community members interested

What community members interested does

Community Members Interested (CMI Nepal), also operating as COMMITTED Nepal, is a non-governmental non-profit organization founded in 2004 by urban planner Jayjeev Hada. The organization is dually registered as a 501(c)(3) in Virginia, United States and as an NGO affiliated with Nepal's Social Welfare Council, with operational headquarters in Kathmandu and a US coordination office in Alexandria, Virginia. CMI Nepal delivers a portfolio of development programs focused on two interlocking missions: improving educational access and outcomes for poverty-stricken children in Nepal's public school system, and strengthening local government capacity for planning, public financial management, and service delivery in Nepal's recently federalized municipalities.

The organization's programmatic footprint includes the School Improvement Program (SIP), which delivers school infrastructure (libraries, computer and science labs, sanitation, drinking water, sports facilities) and learning materials; the Star Read & Write literacy initiative; the Local Governance & Service Delivery (LGSD) program — currently in Phase 4 — which builds GIS-based municipal profile and data systems, comprehensive plans, and local economic development frameworks for municipalities; the Social Business for Education (SBE) initiative, which designs agriculture-based income-generating projects to make schools financially self-sustaining; and the Entrepreneurship & Employment (E&E) program supporting entrepreneurship and women-led enterprise development. The most technically substantive component is the GIS-based municipal profile and data system, which integrates household, institutional, and socio-economic mapping into a planning platform that has been deployed across 11 municipalities spanning all seven provinces of Nepal. CMI Nepal also publishes knowledge products (resource books, dissemination guidebooks, planning templates) targeted at local government practitioners.

CMI Nepal does not sell products or services. The organization is funded through donations from individuals and corporations, and through grants and consortium partnerships with international foundations and development organizations (notably The Asia Foundation as a long-standing core implementing partner, alongside Give2Asia, Leonard Cheshire, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank, and a network of corporate and diaspora donors). Programs are delivered directly through partnerships with municipal governments, schools, Village Education Committees, and local implementing partners rather than through commercial distribution channels. Reported financial scale is modest — total income was approximately US$27,508 in 2008 and US$60,678 in 2012 — and no more recent revenue figures have been disclosed.

Name

community members interested

Legal name

Community Members Interested (COMMITTED)

Website

https://cminepal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Community Members Interested (CMI Nepal) is a US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2004 that operates education access, school improvement, and local governance capacity-building programs across Nepal, partnering with municipalities, schools, and international foundations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Community Development & Education Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL), Family & School System Navigation (Parent Engagement, Youth Services) (EDAAADAH)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Education access initiatives
• Local governance support
• Municipal capacity building
• Social entrepreneurship training

Headquarters

HQ city

Kathmandu

HQ country

Nepal

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, CMI Nepal operates primarily through donations from individuals, corporations, and grants from foundations and international development organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Community Members Interested (CMI Nepal / COMMITTED Nepal) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that delivers community development programs in Nepal through two main pillars: (1) the School Improvement Program and related education initiatives that provide poverty-stricken children with access to free, sustainable, mandatory and quality education, and (2) the Local Governance & Service Delivery (LGSD) program that builds municipal capacity through GIS-based municipal profiles, comprehensive planning, and public financial management support. It also runs the Social Business for Education (SBE) and Entrepreneurship & Employment (E&E) initiatives to create income-generating opportunities for schools, women, and marginalized youth.

