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Why partnerships matter at PSD Nepal

Progress in Nepal’s communities is a team effort. PSD Nepal partners with schools, universities, NGOs, government bodies, and responsible businesses to co-design solutions that are locally led and evidence-driven. Partnerships let us reach further (more communities, faster), do better (specialist skills in health, education, WASH, climate, and circular economy), and last longer (capacity building, maintenance, accountable governance). By sharing knowledge, resources, and responsibility, we turn short missions into sustainable impact—from safer classrooms and resilient gardens to health camps, child protection, and plastic-waste solutions. Together, we help communities lead their own change.

 

Universities & School Partners

PSD Nepal collaborates with universities, schools, and student organisations to deliver hands-on learning, research, and community impact in Nepal.

  • Bond University (Australia) — Since 2015 
    Student teams renovate and brighten schools, strengthen WASH practices, and introduce school gardening and basic climate-literacy activities in Gorkha and the Kathmandu Valley.

  • University of Edinburgh & University of Dundee (via the Scottish Universities Insight Institute) — Since 2021 
    Joint roundtables and pilot work on school & community gardens, positioning campuses as hubs for food resilience and climate–health learning.

  • Simon Fraser University (Canada) — Since 2023 
    Co-op/intern students support PSD’s office and environmental programs, contributing project support and communications capacity.

  • University of Aberdeen (Medical School), University of Oxford (Medical Electives) & Saint Mary’s College (USA) — Since 2004, 2003, 2014 
    Medical students undertake clinical electives and help deliver rural health camps alongside Nepali clinicians—expanding access to essential care and health education.

  • Oxford Development Abroad (University of Oxford) & BVDA (Bristol Volunteers for Development Abroad)— Since 2003, 2008
    Long-standing student-led summer cohorts supported classroom construction, WASH facilities (latrines, taps, soak pits), teaching, and community activities in multiple rural districts. (BVDA also ran a beekeeping training block in 2021.)

  • OxAdventure (global youth volunteer programme) — Since 2014
    PSD has begun partnering with OxAdventure to combine travel, volunteering, and cultural exchange. Recent volunteers from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia helped build a new playground at Siphal Home, Kathmandu(Upasana Memorial Playground Project).

  • HeiSDA – Heidelberg Sustainable Development Abroad (Germany) — Staretd 2017 
    Exchanges that promote enterprise skills and practical sustainability solutions (incl. school-based WASH/awareness during the COVID period).

  • ICE – Institute for Collaborative Education (New York, USA) — Since 2015 
    Arts-based learning (photography/film/storytelling), teacher support, and student exhibitions with partner schools in the Kathmandu Valley.

NGO Partnerships

  • Unforgotten Fund (UNFF, USA) — since 2021
    Focus: Education, health, and hunger relief for waste-pickers’ children; Learning Center (opened Sept 2022); after-school tutoring, WASH, monthly food rations; field social work.
    Notes: The Unforgotten Fund’s mission is to provide direct humanitarian aid and emergency relief to waste-pickers and other vulnerable, often overlooked populations worldwide, with zero overhead. The Unforgotten Fund currently serves projects in Nepal, India, and seven other countries. Operational since 2007, it delivers work in hunger, water, medical relief, and education—targeting aid to those not reached by other charities.
    The aim of this partnership with PSD Nepal is to equip waste-pickers—particularly children and their mothers—with sustainable skills for better livelihoods through formal education, vocational training, and practical skills training. The Unforgotten Fund remains one of the only charities in the world providing aid to vulnerable women and children surviving as waste-pickers in developing countries.
    For more information please visit: https://unforgotten.org/

  • Global Fund for Children (GFC) — since 2012
    Focus: Post-earthquake support for children through programs focused on environmental awareness, cultural enrichment, and personal/social development.
    Notes: This partnership has served over 4,500 children per year, providing after-school enrichment that increases general knowledge, builds confidence, and offers a safe environment for play. Children learn about nature, nutrition, and conservation while developing camaraderie, team spirit, self-awareness, and healthy expression.

  • CRED Foundation (UK) — since 2021
    Focus: Post-flood protection in Helambu/Melamchi (gabion wire for riverbank and school protection).
    Notes: PSD Nepal is proud to collaborate with CRED Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to education, community resilience, and social inclusion. CRED works with local partners to improve access to quality schooling, build skills for young people, and strengthen communities to face social and environmental challenges—especially empowering women and marginalized groups. Together, PSD Nepal and CRED Foundation share the vision of a more equitable and sustainable Nepal, where every individual has the chance to thrive.

  • Atmosfair gGmbH (Germany) — since 2022
    Focus: Langtang waste-management system: Community Recycling Center (Syabrubesi); village segregation & composting; mule/porter logistics; awareness; expansion of sites.
    Notes: CRC built and operating; additional segregation sites and awareness campaigns running 2023–2025.

  • Objectif Science International (OSI, Switzerland/France) — since 2021
    Focus: “A Plastic Story” — awareness and documentation around PSD’s plastic-waste work.
    Notes: Collaboration referenced in PSD communications.

  • Microbe Literacy Initiative (MLI, USA) — since 2021
    Focus: Microscope-based health education to study vaccine acceptance (COVID-19 & Typhoid) in Manohara, Bishnumati, and Godavari; implemented with NHRC and PSD.
    Notes: Training-of-Trainers in 2021; 20 community training batches completed in 2022.

Private Partners

FBBF ('Family Build Bold Future') - this initiative is led by Australian donors, supporting 22 children who leave Balmandir Orphanage Home in Panchkhal, Nepal, after Grade 10. PSD Nepal facilitates the support of these children, with educational resources, emotional support, and food supplements once they have left Balmandir Home.