Education Support Program
19/08/2025
About US
Global
Cooperation for Development (GCD) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, and
non-profit organization registered under the Companies Act, 2006 (Registration
No. 174391/074/075) and Lalitpur Metropolitan City (Ward No. 25). Since its
establishment in 2017, GCD has been dedicated to addressing the pressing
challenges faced by Nepal's underprivileged, marginalized, and vulnerable
communities, with a focus on health, education, poverty alleviation, and
disaster resilience.
Nepal's
development landscape is marked by multifaceted challenges, including
educational gaps, malnutrition, climate vulnerabilities, and agricultural
inefficiencies. In response, GCD, with support from the China Foundation for
Rural Development (CFRD), implements integrated interventions to foster
sustainable change. The organization's humanitarian efforts have provided
critical relief to disaster-affected communities, supporting 760 families in
Doti, Manang, and Rasuwa in 2022, and delivering 3,906 food packs, 2,000 family
packs, 2,000 warm packs and 366 winter kits to earthquake victims in Jajarkot
and West Rukum in 2023.
GCD's Smiling
Children Program combats malnutrition by providing school meals
benefiting 17,329 numbers of students with the total 56,95,717 meals,
while its Education Support Program (Panda Pack) benefiting
43,167 number of students; ensuring marginalized students have access to
essential educational supplies and warm clothes to resist in winters, improving
enrollment, retention and attendance rates. In agriculture, GCD drives
transformative change through initiatives like the Tea Value Chain
Enhancement Project, Greenhouse Vegetable Production,
and the Hybrid Rice Technology Park—developed in partnership
with the Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Foundation for Rural
Development (CFRD) and Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) to increase
rice yields from 3.5 to over 8 tons/hectare. Disaster risk reduction efforts
include installing early warning systems in flood-prone areas, and
post-pandemic recovery programs have been completed in 30 schools, benefiting
18,000 students.
Aligned
with Nepal's Agriculture Development Strategy and
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), GCD adopts a
holistic approach to empower communities, enhance food security, and build
resilient livelihoods. The organization prioritizes partnerships with national
and international entities, government agencies, and local stakeholders to
amplify its impact.
"Together, we build resilience, opportunity, and hope."