Product overview

Community Members Interested (CMI Nepal) is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of development programs focused on education and local governance. The core offerings include the School Improvement Program (SIP) providing educational access for impoverished children, the Local Governance & Service Delivery (LGSD) program helping municipalities with planning and public financial management, and the Social Business for Education (SBE) initiative creating income-generating projects for school sustainability. The Entrepreneurship & Employment (E&E) program supports economic development through entrepreneurship support. The organization also produces knowledge products including implementation guidebooks and resource books for local governments. All programs are delivered through partnerships with international foundations, local governments, and community stakeholders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School Improvement Program (SIP) Provides poverty-stricken children access to free, sustainable, mandatory and quality education through infrastructure development (libraries, science labs, computer labs, sanitation, sports facilities), learning materials, computer literacy, and governance support in public schools across Nepal.
• Local Governance & Service Delivery (LGSD) Program Helps Nepalese municipalities set up local governments through tested planning, development processes, and resource generation methods; delivers GIS-based municipal profile and data systems, comprehensive plans, and public financial management capacity-building for municipalities across all 7 provinces of Nepal.
• Social Business for Education (SBE) Agriculture-based, income-generating projects implemented for public schools and local community members to make schools self-sustaining and bolster local economies in Nepal.
• Entrepreneurship & Employment (E&E) Program Assists struggling families improve their economic conditions through entrepreneurship education, business initiation support, and employment creation in partnership with local governmental economic development agenda; supports women-led enterprise upscaling.

Quantifiable outcome

• Built dynamic digital GIS-based municipal profile and data system for 11 municipalities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

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

• Leonard CheshiremajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Consortium partner for inclusive education project implemented in Kalika Municipality and Bharatpur Metropolitan City. Project focused on promoting equitable access to quality education for children with disabilities using UDL and assistive ICT tools.
• Give2AsiamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Funding partner for school governance and Right to Information programs. Conducted training on school governance, formed Village Education Committees, built libraries in earthquake-affected schools, and supported school improvement planning.
• German CooperationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Supported fish farming project as Social Business for Education initiative in Sindhupalchowk District.
• The Asia FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Major implementing partner for Local Governance and Service Delivery (LGSD) programs since 2014. Partnership includes developing municipal profiles, comprehensive plans, GIS-based MIS systems, public financial management strengthening, and local economic development across Nepal's municipalities.
• NcellminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Built libraries at multiple schools, renovated classrooms, built science labs, installed solar panels, and started horticulture projects.
• BSP NepalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstalled rainwater harvesting systems at Kanchanpur District and conducted awareness programs.
• Help Nepal NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for Nepal-based development initiatives.
• Save The ChildrenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for child welfare and education programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Save the Children Nepal: Listed partner for CMI Nepal's child welfare and education programs. Operates a comparable portfolio of school improvement, education access, and child protection programming across Nepal's provinces, serving overlapping beneficiary populations.
• Leonard Cheshire: Consortium partner since 2022 on CMI Nepal's inclusive education project in Kalika and Bharatpur. Comparable as an international NGO delivering inclusive education and disability-inclusive school programming in the same municipalities CMI Nepal serves.
• Room to Read: International NGO focused on literacy, girls' education, and school improvement in low-income countries including South Asia. Comparable to CMI Nepal's SIP and Star Read & Write offerings on product and beneficiary overlap.
• The Asia Foundation: Core implementing partner for CMI Nepal's LGSD program since 2014 and a major international development organization working on governance and subnational programs across Nepal and Asia. Directly comparable as a co-delivery partner on municipal profiling, PFM, and local economic development in the same geographies.
• CARE Nepal: Large INGO delivering education, economic development, and governance programming across Nepal's provinces. Comparable to CMI Nepal's integrated education-and-governance portfolio and donor mix.
• Plan International Nepal: Major international NGO working on child rights, education, and youth economic empowerment across Nepal. Comparable to CMI Nepal on education access, school governance, and E&E-style youth entrepreneurship programs in overlapping districts.
• Mercy Corps Nepal: INGO focused on economic development, governance, and education in conflict-affected and transition contexts including Nepal. Comparable to CMI Nepal on local governance capacity building and entrepreneurship programming.
• World Education: US-based international NGO delivering education access, literacy (Star Reader/Writer-style interventions), and school governance programming in developing countries. Comparable to CMI Nepal's SIP and Star Read & Write programs in target outcomes and beneficiary focus.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity Nepal: INGO operating in Nepal on community development, WASH, and local capacity building. Comparable to CMI Nepal's community-led governance and WASH-related school infrastructure projects but with a narrower housing-focused mandate.
• UNICEF Nepal: Largest UN agency operating in Nepal on child education, welfare, and governance. Overlaps with CMI Nepal's school improvement and child-focused work but at much greater scale and with broader mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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