Overview

CORE VALUES:

• Promoting inclusion, democracy, accountability, transparency and good governance
• Respect for human dignity
• Environmental protection
• Prioritization of the most vulnerable and deprived
• Maximum solidarity and joint venture

WORKING AREA:

• Environment protection and climate change
• Protection and promotion of culture and art
• Child Rights and ending child marriage
• Social protection and senior citizens
• Disaster Risk Reduction/Management and emergency response
• Economic empowerment of the Deprived, Dalit, Disabled, Women and other most marginalized people of the communities
• Health, Drinking water and WASH
• Livelihood, Skill development and poverty alleviation

TARGET GROUP AND POPULATION:

• Dalits
• Disabled
• Deprived and Marginalized (victims of traditional systems of bonded labor, Displaced people, Women, Children, Landless, and so on)

THEMATIC AREAS

• Sexual and Reproductive Health rights
• Disaster and Environment protection
• Economic Empowerment and Equality
• Health, WASH and Education

CROSS CUTTING AREAS

• Gender Inclusion, Participation, Social protection

STRATEGIES

• Increased collaboration, networking and partnership
• Participation and people led interventions
• Lobby and Advocacy
• Empowerment, awareness, Capacity building and Skill development 
• Evidence Generation and Media Mobilization

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE

• DSDF has mainly worked at Baitadi district of Sudurpachhim province, and is striving to expand throughout the Nation

NETWORKS AFFILIATION

• NGO Federation
• Dalit NGO Federation
• Consortium Nepal (provincial committee member)
• Human Rights Alliance  Women Human Rights Defenders

Objectives

• To advocate for the rights of Dalits, Women, Children, Senior Citizens, victims of bonded labor and other marginalized communities and promote their constructive participation in the governance system by ending all forms of discrimination.
• To enhance the life standards of the most deprived through access to quality education, livelihood opportunities, skill development, health services and empowerment for poverty alleviation.
• To protect the lives of the most vulnerable during disasters and pandemic, along with protection of the environment