Helvetas, a non-profit organization, promotes self-reliant and sustainable development in 22 countries (Africa, Asia, Latin America). It works towards the promotion of solidarity and fair trade within Switzerland. For more information about Helvetas at the international level or in Switzerland, visit the Helvetas website http://www.helvetas.ch

Helvetas in Nepal

Helvetas came to Nepal in 1956 and now cooperates with many technical and social organizations in more than 60 districts across the country. Helvetas Nepal works within four main sectors, vis: Infrastructure in Rural Areas; Sustainable Use of Natural Resources; Education and Culture; and Civil Society and the State.

Through it's work with various partners at both local and national levels, Helvetas Nepal supports actions leading to self-propelling development and eradication of poverty. It aims at creating environments where people have new choices and become equipped with new skills and abilities to improve their livelihoods. 

Helvetas Nepal partners with local and national NGOs, private sector entities, and local and national bodies of government. It promotes the principles of decentralization and subsidiarity in decision taking, implementation and accountability for development.