Community Development Forum Nepal

What Community Development Forum Nepal does

Community Development Forum (CDF) Nepal is a national-level, non-governmental, non-profit organization established in 1994 and registered in Doti District, Nepal (Reg. No. 36/1994; SWC Affiliation 3849/1995). It is headquartered in Sayal Rural Municipality with a main project office in Dipayal Silgadhi, Doti District, and operates exclusively in the Karnali and Far Western Provinces of Nepal. The organization delivers community development, income generation, livelihood support, agricultural and food security, health and nutrition (including HIV/AIDS care), water and sanitation, renewable energy, human rights, gender advocacy, disaster risk reduction, and capacity-building services to rural, marginalized communities — particularly women, smallholder farmers, and people living with HIV/AIDS. CDF Nepal reports having completed 35+ projects across these sectors over 24+ years, with approximately 40.5% of projects focused on community/social mobilization for participatory planning and economic development.

The organization does not develop proprietary technology products; its core methodology is social mobilization, participatory planning, core group formation, technology transfer, skill enhancement, and capacity building delivered through direct field implementation by a 14-person staff. CDF Nepal's business model is grant-funded rather than commercial: revenue consists of project-based grants from international development donors and UN agencies (including FAO, WFP, KOICA, Save the Children, FHI360, CARITAS, UNICEF, UNDP, UNESCO, DFID/RAP, GTZ, IPAS, and Good Neighbors International). Distribution occurs through direct field implementation, partnerships with district and local government bodies (DDC, municipalities, VDCs), and collaboration with national/international implementing partners. Active engagements as of 2018–2019 include the Saemaul Zero Hunger Communities Project Phase-II (KOICA-funded, executed with WFP and GNI Nepal), the Community Development Project, the Safe Abortion Project (IPAS), and ongoing HIV/AIDS and DRR programming.

Governance is provided by an Executive Board (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Joint-Secretary, Treasurer, and four Members) under Executive Director Bhakta Bahadur Singh. The organization has no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, technology platforms, AI/ML capabilities, or commercialization plans; its outputs are programmatic outcomes (e.g., 196 CBOs supported, 510 households reached with improved cooking stoves) rather than commercial products or services.

Name

Community Development Forum Nepal

Legal name

Community Development Forum (CDF) Nepal

Website

https://cdfnepal.org.np

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Community Development Forum (CDF) Nepal is a 1994-founded non-governmental organization operating in the Karnali and Far Western Provinces (Doti District) of Nepal, delivering donor-funded community development, livelihood, health, HIV/AIDS, agriculture, WASH, and gender programs to rural and marginalized communities through a 14-person field staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Post-Conflict Recovery, Reconciliation & Social Cohesion Programs (BPADAFAL), Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Rural livelihood support
• Social mobilization services
• Humanitarian project implementation
• Income generation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sayal Rural Municipality

HQ country

Nepal

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project Grants and Donor Funding: CDF Nepal operates as a non-governmental organization funded primarily through international development donors, UN agencies, governments, and foundations. Revenue is project-based grants for implementing community development, health, livelihood, and humanitarian programs in rural Nepal.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Community Development Forum (CDF) Nepal is a national-level non-governmental organization that implements community development, livelihood, and humanitarian programs for rural communities in Nepal's Karnali and Far Western Provinces. The organization delivers services through core group formation, social mobilization, technology transfer, skill enhancement, capacity building, social marketing, and networking across sectors including income generation, agriculture and food security, health and nutrition, HIV/AIDS prevention, WASH, human rights, gender advocacy, and renewable energy promotion.

