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About Fightback

Fightback is a sexual violence risk reduction education program for girls and women which develops their critical mental, vocal and physical skills to prevent, mitigate and manage the risk of sexual violence. It also engages boys, men, parents, and teachers in the fight against sexual violence to create a more safe and equitable society. In Nepal, Fightback works through both a nonprofit entity and a social enterprise arm. With the social enterprise entity, every profit we make, we cross-subsidize it to training in low-income schools in different parts of Nepal.

Our Mission

To build mental, vocal and physical mental skill to be safe

Our Vision

To create a society free from the risk of sexual violence

Our Goal

To increase the prevention and response skills of individuals

Who We Are

A Father’s Vision, A Generation’s Strength

Fightback began with a question every parent asks: What kind of world do we want our daughters to grow up in?

For our founder, Vikrant Pandey, the answer was personal. He envisioned a future where his daughter could walk through life completely free from fear – a society where safety isn’t a luxury, but a fundamental right. He dreamed of a world where her ambitions would never be sidelined by concerns for her physical security. That vision became the foundation of Fightback.
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How Fightback started?

Fightback began in 2013 when Vikrant Pandey collaborated with Uddab Thapa Magar to create a program that combined risk management expertise with martial arts training, going beyond traditional self-defense to build mental, vocal, and physical skills to prevent and respond to sexual violence.
Fightback Over the Years
2013

Fightback was founded and it gained international attention for its pioneering self-defense program tailored specifically for visually impaired women.

2014

Formalized the Mental, Vocal, and Physical training framework for reality-based risk management.

2015

Delivered safety interventions in displacement camps following the Nepal earthquake.

2016

Joined the UK Aid SPRING Accelerator to scale high-impact "Girls En-Mass" training sessions.

2017

Introduced the "Wheel" logo to represent a holistic shift toward mental and vocal safety skills.

2018

Partnered with Nepal Traffic Police and Sajha Yatayat for a major public transport safety campaign.

2019

Fightback received an Innovation award from Grand Challenges Canada (GCC)

2020

Pivoted to digital safety, winning the UN STI Award after a training clip went viral globally.

2021

Partnered with VSO International to institutionalize safety training for 15,000+ students.

2022

Showcased at the UN High-Level Political Forum in New York as a model for social entrepreneurship.

2023

Collaborated with UNHCR on Project HAVEN, training 57,000 individuals in harassment elimination.

2024

Signed the first-ever Technological Transfer Agreement (TTA) for safety innovation between Nepal and India.

2025

Registered as a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit to facilitate international support and global expansion.

Reached Girls and Women Nationwide

Stakeholders Featured Independent Impact Reports

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Improvement in Self-Defense

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Collaboration and Partnership

We work in collaboration with schools, local governments, and civil society organizations that share
our commitment to prevent, reduce and response to sexual violence.