LEGAL STATUS:

Parivartan Nepal is a non-governmental organization (NGO) working established in 2007. It is committed to contributing to sustainable development through the conservation and promotion of local means and resources, skills, and technologies. Parivartan Nepal was registered (# 1,131 dated 2007.12.26) at District Administration Office, Makawanpur district. It is affiliated (# 24,374 dated 2008.01.29) with Social Welfare Council, Kathmandu, and NGO Federation, Nepal.

VISION/MISSION:

To help vulnerable communities of Nepal for transferring into resilient and vibrant societies

GOAL:

To help reduce poverty, sustainable development, and social justice of marginal communities through meaningful participation of people, conservation, and utilization of local skills, knowledge, and technologies including agricultural biodiversity.

OBJECTIVES:

The overall objective of Parivartan Nepal is to contribute to poverty reduction by providing the target groups with opportunities for harnessing their development potential through their increased access to required services and resources. The specific objectives are to:

(i) help local communities in conserving and promoting agro-biodiversity and its sustainable uses,

(ii)  promote organic farming including research and development,

(iii) facilitate the target beneficiaries in harnessing local resources, indigenous knowledge, skills, technologies, and cultures for improving their socio-economic status,

(iv) contribute to sustainable peace and development by bringing economically, socially, and politically backward communities into the development mainstream,

(v) enhance the capacity of local institutions, self-help groups, community-based organizations, and others to ensure their effective involvement in community development,

(vi) assist local communities by having an extension of basic social services such as education, health, drinking water and sanitation, etc.

 WORKING STRATEGIES

Broadly speaking, the working strategies of Parivartan Nepal include:

(i)  conduct of research, training, development project/ program implementation, seminars/workshops, advocacy and publication;

(ii) formation and mobilization of agro-biodiversity resource centers/networks, user groups, women’s groups, and other self-help groups at local and area levels;

(iii) partnership with local stakeholders in sharing resources and information for the execution of projects/programs;

(iv) capacity enhancement of target groups and service providers including human resources of Parivatan Nepal;

(iv) social mobilization and use of participatory and social accountability tools in information collection, planning, implementation, and monitoring/evaluation of development projects/programs,

(iv) establishment of working coordination and linkages with local bodies, line agencies, civil society organizations and other self-help groups,

(v) sensitive to environmental protection, gender equity, and social inclusions in all activities, and

(vi) focus on the mobilization of youths in all activities.

BROAD PRIORITY AREAS/THEMES:

   Climate Change, Mitigation and Adaptation,

   Environment, Agro-Forestry and Biodiversity Conservation,

   Sustainable and environment-friendly agriculture system,

   Promotion and Sustainable uses of Agricultural Biodiversity,

   Strengthening Rural Economy,

   Promotion of gender equity and social inclusion,

   Strengthening Community-Based Organizations, and

   Development of basic social services.

 HUMAN RESOURCES:

Parivartan Nepal has a team of professional staffs and consultants who are represented from various disciplines such as economics, sociology, engineering, agriculture scientist, etc. It also has maintained a roaster of experienced technical and non-technical professionals who are involved in the projects/programs as and when needed.

PROGRAM COVERAGE:

Parivartan Nepal has worked in Sarlahi, Sindhuli, Makawanpur, Rasuwa, and Nuwakot districts of Nepal in direct partnership with the targeted communities focusing on its broad priority areas/themes. Presently, around 6,000 households are benefiting from its programs.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Parivartan Nepal has achieved commendable results in the areas of River Bank Conservation, Soil and Water Conservation, Promotion of Organic Farming, and Seed Security and Diversity. Some of them include the following:

+  A total of 5,822 hectares of river bank land from 13 rivers and their rivulets is brought under conservation in Sindhuli, Sarlahi, and Makawanpur districts of Nepal. Out of this, 524 hectares of land are already used for cultivation purposes. More than 400,000 saplings of different species of perennial plants were planted and more than 1,000 kilograms of seeds of different varieties of fodder trees were sowed.

+  Chhatiwan of Makawanpur District was declared as an Open Grazing Restricted VDC in 2013.  It has planned to extend this program to other remaining VDCs of Makawanpur district in the future. This innovative and unique concept of the river bank and Chure conservation and management was pioneered by Parivartan Nepal in Nepal.

+  Promotion of Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT), gully control, conservation ponds, digging of trenches for accelerating infiltration, plantation and open grazing control are some of the interventions for soil and water conservation programs. It is initiated in four communities of Sarlahi and Makawanpur districts. It is spread over around 150 hectares of slopped land. More than 100,000 saplings are transplanted which includes bamboo grass, bamboo, and fruit saplings.

+  More than 4,000 farming households are adopting organic farming practices in project VDCs.

+  Participatory Varietal Selection, Participatory Plant Breeding, Community-based Seed Production, and Community Seed Banking helped a lot in enhancing seed security. More than 500 farming households in seed banking and around 200 households producing seeds of major crops like paddy, wheat, maize, soybean, and mustard. Similarly, diversity kit, PVS, PPB, and diversity block helped in maintaining and increasing crop and varietal diversity. Communities are mobilized for the conservation of endangered species of different crops.

+ Four field gene banks of taro, yam, banana, mango, and litchi are maintained.

+ Promoted 20 cooperatives including savings & credit and Organic Agriculture which are in good operation.

+ Supported construction/renovation of 20 small irrigation systems that provide irrigation facilities to around 1300 hectares of land.

+ Supported to building of 791 tap stands and 34 deep wells and provided drinking water for 4,167 households.

Parivartan Nepal has been provided with letters of appreciation and rewards on various occasions for its commendable contribution to the community for their sustainable development by Kathmandu-based Nepal Children Organization and Agriculture Business Promotion Center and Makawanpur district-based District Forest Office, District Development Committee: Village Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Coordination Committee, NGO Federation of Nepal, etc.

NETWORKS:

• An active member of the NGO Federation of Nepal,
• Founder member of NABIC Nepal (Networks for Agrobiodiversity Conservation in Nepal)
• Founder Member of Food Rights Networks Makawanpur, Nepal

For Further Information :

P.O. Box No. 15,

Shantinagar, Hetauda -5,

Bagamati Province, Nepal

Phone:  977 (0) 57-525990; 977- 9861039710

Email: parivartan@ntc.net.np

URL/Web:  www.parivartannepal.org.np