This document provides an overview of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Nepal, including their roles, activities, and areas of focus. It discusses several major NGOs such as the Family Planning Association of Nepal, Nepal Red Cross Society, Nepal Netrajyoti Sangh, Nepal Anti-Tuberculosis Association, and Nepali Technical Assistance Group. These NGOs work on issues like family planning, health, disease control, disability, and nutrition. They manage programs, hospitals, and community-based activities across the country.

1. NON-GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION (NGO) IN NEPAL
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Health Management

2. Concept of NGO
Organization registered under national laws
Operating in a single country or parts of a country
Focused with direct management or operations
of programs/ activities
Usually funded by donations
Some may have a charitable status
NGOs registered to SWC: 46235
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3. Nature of NGOs
Size and scope
• Usually smaller than INGOs in terms of
 Budget
 Number of staffs
 Scope of operations
 Resources and capacity
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4. Nature of NGOs
Range of partnership
• Usually limited to local levels
Programmatic reach
• Programmatic outreach restricted by its nature: national,
regional or local
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5. NGOs Operating in Nepal
Family Planning Association of Nepal
Nepal Red Cross Society
Nepali Technical Assistance Group (NTAG)
Nick Simons Institute (NSI)
Sunaulo Parivar Nepal
Nepal CRS Company
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6. NGOs Operating in Nepal
Phase Nepal
Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO)
Nepal
KOSHISH
Karuna Foundation Nepal
Lifeline Nepal
Nepal Anti-Tuberculosis Association (NATA)
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7. Roles and Activities
of
INGOs in Nepal
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8. Roles of NGOs/ Areas of focus (Health)
Family planning and safe abortion
• Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN)
• Sunaulo Parivar Nepal (SPN)
Maternal, child and newborn health
• Nepal Fertility Care Centre
• Safe Motherhood Network Federation Nepal
Human Resource Development
• Nick Simons Institute
• Lifeline Nepal
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9. Roles of NGOs/ Areas of focus (Health)
Mental health
• Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Nepal
• KOSHISH Nepal
Nutrition
• Nepali Technical Assistance Group (NTAG)
Social marketing
• ENPHO
• Nepal CRS Company
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10. Roles of NGOs/ Areas of focus (Health)
Health promotion and BCC
• Sunaulo Parivar Nepal
• Other local NGOs- e.g. “Sunaulo Hazar Din”
Disease control and treatment
• Nepal Anti-Tuberculosis Association (NATA)
• Nepal Netrajyoti Sangh
• Nepal Leprosy Relief Association
Logistics support/ management
• Lifeline Nepal
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11. Roles of NGOs/ Areas of focus (Health)
Health system strengthening
• Sunaulo Parivar Nepal
• Other local NGOs- e.g. “Sunaulo Hazar Din”
Disability
• Karuna Foundation
• Nepal Leprosy Relief Association
• Self-help Group for Cerebral Palsy (SGCP)
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12. Family Planning Association of Nepal
(FPAN)
Established in 1959
Member association of International Planned Parenthood
Federation
Programmatic coverage: 37 districts
Areas of focus
• Adolescent health
• Safe Abortion
• Safe Motherhood
• Reproductive health and family planning logistics and
services
• Gender based violence
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13. FPAN Coverage
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14. FPAN- Current activities
Promotion of SRH rights
Comprehensive sexuality education/ gender equality and
empowerment
Increasing access to SRH information, education and
services to marginalized/ underserved group and quality
integrated sexual and reproductive health service
Projects
• Family planning service strengthening program (FPSSP)
• Support for International Family Planning and Health Organizations
2 (SIFPO2)
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15. Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS)
 Operating in Nepal since 1963
 Largest humanitarian organization in Nepal
Network of district chapters in all 75 districts
Areas of Focus
• Disaster management
• Health care
• Hygiene and sanitation
• First aid skills
• Emergency first aid program
• Blood transfusion
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16. NRCS- current activities
 Blood transfusion services
• 58 centers in 41 districts
Ambulance services
• >140 ambulances run by 58 district chapters and 44
sub-chapters
Eye care services
• Mainly in Janakpur and Bheri zones
• 15 community eye care centers are operational
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17. NRCS- current activities
Emergency preparedness and response- 15
districts
First aid services and road safety
Reproductive health – 6 districts
• Empowerment of adolescents and youths
• Health based literacy
• Family Planning services in six districts
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18. Nepal Netrajyoti Sangh
 Established in 1978
Provides eye care services
Operates 14 eye hospitals and 56 eye care
centers
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19. NNJS- Coverage
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20. NNJS- Programs and Activities
National Program for Control of Childhood
Blindness in Nepal
• Set-up of pediatric ophthalmology units – 7 hospitals
• Delivery of pediatric eye care services- 21 PHCC
• Trainings to ophthalmologists, nurses, opotmetrists,
ophthalmologists…..
• Screening and treatment services: surgeries
 National Eye Sight Program
 Eye camps (screening and surgical)
 School eye health program
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21. NNJS- Programs and Activities
Ophthalmic assistant training program
• In more than six eye hospitals: affiliation to CTEVT
National Trachoma Control Program
• Implementation of SAFE strategy
Eye health education program
• National Eye Health Education Unit
• Radio and other media promotions
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22. Nepal Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Established in 1953
Objective to raise public awareness about tuberculosis
and adopting preventive, promotive and curative
measures.
Operates with 37 district branches
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23. NATA- Coverage
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24. NATA- Programs and activities
DOTS and Drug Resistance (DR) TB Management
Services
• 9 DR Sub Centers functioning
• 2 DR TB treatment centers
MDR hostel
• Package of lodging and fooding free of cost
• Treat MDR patients living away from home with
concentrated support, care and balanced diet
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25. NATA- Programs and activities
Culture, Drug susceptibility testing and other laboratory
services
• National reference laboratory at NATA
• General laboratory and X-ray services at NATA central
and NATA morang
HIV counseling and testing services
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26. Nepal Leprosy Relief Association
 Established in 1969
Mandated the welfare of the leprosy patients and their
families
Five branches in five development regions
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27. NELRA- Activities
Leprosarium
• Two leprosarium (Khokana and Syanja Malunga)
• Shelter to leprosy patients
 Children’s education
 Vocational Training
 Community based rehabilitation
Nursing apartments
• Two apartments- accommodations to leprosy patients
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28. NELRA- Activities
Hostel education
• Two hostels in Kathmandu for education to children to
leprosy patients
Community based rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation of inmates in different communities
• Peace houses for beggars and homeless
Vocational training
• Vocational training center at Khokana
• Economic rehabilitation of leprosy patients and their children
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29. Nepali Technical Assistance Group
(NTAG)
Established in 1993
Technical support the Ministry of Health in
implementing
• Community based program
• National Vitamin A program
• CB-IMNIC
• Intensification of Iron supplementation
• …….
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30. NTAG- Programs and activities
SUAAHARA II
• Training and capacity building to improve maternal,
infant and child nutrition behaviours
PAHAL
• Capacity building to staffs on nutrition and health
component
• Development of IEC/BCC materials on nutrition
• Food and nutrition corner demonstration
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31. NTAG- Programs and activities
Sustainable Action for Resilience and Food Security –
SABAL
Nutrition Research and Programs
CB-IMNCI training to health personnel, community health
workers and FCHVs
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32. Reading list
Annual Report; Department of Health Services FY
Bill Morton. An overview of international NGOs in
development cooperation.
Official website of respective NGO
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