ORGANIZATION PROFILE

1. General Information

Name of the Organization : SAMBANDHA NEPAL

Address : Narayan Municipality-1, Purano Bazar, Dailekh

Contact : +977-9868934527

Contact Person : Mr. Lokesh Giri

Position : Executive Director

Email : info@sambandhanepal.org.np

2. Organization Description

2.1. General Introduction of the Organization

SAMBANDHA NEPAL, is a non-governmental organization established in 2020A.D as non- profitable organization, separated from party politics for widening improvement of socio-economic and cultural status of the backward people living in the rural communities. The organization is working with primary focus on overall development of the country acting as helping hand of the government initiatives. Some of the youths of Dailekh having similar aims and perception of developing prosperous society and country established the organization having inclusive provision of marginalized, Dalit communities, Women, diverse ethnicities in the legal system of the organization. With the main objective of further development of human rights, health, education, CCDRR and agriculture sector, the organization has been implementing plans and programs to help meet the real needs of the community. It is established for to make relevant agencies responsible for the development of backward and marginalized classes, communities, women, Dalit-women, children, minorities and youth in the district, to raise a strong voice against social and cultural differences and inconsistencies, for economic, social and cultural transformation, climate adaptation, development in good governance. Since its inception, this organization has been working in the areas of good governance, climate adaptation and environmental protection, sexual and reproductive health, gender equality and social inclusion, communication and information literacy, youth empowerment, vulnerable people, caste, community and women. , Dalits and others. , Children, Minorities. and youth) are advocating and working on this issue. The organization is working with poor and vulnerable communities, aiming to address their interest & needs by promoting socioeconomic and cultural status. It also encourages the communities for raising their issues themselves along with support in participatory planning as well as prioritization of need-based interventions. For the systematic management, upliftment of its purpose, goals and objectives, 13 board members has been elected from AGM.

2.2. Legal status of the organization:

SAMBANDHA NEPAL has been registered in DAO Dailekh with the registration No-467-076/077 on 13 Feb, 2020 within Organization Registration Act. 2034. Similarly, it has been affiliated in Social Welfare Council with the affiliation No-52465-077/78. SAMBANDHA NEPAL has also been registered in PAN with No 613227913.

2.3. Vision:

There will have been the construction of equitable society with the establishment of empowered organization to play effective & vital role in the integrated development of the community.

2.4. Mission:

To improve the educational, health, economic and Right aspect of the women, Dalit, Janajaties, Children and poor with the help of social mobilization and peoples’ participation.

2.5. Goal:

To improve the educational, health and economic condition of the target groups by centralizing the social inclusion increasing and enhancing institutional capacity of right holders.

2.6. Objectives:

To develop commercialization by means of protection of agriculture, forest and environment, advancement of tourism sector and promotion of animal husbandry at the local level.
To develop and promote mini infrastructure needful at the local level in collaboration of various agencies.
To raise human resource capacity of the association and achieve its sustainable development.
To raise public awareness so as to reduce gender and ethnic discrimination and to advocate for the protection of rights of persons with disability as well of the elderly citizens.
To raise public awareness in favour of reproductive health, community health, people living with HIV/AIDS; and to run health camps as well as community clinics.
To increase employment opportunities through developing local skills and technology based on local demand.
To raise public awareness for the protection of human rights and to take initiatives for humanitarian assistance in the sector of risk mitigation, and for people under risk as well as the affected community.
To run formal and non-formal education programs for eliminating the ill-rituals prevalent in the communities and also to foster child rights.
To raise public awareness for the gender equality & social inclusion
Working for climate justice and nature conservation

2.7. Value & Norms

Basic Values & norms of SAMBANDHA NEPAL Dailekh:

Pro-poor program for Poverty Reduction
Capacity development
Participatory approach in implementing all components – to ensure bottom up planning system
Promotion of social inclusion
Targeted beneficiaries are the central focal point of the program. Targeted groups are encouraged for their active participations in every stage of project cycle (Need assessment, Setting Objectives, Program Design, Implementation and Monitoring/evaluation and Review).
Commitment to strengthening financial management and accountability – transparent and corruption free

2.8. Target Group/Right holders

Women, Dalit, Janajati, DAG (Poor), Children & Youth, Person with disability, LGBTIQA+ are the target community of the SAMBANDHA NEPAL.