Product overview

Community Development Forum (CDF) Nepal is a national-level non-governmental organization, not a technology product company. It focuses on income generation, livelihood support, community development, and socio-economic development of rural communities in Nepal through core group formation, social mobilization, technology transfer, skill enhancement, capacity building, social marketing, and networking. CDF Nepal implements donor-funded development projects in areas including agriculture, food security, health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS prevention, water and sanitation, human rights, gender advocacy, and renewable energy promotion. The organization does not offer commercial products or services in the traditional technology/SaaS sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Saemaul Zero Hunger Communities Project (SZHCP) Phase-II Ongoing food security and livelihood program in Doti District implemented by CDF Nepal as implementing partner of Good Neighbors International Nepal with KOICA funding through WFP, focused on hunger eradication through community mobilization and household-level support.
• Community Development Project (CDP) Ongoing community development initiative in Doti District implemented in partnership with Good Neighbors International Nepal, supporting livelihood development and community empowerment.
• Agriculture and Food Security Project (AFSP) FAO-funded project (January 2015 to April 2018) covering 10 VDCs in Doti District with farmer group formation, mother group mobilization, goat raising, vegetable farming, small irrigation, poly house construction, micro-enterprise development, market linkage, Farmers Field Schools, and nutrition support activities.
• Integrated HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Support Program Global Fund-supported program operated from 2009-2018 across 40 VDCs and 1 Municipality of Doti District, providing HIV/AIDS prevention, care, support, home-based care, and treatment services to people living with HIV/AIDS.
• Women Health Programme (WHP) Health program in Doti District (December 2011 to December 2015) funded by PSI focusing on social mobilization, family planning, and public health awareness for women.
• Rural Energy Development Programme (REDP) UNDP-funded renewable energy and clean cooking stove program that supported 510 households with improved cooking stoves and 196 community-based organizations for renewable energy adoption.
• Safe Abortion Project Reproductive health project in Doti District launched July 2018 with IPAS Nepal funding, providing social mobilization, safe abortion services, and public awareness on reproductive health.
• Iodized Salt Social Marketing Campaign (ISSMaC) UNICEF-funded health and nutrition awareness campaign implemented in Doti and Achham Districts, promoting iodized salt use for improved nutrition outcomes.
• Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Program Disaster risk reduction program funded by CARITAS Nepal (through CARITAS Germany) following landslide in Doti District, supporting community resilience and humanitarian action.
• Rural Access Programme (RAP) Multi-phase DFID-funded programme with social and economic development components in Doti District, supporting rural road construction, community mobilization, and livelihood development.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35+ projects completed in 24 years across multiple sectors
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• World Food Programme (WFP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWFP is a key partner in implementing the Saemaul Zero Hunger Communities Project (SZHCP) Phase-II, with joint program inauguration and handover ceremonies for multipurpose buildings. WFP Country Director Ms. Pippa Bradford has participated in project activities in Doti District.
• Good Neighbors International Nepal (GNI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDF Nepal is implementing partner for Saemaul Zero Hunger Communities Project-II and Community Development Project (CDP) in Doti District. GNI is funded by KOICA and works closely with CDF on livelihood and community development programs.
• FHI360majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHI360 funded the SAATH-SAATH Project for Expanded CHBC Service for PLHIVs and HIV/AIDS CHBC Programme in Doti District.
• CARITAS NepalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCARITAS Nepal provided funding through CARITAS Germany for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Program after landslide in Doti District and PEACH project for humanitarian action.
• IPAS NepalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPAS Nepal funded the Safe Abortion Project in Doti District starting July 2018, focusing on social mobilization, safe abortion services, and public awareness.
• RVWRMP (Rural Village Water Management Programme)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRVWRMP funded water and sanitation programs in Doti District including tap construction, toilet construction, and water management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Plan International Nepal: Plan International Nepal is a larger INGO operating across child rights, gender, and community development in western Nepal with overlapping programming approaches and donor relationships.
• World Food Programme Nepal: WFP is a key donor and strategic partner of CDF Nepal for the Saemaul Zero Hunger Communities Project and operates as a UN agency delivering food security and livelihood programming across rural Nepal.
• CARE Nepal: CARE Nepal has funded CDF Nepal's Power Programme and operates as a larger INGO delivering community development, gender, and governance programming across rural Nepal with overlapping donor relationships.
• FHI 360 Nepal: FHI 360 has funded CDF Nepal's HIV/AIDS SAATH-SAATH and CHBC programs and is a global health and development INGO delivering comparable community-based health programming in Nepal.
• Save the Children Nepal: Save the Children is a long-standing donor and co-implementer with CDF Nepal on HIV/AIDS programming in Doti District, and operates broadly across Nepal in health, education, and child protection as a much larger INGO.
• UNDP Nepal: UNDP has funded CDF Nepal's Peace & Development and Rural Energy Development Programmes and operates broadly across Nepal on governance, peacebuilding, and inclusive growth.

Direct peers

• IDE Nepal: IDE Nepal has funded CDF Nepal's UJYALO income generation and micro-irrigation programme in Doti and is a comparable Nepal-based NGO specializing in smallholder agriculture and market development.
• CARITAS Nepal: CARITAS Nepal has co-funded CDF Nepal's Disaster Risk Reduction and humanitarian (PEACH) projects in Doti District, and operates comparable faith-based community development and humanitarian programming across Nepal.
• Helvetas Nepal: Helvetas is a Swiss INGO implementing rural livelihood, agriculture, and WASH programs in similar Nepali districts, with comparable methodologies in social mobilization and community-based programming.
• Good Neighbors International Nepal: GNI Nepal is a direct peer and active strategic partner of CDF Nepal, co-implementing the Saemaul Zero Hunger Communities Project and Community Development Project in Doti District. Both are INGOs/NGOs delivering multi-sector community development in rural Nepal.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CDF-Nepal-Doti-122503651174099
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-development-forum-nepal

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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