COMMUNITY ACTION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT NEPAL (CARD Nepal)
Community Action For Rural Development Nepal (CARD Nepal) is a youth-initiated, community-based social organization that operates as a non-political, non-profit, and non-religious entity. Established under the Organization Registration Act of 2034 BS in Nepal, CARD Nepal was formally registered with the District Administration Office in Dhanusha in 2074 BS (2018 AD), holding Registration No. 2352/074/075. Additionally, the organization is affiliated with the Social Welfare Council, Kathmandu, Nepal, under section 13 of the Social Welfare Act of 1992, with Affiliation No. 47690, and its PAN No. is 607689790.
CARD Nepal is dedicated to principles of social justice, accountability, and transparency, which have enabled it to earn the trust and acceptance of both the community and its partners/donors. The organization’s success is attributed to the hard work, dedication, financial transparency, and commitment of its young and dynamic members, fostering steady growth.
Vison:
We envision a world where every individual has the opportunity to thrive, free from poverty and injustice, where diversity is celebrated and people will live peaceful, healthy, educated, self-reliant and harmoniously, by respecting each other as well as respect environment, agriculture and where innovative solutions lead to lasting positive change.
Mission:
Secure livelihood and rights of poor, vulnerable & marginalized communities to facilitate creation of civilized, equitable, self-reliant and prosperous society through promotion of social cohesion, human rights, health & education awareness, scientific agriculture, environment clean, drinking water supply & sanitation and sustainable management of natural resources.
Goal:
Our goal is to foster an equitable, peaceful, self-reliant, healthy, educated and prosperous society through the promotion of social cohesion, cooperation, human rights, child rights & protection, agriculture & environment promotion, sustainable management of natural resources and tourist place beautification. To secure the livelihood & rights of poor, vulnerable and marginalized communities.
Objectives:
- This institution will be profitless, public interest social organization.
- Identifying the challenges in the agriculture sector & promoting agriculture sector through coordination with various organizations and bodies for economic & Agriculture Financing for sustainable growth & development in agriculture, through conducting various programs related to equipment, farming techniques etc.
- Organize various class, training and program at deferent levels for the targeted community according to the rules and for Most vulnerable, Minorities in the society, for Women, disabled, Madheshi, Muslim and Dalit, to make educated, capable self-sufficient.
- Emphasize on technical education to solve various problems of unemployed, various types of skill development and self-employment will be conducted at different levels.
- Conduct various program related to environment improvement, pollution control, divine disaster management, conflict management, clean drinking water and sanitation etc.
- Conduct various program with coordinating or help from various organizations and bodies to improve education, child rights, child protection and harmony and to improve livelihood of children and teenagers.
- Conducting and monitoring initiatives and research for human rights defend, human rights violations and civil rights.
- Tourism promotion and development through conducting various activities on tourism and identifying the challenges in this area.
- Conduct different programs and activities to create an environment, where natural resources are protected and natural disasters and effects of climate change are managed.
- Implement sanitation and personal hygiene programs at community & Organizational Level.
- Engage and build capacity of youth and adolescence in financial literacy and other life skill programs.
- Conduct and Implement Various program and Projects for Women Empowerment, Financial literacy, Child marriage mitigation, LGLGBTQ and Migrants.
Our Target
Adolescents
Adolescents in Nepal, Aged 10 to19 face significant challenges in education, health & safety, including limited access to quality education, health, GBV, child labor & substance abuse. Addressing these issues with comprehensive strategies is crucial for fostering a nurturing environment that allows them to grow into healthy, educated & empowered individuals who can contribute to Community & Nepal prosperity future.
Women
Nepal's patriarchal society severely discriminates against daughters, leading to limited rights, education & property ownership, which contributes to economic disempowerment and psychological harm. With only 66.8% of girls enrolled in secondary education compared to 75.1% of boys, and women owning just 19.7% of land & property, need for legal reforms, improved education, economic empowerment & cultural shifts is urgent.
Youth
Nepal's youth, constituting 40.68% of the population aged 16 to 40, confront challenges in education, health & employment, including limited access to quality education, health disparities and high unemployment rates despite migration-driven remittances. Reforms in education, healthcare, and economic policies are essential to foster local job creation, protect migrant workers and empower youths through education & skills training for sustainable development.