2.9 . Thematic Areas of Working

SAMBANDHA NEPAL has the following thematic area of working:

Livelihood
Gender (Women, Children & MGs) and Human Right
WASH, Sanitation and Infrastructures
Disadter Risk Reduction (DRR)
Gender Based Violence (GBV)
Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)

2.10. Guideline Principles

The prioritization of the program should match the goals & objectives of the organization.
Female focused activities should be conducted who are considered as the means of change.
Priority should be given to the gender poor and caste focused program.
Development should be according the interest of the people by the leaderships of the community.
Each activity of the development should cover the opportunities produced out of geographical and cultural diversities.
Awareness raising and institutional development activities should be conducted to develop the independency and common feeling in the community.
The working strategy of the organization should be dynamic in accordance to the time.
Sharing of participatory working strategy should be done in district or community level.

2.11. Working Modality

SAMBANDHA NEPAL works in the community by focusing on the interest and needs of the community by raising the social, economic and cultural status of the community to fulfill its own goal and objectives. SAMBANDHA NEPAL encourages the community to work for themselves to raise their status. SAMBANDHA NEPAL encourages in participatory planning and prioritization as well as focuses on the prioritized implementation of the activities. The working modality of SAMBANDHA NEPAL can be show in given Chart.

2.12. Partnership & Coordination

SAMBANDHA NEPAL, has been working in the community since its establishment with harmonious partnership and coordination with different line agencies. SAMBANDHA NEPAL has made partnership with different governmental and non-governmental agencies. In the beginning, SAMBANDHA NEPAL started working together with local youth in Narayan municipality of Dailekh district. After that, it started to work together with local municipalities, associations and related bodies. And now the organization is implementing different programs and campaigns in coordination with various stakeholders as well as by itself.

2.13. Field of Specialization

SAMBANDHA NEPAL the organization which has been working in the community for four years in the sector of community development has thought own self the specialization in following aspect:

Gender Concept & Development.
Health education, formal & non- formal education.
Drinking water supply & sanitation, safe motherhood, Nutrition, ARI, Diarrhea etc.
Community development.
HIV/AIDS/STI.
SRHR
GESI
Good Governance.
Natural Resources Management.
Child development, Climate change issue.
Conflict Management, Support for Disaster management.
Youth Peace and Security.
Disaster Risk Reduction& Climate Change.
Child Protection, Child Right Governance.
Rescue, Rehabilitation and Reintegration in family of women and children who are affected or in case of human trafficking.
Advocacy, counselling and assist in process of justice.

2.14. Policies and guidelines in SAMBANDHA NEPAL

Different policies and guidelines have been developed to lead the organization towards the good governance. The policies and guidelines in the SAMBANDHA NEPAL are as below:

Child Safeguarding Policy.
Anti-corruption policy.
HR Admin Policy
Admin & Finance Policy

2.15. Formation of Executive Committee

S. N	Name of Member	Nationality	Position	Gender	Academic
1.	Mr. Purna Budha	Nepali	President	Male	BBS Running
2.	Sita Kumari Dhamala	Nepali	Vice President	Female	BBS Running
3.	Puskar Khada	Nepali	Secretary	Male	BED Running
4.	Him Bahadur Basnet	Nepali	Treasurer	Male	BBS Running
5.	Mahendra Bahadur Singh	Nepali	Joint Secretary	Male	BBS Running
6.	Mamata Sunar	Nepali	Member	Male	BBS Running
7.	Goma Thapa	Nepali	Member	Male	BED Running
8.	Sanjita Sunar	Nepali	Member	Female	BBS Running
9.	Bhawana Khadka	Nepali	Member	Female	MA Running
10.	Hima Baduwal	Nepali	Member	Female	BED Running
11.		Nepali	Member	LGBTIQ

3. Organizational Management

SAMBANDHA NEPAL has clear vision for organizational management. The roles and responsibility of each section has been clearly defined. General Assembly is the higher authority of the organization and is elected in every 3 years from the general Assembly. The executive committee leads and guides the organization, regular monitoring and evaluation of the programs for the better implementation, formulate guideline and decision making are the key activities done by the executive committee. To lead the organization towards the good governance different sub-committee like, Management Sub-committee, Monitoring Sub- committee, Procurement Sub-committee, physical assets supervision Sub-committee, organizational development sub-committee, Resource mobilization sub-committee, recruitment sub-committee, Risk Reduction Taskforce & Emergency Rescue Taskforce are performed owns responsibilities.

