Bagmati Welfare Society Nepal

What Bagmati Welfare Society Nepal does

Bagmati Welfare Society Nepal (BWSN) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1995 in Sarlahi, Nepal, and registered with the Social Welfare Council (No. 13303). It is structured as a youth/women-survivor-led NGO with an Executive Committee and management team, currently operating across 198 local levels in Madhesh and Koshi Provinces and reaching nearly one-third of Nepal's population through a network of 72 civil society organizations, 16 Self Help Groups, and 16 Tole Sudhar Samitis. The organization manages an annual program portfolio of approximately USD 2 million and employs around 205 staff, of whom roughly 40% are women, supporting programs in maternal and child health, tuberculosis/HIV/malaria, water and sanitation, nutrition governance, livelihoods, education, and disaster risk reduction.

BWSN's service portfolio is built around donor-funded, multi-year programs rather than commercial products. Notable program-method assets include the Swachh Hawa Chulho (Arjun Plus model) clean cookstove initiative, Sand Dam infiltration-gallery water systems, Nepal's first Comprehensive Lactation Management Centre (Human Milk Bank) at BPKIHS, and use of Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garments (NASG) for postpartum hemorrhage. Operational delivery is conducted through referral and district hospitals, health facilities, schools, local governments, community institutions, and CSO partners.

The revenue model is grant-funded: international development grants (World Vision, ADRA, CARE, Islamic Relief, HELVETAS, Oxfam, UNESCO, IWMI, PATH, PSI, Global Fund, EU, VDS) flow into defined programs, supplemented by government partnerships and technical advisory engagements. No fees are charged to beneficiaries. The organization is ISO 9001:2015 certified and holds an NGOsource Equivalency Determination, positioning it as a compliance-ready local implementation partner for international donors.

Name

Bagmati Welfare Society Nepal

Legal name

Bagmati Welfare Society Nepal

Website

https://bwsn.org.np

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bagmati Welfare Society Nepal is a Sarlahi-based non-profit NGO founded in 1995 that delivers health, WASH, nutrition, and livelihood programs across 198 local levels in Nepal's Madhesh and Koshi Provinces, serving poor and marginalized communities through a ~USD 2M annual donor-funded portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development and Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Health, Population & WASH Aid Programs (BPADABAC), Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

Keywords

• Community development services
• Maternal and child health programs
• Water and sanitation projects
• Tuberculosis and HIV programs
• Poverty graduation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarlahi

HQ country

Nepal

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. International Development Grants and Donations: BWSN receives funding from international donors including World Vision, ADRA, CARE, Islamic Relief, HELVETAS, Oxfam, UNESCO, IWMI, PATH, PSI, Global Fund, European Union, VDS, and others. These grants fund specific development and humanitarian programs.
2. Government Partnerships: BWSN works in coordination with Nepal government at local, provincial, and federal levels for program implementation and co-funding.
3. Institutional Memberships and Technical Advisory: BWSN provides technical and advisory support to public institutions and development partners, generating revenue through specialized expertise.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bagmati Welfare Society Nepal (BWSN) is a non-profit NGO that designs and delivers integrated community development programs for poor and marginalized populations in Nepal's Madhesh and Koshi Provinces. Its core offerings span maternal and child health (including Nepal's first human milk bank), tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria control, water supply and sanitation, nutrition governance, climate-resilient livelihoods, and inclusive civic engagement, funded by international donors and delivered through partnerships with hospitals, local governments, schools, and community organizations.

