Introduction of Rural Empowerment Society Damauli Tanahun Nepal (RESDTN)

Rural Empowerment Society Damauli Tanahun, Nepal (RESDTN) is established in 1996. It is a non-profit making, non-governmental social organization. The organization is fully dedicated towards the empowerment and social inclusion of underprivileged group and gender equity. It is an established organization in the sector of alternative energy at the national level. It believes in social mobilization with urban and rural people's involvement in socio-economic activities to reduce the vulnerable factors of the poverty for the just development of the society in sustainable manner.

Vision

Sustainable rural and urban development through the Social Mobilization process.

Mission

To carry out the socio-economic reformed programs for sustainable rural and urban development and poverty reduction.

Objectives

To help to improve the livelihood of rural and urban community people through proper use of alternative energy technologies.
To implement and conduct the environment-friendly development programmes.
To conduct different types of income generating & skill development activities.
To empower the rural people with encouraging for the rights of participation in planning and decision making process through social inclusion and gender equity.
To provide the facility on education and health to the urban and rural people especially for disadvantaged group including women and children.

Priority areas

Alternative energy promotion and proper use.
Social justice, social inclusion and gender equality.
Democracy, decentralization, good governance and human rights.
Poverty reduction.
Health and women empowerment

Five listed strategies of the organization are as follows

Expansion of the programmes.
Consolidation of the programmes.
Completion of the programmes.
Sustainability of the programmes.
Consultation and learning.

Major achievements of the organization

Established trust and goodwill from the people of different sectors, groups and ethnicities.
Positive attitudes of the target groups towards the organization and its activities.
Produced the dedicated and trained social activists with full commitment for the community development activities.
Established as a reputed institution for the successful implementation of alternative energy promotion with social mobilization for the community development.
720kW electricity benefitting 7151 rural households and 13,515 improved cook stoves implemented till now.
576 numbers of groups of different level are formed, operational and affiliated to the organization.