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alone to help them. Thus, various governmental and non-governmental
agencies are there, which are helping such people. Different government
authorities, local clubs, NGOs/INGOs are working against social evils and
problems. They conduct different awareness program and the campaign
against gambling, alcohol, girls trafficking, drug abus, etc. They also work
for the domestic conflicts. Some of such agencies working against social
problems and evils are described below:

Paropakar Sanstha

This social organization was founded by Dayabir Singh
Kansakar at Bhimsensthan in Kathmandu in 2004 BS.

In the beginning, this organization provided only
health services and distributed free medicines.
However, after 2007 BS, this organization increased
its services. The services provided by the Paropakar
Sanstha include providing shelter and education to
orphans, health services to the needy and other Dayabir Singh Kansakar
services during social events.

Some of the services offered by this organization are given below :
• Initially, this organization served the sick people through
medicine distribution and other free health services.

• Later, it provided many other services including establishing
an orphanage.

• It provides ambulance services.
• It conducts blood donation programmes.

SOS Children Village

The full form of SOS is “Save Our Soul”. ‘SOS’
is an international organization founded by an
Austrian professor, Dr. Herman Gmeiner in 1949
AD. SOS establishes residential educational
and skill development centres for children.
These are called SOS villages. At present such
SOS villages have been established in 128 Herman Gmeiner with SOS
children

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