4. Finance/Account/Audit

SAMBANDHA NEPAL collects resources from membership fees, late fee, and other service fee, as well as overhead & management expenses provided by the donor agencies. The collected fund is mobilized for the Capacity development of the members and staffs of the organization. All the transactions are made by cheque from bank. The expenses bill voucher and receipt will be submitted to the subjective sub-committee and endorsement to the executive committee. The executive committee checks whether the expenses are real or not and approved. Account has been managed in the standard format of accountancy of Nepal government. Different formats have been developed to manage the account properly. Audit has been made once a year.

5. Resource collection

The necessary resources for the better implementation of program are collect from following sources:

Entrance, Membership and renew fee
Service fee
Support from government, Semi government and INGO/NGOs
Support from private and personal sector.

6. Internal Management System

SAMBANDHA NEPAL has followed different legal process and organizational practice for the management and mobilization of human, physical, economic, communication and technology of the organization for the internal management of organization following practices has been done:

Semi-Annual & Annual Review of organization (PPRP)
Annual organizational Social & Gender Audit
Tax clearance certificate.
PAN
Regular Tax Payment.
Regular annual general assembly
Regular board meeting.
Monthly staffs meeting.
Procurement by quotation & tender
Annual Audit.
Social Audit Program & activity
Orientation to staffs about the rules and regulation of program as well as origination.

7. SAMBANDHA NEPAL Geographical working area

We have worked with offices in Dailekh & Surkhet District of Karnali Provinces, and have worked in 8 districts based on need.

8. Strength of SAMBANDHA NEPAL Dailekh:

Close relation and co-ordination with stakeholders at local, district and national level.
Enabling working environment in the rural community level especially in the field of WASH, Water Resources management, Livelihood, Education, Shelter targeting disadvantage and deprived community
Support for HIV/AIDS effected persons.
Identifying and addressing staff capacity building opportunities
Evaluating the relevance and appropriateness of current and future programming in relation to water, sanitation and hygiene promotion in the local context
Advising on mainstreaming gender, protection, and DRR in project and program activities
Analyzing the baseline study data to determine the underlining needs of the beneficiaries

9. Strength of SAMBANDHA NEPAL Dailekh:

Enable working environment in community level specially to target community (Disadvantage Group, Marginalized community, pro-poor community, Disable, HIV/AIDS affected and access community).
Maintain downward and upward accountability.
Close relation and co-ordination with stakeholders (local level & district level)
Strong social mobilization
System guided organization.
Well experienced organization
Experience diversification program
Able to creating win-win situation
Applied do-no harm policy
Applied GESI policy
Applied child right policy
Applied Disability Inclusion Guideline

10. Strategy of SAMBANDHA NEPAL to reached in Dalit, Marginalized community of rural areas.

Target Beneficiaries (Dalit majority communities, marginalized communities, LQBTIQA+ and HIV/AIDS affected communities) centered Development.
Social & Technical Mobilization
Gender and Social Inclusion
Strengthening existing groups and farmers group formation
Identification of contextual technical training
Develop Local Resource Person (LRP), Business Service Provider (BSP) and mobilize.
Participatory Market System Development
Market Linkage
Monitoring & Supervision
Coordination & Linkage

11. Key Professional Experience of SAMBANDHA NEPAL:

(a) Community development through social mobilization

SAMBANDHA NEPAL applied, mobilized and made capable community by executing leadership development, group management, and effective communication methodology, transformative education trainings/program for the vulnerable and marginal groups of the VDCs. In which, they are able to plan their interventions on the basis of their needs. Such as their right on natural resources (water, land and forests), discriminations, violence, receiving services through service providers etc. Practices related to DRR have been carry out for the sustainable livelihood improvement of the community. Being a community based social organization; SAMBANDHA NEPAL has the following action plans and programs for community development:

To assist in social groups formation and social moneymaking
To plan and prepare several research and management oriented programs for the community development.
Women’s equation
Gender equation
Launch public awareness actions and programs about environment protection, health and sanitation.
Launch public awareness actions and programs about the gender equality & social inclusion.
Launch public awareness actions and programs about the climate justice & nature conservation.
Raise public consciousness by employing programs about maternal-child care, safe-motherhood, family planning, nutrition.

