Organizational Profile

System Development Service Centre (SDSC) - Padhati Bikash Sewa Kendra

Contact & Legal Information

District: Gorkha
Municipality/Ward: Gorkha Municipality, Ward No. 7, Naya Baspark
Phone: 064-420894 / 064-421434
Email: sdscgorkha@gmail.com
Website: sdsc-gorkhanepal.org.np
CDO Registration No.: 405
SWC Registration No.: 9801
CDO Reg Date: 2056/07/17 (B.S.)
SWC Reg Date: 2056/08/21 (B.S.)
SWC Renewal Date: 2074/07/16 (B.S.)
VAT / PAN No.: 302340530
Total Working Staff: 169 (excluding external resource persons)

Institutional Capacity

  • Active coordination and participation in local government planning processes.
  • Strong relationships with development agencies in the district.
  • Established self-evaluation framework and comprehensive monitoring system.
  • Public auditing, reporting systems, and joint monitoring mechanisms in place.
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Office Rooms
2
Store Rooms
1
Canteen Room
1
Training Hall
3
Computers
10
Laptops
3
Copiers/Printers
5
Mobile Phones
1
Projector
1
Motorcycle

Furniture & Fixtures: Office rooms are fully furnished with cupboards, file racks, chairs, tables, sofas, and cushions.

Thematic Areas of Work

Gorkha Recovery and Resilience Program
Suaahara I & II Integrated Nutrition Program
Livelihood and Income-Generating Program
School Reconstruction Program
Community Development Program
Socio-Technical Facilitation Program
WASH / Health Hygiene and Total Sanitation
Poverty Alleviation Program
Informal Education and Outreach Clinic
Earthquake Emergency Response
Open Defecation Free (ODF) Support
SLTS and CLT Program
Integrated Nutrition Program
Disaster Management and Community Support
Infrastructure Awareness and Construction
Social Mobilization
Women Empowerment & Gender Equity
Community Mobilization and Development
Reproductive Health & HIV/AIDS Prevention
Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation
Social Inclusion and Equity Program
Rights-Based and Human Rights Activities

Resource Mobilization

SDSC mobilizes resources through diverse channels to support its development programs:

  • Donor partnerships (HKI SUAAHARA-2, CRS, UNDP, GNI, RWSSFDB, PAF)
  • Support from Government Organizations, National & International NGOs
  • Mobilization of NGO expert consultancy services

Board / Executive Committee

General Assembly Date: 2073/2074 B.S.
S.N.Full NameDesignationGenderElected
1Srijana KoiralaChairpersonFemale2082 B.S.
2Santosh Prasad GhimireVice-ChairpersonMale2082 B.S.
3Kiran DhakalGeneral SecretaryMale2082 B.S.
4Phul Maya GurungJoint-SecretaryFemale2082 B.S.
5Rachana LamichhaneTreasurerFemale2082 B.S.
6Puspa MagratiMemberFemale2082 B.S.
7Sarmila GhimireMemberFemale2082 B.S.
8Shila GhimireMemberFemale2082 B.S.

Key Working Staff

Full NamePositionQualificationProgram / ProjectType
Sunil NeupaneProgram CoordinatorM.Ed. (Health)Community Development ProjectFull Time
Bijan ShresthaFinance OfficerMaster Degree in financeCommunity Development ProjectFull Time
Sirjana DhakalEducation OfficerBachelor in EducationCommunity Development ProjectFull Time
Rajani ThapaAgriculture TechnicianBachelor in AgricultureCommunity Development ProjectFull Time
Prashant Ale MagarCommunity Facilitator+2 passCommunity Development ProjectFull Time
Sarmila GurungCommunity Facilitator+2 passCommunity Development ProjectFull Time
Dil Kumari GurungCommunity Facilitator+2 passCommunity Development ProjectFull Time
Punam GurungCommunity Facilitator+2 passCommunity Development ProjectFull Time
Bibek LamichhaneCommunity Facilitator+2 passCommunity Development ProjectFull Time
Gita LamichhaneOffice AssistantSLC passCommunity Development ProjectFull Time

Organizational Structure

The governance hierarchy from the General Assembly down to field-level staff positions.

General Assembly
Executive Committee
Advisory Committee
Chairperson
Focal Person
Executive Director
Recruitment Committee
Procurement Committee
Evaluation Committee
Public Relations Committee
IT & Support Service Team
Admin & Finance Department
Monitoring & Evaluation Department
Procurement & Logistic Department
Human Resource Department

Project Experience

Major projects implemented by SDSC over the past years.

Suaahara I

Save the Children International

DurationDecember 2011 – March 2016
Contract ValueNPR 23,91,520.00
Description: Two-day refresher training on integrated nutrition protocols for FCHVs; selection and training of peer educators; home visits to 1000 Days households; nutrition events at district and VDC levels (Breastfeeding Week, Nutrition Week, Iodine Month); HFOMC–VDC linkages; nutrition and food security steering committee meetings; integrated capacity building training for field supervisors; social mobilization and governance orientations; CLTS triggering activities; community hygiene and sanitation facilitator training; ODF declaration support; hand-washing campaigns; hygiene kit distribution; and V-WASH CC monitoring support.

