Basic principles and values are the core of every organization. These are its “character,” distinguishing it from others. As part of their responsibility to their many supporters, they share their core values here.
The Nepal Youth Foundation offers hope and opportunity to Nepal’s most impoverished children by providing them what is every child’s birthright: vital healthcare, education and a safe environment.
They take seriously the trust that a dependent child places in us. They ensure that they have the necessary financial and logistical stability before they take on children who will depend entirely on us. They will not abandon these children once they enter their fold (they have been abandoned enough in their lives).
Likewise, they ensure that they have sufficient logistical and financial support in launching programs before making promises to Nepalese communities.
Since they cannot do everything, they do thoroughly what they can do – whether a small act or a major program – from inception to completion and follow-up.
They manage NYF’s growth carefully, developing programs in the context of local need, potential, and participation – not in terms of organizational ambition. They favor “slow but sure” growth that involves Nepali communities and organizations.
At the same time, they value their nimble ability to cut through red tape and act quickly – and strategically – exactly when needed.
They prioritize interventions that can make significant, enduring improvements in children’s lives. For this reason they emphasize education, the only way an orphaned or poor child in Nepal can break out of the cycle of poverty.
They creatively “bundle” their interventions with sustainability measures. For instance, while they restore a malnourished child’s health, they teach his or her mother how to prepare locally available foods to prevent future malnourishment. They also train mothers to share this valuable information with other families back at their villages.
Because they are passionate about their mission, they are fiscally prudent, working “in the black” so they are able to deliver on their commitments.
They take great pride in stretching the reach of every dollar donated to us. Because they work in a developing country, they can accomplish so much within their budget. They feel enormously responsible to their donors’ generosity.
They see ourselves as the “arms and legs” of people around the world who want to help children. These people – their donor partners – have expressed their values through philanthropy, entrusting their intentions with us. They keep their donors informed of the outcomes they make possible.
In Nepal, they are astute but generous in sharing resources, whether logistical or financial, with other Nepalese efforts to help impoverished children and families.
They operate with integrity, transparency, and high ethical standards. While they are motivated by compassion, they carry out their work with professionalism. Underlying NYF’s work is a group of capable professionals who bring years of experience and skill to their mission. Their work involves not only love for children but development of systems, follow-through, and endless details, all tuned toward the single goal of enhancing their ability to help the children.
The Nepal Youth Foundation’s staff in Nepal has a wealth of experience with operating effective programs that help children in sustainable ways. They are entirely Nepali and are deeply committed to improving the plight of disadvantaged children in Nepal. Between NYF and their partner organizations throughout Nepal, 150 staff members implement their projects. Learn about their financial capacity.
They evaluate their programs regularly to determine how they can be more effective. The evaluations include measuring the outcomes of each program on the children they help, their parents, and their communities, comparing these outcomes to similar metrics in previous years, and comparing the health and academic progress of children they support to the national averages in Nepal. Furthermore, they have a comprehensive evaluation from an outside firm every five years, and the Social Welfare Council of the government of Nepal evaluates their organization every five years.
Please contact us at info@NepalYouthFoundation.org if you would like more information.
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The privacy of each and every donor is respected. They do not share, sell, or otherwise distribute donor lists or personal information about their donors. They do not send mailings on behalf of other organizations. Please contact us at info@NepalYouthFoundation.org or
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