CARE Nepal / Maternal & Neonatal Health (CRADLE) Support Project

What CARE Nepal / Maternal & Neonatal Health (CRADLE) Support Project does

CARE Nepal is the Nepal country office of CARE International — one of the world's largest humanitarian organizations, founded in 1945 and operating in 100 countries. CARE Nepal began operations in 1978 and is headquartered in Lalitpur (Kathmandu Valley). As a non-profit international NGO, it does not sell commercial products or services; operations are funded entirely through grants and donations from institutional donors including USAID, UKaid, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Australian Government, Denmark, the Bezos Family Foundation, Latter Day Saint Charities, and the Coca-Cola Foundation, as well as multilateral organizations.

The organization's portfolio consists of development and humanitarian programs organized under three thematic pillars: Green Growth & Women's Economic Resilience (267,767 people reached in FY 2025), Women and Girls' Empowerment & Health and Education Rights (864,511 reached in FY 2025), and Disaster Risk Reduction & Women and Girls Lead in Emergencies (12,822 reached in FY 2025). Core programs include the USAID Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) project, the UDAAN/SOAR accelerated learning model for out-of-school adolescent girls (achieving a 75% retention rate), the Humanitarian Partnership Platform (HPP) for coordinated disaster response across 9 western districts, the Nepal Mother and Child Wellbeing Partnership Program targeting 69,540 direct participants, Climate Smart Villages, the Made by Women Project, and Access to Finance initiatives. Proprietary programmatic frameworks include the Social Analysis and Action (SAA) framework, the Farmer Field Business School (FFBS) model, and the Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis (CVCA) tool.

The organization operates through a community-led go-to-market model, engaging directly with marginalized women and adolescent girls through group formations (savings groups, mothers groups, farmers groups), local partner organizations, and government health and education systems. CARE Nepal maintains a core staff of 11-50 employees but extends reach through a large ecosystem of implementing partners including NEEDS Nepal, NFGF, NSET, FECOFUN, FEDO, NAWHRD, WOREC, and municipal governments across all 7 provinces of Nepal. Leadership is headed by Country Director Mona Sherpa, recognized as one of the '100 Most Influential Women in Nepal' by Rotary International. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

CARE Nepal / Maternal & Neonatal Health (CRADLE) Support Project

Legal name

CARE Nepal

Website

https://carenepal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CARE Nepal is the Nepal country office of CARE International, a non-profit humanitarian and development organization operating since 1978. It delivers community-based programs in maternal health, education, women's economic empowerment, climate resilience, and disaster response to marginalized women and girls across all seven provinces.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maternal and Neonatal Health Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Family Planning Centers (621410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal/Newborn & Postpartum Skilled Home Visits (HSABACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Postpartum Family Helper (Non-Medical) (HSAAAGAJ), Postpartum Overnight Support (Parent Rest Support) (HSAAADAF)

Keywords

• Maternal health programs
• Neonatal health services
• Humanitarian aid
• Community health outreach
• International development

Headquarters

HQ city

Lalitpur

HQ country

Nepal

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. International Development Funding: CARE Nepal operates as a non-profit international NGO funded primarily through grants and donations from institutional donors including governments (USAID, UKaid, Australian Government, Denmark), foundations (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bezos Family Foundation, Coca-Cola Foundation, Latter Day Saint Charities), and multilateral organizations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CARE Nepal operates the Maternal & Neonatal Health (CRADLE) Support Project to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in Nepal. The project delivers community-based and facility-based maternal and neonatal health interventions, including training of health workers, deployment of CRADLE blood pressure and shock monitoring devices, and supporting pregnant women and newborns through antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care pathways. It is delivered as part of CARE International's humanitarian and development programming in Nepal.

Product overview

CARE Nepal operates as a humanitarian and development organization, not a technology product company. Its portfolio consists of development programs and projects focused on women's empowerment, health, education, climate resilience, and disaster response. The main programs include USAID Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH), UDAAN (accelerated education for out-of-school girls), SOAR, Humanitarian Partnership Platform (HPP), Mother and Child Wellbeing Partnership, Climate Smart Villages, Made by Women, Access to Finance, and various humanitarian response initiatives. These programs work together to address systemic poverty and social injustice through community-based interventions, partnerships with local organizations, and government collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maternal & Neonatal Health (CRADLE) Support Project