Earthquake Emergency Response

Save the Children International

DurationJuly 2015 – December 2015
Contract ValueNPR 37,860,820.00
Description: Installation of 48 Temporary Learning Centres (TLC); WASH and hygiene promotion at TLCs; psychosocial support for teachers; educational kit distribution; SMC/PTA capacity building. Child Protection: Child-Friendly Spaces; family tracing and reunification; community mobilisation; caregiver guidance. WASH: hygiene promotion on radio, in schools and communities; permanent latrine construction (310 units); water supply maintenance; water committee training. Health: coordination with DHO; FCHV/HFOMC orientations; safe motherhood campaigns; MHPSS activities; health facility construction. T-Shelter: support of NPR 15,000 to 1,166 households. Food Security & Livelihoods: unconditional cash transfers to 2,410 households (NPR 7,500 each) and conditional support to 39 small traders (NPR 30,000 each).

Gorkha Recovery and Resilience Programme (GRRP)

CRS Nepal

Duration18 April 2016 – June 2019
Contract ValueNPR 30,97,74,795.00
Description: Shelter: Mason training (skilled & OJT); demonstration houses/community buildings; door-to-door grant support; Build Back Safer messaging. WASH: hygiene promotion; water testing; latrine and water supply scheme construction/rehabilitation. Livelihoods: Cash for Work (CFW) on community assets; farmer field schools; improved seed and goat rearing demonstrations; off-seasonal cash crop training. Cross-Cutting: Community Reconstruction Committee formation; social mapping; M&E systems and quality benchmark coordination with local government.

Strengthening Public Financial Management (SP-FMS)

Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI), Nepal

Duration1 June 2013 – 31 March 2014
Contract ValueNPR 1,30,000.00
Description: Literature review of PFM-related social accountability tools; district and VDC-level consultation meetings; budget literacy workshops; gender and pro-poor budget analysis training; Public Expenditure Tracking Survey (PETS); public procurement monitoring; community information campaigns including VDC watch group meetings and dissemination of reports.

Quality Protein Maize (QPM) Seed Promotion

National Agricultural Research and Development Fund (NARDF), Kathmandu

DurationMarch 2014 – December 2015
Contract ValueNPR 19,98,988.00
Description: District-level orientation workshop; site selection for seed production demonstrations; baseline survey; farmer group formation and mobilisation; training on group management and record keeping; QPM foundation seed distribution (175 kg); field training on seed production techniques; QPM production technology demonstrations; mini-kit distribution to 400 resource-poor farmers; installation of 8 information hoarding boards at project sites.

Drinking Water and Sanitation Project (RWSSFDB I)

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board (RWSSFDB), Kathmandu

Duration2070/07/10 – 2071/04/10 (B.S.)
Contract ValueNPR 51,31,128.00
Description: Community mobilization and user group formation for drinking water management; training on water and environment protection; maintenance fund mobilization training; health and sanitation training; intake construction; reservoir tank construction; water tap construction.

Local Governance and Community Development Programme (LGCDP)

DDC Gorkha

DurationShrawan 2069 – Asadh 2070 (B.S.)
Contract ValueNPR 13,31,100.00
Description: Document review; selection and basic social mobilization training of social mobilisers; technical support; financial management; programed reporting; review and evaluation of social mobilisers.

Drinking Water and Sanitation Project (RWSSFDB II)

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board (RWSSFDB), Kathmandu

Duration2073/02/25 – 2075/01/15 (B.S.)
Contract ValueNPR 6,48,750,333.00
Description: Community mobilization and user group formation; training on water and environment protection; maintenance fund collection and mobilization training; community health and sanitation training; intake construction; reservoir tank construction; water tap construction.

Poverty Reduction through Youth Entrepreneurship

Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF), Kathmandu

Duration2069/12/09 – 2071/12/08 (B.S.)
Contract ValueNPR 19,99,442.00
Description: Focused on income generation for poor and unemployed youth of Bram and Chepang communities. Activities: district and VDC-level stakeholder workshops; Participatory Rural Appraisal; baseline survey; group formation; enterprise development training; skills training in goat farming, vegetable farming, and beekeeping; local governance and women empowerment workshops; business plan development; seed money disbursement; technical backstopping; monitoring and evaluation.

Suaahara II

Helen Keller International (HKI)

Duration16 July 2016 – 15 July 2021
Contract ValueNPR 82,500,000.00
Description: USAID-funded integrated nutrition programmed addressing health, nutrition, agriculture, resilience, and GESI through a multi-sector approach. Focus on the first 1,000 days of life including maternal, infant, and young child feeding (MIYCF) and care practices. Activities: Key Life Events celebrations; MIYCN refresher training for FCHVs; routine data quality assessments; hygiene and sanitation facilitator training; SATH orientation; ODF declaration support; vegetable seed and fruit sapling distribution; SUAAHARA notice board installation; LDMC/CDMC formation; MSNP orientation to elected municipal members; radio listening group formation.

Sajhedari Bikaas (SB)

Pact / USAID

Duration20 August 2015 – 19 August 2016
Contract ValueNPR 14,274,160.00
Description: Post-disaster recovery planning support; participatory planning with Ward Citizen Forums; rapid roll-out of locally managed small-scale infrastructure projects (50% women representation in committees); integrated mobile service camps; capacity building of District Disaster Relief Committees (DDRC) on post-disaster response standards and guidelines.

Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF)

Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF), Nepal

DurationAshad 2072 – Chaitra 2074 (B.S.)
Contract ValueNPR 88,00,000.00
Description: Infrastructure rehabilitation of existing Community Organizations (COs) damaged by earthquake; Community Revolving Fund (CRF) revitalization to restore pre-earthquake RF operations; restoration of community utilities through social mobilization; mason training for earthquake-resistant construction.