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Lesson Role of Local and National
4.5
Organizations in Social Reforms

FACTS The Lutheran World Federation Nepal (LWF Nepal)
to Understand is working to empower the poor and disadvantaged
groups by giving skill-based trainings to the people of
western Nepal. It also helps Bhutanese refugees in
Eastern Nepal.

Social organizations are those institutions established by the public in their own
initiative for the collective interest and well being of the general public. These
organizations help in the national development by conducting various programmes in
the Nepal to uplift the living standard of people, to educate, to provide health service,
etc. There are more than 50,000 (fifty thousand) non-governmental organizations
working in Nepal. According to the data of 29 August, 2019, there were more than
25,992 NGOs registered in Bagmati Pradesh. Some of these organizations work at
local level while some others work at regional and national level.

Importance of Social Organization

A country can be developed through the overall progress, prosperity and reform of
the society. The government alone is not capable to do all the works. So, many social
organizations are working voluntarily to enhance the level of the people. All the local
and national organizations are actively working collectively for the wide ranging
welfare of the society. Such social organizations have been contributing a lot to the
social transformation, public awareness, reconciliation, income generation, peace and
order and overall development of the society. They have empowered people to fight
against their own problem or social problem. Therefore, it is our prime responsibility
to encourage, motivate and support them creating more energy in them. If active, the
benefit to the country would be given as follows:
Higher literacy rate
Reduction in the rate of poverty
Improvement in the health condition of the people
High level of social awareness on caste and gender discrimination
Public awareness on climate change
Protection and promotion of child rights
Development of environment friendly attitude
Awareness on various kinds of violence and abuses
Empowerment of the women, so called untouchable and marginalized groups

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