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c. Development Activities
Development activities are related with community development. For example, health
and sanitation, income generating programmes, literacy classes, drinking water projects,
community first aid, family planning and reproductive health, etc.

d. Organization Development Activities
Nepal Red Cross Society organizes seminars, workshops, trainings, exhibitions and camps
to impart knowledge about the concerned matters. These activities help to solve health
problems through various national and international organizations. It is also increasing
its members by providing general, life-long, special and honorary membership.

B. Nepal Paropakar Association
Paropkar Association is the oldest national voluntary health
organization in Nepal. It was established by a social worker
Late Daya Bir Singh Kansakar.
In 1994 B.S., there was an outbreak of cholera in Kathmandu.
Many people died due to lack of medicine, health education and
awareness. Late Daya Bir Singh Kansakar along with some co-
workers started to give free health services to the victims. This Fig: 14
group re-started their work in 2003 B.S. But the association was
formally established on 10 Ashwin 2004 B.S. (25 September 1947 A.D.). Its headquarter
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is in Bhimshenthan, Kathmandu. It provides the following types of services.
i. Free medicine distribution to the poor people
ii. Health services to different people in different places of the country through its
primary health depots
iii. Free education upto secondary level through Paropakar Adarsha Madhyamik
Vidhayala since 2010 B.S
iv. Free health treatment for pregnant women through Maternity Hospital since 2016
B.S.
v. Ambulance services

C. Family Planning Asociation Of Nepal (FPAN)
Family planning Association of Nepal was established in 1959
A.D. i.e., 2016 B.S. It first joined the International Planned
Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in 1960 A.D. but became a full
member in 1969 A.D. (2026 B.S). Before the establishment of
FPAN, family planning was just considered as birth control
device. This association helped in changing this narrow concept
among the people. The main objective of this association is
to make the family life happy. Its headquarter is in Pulchok, Fig: 15
Lalitpur. It performs the following functions.

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