SWOG Nepal Social Workers Group Nepal

SWOG (Social Workers Group) Nepal, which initially came into existence with the primary objective of periodical meeting, interaction and solidarity among group members developed into an autonomous social organization following the encouraging atmosphere that dawned in the country's social services sector after the mass movement of 1990. The organization received formal recognition from the government on 10th August 1990. The organization works purely as non-profit and non-partisan basis. SWOG has vision of self sustained and empowered rural communities committed for social justice and equity. Today SWOG is working with a mission of empowering the disadvantaged groups o f the Nepalese society by strengthening their organizational capabilities.
SWOG, which initially came into existence with the primary objective of periodical meeting, interaction and solidarity among group members developed into an autonomous social organization following the encouraging atmosphere that dawned in the country's social services sector after the mass movement of 1990. The organization received formal recognition from the government on 10th August 1990. The organization works purely as non-profit and non-partisan basis. SWOG has vision of self sustained and empowered rural communities committed for social justice and equity. Today SWOG is working with a mission of empowering the disadvantaged groups o f the Nepalese society by strengthening their organizational capabilities.
                               Objectives

The main objectives of the organization are as follows: To foster close relationship among development activists through networking for solidarity in action. To organize human resource development programme to strengthen the capability of the community for sustained development. To formulate, implement and evaluate community development programmes. To emerge itself as a pressure group which is vigilant against national and international causes responsible for making lives of the people miserable. To make people aware of the real causes of poverty and exploitation and make appropriate efforts to solve them. Program Thrust In order to achieve the above mentioned objectives, Social Workers Group ( SWOG) has initiated programmes at different levels. The major programme includes: National Level Programme Publication Natural Disaster Relief Udaypur Field Programme Drinking Water & Sanitation Programme Networking & Affiliation A promoter of NGO movement in Nepal International Forum & SWOG

 

Future Programmes

• To make continuous efforts at different levels to ensure that the landless and small farmers have their own land.
• To undertake reasearcg, training and evaluation as an important part of the programme and build infrastructure fo rits development activities.
• To translate development literature into simple Nepali and other national languages.
• To implement various programmes directed towards empowerment of poor and weaker sections of the society.
• To develop network with like minded NGOs at regional and international level for strong solidarity in action.