(b) Gender and Social Inclusion.

SAMBANDHA NEPAL generated policies related to GESI, such as GESI policy applied in every intervention, formation of committee/sub committees, and projects staff selection process by applying GESI policy of the organization. As per guidance of organization’s GESI policy, organization emphasis on gender equity and social inclusion in each intervention conducted on the name of organization. SAMBANDHA NEPAL implementing its intervention with the maximum participation of Dalit community having provision in every interventions and programs. For the addressing social bad practice about upper and lower cast in the community, such saha-bhoj (joint together parties), capacity building of Dalit, entrepreneurship development, scholarship, IGA, and social inclusion related interventions and campaigns has been organizing. SAMBANDHA NEPAL ensured participation of the women and dalit as per the GESI policy of the organization in group formation, participation and the implementation of its interventions etc.

(c) Education, formal & non-formal education, basic and compulsory education

Inherently targeted formal/non-formal interventions, underpinned by flexibility, diversity, context specificity and openness, are forceful in accommodating specific learning needs of heterogeneous learners with diverse backgrounds. For many children, young & elder people who experience educational exclusion, non-formal education is an important means to acquiring knowledge, skills, values and attitudes required for further learning, better well-being and improved livelihoods. Every out-of- school child, adolescent& elder is unique, affected by interrelated factors of exclusion, such as poverty, geographical location, social status and gender bias, and their profiles changes over time as those factors evolves, together with other conditions such as age, family situation and related national policies. Hence, formal and non-formal education can target particular population groups facing educational marginalization as well as specific geographical locations in which educational challenges persist. SAMBANDHA NEPAL provides/supports to communities for formal and non-formal education with the coordination/collaboration with local level, NGO/ INGO, Entrepreneurs etc.

(d) Child Protection, Child Right Governance.

SAMBANDHA NEPAL has been working in the sector of child right governance, child protection. Organization has developed and applied child safeguard policy. SAMBANDHA NEPAL has jointly working with District Child Welfare Board, Women and Children Office in District level and Village Child protection Committee, Village Education Committee, Community Based Child Protection Committee as well as child club in community level. Following activities and programs are carryout for CP/CRG;

Formation/reformation of Child clubs.
Capacity building of Child clubs.
Formation/reformation, strengthening VCPC, CCPC.
Coordination and collaboration with DCWB and WCO.
Emergency Shelter support to victim and vulnerable children.

(e) Good governance and youth right

SAMBANDHA NEPAL facilitate and support for establishment good governance in development with meaningful participation of youth. SAMBANDHA NEPAL considered youth are the major element of development. By the transformation education class conduction, internalize the existing issues and youth are responsible to overcome and solved the issues. Following activities and programs are carrying out;

Formation and reformation of youth clubs.
Capacited youth in youth right, process of public hearing and social audit.
Support to execute Youth lead campaign (Total sanitation, Post ODF, Day celebration, Chhau Campaign, Guff for Youth)
Support to youth in planning, implementation, monitoring of community based organization’s institutional development.

(f) Youth involvement in development

SAMBANDHA NEPAL facilitate and support youth to involve in development with meaningful participation of youth. SAMBANDHA NEPAL considered youth are the major element of development. Following activities and programs are carrying out;

Formation and reformation of youth clubs.
Orient and capacited to youth in 14 steps of planning process of GoN
Emphasis youth participation in planning, implementation, monitoring of development work done in community level.

(g) Vocational & Employment based skill development to youth

SAMBANDHA NEPAL has been facilitating and support to youth in vocational and employment based skill development. Need based vocational and employment training has been provided to enthusiastic youth. Following activities and programs are carrying out;

Need assessment.
Selection of participants for vocational and skill based training.
Support to youth for establish business.
Facilitate and support for preparation of business plan.

