SAHAS Nepal

Name

SAHAS Nepal

Legal name

Group of Helping Hands (SAHAS) Nepal

Website

https://sahasnepal.org.np

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Community Food Services (624210), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Rural livelihood support
• Food security initiatives
• Climate resilient agriculture
• Adolescent empowerment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lalitpur

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, Others

Revenue model

1. International Donor Funding: Primary funding from international development organizations and foundations including Bread for the World (Germany), Felm (Finland), Stromme Foundation, Mennonite Central Committee, HELVETAS, and other bilateral and multilateral donors

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SAHAS Nepal is a non-profit, non-governmental social development organization that delivers community development programs in rural Nepal, focusing on food security, climate-resilient agriculture, livelihood enhancement, and adolescent empowerment. Programs are funded by international donors and implemented free of charge through a network of 1,705 Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and 45 Community-Based Network Organizations (CBNOs) across 20 districts, reaching approximately 45,000 households. It also provides training and consultancy services in agriculture, climate change adaptation, gender mainstreaming, education, and participatory rural appraisal, alongside physical technology products such as Improved Cooking Stoves and water filters.

Product overview

SAHAS Nepal is a non-profit NGO (not a technology company) offering development programs and social services rather than a technology product portfolio. The organization provides community development programs including SAMVAD (adolescent empowerment), various livelihood and food security projects (LIFT, HOPE, BELIEF, SEEDS, ELLEP, CEFALS), training and consultancy services in agriculture, climate change, health, and education, as well as technology products like Improved Cooking Stoves and Water Filters. The offerings are standalone programs and services rather than an integrated platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SAMVAD Adolescent Program Adolescent empowerment and development program that forms groups for teenagers aged 13-19, delivering life skills, leadership, health, hygiene, and social awareness training addressing issues such as gender discrimination, child marriage, and domestic violence.
• Local Initiative for Food Security Transformation (LIFT) Project Multi-district food security and livelihood project implemented in partnership with Bread for the World across Okhaldhunga, Udaypur, Lalitpur, Mugu, Kalikot, and Bajura districts, focused on sustainable agriculture and food security transformation.
• Resilient Roots: Advancing Climate Resilient Communities (HOPE) Project Climate resilience project implemented in partnership with Felm, focused on building community resilience to climate change impacts through Climate Resilient Village technologies and adaptation measures.
• Building Empowered and Resilient Communities (BELIEF) Project Project focused on strengthening livelihoods, inclusion, education, and food security through community empowerment approaches, implemented in partnership with Felm.
• Socio Economic Empowerment with Dignity and Sustainability (SEEDS) Project Project implemented in partnership with Stromme Foundation across 14 VDCs in Bara, Rautahat, and Makwanpur districts, focused on socio-economic empowerment of marginalized communities.
• Enhancing Livelihood through Local Efforts Project (ELLEP) Livelihood enhancement project implemented in Dhading, Gorkha, Tanahun, and Mugu districts in partnership with Felm.
• Community Empowerment for Food and Livelihood Security (CEFALS) Project Community-focused project addressing food security and livelihood improvements in western Nepal districts.
• Training and Consultancy Services Training and consultancy offered by SAHAS Nepal covering improved agriculture technologies, climate change and disaster risk reduction, climate-resilient agriculture, water infrastructure and drinking water management, health, nutrition and sanitation, non-formal education, community and organizational development, home garden, organic composting, gender mainstreaming, rural development concepts, leadership development, participatory rural appraisal/evaluation, and food security concepts.
• Metallic Improved Cooking Stove (Three Pot Holes) Energy-efficient metallic cooking stove with three pot holes promoting cleaner combustion, reduced fuel consumption, and reduced deforestation in rural households; currently being procured via tender notice.
• Silver Colloidal Water Filter Water filtration technology used by SAHAS Nepal to improve drinking water quality and safety in beneficiary communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 45,000 households reached across 22 districts
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

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

• HELVETAScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2014Swiss development organization partnered for infrastructure projects including suspension bridge construction in Okhaldhunga. Collaboration on rural development and natural resource management.
• Child Aid NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for quality education initiatives including Child-Friendly Pedagogy Training for teachers in Solukhumbu and education projects in Ramechhap district.
• Caritas NepalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-learning visit partner under BELIEF Project, facilitating knowledge exchange between organizations on farming practices and community development.
• CARE NepalpastStrategic or Co-development PartnerPast partnership for SuPPER Project (Sustainably Uplifting PVSE's Prosperity through Enterprise Realization) on joint land ownership and resilient livelihood in Dhading (2017-2019).
• Mid-Western UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU signed for action research and extensions on climate change and resilient technologies with Graduate School of Agriculture and Forestry and Graduate School of Science and Technology.
• INF UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Adolescents led Resilient Livelihood for Terai Dalit Farmers project, supporting agriculture act formulation in Arnama Rural Municipality.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caritas Nepal: Catholic social development NGO working on livelihoods, food security, and community resilience in Nepal. Active cross-learning partner with SAHAS under the BELIEF project; comparable model of CBO-led service delivery and rural district coverage.
• HELVETAS Nepal: Swiss development organization with the same rural livelihoods, agriculture, and infrastructure mandate in Nepal. Both organizations partner on projects (97 suspension bridges), making HELVETAS the closest structural comparator — similar donor base, technical approach, and district footprint.
• Practical Action Nepal: International NGO focused on technology-based poverty alleviation in Nepal — climate-resilient agriculture, water infrastructure, and clean energy. Highly comparable to SAHAS's improved cooking stove, water filter, and climate-resilient village portfolio.
• INF Nepal: International Nepal Fellowship working with SAHAS on adolescent-led resilient livelihoods for Terai Dalit farmers. Comparable community health, livelihoods, and rural development focus in western Nepal.
• Stromme Foundation Nepal: Norwegian development foundation funding SEEDS project in Bara, Rautahat, and Makwanpur districts alongside SAHAS. Directly comparable in socio-economic empowerment and Self-Help Group formation models.
• Heifer International Nepal: Livestock and smallholder agriculture NGO working in rural Nepal on leasehold farming, value chains, and household income — directly overlapping with SAHAS's leasehold farming and food security programs.

Broad incumbents

• CARE Nepal: Large international NGO that previously partnered with SAHAS on the SuPPER Project on joint land ownership and resilient livelihoods in Dhading. Operates across similar rural development themes but with a much larger budget and broader thematic scope.
• Mercy Corps Nepal: Large international humanitarian NGO with significant programming in food security, youth engagement, and resilience in Nepal. Comparable donor mix (European bilaterals, foundations) and rural district focus.
• World Vision International Nepal: Large international child-focused NGO with district-level programming in food security, livelihoods, and education in Nepal. Significant overlap in sponsored child, household resilience, and community empowerment models.

Emerging players

• Child Aid Network Nepal: Education-focused NGO partnering with SAHAS on Child-Friendly Pedagogy Training in Solukhumbu. Smaller in scale but directly comparable in education access and teacher training programs in rural Nepal.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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