What We Do

1. Disaster Response and Recovery

Disasters can take away much more than homes and belongings. They can affect people’s safety, emotional well being, family life, livelihoods, and access to essential services.

Our disaster response work focuses on the needs that can remain after immediate relief has reached communities. We support affected people through psychosocial support, protection, referral, and connection with appropriate services. We work with local authorities, professionals, community members, and other organizations to identify gaps and respond where support is still needed.

Our approach is not only about responding to a disaster, but also about helping affected communities move toward recovery with dignity and resilience.

2. Education Support

For some children, the cost of going to school can become a serious barrier. A school uniform, bag, learning materials, or other basic needs may be difficult for families experiencing financial hardship.

We support children and families facing such difficulties by helping reduce practical barriers to education. We also connect vulnerable children with appropriate support when their circumstances require more than material assistance.

Our work includes support for children who are orphaned, living in difficult family circumstances, or at risk of being unable to continue their education because of financial hardship.

We believe education is not simply about attending school. It is about giving children the opportunity to learn, develop confidence, and build a better future.

3. Older People and Well Being

Older people are not only recipients of care. They carry knowledge, experience, relationships, responsibilities, and strengths that remain important to their families and communities.

We are interested in understanding the lived experiences and well being of older people, including the challenges they face when family circumstances change. Our current research in Kavrepalanchok looks closely at the experiences, well being, and strengths of older parents whose children live abroad.

Alongside research, we seek to understand practical concerns such as social connection, family relationships, care, participation, and access to support. We want older people to be heard, respected, and recognized for what they contribute, not defined only by their needs.

4. Disability Inclusion

People with disabilities should be able to participate in family and community life with dignity and without unnecessary barriers.

Our work responds to practical needs and seeks to connect persons with disabilities and their families with appropriate support and services. Where possible, we help address immediate needs, including mobility support such as wheelchairs, while also encouraging greater participation and inclusion.

Our disability related work has reached communities in districts including Makwanpur, Dolakha, and Ramechhap.

 

We believe inclusion begins when people are given the opportunity to participate, make choices, and live with dignity.

5. Youth Skills and Empowerment

Many young people leave their communities for employment or education because they see limited opportunities at home. Migration can be an important choice, but young people also need skills, information, confidence, and opportunities to make informed decisions about their future.

We support youth through skill development, orientation, guidance, and connections with training centers and other institutions.

We are particularly interested in practical skills that can help young people find employment, develop their own work, or explore opportunities within their communities. Skills can also help those who choose to work abroad pursue better employment and income opportunities.

Our goal is not to tell young people whether they should stay or leave. It is to help them have more skills, more knowledge, and more choices.

6. Community Development, Women’s Empowerment and Adult Education

We work with communities to identify their needs and build on the strengths and resources that already exist within them.

Our community focused interests include women’s empowerment, adult education, community health awareness, knowledge sharing, and local initiatives. We support opportunities that can strengthen people’s skills, confidence, participation, and ability to make decisions affecting their own lives and communities.

Our work extends beyond Kathmandu Valley and engages with communities in different districts according to their needs and the opportunities for collaboration.

We see community development as a process of working with people, not simply for people.

7. Research, Learning and Knowledge

Research is an important part of how we understand communities.

We bring together community experiences, researchers, professors, graduate students, and practitioners to explore issues that matter to people’s everyday lives.

Our current research interests and activities extend across districts including Sindhupalchok, Kavrepalanchok, Dolakha, Ramechhap, Makwanpur, Rasuwa, Dhading, and Nuwakot, covering different social and community issues.

We value research that begins with people’s experiences and can contribute to better social work practice, community programs, and informed decision making.

For us, research is not only about producing reports. It is about listening carefully, learning from communities, and using knowledge to improve practice.

8. Child Protection and Support

Some children face circumstances that make ordinary childhood difficult. Poverty, loss of parents, violence, family hardship, and other forms of vulnerability can affect their safety, education, and development.

Our work seeks to connect vulnerable children with appropriate care, protection, education, and support. In particular situations, we have supported children who are orphaned or experiencing severe hardship and helped connect them with the assistance they need.

We approach child support with sensitivity, dignity, and protection of children’s privacy. Our aim is not simply to provide immediate help, but to help children remain connected to safe environments, education, and opportunities for a better future.

Working Across Communities

Our areas of work are connected. A child may need education and protection. A young person may need skills and opportunity. An older person may need social connection and recognition. A person with a disability may need both practical assistance and inclusion. A community affected by disaster may need psychosocial support long after emergency relief has arrived.

That is why we look at people and communities as a whole. We listen first, identify what is needed, recognize existing strengths, and work with local people and partners to find practical ways forward.

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