np

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre (CWIN-Nepal) is a pioneer non-profit child rights organization founded in 1987, operating Child Helpline 1098, mental health services, transit centers, and advocacy programs for vulnerable children across all seven provinces of Nepal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Rights and Protection Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

Keywords

• Child rights advocacy
• Child protection services
• Child helpline operations
• Child mental health services
• Social reintegration programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kathmandu

HQ country

Nepal

HQ region

Asia

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. International Development Grants: CWIN-Nepal operates primarily as a non-profit organization funded through grants and partnerships with international development organizations, UN agencies, and foreign governments. The organization receives funding from organizations such as TDH Netherlands, UNICEF, Save the Children, Plan International, and other development partners.
2. Government Partnership: Operational partnerships with Government of Nepal ministries and local governments for programs such as Child Helpline Nepal 1098, implemented in coordination with the Nepal Telecom Authority.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

CWIN-Nepal is a non-profit child rights organization that operates Child Helpline Nepal 1098, transit recovery centers, and child and adolescent mental health services across all seven provinces of Nepal. It also delivers educational support, social reintegration, youth empowerment programs (including the Banners to Bags social enterprise and Green Chakra climate platform), and nationwide advocacy campaigns through Balsarokar TV and Bal Chautari Radio. All services are provided free of charge to children and adolescents, with funding sourced from international development grants, UN agencies, and government partnerships.

Product overview

CWIN-Nepal is a pioneer child rights organization in Nepal established in 1987, operating as an advocacy organization focused on children living and working under difficult circumstances. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected services: the Child Helpline Nepal 1098 serves as the core national child protection mechanism available across all seven provinces, complemented by a mobile application for remote access; media programmes including Balsarokar TV and Bal Chautari Radio provide child rights awareness; Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) services offer clinical psychiatric support through partnerships with Kanti Children's Hospital; the National Resource Centre on Child Rights provides research and documentation; and social enterprises like Banners to Bags support youth empowerment. Additional initiatives include Green Chakra for climate justice, NAPA for alcohol policy advocacy, and educational support programmes. The organization functions as a platform-plus-services model rather than a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Balsarokar: CWIN's Radio/TV/Online media campaigns covering all issues of child rights and child protection, including Balsarokar TV, Bal Chautari Radio, and Balsarokar Online platforms.
• Child Helpline Nepal 1098
• Green Chakra
• Nepal Alcohol Policy Alliance (NAPA)

Products and services

• Child Helpline Nepal 1098 A national child protection helpline operating across all seven provinces of Nepal, providing emergency rescue, psychosocial counselling, telephone counselling, and emotional support to children at risk. Operates through centers in Kathmandu, Morang, Banke, Makwanpur, Kailali, and Kaski, with a companion mobile app available on iOS and Android.
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Services Comprehensive mental health services for children and adolescents including psychosocial counselling, telephone counselling, emotional support, and inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care delivered via the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry OPD at Kanti Children's Hospital and teleconsultation for remote areas.
• National Resource Centre on Child Rights A documentation and research resource centre on child rights, serving national and international researchers, students, journalists, activists, and social workers with access to child rights reports, fact sheets, and reference materials. Has served more than 61,000 users.
• CWIN Educational Support Educational support programme providing direct assistance to vulnerable children including labor-affected, street, conflict-affected, disaster-affected, orphaned, marginalized, and economically deprived children. Has supported 102,473 children.
• Transit Centers (CWIN Balika Peace Home and CWIN Boys Home) Residential transit centers providing recovery, reparation, and social reintegration services for children requiring temporary shelter and protection. The CWIN Balika Peace Home serves girls and the CWIN Boys Home serves boys.
• Banners to Bags Social Enterprise Social entrepreneurship initiative operational in Kathmandu and Hetauda that collects used plastic banners from advocacy campaigns and upcycles them into reusable bags, providing income to young women from vulnerable backgrounds while reducing plastic waste.
• Green Chakra Climate Initiative Youth-led platform for climate action focusing on the 7Rs framework to create a cleaner, greener, and safer environment for children and promote climate justice among adolescents.
• Nepal Alcohol Policy Alliance (NAPA) Advocacy alliance working on national and local policy reform for alcohol control, including amendment of laws and regulations and community-based interventions for minimization of harmful use of alcohol.

