Sonam C. Sherpa

Women Representative – South Asia
Sonam C. Sherpa

Ms. Sonam Choenzom Sherpa is a female activist, a leader serving for Women Drug Users who has been advocating for the voice of voiceless in Nepal. She was the former member of CCM and currently working as a Team Leader at Recovering Nepal Women (RN Women) a National Network of Women Who Use/ Inject Drugs in Nepal. First network indeed in South-East asia. Its aim is to influence the policies that improve the quality of lives of women who use drugs, reinstate their rights and create a supportive environment also promotes the provision of HIV and gender sensitive Harm Reduction Services, ending violence, stigma and discrimination. She has been working in this community for more than a decade (since 2008). Location: Kathmandu, Nepal.

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