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% school retention rate for UDAAN program graduates
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Environment and Equity Development Society (NEEDS) NepalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2020Humanitarian Partnership Platform (HPP) consortium member providing emergency response in far-western and Lumbini provinces. Supports disaster preparedness and coordinated response efforts.
• National Farmers' Group Federation (NFGF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey implementing partner for climate-smart agriculture programs including Farmer Field Business Schools, nutrition projects, and women's economic empowerment. Leads CSV-N and LDS-Fill the Nutrition Gap projects.
• Dalit Jankalyan Yuba Club (DJKYC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner for SOAR III UDAAN project in Siraha District, focusing on education and empowerment of adolescent girls from marginalized communities.
• National Society for Earthquake Technology – Nepal (NSET)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHPP consortium member and partner for earthquake response and disaster risk reduction. Supports seismic safety and infrastructure resilience.
• Federation of Community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPP consortium member representing community forestry users. Engages in environmental conservation and disaster risk reduction.
• Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPP consortium member focused on Dalit women's rights and empowerment. Supports gender-responsive humanitarian response.
• National Alliance of Women Human Rights Defenders (NAWHRD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPP consortium member and Doti earthquake response partner. Focuses on women human rights defenders and protection issues.
• iDEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for Nepal Mother and Child Wellbeing Partnership Program, targeting improved maternal and child nutrition and health outcomes in five districts.
• Start NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian consortium leading cold wave response, with CARE Nepal leading consortium with MercyCorps and ActionAid Nepal for emergency relief.
• MercyCorpscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHPP consortium partner for cold wave and emergency response efforts.
• ActionAid NepalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHPP consortium partner for cold wave and emergency response efforts.
• Hilly Region Development Campaign (HRDC) JajarkotcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal implementing partner for Increasing Access to Maternal Health Services project, constructing birthing centers in Jajarkot.
• Women's Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner for DIDI BAHINI project focusing on girls' rights and economic empowerment in Kapilbastu and Rupandehi.
• UtopiaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner for DIDI BAHINI project supporting economic empowerment initiatives.
• CRDS NepalminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal partner for flood relief distribution in Duhun, Darchula.
• Nepal PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for SAFE Justice Project, working to increase access to justice mechanisms through community engagement. Appreciated CARE's work with security forces.
• SAMMAN Partners (8 districts)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner10-year program (now concluded) working in 8 districts to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes by strengthening frontline health workers.
• Agnisair Krishnasavaran Rural MunicipalitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner for Farmer Field Business School project, allocating NPR 17,00,000 for FFBS and NFGF Nepal initiatives in FY 23/24.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian organization working on crisis response, economic development, and peacebuilding. Directly comparable as a consortium partner in Nepal (HPP, cold wave response) with overlapping emergency response and livelihoods portfolio.
• World Vision Nepal: Nepal country office of World Vision International, delivering child sponsorship, health, education, and disaster response programming. Directly comparable in thematic verticals (child wellbeing, maternal health, disaster response) and funding profile.
• ActionAid Nepal: Nepal country office of ActionAid International, focused on women's rights, poverty, and disaster response. Directly comparable as a consortium partner within CARE Nepal's HPP network with overlapping women's empowerment and humanitarian mandate.
• Oxfam Nepal: Nepal country office of Oxfam International, focusing on inequality, women's rights, and humanitarian response. Directly comparable as a similarly sized INGO operating across overlapping thematic areas with comparable donor base.
• Plan International Nepal: Nepal country office of Plan International, focused on children's rights and gender equality. Directly comparable given overlapping programming (girls' education, child protection, youth economic empowerment) and INGO operating model.
• Save the Children: Major international humanitarian NGO focused on children's rights, health, and education in developing countries. Directly comparable as a similarly scaled INGO with overlapping programmatic verticals (maternal/child health, education, emergency response) and global donor base.

Emerging players

• iDE Nepal: International social enterprise and development organization focused on market-based approaches to poverty. Strategic implementing partner for CARE Nepal's Mother and Child Wellbeing Partnership Program, with complementary focus on smallholder farmer economic empowerment and nutrition.

Broad incumbents

• UNFPA Nepal: UN sexual and reproductive health agency operating in Nepal with focus on maternal health, adolescent reproductive health, and gender-based violence. Comparable as a key institutional actor in the reproductive/maternal health space where CARE Nepal's ARH program operates.
• CARE International: Global parent federation operating humanitarian and development programs in 100 countries. Directly comparable as the parent entity and strategic umbrella; sets funding and policy direction for CARE Nepal while operating sister country offices worldwide.
• UNICEF Nepal: UN agency for children's rights operating across Nepal with significant budget and reach in child and maternal health, education, and nutrition. Comparable as a much larger funder/coordinator in the same programmatic verticals where CARE Nepal operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/carenepal
• Facebookfacebook.com/CARENPL?ref=bookmarks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/care-nepal-maternal-&-neonatal-health-cradle-support-project

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