Causes Archive - CDO Nepal

Ceramic Water Filter Distribution

As we all know, water is one of the fundamental requirements for sustaining human life. Accessibility to drinking water is a serious problem for Nepali communities, especially those in the […]

Eye Camp and Cataract Operations

CDO and its partners offer free check-ups to hundreds of people annually – testing their vision and screening them for cataracts. In 2016, thirteen villagers had safe cataract operations.

Safe Motherhood and Childcare Program

Nepal's infant mortality rate is alarming at around 50 deaths per 1,000 live births. In the villages, particularly, maternal mortality rates are also very high. In order to reduce women and infant death rates, CDO initiated the Safe Motherhood and Childcare Program.

School Health and Nutrition Program

CDO initiated a health and nutrition program in Shree Buddha School (SHNPI) to address malnourishment in pre-school children. They receive a glass of milk daily and are trained in hand-washing, tooth brushing, and other healthy habits.

Daycare and Child Development Program

CDP is a Day Care Center for 160 children of brick factory workers. It promotes the nurture and learning development of these children along with daily nutritional meals, healthcare, and other health training and services for both children and their parents.

Mobile Health Clinic

As part of our outreach to 8,000+ brick-makers and their children at 18 brick factories in Lalitpur, we offer weekly health check-ups, medicine, health education, training, counseling and accompaniment.

Health Education and Training

This project enables many people to get medical care in 10 remote villages in the Kavre District. These people lack access to modern health-care facilities due to rough mountainous roads, poor economic conditions and low educational levels.

Remote Health Posts

The Gorkha Earthquake, which hit Nepal on April 25th, 2015, and continued with severe aftershocks for a year – leveling many villages in several mountain regions north and east of Kathmandu.

Emergency Relief

Since 2008, CDO Nepal has distributed relief materials to local victims of natural disasters – earthquakes, floods, landslides, and more. We also distribute tarps to make temporary shelters, tents, and to temporarily cover buildings.

CDO Scholarships

From 2008 to 2018, 89 children got full CDO scholarships, enabling them to attend local public schools. With brick factory workers only earning enough for two meals a day, these scholarship allow families to break the cycle of poverty created by illiteracy and poor education.