Step 1 of 8
Listen
NIDS starts with community priorities, lived experience, and local knowledge.
The NIDS Smart Loop
Every project becomes learning for the next.
A continuous, community-led cycle connects local priorities with practical delivery, shared evidence, and long-term improvement.
Shared ownership
Stakeholders in the loop
Community
Identifies priorities, contributes local knowledge, participates, and assesses change.
NIDS
Facilitates planning, coordinates delivery, monitors progress, and carries learning forward.
Local government
Connects local priorities, public systems, coordination, and sustainability.
Donors / partners
Contribute resources, expertise, accountability, and shared learning.
Current impact
30+Years of service
22Districts covered
10,000+Women educated
1,000+Groups formed
Anticipated future impact
- Village banks established in rural Terai communities
- Expanded income generation through collective organic farming
- Continued advocacy for Indigenous land rights
- More scholarships for economically disadvantaged students
- A common platform for Tharu young professionals
- Expanded organic and commercial farming practices