Community Development & Advocacy Forum Nepal (CDAFN) Central Office, Bardibas Municipality -3,Gauridanda,Mahottari District, Nepal Organization Profile Mailing Address: Bardibas,Gauridanda,Mahottari E-mail:[email protected] E-mail:[email protected] Cell: 9854022997 / 9825884110 1 Introduction 1. Name: Community Development & Advocacy Forum Nepal (CDAFN) 2. Registrations: - 2.1 District Administration Office Date :Jun-11, 2006 Registration no: 663 2.2 Social Welfare Council Date : Jul -02, 2006 Registration no: 19921 2.3 Permanent Account Number (PAN) Date : 20 Feb , 2007 Registration no: 302364020 3. Latest renewed date : 20 September, 2020 4. Latest general assembly held on : 04 November, 2019 5. Latest Audit date : 27 August, 2020 6. Memberships: - 6.1 Founder Members : 09 (Male – 02, Female – 9) 6.2 General Members : 43 (Male- 15, Female- 28) Current Executive Committee Members SN Name & Title Designation Qualifications/Experiences Qualification: Intermediate in Sciences (I. Sc.) (Biology) President Experiences: More than 30 years under the Soil Conservation and 1 Mr. Nagdev Yadav Watershed management, the Government of Nepal, especially on soil conservation and watershed management, River System, Disaster Risk Reduction, income generation and community management and development activities Qualification: Bachelors in Education 2 Mrs. Sarita Gurung Vice Experiences: More than 5 years in social mobilization, women President empowerment, advocacy, human right, resource mobilization, Qualification: Intermediate in Education (I. Ed.) 3 Mr.Nawaraj Karki Secretary Experiences: More than 5 years in forest management and volunteer services in community in different social issues . Joint- Qualification : Master in Education (M. Ed.) 4 Mrs.Samita Bishwakarma Secretary Experiences : More than 4 years experience in Social mobilization, mass communication, Advocacy and good governance Qualification : Bachelors Education Running 5 Ms. Som Maya Jimba Treasurer Experiences: More than 2 years of experiences in social mobilization, natural resource management, civic education, human right, women right, women empowerment. Qualification: Intermediate in Management 6 Ms. Januka Pun Magar Member Experiences: More than 2 years of experiences in social mobilization, natural resource management, civic education, human right, women right, women empowerment.. Qualification : Intermediate in Management 7 Mrs. Radhika Sunam Pariyar Member Experiences: More than 2 years of experiences in social mobilization, natural resource management, civic education, human right, women right, women empowerment. Qualification: Bachelors Education Running 8 Mrs.Anjana Kumari Hujedar Member Experiences: More than 2 years of experiences in social mobilization, natural resource management, civic education, human right, women right, women empowerment. 9 Ms. Deepa Bishwakarma Member Qualification: Agriculture in Diploma Experiences: More than 2 years of experiences in social mobilization, natural resource management, civic education, human right, women right, women empowerment.. 2 Qualification: Master Degree in Management ( Running ) 10 Ms. Prabeshika Majhi Member Experiences: More than 2 years of experiences in social mobilization, natural resource management, civic education, human right, women right, women empowerment.. Qualification: Intermediate in Management 11 Ms. Durga Kumari Shrestha Member Experiences: More than 2 years of experiences in social mobilization, natural resource management, civic education, human right, women right, women empowerment.. Background Community Development & Advocacy Forum Nepal (CDAFN) is a non-profit making and non- governmental organization. It was established in 2006 in Mahottari district in Nepal. The organization was formed and operated by a group of professional of Natural resource and social management professional. The democratic government of Nepal which provide a space to the various professionals, who are highly dedicated for the management and development about different types of natural and social evils and problems. This group decided to work in an organized way to uplift social, economic, political and social health conditions of local community especially of marginalized groups and women. Target Group Women, Dalits, Janjati, Madheshi, Youth and Children including poor, disadvantaged and disable group of society are the target group of the institution. Vision The natural resources in the Chure, Bhabar and Terai are developed and managed in a regionally coordinated manner for the wellbeing of the people and considering the sustainability of the ecosystem services. Mission CDAFN aims to help on proper utilization of natural resources for the reduction of poverty and disaster through the development and use of technology, by demonstrating results, sharing knowledge and influencing others. Goal The main goal of the organization is to contribute to the livelihood and well-being of the people through sustainable natural resource management, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation of the Chure, Bhabar and Terai region of Nepal. Objectives Manage community resources in collaborative manner by empowering community groups and their stakeholder. Conduct the programs of Disaster Risk Reduction such as earthquake, landslide, flood, coldwave,fire etc. Contribute to make peaceful just and civilized society by strength good governance To provide health services to the target groups and make them aware on proper right of health. To strike to practice for good governance system and raise our voice to establish the good governance in community level. To conduct the programs of natural disaster relief and mitigation such as earth quick, landslide, floods etc. as per need in target groups. Aware the local community on the natural resources and environmental protection and conduct all the development activities in the way of environment friendly. 3 Conduct the programs on target groups to enhance the NTFP, aromatic plants, private forestry etc. for the management of natural resources as per need of local community and potentiality of region. Design an appropriate income generation activities and implement in the target groups as per need and potentiality of region. Organize different types of community activities with coordination and support of other related organizations. Make aware and provide services to the men, women and children of rural areas in their reproductive health, family planning, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV-AIDS etc. The health services will be complimentary and supplementary to the existing governmental and private health facilities. Organize different types of nature conservation program and aware the community to make the environment sustain. To aware the community and make their involvement in different types of IGA activities and raise poverty reduction practice in community. To raise voice against the child right, women right and advocate settling basic human right in community. To provide safe drinking water facilities in rural and urban area and make the community empower to manage the drinking water system themselves in future. Organize dalits, men and women against untouchability and gender discriminations/violence. Develop leadership so that they have a share in the local resources and participation in the decision making process in the local governance. We seek opportunities to work in partnership with other agencies (government and non- government) in the detection of these aims and objectives. 4 Organization and Management CDAFN is a nongovernmental organization, working to the focusing of conservation in Chure Region i.e. Natural Resource Management, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Community Development etc. Functionally, two groups of staffs i.e. 1) professionals and 2) Administrative as support staffs are in the institution. Since the establishment in 2006, it has been undertaking the assignments to provide the quality outputs to its valued clients. In reality, it believes in team approach and basement of peoples in accomplishing any assignments. According to above circumstances of any assignments, it selects dedicated and competent professionals carefully. The organization structure of this company is as shown below. General Assembly Executive Committee-President Executive Director Technical Department Administrative Department Financial Department Administrative Officer Account Officer Technical Director Office Assistant Account Assistant Chure Conservation & Disaster Risk Reduction / Livelihood Unit Women Empowerment & Watershed Management Climate Change Adaptation & Right Based promotion Unit Unit Mitigation Unit Program Coordinator Program Coordinator Program Coordinator Program Coordinator Forest Development Infrastructure Agriculture and Women Development Officer Development Officer Livestock Technicians Officer -1 Biodiversity conservation Officer Technical Officer WASH Officer Community Motivator Community Motivator Community Community Motivator Motivator Figure 1: Organization structure of CDAFN 5 Major Areas of Activity: Chure Conservation & Watershed Management Disaster Risk Reduction Natural Resource Management Climate Change adaptation / Mitigation Emergency Response Agriculture and livelihood Income generation Women empowerment Advocacy and services for protection and promotion of human rights, Good governance, gender equity and equitable development Peace, justice and reconciliation Education Past Project Records 1.Types of Project