Product overview

Bagmati Welfare Society Nepal (BWSN) operates as a non-profit NGO providing community development services rather than a traditional product company. Its offerings consist of integrated health, WASH, livelihoods, and governance programs delivered through partnerships with local governments, international NGOs, and development partners. Key services include: the Comprehensive Lactation Management Centre (Human Milk Bank) for newborn nutrition support; Swachh Hawa Chulho clean cooking stove distribution for climate and health outcomes; rural water supply management through Alternate Management Models; tuberculosis and malaria health resilience programs; nutrition governance initiatives; poverty graduation and climate resilience projects; and urban development programs. These programs are implemented across Madhesh and Koshi Provinces through a network of 198 local levels, 72 civil society organizations, and 16 self-help groups, reaching approximately one-third of Nepal's population with an annual portfolio of approximately USD 2 million.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Swachh Hawa Chulho (Clean Cooking Stove Program) Community program distributing energy-efficient metallic modular cookstoves (Arjun Plus model) to replace traditional wood-fuel stoves, reducing indoor air pollution, cutting firewood consumption by up to 50%, and lowering carbon emissions for households in Sarlahi and other project districts.
• Comprehensive Lactation Management Centre (CLMC) / Human Milk Bank First-of-its-kind human milk support system in Nepal that collects, screens, processes, stores, and dispenses donated breast milk for newborns who lack access to their mother's milk; operated in partnership with PATH at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences with planned expansion to other provinces.
• Alternate Management Model (AMM) for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Service that establishes Water Supply and Sanitation Management (WSSM) Boards to operate rural drinking water schemes under unified, professional management; currently manages the Pidari, Sano Jagatpur, and Indrapur schemes serving 1,113 households in Haripur Municipality.
• Pidari Drinking Water Project Completed rural drinking water infrastructure project implemented in collaboration with provincial government, Oxfam, BWSN, and local community, delivering piped clean drinking water access to 866 households in the Pidari scheme area.
• Strengthening Health Resilience - HIV, TB and Malaria Project Health systems strengthening program that improves access to quality tuberculosis services, enhances early detection, ensures timely treatment enrollment, and addresses barriers to care for HIV, TB, and malaria across Madhesh and Koshi Provinces; funded by the Global Fund through UNDP partnership.
• CHANGE - CSOs-Harmonised Local Action on Nutrition Governance Multi-sectoral nutrition program implemented across all 8 districts of Madhesh Province in consortium with Action Contre la Faim Nepal, WaterAid Nepal, and SOCHAI; aims to strengthen CSO roles in ensuring equitable access to nutrition services.
• Scaling-up Extreme Poverty Graduation and Climate Change Resilience Ultra-poor graduation and climate adaptation program that supports households to transition out of poverty through livelihood assets, skills development, and graduation pathways while building climate change adaptation capacity; implemented in Haripur Municipality with funding from Islamic Relief USA.
• Urban Futurescape / Hamro Sahar Inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban development program in Harion Municipality that strengthens local governance systems, improves service delivery, and enhances economic opportunities for marginalized communities; funded by HELVETAS Nepal in partnership with Kathmandu University.
• The Wellbeing Integrated Initiative Integrated program combining health services, mental health and psychosocial support, community mobilization, and livelihood strengthening for persons affected by leprosy and extreme poverty in Sarlahi and Rautahat districts; funded by VDS.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ newborns benefited from human milk bank services
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Action Contre la Faim Nepal (ACF Nepal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Consortium partner for CHANGE project, focusing on nutrition governance and quality enhancement.
• WaterAid NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Consortium partner for CHANGE project on nutrition governance in Madhesh Province.
• SOCHAI (Social Change makers and Innovators)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Consortium partner for CHANGE project focusing on social innovation for nutrition.
• World Vision International NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor donor and implementing partner for child well-being and integrated development projects. Funded Protection-Child Engagement Sponsorship Plan and HATEMALO for Child Well-being Project.
• PATHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical and financial partner for establishing Comprehensive Lactation Management Centers (CLMC/Human Milk Banks) in Nepal's major referral hospitals.
• OxfamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for WASH programs including Safe Water for Rural Communities, Developing Alternate Management Model for RWSS, and Pidari Drinking Water Project.
• ADRA NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for Health System Strengthening - Maternal Child Health and Nutrition project in Sarlahi and Mahottari districts.
• CARE NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for USAID-Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) Program implementing behavioral change interventions for adolescents.
• Islamic ReliefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded Building Resilience Community project and Scaling-up Extreme Poverty Graduation project in Sarlahi district.
• HELVETAS NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Safe Migration Project (SAMI) and Urban Futurescape/Hamro Sahar Pilot Project in Harion Municipality.
• PSI (Population Services International)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for Maternal and Newborn Health - Continuum of Care (MNH-CoC) project in Saptari and Siraha districts.
• Global Fund/UNDPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for Strengthening Health Resilience In Nepal - HIV, TB and Malaria project across Madhesh and Koshi Provinces.
• Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness (ECCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Swachh Hawa Chulho project implementing clean cookstoves in Sarlahi district municipalities.
• UNESCOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for WASH in schools project in Sarlahi district.
• IWMI (International Water Management Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for RES-WASH project addressing climate vulnerability through resilient inclusive WASH systems.
• Kathmandu UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for Urban Futurescape/Hamro Sahar Pilot Project.
• JICA/WaterAidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partners for Improvement of Hygiene Behaviour in Schools and Health Care Facilities project in Siraha.
• Government of NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-level government partnerships at local, provincial, and federal levels for program implementation, co-funding, and policy alignment.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CARE Nepal: Long-established INGO operating in Nepal on health, WASH, gender, and livelihoods with similar district-level delivery models. BWSN and CARE co-implement the USAID-funded Adolescent Reproductive Health program, making them direct implementation peers in the same geographies and donor ecosystems.
• World Vision International Nepal: One of BWSN's largest donors and partners, World Vision Nepal runs child sponsorship, WASH, health, and livelihood programs across many of the same Terai districts. Highly comparable on program mix (child well-being, sponsorship, integrated development) and on the multi-donor, multi-district operating model.
• Oxfam in Nepal: Oxfam funds BWSN's WASH work (Pidari, Safe Water for Rural Communities, RWSS Alternate Management Model). Both organizations share a WASH-plus-livelihoods programmatic lens and a focus on governance and inequality in the Terai, making Oxfam a strong direct peer.
• WaterAid Nepal: WaterAid is a CHANGE consortium partner with BWSN and shares an exclusive focus on WASH in Nepal. Highly comparable on programmatic specialization, district footprint (Madhesh Province), and reliance on bilateral donor funding for rural water and hygiene programming.
• HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Nepal: HELVETAS partners with BWSN on the Safe Migration (SAMI) and Urban Futurescape/Hamro Sahar projects. As a Swiss INGO focused on rural development, WASH, migration, and governance in Nepal, HELVETAS is a closely comparable peer on technical approach and donor base.
• Islamic Relief Nepal: Islamic Relief funds BWSN's community resilience and poverty graduation projects. As a faith-rooted INGO running health, livelihoods, WASH, and DRR programs in Nepal's Terai, Islamic Relief is a direct peer on portfolio mix, target population, and multi-donor operating model.
• Action Contre la Faim Nepal (ACF Nepal): ACF Nepal co-leads the CHANGE nutrition governance consortium with BWSN. As a global nutrition and WASH INGO operating across Madhesh Province, ACF is a closely comparable peer on technical mandate, consortium-style delivery, and government co-financing approach.
• ADRA Nepal: ADRA funds and co-implements BWSN's Maternal Child Health and Nutrition project in Sarlahi and Mahottari. As a faith-based INGO with comparable health, nutrition, and DRR programming across Nepal, ADRA is a closely matched peer on portfolio mix and donor-driven community delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps Nepal: Global INGO with significant Nepal operations focused on resilience, livelihoods, WASH, and youth. Overlaps with BWSN on poverty graduation, climate resilience, and governance programming, though at a broader portfolio and geographic scale.
• Save the Children Nepal: A larger, more established INGO operating across health, nutrition, education, child protection, and WASH in Nepal. Functions as a broader incumbent peer with overlapping program pillars and similar multi-donor funding structure, but at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

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