About RCSDC
Rural Community Sustainable Development Center (RCSDC) is a non-profit making and non-governmental community development organization duly registered under the Society Registration Act 1977 of Nepal and affiliated with Social Welfare Council (SWC) of Nepal. Established in 2008, RCSDC aims at improving the livelihood of most downtrodden section of communities and endeavors to achieve sustainable development through addressing root causes of poverty. The organization takes a participatory approach in addressing development issues of the community. RCSDC is involved in research and development activities in sustainable agriculture, environment, peace building, water and sanitation, health and education, and community empowerment sectors. RCSDC is mandated to work all over the country. It’s Head Office located in Janakpur.
Vision, Mission and Goal
Vision
RCSDC envisions an amicable and equitable society where people live in harmony with nature.
Mission
The mission of RCSDC is to equip and empower local communities in sociopolitical, environmental and economic dimensions for enabling them to identify and adopt sustainable approaches to address their local development needs.
Goal
RCSDC aims mainly to facilitate the development process through empowerment of the poor and socially excluded people: poor women, men, boys, girls, dalit and vulnerable communities.
Objectives
- To empower and equip poor communities to make them self-reliant through the economic and socio-political empowerment
- To promote peace and social harmony where rural people can enjoy their life with freedom and security.
- To promote sustainable management of agriculture, natural resources and environment
- To conduct research related to different development and technical issues
- To implement issue based development programs focusing on the rights of poor and socially excluded people to enable them to live with dignity.
- To advocate collectively on the existing national and social issues in coordination and association with NGOs, Governmental Organizations, Civil Society Organizations, Political Parties, Business Organizations and Communities.
- To organize training and seminars on the development issues for learning and sharing.
Beneficiaries
RCSDC Implementation Highlights
Here are some media reports and videos documenting the event.
Certificates and Awards
Reports
Promotion of Affordable Sun Flower Irrigation Pump for Irrigation Pump for Sustainable Livelihood at Dhanusa
Promotion of access to indigenous community in portable Sunflower Solar Irrigation Pumps for sustainable livelihood
Policies/Publications
LATEST NEWS ARTICLES/MEDIA COVERAGE/INNOVATIONS
Articles / News Coverage in National Media
Innovation Programmes
Case/Success Stories
Research and study
A research on potential business opportunities at local level carried out by RSCDC and as result 109 types of
Promotion of Local Governance
Organized 22 events of local level planning process and civic responsibility training to the local elected mayors, deputy mayors,
Awareness and advocacy on Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
237 adolescents and 356 dait women were educated on Gender based and domestic violence, child marriage and unsafe abortion
Livelihood enhancement through Sustainable Agriculture, income generation and capacity building
Organized solar irrigation pump maintenance training to local youth in order to build their capacity and create the job
Education support
135 types of supplementary reading materials prepared and distributed to the EGR students of 15 municipality of Dhanusha, Mahottari
Climate Change Mitigation and Income Generation
65 portable sunflower irrigation pumps (PSSIPs) were distributed to Dalit women group members of Nagrain and Laxminiya rural municipality
