Company Info

Karnali Development Cooperation Service Society (KDCSS) is a Karnali-based non-profit making non-governmental organization registered in Jumla District Administration Office on November 4, 2009, and is affiliated with Social Welfare Council in Kathmandu. The purpose of founding this organization was to assist in resolving the miseries of the Karnali region's community people as a result of remoteness and poor economic conditions. It focuses on local development through the mobilization of youths and believes that through training and entrepreneurship development people’s economic condition can be sustainably improved. KDCSS aims to improve local-level policy and decision-making through research, study, and activism. It coordinates with government agencies, civil society organizations (CSOs), media, and other like-minded organizations for economic development and good governance. The goal of KDCSS is to put efforts together interdependently for the holistic development of the communities by identifying local recourses and necessities. Following the Karnali region’s geographical difficulties and economic backwardness, KDCSS is committed to addressing social and economic issues, as well as coordinating and facilitating social services via equitable work. KDCSS has identified the following as its core program areas: Institutional Development; Livelihood and Sustainable Agriculture (Agroecology) farming system; Education; nutrition health, Hygiene; Wildlife and Environment Protection; Advocacy, Lobbying, and Awarenessness ; and Disaster Risk Reduction. Since its inception, KDCSS has been implementing various programs in a bid to address the needs of community people. KDCSS has adapted PLD (People Led Development) approach in its program implementation by facilitating a people-centered development process and ensuring the effective participation of Child, youths, youth farmer, women, Dalits, marginalized and vulnerable people in the process.