About
Backward Society Education (BASE) envisions the creation of a society free of exploitation.
Mission
BASE
is committed to creating an equitable and progressive society through
social, economic, humanitarian and institutional development means, as
well as preserving traditonal cultures and the environment.
Description
We work for the welfare of all marginalized communities, particularly
those living in the mid west and far west regions of Nepal. BASE is an
NGO and grassroots social movement with over 200,000 members. The
movement rose from conscious young activists, whom seeing the negative
effects of the Kamaiya system bonded child labour on their communities,
decided to start a social movement to fight for its
eradication. The Kamaiya system was abolished in 2000. In an effort
to redress the negative effects of the Kamaiya system. notably poverty,
illiteracy as well as political and social discrimination. We have
formal and non-formal education programs to improve literacy rate. In
the conflict management field, BASE has programs to ensure the
protection of the rights of freed-kamaiya, child rights as well as
processes to monitor human rights violations. Additionally, BASE has
programs that provides livelihood support, education programs on water
sanitation, environmental sustainability, disaster preparedness and
response, infrastructure support and,the protection and promotion of
traditional and indigenous cultures.
Basic Info
| Founded | January 1990 |
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| Location | Tulsipur Municipality Ward No. 6, Nepal, Dang, Nepal |
| Awards | The founder and President, Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary, has received the following prestigious awards: - Ram Krishna Jiadayal Harmony, India 2003 - Anti-Slavery International, UK 2002 - Honors from the Southern Asian Institute at Columbia University, New York, USA 1994 - Reebok Human rights Awards, USA 1994 - Honors from Prem-LA, INC, and Boston University with the Reebok Human Rights 1994 - Ashoka Fellowship Award from the International Ashoka Fellowship, USA 1991 |
Contact Info
| Phone | +977-82-520055, 520043 Fax:+977-82-522212 |
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| info@nepalbase.org | |
| Website | http://www.nepalbase.org |