Children
Almost 40% of Nepal’s population is under the age of 18 years. With provincial and local governments being new establishments in Nepal, it's essential to establish functions related to children at these 2 levels of Government. Investing in children is crucial not only for national development but also for upholding children's rights, safety and fostering a more inclusive society poised for sustainable progress of Nepal.
LGBTQ
Despite legal recognition since 2007 and inclusion of sexual minorities in the national census, LGBTQ individuals in Nepal face deep-seated discrimination in labor market, education & healthcare. With an estimated 9 Lakhs LGBTQ, societal attitudes remain largely negative, resulting in widespread social repudiation & marginalization, even within their own families. Addressing these issues is vital for ensuring rights.
People with Disability
Disability is a condition where a person feels difficulty to perform day to day activities & participate fully in social life due to problem in body, organs & system including physical, socio-cultural, communication barriers. Prevalence of disability is 2.2% in total population of Nepal (CBS 2021). Individuals with disabilities often face higher rates of poverty & greater constraints on their livelihoods compared to general population.
Poor, vulnerable & Marginalized
Nepal faces significant challenges with 21.6% of its population living below the poverty line. Vulnerable groups, such as Dalits, indigenous peoples, experience higher rates of poverty and discrimination. We are putting our efforts must be made to ensure that these groups have equal access to education, healthcare, employment, and legal protections, and that their voices are heard in decision-making processes.
Farmers
Farmers in Nepal, who make up about 66% of the population and contribute around 27% to the GDP, face numerous challenges, including traditional farming practices, inadequate infrastructure, limited financial access, market access issues, and climate vulnerability. Only 28% of agricultural land is irrigated, and less than 40% of farmers have access to formal financial services. Agriculture not only to mitigate hunger, also to reduce the environment & climate related issues.
Migrant and Migrant Family
Migrants play a crucial role in Nepal's economy, with remittances making up about 25% of GDP. Over 2 million Nepalese work abroad, mainly in Middle East, Maleysia India etc. bolstering their main source of income. However, migrant workers face problems as exploitation, unsafe conditions, use of income in unproductive sector and family separation. Internal migrants also encounter inadequate living conditions in urban areas.
Our Partners/Sponsors and Alliances
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Founded in 2074 BS ( 2018 AD.)
Founded in 2074 BS ( 2018 AD.)
Community Action For Rural Development Nepal (CARD Nepal) is a youth-initiated, community-based social organization that operates as a non-political, non-profit, and non-religious entity. Established under the Organization Registration Act of 2034 BS in Nepal, CARD Nepal was formally registered with the District Administration Office in Dhanusha in 2074 BS (2018 AD), holding Registration No. 2352/074/075. Additionally, the organization is affiliated with the Social Welfare Council, Kathmandu, Nepal, under section 13 of the Social Welfare Act of 1992, with Affiliation No. 47690, and its PAN No. is 607689790.
CARD Nepal is dedicated to principles of social justice, accountability, and transparency, which have enabled it to earn the trust and acceptance of both the community and its partners/donors. The organization’s success is attributed to the hard work, dedication, financial transparency, and commitment of its young and dynamic members, fostering steady growth
Our History
Our History
Community Action for Rural Development Nepal (CARD NEPAL) was founded by a group of youth devoted to social work and respect to Environment as well as to agriculture having rural background. We were seeing, people didn't show welcoming behavior to farmers nor sufficient respect to Environment. That behaviours made us to think, what we can do for this situations. Some of us were support the Agriculture melaas and plantation programs as volunteer. People were misbehaving with the social excluded & ultra-poor and tried to oppress them. Some of the places were facing clean drinking water supply and WASH problems. Similarly drop rate of girl were increasing because of mensuration problem, separate washroom for girls, child marriage.
In A.D. 2015 there were earthquake in Nepal. We donated some Money and raw food materials for relief to those who affected from earthquake. But we felt, that was not well managed effort. So we worked to establish a NGO. Latter we established a NGO Named Community Action for Rural Development Nepal (CARD NEPAL) in 2074 B.S. (2017 A.D.)
Large Community
Large Community
A locally registered organization (at district administration office, Dhanuhsa in 2074) .A pioneer organization having 6 years of proven experience through implementing its 18 diverse and different kind of projects with different funding agencies. we reached in 500+ beneficiaries.