Quantifiable outcome

• 102,473 children directly supported with education from vulnerable backgrounds
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Helambu Rural MunicipalitycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026Local government in Sindhupalchok district coordinating CAMH camps and mental health services for children in remote communities.
• Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural MunicipalitycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026Local government in Sindhupalchok district coordinating CAMH camps and mental health services.
• Kanti Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Government children's hospital in Kathmandu. CWIN partnered to establish Nepal's first Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Out-Patient Department (OPD) and in-patient services. Building constructed for in-patient mental health services.
• CRC AsiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional child rights network partnership for sharing best practices and coordinated advocacy on child rights issues across Asia
• ECPAT InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network focused on ending sexual exploitation of children. CWIN conducts research on online child sexual exploitation and implements prevention programs.
• ICDI (Never Grow Up)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research and development organization focused on children's participation and well-being
• National Child Rights Council (NCRC), NepalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment body mandated to coordinate child rights activities. CWIN collaborates on policy advocacy and program implementation.
• Save the Children NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor international NGO focused on child rights. Partnership on child protection, education, and health programs.
• Seljord Folk High SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorwegian educational institution supporting capacity building and training programs
• ShaplaneerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBangladesh-based organization working on children's rights and development
• UNICEF NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Children's Fund. Partnership on child protection, education, health, and policy advocacy. CWIN is a key implementing partner for national child protection systems.
• Plan International NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational NGO focused on children's rights and equality for girls. Partnership on adolescent empowerment and child protection.
• Nepal Telecom AuthoritycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment telecom regulator partnering on Child Helpline Nepal 1098 for technical and operational support to the national child protection hotline.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Terre des Hommes Netherlands: Core long-term funder and program partner of CWIN-Nepal, particularly on child mental health, CAMH initiatives, and UPR engagement. Directly comparable European child rights NGO with similar thematic focus on child protection, anti-trafficking, and psychosocial support in low-income country contexts.
• ChildFund International Nepal: International NGO focused on child development and protection, with sponsorship-funded programs in Nepal. Operates directly comparable child protection, education, and youth empowerment programs targeting vulnerable children in similar geographic contexts.
• ECPAT International: Global network on ending sexual exploitation of children, with CWIN as a member organization in Nepal. Operates overlapping themes (online child sexual exploitation, trafficking prevention) and offers a pathway for CWIN to plug into multi-country research and advocacy campaigns.

Emerging players

• Children in Crisis (CIC) / Consortium partners: Loose group of national and international organizations working on child protection in fragile contexts, analogous to CWIN's consortium work (Children As Zones of Peace, AATWIN, NAOSC). These networks shape funding flows and joint advocacy positions and are a key peer set for understanding CWIN's role in the broader coalition ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children (Nepal): Direct grant partner of CWIN-Nepal and the largest international NGO focused on children's rights globally. Operates the same child protection, education, and health program areas in Nepal and shares overlapping donor relationships, making it both a collaborator and a competitor for the same UNICEF and bilateral funding envelopes.
• Plan International Nepal: Major international NGO working on children's rights and gender equality in Nepal, with whom CWIN partners on adolescent empowerment and child protection. Operates across overlapping themes (child marriage, child protection, education) and competes for the same institutional donor funding.
• World Vision International Nepal: Large faith-based international NGO with extensive child sponsorship, protection, and education programming in Nepal. Competes with CWIN for community-level child welfare funding and operates in many of the same districts, including disaster-affected areas.
• UNICEF Nepal: Core strategic partner and primary UN funding channel for CWIN's Child Helpline 1098 and broader child protection programs. As the UN agency for children's rights, UNICEF is the dominant systems-level actor in Nepal's child protection ecosystem and effectively CWIN's most important counterparty.

Regional players

• Bal Raksha Bharat (Save the Children India): South Asian regional peer and Save the Children affiliate operating in India on comparable child protection, education, and mental health themes. Useful benchmark for cross-border South Asian child rights NGO operating models, though CWIN's Nepal-specific political context (post-conflict, federalization) sets it apart.
• National Child Rights Council (NCRC) Nepal: Government body mandated to coordinate child rights activities in Nepal, collaborating with CWIN on policy advocacy and program implementation. As a state-mandated body, it shapes the regulatory framework within which CWIN operates and can act as either a force multiplier or a competitor for government contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCub9HxEr8EzudlzUgImUj4A/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cwin-nepal

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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