About Our Organization

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About FOCUS-Nepal

FOCUS-Nepal (Forum for Community Upliftment System, Dhading, Nepal) is a forum of civil society registered under the relative act of Nepal Government, CDO office of Dhading in 2059/11/23 and affiliated with Social Welfare Council (SWC) in 2059/12/26 as a non-profit making, non governmental social organization to work for the rural community of Nepal. Since the establishment, it has been engaging in different kinds of community development activities i.e. advocacy in right based issues, formal and informal education, resources management, saving credit, income generation, infrastructure development, reproductive health/community health, drinking water with health & sanitation, sustainable soil management, micro-irrigation, agriculture and livestock, and trainings for capacity building process of the CBOs and communities. It is run by experienced qualified, adroit and highly devoted members from the different background promising to develop the country through maximum utilization of local resources & action.

Vision Mission Goals

Vision

Developed and empowered community in self-reliant and equitable society.

Mission

Social mobilization for human, financial, physical, natural and social assets.

Goal

Capable society to uplift from different types of poverty, vulnerability and shocks

OBJECTIVE

  • To promote the local community for saving credit, fund generation and mobilization in their own initiation.
  • To help disadvantaged, excluded communities, ethnic groups, women, Dalits to identify and mobilize their own capabilities and resources so that they could become self-reliant.
  • To help community people on Reproductive health & STI, HIV & AIDS for secure life
  • To conduct social mobilization programme for the conservation of forest and environment and natural resource management.
  • To mobilize local communities for community development and infrastructure construction and improvement.
  • To raise awareness of local community in health, education, human rights, women and children rights, gender and equitable development, social discrimination reduction, conflict resolution and peace building process.
  • To implement income generation programs related to livestock, skill-based cottage industry, agriculture and forest.
  • To build capacity of community based organizations including natural resource management groups to take charge of their development.

CORE AREAS OF WORK

FOCUS-Nepal facilitates development programs based on felt needs and availability of resources in communities in integrated forms with holistic approach. However, the major working areas are identified as below.

  • Livelihoods improvement through poverty alleviation program i.e. IG, Infrastructure development and capacity enhancement program.
  • Social mobilization for rural community development including social and infrastructure development.
  • Economic promotion through different activities, dairy business, high value vegetable farming, sustainable soil management and agro-biodiversity conservation
  • Saving & Credit Program and enterprise development activities.
  • Community Health, Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS and Health awareness.
  • Drinking water, health and sanitation programs.
  • Capacity building of NRM & Community Based Organization (CBOs) for good governances.
  • Gender sensitization and mainstreaming in development process.
  • Mobilization of peace workers in community level to contribute sustainable peace establishment and constitution building process.
  • Advocacy on rights based issues.