About us • CSN in brief
A youth-led non-profit for Nepal's most vulnerable
Non-profit, non-partisan and non-governmental — established 2013 by young development professionals to empower children, women and youth.
Identity
Who we are
Co-operation Society Nepal (CSN) is a youth-led organisation established in 2013 A.D. (2070 B.S.) and registered as a non-profit, non-political, non-governmental organisation at the District Administration Office, Nuwakot (Regd. No. 401/81, District Administration Office, Nuwakot), affiliated with the Social Welfare Council (Social Welfare Council Affiliation No. 37085), Kathmandu. PAN: 601140299.
CSN is dedicated to promoting human rights and increasing access to basic social services — education, health, WASH and livelihoods — for poor, marginalised and vulnerable people including children, youths, women and differently-abled persons. It adopts a rights-based approach through social mobilisation and technical backstopping: strengthening service-delivery mechanisms, promoting local technologies, and conserving natural resources for sustainable development.
CSN directly works with local governments (rural municipalities / municipalities), district-level government line agencies, civil society and target communities.
Vision
Development of self-sustained communities where people are empowered and self-dependent and social practices are non-discriminatory and equitable.
Mission
CSN aims to empower youths to improve livelihoods of the poorest of the poor, women, children, youths and underprivileged sections of society — mainstreaming their issues in local and national development initiatives.
Goal
Improve socio-economic and health services for sustainable livelihoods of marginalised and disadvantaged communities by improving their skills, knowledge, quality services and income opportunities.
Objectives
What we set out to do
- Conduct awareness and functional programs for people and communities deprived of human rights.
- Eliminate violence and promote peace through awareness, capacity development, advocacy and lobbying.
- Implement awareness-raising and rehabilitation for disabilities and marginalised people.
- Build a just and healthy culture by reducing gender, ethnic and other discriminatory practices and social evils.
- Mobilise youth in development interventions for inclusive, transparent and accountable local services.
- Promote good governance, rule of law, transparency, integrity and responsibility.
- Operate adult, women and child literacy through formal and non-formal structures.
- Prevent child labour and human trafficking and empower the marginalised.
- Raise awareness and deliver services on general health, sanitation, food and water, reproductive health and family planning.
- Drive income-generation and skills for employment and self-employment through integrated schemes and savings/credit linkages.
- Implement safe drinking water and sanitation projects.
- Modernise agriculture through irrigation, improved seeds, cropping systems, organic farming and animal husbandry.
- Develop and operate programs controlling disasters and the negative impacts of climate change.
How we work
Strategies & approaches
To fulfil the aims and objectives above, CSN implements the following schemes.
Norms & values
What guides us
- Non-profit, non-partisan and non-governmental
- Inclusive governance
- Transparency and accountability of program and finance
- People's participation in need identification, planning, implementation and monitoring/evaluation
- Non-discrimination with positive discrimination for marginalised groups
- Democratic exercise in internal governance
- Voluntarism and activism with professionalism
- Overall development inclusive of gender equity
Target group
Poor, deprived, Dalits, differently-abled and elderly persons, youths, women, children and other disadvantaged communities — protecting their economic, social, cultural and health rights.
Working districts
Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Dhading & Kathmandu (project reach also Tanahun, Syangja, Makawanpur)
Head office: Bidur-4, Battar, Nuwakot, Nepal (Head Office), P.O. Box No. 9632. Contact office: Budhanilkantha-6, Kathmandu (Contact Office) — 01-4371433.
Governance
CSN has an inclusive 7-member executive board (3 women, 4 men) elected by the General Assembly through democratic practice, convened each year and chaired by the chairperson. Organisational funds are held in commercial bank accounts and audited by a Government of Nepal authorised auditor; the audit report is presented every year to local government officials, the Social Welfare Council and other stakeholders.
Human resources
79 professional staff with technical project knowledge (incl. 4 with other backgrounds), 21 administrative/support staff and 54 volunteers — figures as stated in the CSN organisational profile.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about CSN Nepal
What is CSN Nepal?
Co-operation Society Nepal (CSN) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious social development organisation established in 2013 in Nuwakot, Nepal. It works to empower the most vulnerable — children, women, youth and marginalised communities — through child protection, education, health, livelihood and disaster recovery programs.
Where does CSN Nepal work?
CSN is based in Nuwakot district with its head office in Bidur-4, Battar and a contact office in Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu. It also runs field offices in Dupcheshwor and Kakani rural municipalities, and its projects reach Rasuwa, Dhading, Tanahun, Syangja and Makawanpur districts.
How can I donate to CSN Nepal?
You can donate via bank transfer to Prime Bank Ltd. Balaju (A/C 00701000000089200110, Swift: PCBLNPKA) or Himalayan Bank Ltd. Battar (NPR 026-05185800012). CSN's donor charter pledges that every gift is applied to its intended purpose with full accountability and annual independent audit.
Can I sponsor a child's education through CSN?
Yes. CSN runs scholarship and sponsorship programs for vulnerable children in Nuwakot — covering school fees, uniforms, books and family livelihood support. Contact [email protected] or +977-0105610001 to start a sponsorship.
How is CSN Nepal governed?
CSN has an inclusive 7-member executive board (3 women, 4 men) elected by the General Assembly through democratic practice. The board is chaired by the chairperson, funds are held in commercial bank accounts, and accounts are audited annually by a Government of Nepal authorised auditor.
What are CSN Nepal's main program areas?
CSN's nine major areas of intervention are: child protection and education; income generation and entrepreneurship; WASH; public and reproductive health; infrastructure development; emergency response; disaster risk management and climate change; human rights, peace and democracy; and inclusive governance.
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