A list of notable non-governmental organizations working in Nepal.
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| Name of the organisation | Year of Establishment | Founder/President | Headquarter District | International Recognition | Focus Area |
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| ABC Nepal | 1987 | Durga Ghimire | Kathmandu | Help for Self Help Award 2012 | Human Trafficking, Violence against women, Women Rights |
| Aama Samuha | 1989 | Gurung people | Dolakha | Spread awareness about Women’s Rights, Organize relief operations for oppressed women | |
| Maiti Nepal | 1993 | Anuradha Koirala | Kathmandu | CNN heroes | Human Trafficking |
| Shakti Samuha | 1996 | Charimaya Tamang | Kathmandu | Ramon Magsaysay Award 2013 | Human Trafficking |
| Name of the organisation | Year of Establishment | Founder/President | Headquarter District | International Recognition | Focus Area |
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| Namlo Himalaya | 2023 | Ranjita Regmi | Kathmandu | Education and community development | |
| Aamako Ghar | 1999 | Dil Shova Shrestha | Kathmandu | Children, women and elderly people | |
| Prayas Nepal | 2003 | Kathmandu | Children, women, and elderly people | ||
| SOS Children's Villages | 1973 | Hermann Gmeiner | Sanothimi, Kathmandu | Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize | Children, Community Welfare and Disaster Relief |
| Reinstalling Hope | 2013 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Children, Youth | ||
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| Nepal Red Cross Society | 1993 | Princess Princep Shah | Kathmandu | The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and affiliated to The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) | Spreading awareness about first aid and their effort in blood donation activities in Nepal and more |
| Biomedical workshop Foundation Nepal | 2022 | Fagu Singh Limbu | Lalitpur | ●To provide social and economic training and empowering youth for development and growth. ●To train medical personnel on correct handling of medical equipment ●To repair, maintain, research and record the condition of medical equipment of various government hospitals |
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