Introduction

Recognizing the need for sustainable community development through coalitions, Alliance for Integrated development- Nepal (AID- Nepal) was established in 2006 by a group of well- qualified and experienced development experts, researchers and academicians. Its main aim is to improve the sustainable livelihood of poor and disadvantage through community based demand driven programs.

Vision:

Creation of interdependent, harmonious and self- reliant communities in fulfilling their basic needs.

Mission:

To uplift the existing standard life of target community with the tools which are acceptable and applicable at local level.

 Goal:

          Design and implement the community based development initiatives that are socially acceptable, economically sound and technically feasible.

 Objectives:

The main objectives of AID-Nepal is to support local community for improving their socio-economic, environmental conditions and capacity building for sustainable development. Following are the specific objectives on areas of AID- Nepal  in:

Social Development:

• Carryout basic education, health, child development and women empowerment activities for poor and excluded in fostering sustainable livelihood.
• Establish the healthy environment of the society through the eradication of ill practice and culture taboos.
• Use the local knowledge, skills, experience in the development endeavours internalizing local norms and values.
• Consolidate the scattered form of sustainable livelihood capitals in one place.
• Disseminate the importance of reproductive health and child education at local level.
• Support in carrying out water and sanitation activities.
• Provide necessary technical supports for the continuity and sustainability of the community based development endeavours.

Economic development:

• Implement income generation activities for improved economic development of the communities.
• Provide necessary infrastructures for the communities through networking and coordination among the like minded organisations (CBOs, Gos, and private sector.)

Environmental management:

• Reduce the environmental pollution through the adoption of renewable energy technologies (RETs).
• Conduct awareness activities for forest and environmental conservation.
• Assist communities for soil conversation and watershed management.
• Mobilise the local people for mitigating landslide and flood.
• Manage biotic factors responsible for pollution scientifically.
• Promote the new technologies like Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for increasing agriculture productivity.
• Land degradation and international waters.

Capacity building:

• Impart awareness and skill development trainings.
• Organise the workshops and seminars as per the need.
• Carryout assessment of the emerging development issues through experience and expertise sharing in interactions and meetings.
• Increase the knowledge and skill of CBOs and local NGOs through study and exposure tours.

Key Strategies:

• Through PRA, Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) and Participatory Vulnerability Analysis (PVA), identify and prioritize the needs of the communities.
• Advocacy and campaigning for alliance building for synergy for accessing the resource and its mobilization from the responsible agencies.
• Organize awareness raising training and workshop on sustainable development and build the capacity of local level officials, leaders, CBO members and community activists to enhance the integration of environmental, social and economic dimensions in planning and programme implementation.
• Provide input on community development, people’s participation, human rights, peace, governance, gender and disadvantaged groups, etc.
• Facilitate institutional strengthening of local communities.
• Maintain the highest possible professional standards in all the works it carries out.
• Transfer specialized knowledge and experience to those who are involved in the country’s development.
• Provide on-the-job training and carry out action research for replication in new areas.
• Ensure inputs from all relevant stakeholders in the activities undertaken through their meaningful participation in the project cycle management.
• Share the resources among the target communities in an equitable, accountable and transparent manner.
• Working with government and non- government agencies, media and civil societies to ensure political neutrality abiding by the principle of ‘DO No Harm’.