December 11, 2025, Lalitpur – Saathi organized and completed a four-day capacity building workshop under the GOAL Project, supported by AEIN Luxembourg and the Embassy of France in Kathmandu., with the participation of 22 Saathi staff members. The workshop aimed to strengthen institutional capacity to respond to emerging technological and digital challenges in program implementation and gender-based violence prevention.
The workshop was conducted in Lalitpur in December 2025 and combined two complementary trainings: a two-day practical training on the effective use of Artificial Intelligen004ce (AI) tools, followed by a two-day Introductory Training on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) and Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) .
During the AI training held on 8–9 December 2025, the 22 participants were introduced to simple and practical frameworks to use ChatGPT effectively in their daily work, including report writing, planning field visits, summarizing documents, and supporting program development. The training emphasized hands-on practice, ethical use of AI, data privacy, confidentiality, and do-no-harm principles. Despite varying levels of prior exposure to AI tools, participants actively engaged in practice sessions and demonstrated increased confidence in writing clear and effective prompts for work-related tasks AI training completion report.
This was followed by the TFGBV and OCSE training conducted on 10–11 December 2025, which responded to the growing risks of digital violence affecting women, children, adolescents, and marginalized groups in Nepal. Through participatory methods such as case studies, role plays, and scenario-based discussions, the 22 participants strengthened their understanding of forms and trends of digital abuse, relevant national laws and international frameworks, vulnerability profiling, and survivor-centered first response. The training enhanced their capacity to identify risks, ensure ethical documentation, and provide safe and appropriate referrals while prioritizing survivor dignity and protection Event Report_TFGBV.
Overall, the four-day workshop reinforced Saathi’s institutional capacity to integrate the responsible use of technology with survivor-centered GBV prevention and response approaches. This initiative reflects Saathi’s continued commitment, under the GOAL Project, to adapting to evolving digital realities while ensuring safety, accountability, and rights-based practices in its work with communities across Nepal.
Building on the learning from this workshop, Saathi plans to organize follow-up practice sessions and roll out introductory TFGBV modules at the community level to further strengthen prevention, early identification, and response mechanisms.
