Community Development Forum (CDF) Nepal, a national level professional Non-governmental
Organization, is located in Doti district of Nepal. CDF was established in 1994 by a group of people
who have had wide & profound experience in community development activities at the grass roots
level, specially in the contest of far western region of Nepal. It was registered at the District
Administration Office is (reg. No. 36 ) focusing on socio-economic development issues of rural
communities. This encompasses leadership training, community mobilization for income generating
activities including technological assistance with livestock, high value cash crops for Poverty
alleviation and rural infrastructure upgrading. Equally addressed are health & sanitation issues,
HIV/AIDS, as well as Human Rights and Advocacy on Gender and cast based discrimination and
Peace & Development, as well as concerns about climate change impact on agriculture, forests,
water & sanitation.
CDF has initiated community development activities in a partnership approach with district local level
government agencies and NGOs as well as those on the National level.