(h) Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change

SAMBANDHA NEPAL provide facilitation and support for publishing plans to community and district level DRM committee. In which firstly conducts Participatory Vulnerable Capacity Assessment (PCVA) at community level with the participation of community members, political leaders, teachers, students and stakeholders using participatory methods. After the preparation of the plans SAMBANDHA NEPAL, supports to conduct planned activities by community through the linkage/coordination/collaboration with related stakeholders (GOs, I/NGOs and private sectors etc.)

(i) Early Child Marriage Campaign

SAMBANDHA NEPAL provide facilitation and Awareness raising support to stopping Early Child Marriage inside & outside Dailekh District. Since beginning of 2020 this campaign was start. Awareness raising & orientation intervention is running. Facebook, Child club, Youth club, adolescent network/group are the major supporters. 30 minutes compulsory session will be taken in every training/orientation/workshop organized by organization and demonstration flex banner related Early Child Marriage Campaign. Organization declares and orient to all board member & staff member to try to stop child marriage.

(j) Safe Menstruation (Chhaupadi) Campaign

SAMBANDHA NEPAL provide facilitation and Awareness raising support to Reducing tradition menstruation system existing in communities inside Dailekh District coordination with Child Club Network. Since beginning of 2020 this campaign was start. Awareness raising & orientation intervention is running program or campaign. 15-20 minutes session will be taken in every training/orientation/workshop organized by organization and demonstration flex banner related to Safe Menstruation Campaign. Organization declares and orient to all board member & staff member to try to reduce traditional Menstruation (Chhaupadi).

(k) Green Dailekh Clean Dailekh Campaign

SAMBANDHA NEPAL provide facilitation and Awareness raising support to Reducing waste existing in communities inside Dailekh District coordination with youth groups. Since beginning of 2020 this campaign was start. The campaign is conducted weekly. This campaign has encouraged the use of local resources. It has inspired the local people to use plastic products properly and less. Because of the campaign, the local level is making policies related to climate and environment.

(l) DoKo Abhiyan

SAMBANDHA NEPAL lead the DoKo Abhiyan to provide facilitation and Awareness raising support to Reducing waste existing in communities inside Dailekh District. DoKo Abhiyan is a potential effort to raise awareness about climate change and advocate for positive change in communities to address it. The DoKo campaign is an organized effort and initiative launched with the aim of raising awareness in the community about climate change and related challenges. The campaign was launched by individuals, organizations or coalitions with the aim of garnering public support, influencing policy decisions and promoting sustainable development. The DoKo campaign is a multifaceted effort to fight against climate change by advocating policies, engaging communities, and pressuring local governments, stakeholders, and industries to take meaningful steps to address the global climate crisis.

12. Programs Implemented and implementing by the Organization in thematic Areas

Name of Program	Name of Donor	Implemented and implementing District and Palika	Start Date/ End Date	Thematic Focus Area	Key Approaches
Shift Campaign	Save the Children	Narayan Municipality, Dailekh	1 Aug 2023 to 31 Dec 2023	Climate	Make 4 schools to green school & force to make climate related policy in mun
Proyel (EP4YG)	European Union/Helvetas Nepal/ WEAF	Dungeshwor Rural Municipality, Dailekh	10 Aug 2023 to 31 May 2024	Governance, Youth empowerment	Educating Adolscence & Youths about governance and JC
Youth in Climate Action	European Union/Oxfam/ YUWALAYA	Dungeshwor Rural Municipality, Dailekh	1stMarch 2024 to 31stMarch 2024	Climate	Make 3 schools to green school & make one (Samala) Community into green Model Community.
Strengthening Democracy Voice, Citizen Engagement, and Accountability	European Union/ International Alert	Birendranagar Municipality, Surkhet, Karnali Province	1st Jan 2025 to 31st dec 2025	Strengthening Media Professionalism, Safety, and Accountability	Will be Trained 55 Journalists
Civic Act	EU/ PIN/ ALN	Dungeshwor Rural Municipality, Dailekh	22 March 2025 to 15 November 2025	Education/ Governance

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