25+ Years
Of dedicated service and experience in social mobilization.
Advocacy & Rights
Championing human, child, dalit, and indigenous rights.
Sustainable Impact
Renewable energy, disaster management, and conservation.
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Our Mission
Carry out Integrated actions and systematic approaches creating enabling environment for capacity building of the development actors in terms of social, economic, political, cultural and environmental empowerment.
Our Vision
A prosperous, equitable and well organised society systematically coping with the challenges to development.
Our Goal
Securing the rights to sustainable livelihood of rural and urban poor and the excluded.
Principal Objectives
- Build capacity through education, sustainable livelihood, disaster management, water/sanitation, agriculture, wetland management, and RETs.
- Empowering youth entrepreneurship through capacity building activities & networking.
- Ensure involvement of women, children, youth, indigenous, vulnerable, and excluded groups in decision-making.
- Advocate and assist in bringing gender-sensitive policies.
- Undertake studies and action research for optimum local resource mobilization.
- Run soil conservation and safeguard natural resources (Land reform, forests, irrigation).
- Support conflict-affected communities for peace making, keeping, and building.
Our Strategies
- Identify priorities via PRA, Participatory Learning & Action (PLA), and Vulnerability Analysis (PVA).
- Organize target beneficiaries into groups, make alliances, and build capacities.
- Make programmes socially inclusive through advocacy and campaigns.
- Involve the community in all stages of the project cycle.
- Maintain political neutrality through adopting the principle ‘Do No Harm’.
- Disseminate findings and experiences gained through media mobilization.
- Learn from successful programmes and build future programmes on lessons learnt.
Organization Partnerships
UNDP/GEF-SGP
GTZ
PLAN International
ESAP/DANIDA, KFW, SNV
AEPC/DDC/VDC/ GON
NLCDC
ITDG, KMTNC
BSP
TRPAP/UNDP
AID-Nepal
Assessment of Conservation Farming
Preparation of potential intervention plan and livelihood options in Lower Dudh Koshi Watershed under DCRL Project areas (Okhaldhunga and Khotang).
Third Party Monitoring Service
Monitoring Service for DCRL Intervention in Okhaldhunga and Khotang.
Biogas & Solar PV Installation
Installations in cantonments of Chisapani, Shahajpur, Badepur, Talbandha in Kailali.
- Sep 2009 - Jul 2010
- Ministry of Cultural & Civil Aviation
Renewable Technology Biogas
Awareness and Training Programme with monitoring and evaluation in Sarlahi District.
Establishment of Community Groups
Preparation of SoP and Establishment of Community Maintenance Groups in Okhaldhunga and Khotang.
Strengthening Amenities of JR
Participatory Jagadishpur Reservation conservation initiative.
- Feb 2009 - Jul 2009
- UNDP /GEF/SGP
Biomass Densification Trainings
Package development and conduction of training sessions for alternative energy.
Solar Support Program Feasibility
Preparation of SoP and Establishment of Community Maintenance Groups in Okhaldhunga and Khotang.
Jagadispur Wetland Conservation
- Feb 2009 - Feb 2010
- YSD/RGG/NEDCO & AEPC/GON
Audit & Stakeholder Workshops
Building capacity to conduct Audit, learning cum review workshops.
- Oct 2005 - Nov 2006
- UNDP /GEF/SGP
Our Work Experience
25 Years of Community Service
faced ups and downs several times and gained vast experience in different fields of
socio-economic and environmental development.
Social Mobilization
Awareness programmes including advocacy for human rights, child rights, dalit rights and indigenous people.
Governance & Peace
Fair democratic governance systems and local initiatives for strengthening community harmony and peace process.
Gender Development
Gender sensitive training and awareness including campaigns against trafficking of persons.
Environment & Soil
Dedicated initiatives focusing on effective soil conservation and sustainable wetland management.
Renewable Energy (RET)
Adoption of bio-gas, solar, improved water mills, ICS, and micro-hydro in rural/urban communities.
Disaster Management
Proactive disaster risk reduction, management, and post-disaster community rehabilitation support.
Water & Sanitation
Implementing comprehensive water and sanitation programmes for better public health.
Agriculture Development
Integrated agriculture development programmes supporting local farming communities.
Research & Training
Action research, studies, and 20+ years of training in proposal writing, finance, PRA, and entrepreneurship.
Queries
Frequently Asked Questions
When was IRDC established and what is its main focus?
Integrated Rural Development Centre (IRDC) was established in 1996. We aim to bring about sustainable development of the rural and urban communities of Nepal through envisioning, implementing and supporting community initiatives in sectors like democracy, human rights, environmental conservation, and RETs.
What are the core focus areas of IRDC?
Our core areas include democracy, governance, human/dalit rights, strengthening peace process, disaster management, sustainable livelihood, environmental conservation, renewable energy, and water/sanitation programs.
How does IRDC implement its projects?
We use participatory tools like PRA, PLA, and PVA to prioritize community needs. We involve the community in all stages of the project cycle and ensure programs are socially inclusive.
Who are IRDC's major partners?
We collaborate with numerous organizations including UNDP, GTZ, PLAN International, DANIDA, AEPC, various Nepal Government Ministries, and many other national and international NGOs.
How can I get involved or support IRDC?
You can reach out to us via our Contact Us page. We welcome collaborations, volunteer support, and partnerships that align with our mission to empower rural and urban communities.