'Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime'

Inception Background:

Nepal is globally known for its splendid natural beauty.  Majestic Himalayan mountains, lush valleys, luxuriant forests, gushing rivers, crystal clear lakes, rich cultural heritages, friendly people, etc. make Nepal an incomparable country in the world. Nepal occupies only 0.09 % of total land area of the earth while its natural endowment makes Nepal one of the rarest countries in the world. In terms of bio-diversity, Nepal is the master piece of nature ever created on the Planet Earth

Nepal is endowed with natural beauty, bio-diversity and human resource. However, it is one of the least developed countries not yet being able to meet basic needs of its people. At the juncture of recent political reforms, time might have ripened for us to initiate a genuine drive to transform Nepal into economically sustainable and interdependent, culturally rich, environmentally sound and socio-politically peaceful and harmonious country.

In order to realize our vision, we have come up with an alternative model of sustainable community development which fundamentally thrive on utilization of resources in Nepal thereby economically sustainable and interdependent communities are created through integrated development interventions based on locally available resources.

Therefore, INDEP plans to launch projects of sustainable agricultural practice; enhancement of renewable energy; rehabilitation of community infrastructure; reformation of education system; social and economic empowerment of communities hitherto left backward from the rest of the country Thereby environmental conservation and utilization of internal resources of Nepal is achieved through peace building process.

Finally, we urge GOs, INGOs, donor agencies and other well-wishers and friends of Nepal for participation in our drive towards transforming Nepal into a sustainable, prosperous, peaceful, and dignified country. Please join our drive!

Introduction:

Institute for Development Partnership Nepal (INDEP-Nepal) is an independent, not-for-profit, non-government development organization founded by members of Nepalese civil society who are concerned for overall transformation of Nepalese society through utilization of internal resources and innovative and effective development interventions.

It is a legal entity registered (Regd No. 50/061/062) with Kathmandu District Administrative Office of Nepal Government under the Organization Registration Act 1977 and affiliated (Affiliation No. 16633) to Social Welfare Council (SWC) which is a formal coordinating and regulatory body of NGOs in Nepal.INDEP-Nepal is also registered with Inland Revenue Department, Kathmandu (PAN No.302315240), hence it is legally accountable to the government for its entire financial transactions. INDEP-Nepal's headquarters is based in Kathmandu and it shall form its district, municipal and village level chapters throughout the country.

INDEP-Nepal is heading towards a mass volunteer based NGO with sound professional foundation. The present Executive Committee is consists of professionals having profound experience on different aspects of sustainable integrated rural community development and NGO management as well. Similarly, the Advisory Body is consists of reputed national and international personalities.

Vision:

Contribution to transforming Nepal into economically sustainable and interdependent, culturally rich, environmentally sound and socio-politically peaceful and harmonious country.

Mission:

Development of rural economy through identification, exploitation, utilization, value adding, and enterprisation of available internal resources.

Goal:

To contribute to creation of a sustainable model communities which fundamentally thrive on utilization of its own internal resources.

Objectives:

To contribute to creation of sustainable livelihoods in rural communities through integrated development interventions with focus on utilization of locally available resources.

Scope of activities:

Sustainable agriculture

Environment conservation

Renewable energy

Mass education

Community physical infrastructure

Social and economic empowerment of women, ethnically

backward  and socially excluded communities

Peace building and conflict resolution

Strategy:

Socio-economic and consciencious empowerment

Mobilization of internal resources, knowledge, know-how

Direct participation of beneficiaries in project cycles

Area of operation:

Rural communities throughout Nepal which are lagging behind in development.

Sources of funding:

Annual membership and other contributions from its members

Grants, contributions and donations from international agencies, national government, foundations, industries and individuals. Income from sales of its publications, souvenirs,  and so on.