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Welcome to RRN!

Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) is a Nepali non-governmental, not-for-profit, social development organization, committed to driving positive change and empowerment in Nepal’s rural communities. It was initially set up as a small organization in 1989 by a group of graduates from the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), with its preceding name as ‘Grassroots Institute for Training and Services-Nepal’ (GRITS-Nepal). By subscribing to the basic principles of the International Rural Reconstruction, GRITS-Nepal was renamed and officially registered as Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN). Since then, RRN has grown to become the country’s fastest-growing NGO, executing various development programs and serving wide geographical areas and populations.

Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) has been granted Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of United Nations since 1997.

It is also accredited to the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

Our Vision

A world with JUSTICE, EQUALITY, PEACE and PROSPERITY for all citizens.

Our Mission

To improve the lives of the poorest rural people, particularly rural women, peasants, landless people and other disadvantaged and socially oppressed strata of Nepalese society by providing them opportunities for their socio-economic empowerment.

RRN credo

RRN credo

Go to the people,
Live among them

Learn from them,
Plan with them

Work with them,
Start with what they have

Build on what they have,
Teach by showing

Learn by doing, Not a
showcase but a pattern

Not odds and ends,
But a system

Not piecemeal, but an
integrated approach

Not to conform, but to
transform

Not relief, but release

Thematic Areas

RRN works with the poor and marginalized people of rural Nepal to empower them to meet their basic needs, enhance their livelihoods, and establish their own institutions. With over 500 personnel and volunteers

Sustainable Agriculture & Livelihood

Sustainable Agriculture & Livelihood

Agriculture provides employment opportunities to 66% of the total population and contributes about 36% of the GDP. Therefore, the development of the agriculture sector is key to the development of the national economy.

Education

Education

RRN has been engaged in the education sector for over 25 years. RRN’s education development approach is primarily concerned with raising awareness and social transformation in rural areas. This transformation includes vocational training for girls and out-of-s..

Health, Nutrition and Sanitation

Health, Nutrition and Sanitation

Majority of the rural population of Nepal do not have access to clean sanitized water, thus causing sanitization issues. RRN builds water stations around communal settlements which is free from contaminants. Wash programs that adopts Sustainable Service Initia..

Community Managed Infrastructure

Community Managed Infrastructure

For more than 25 years, RRN has continuously been engaged in the development and implementation of community managed rural infrastructures, such as paved paths, schools, health post, drinking water tanks. These infrastructures has benefited more than 2 million..

Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management

Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management

Flooding, by far is the most destructive force of nature that causes erosion of agricultural lands and human settlements.RRN is also a consortium member of DFID funded Nepal Emergency Relief Fund (NERF) since 2018 and also managing warehouse of emergency relie..

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

Nepal is a diverse, unequal and fragmented society, with 103 different social groups, distinguished by caste, ethnicity, religion and language.The Department for international development (DFID) supported ‘Community Development Programmeme (CDP) -Extension is..

Self Governance

Self Governance

RRN undertakes various activities regarding awareness-raising and empowerment of deprived and marginalised communities, organizing and mobilizing them to claim their rights and campaign against prevailing socio-cultural malpractices.The EU funded Girl-SAMVAD P..

Our Approach

All development programs in RRN center around the four-fold approach of Rural Reconstruction, serving as the fundamental framework that underpins its initiatives and operations.

Health

To prevent diseases and promote rights to health

Education

To prevent diseases and promote rights to health

Sustainable Livelihood

To fight poverty and hunger

Self-Governance

To promote self-reliance and overcome civic inertia through institutional development

Our Impact

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Projects

To promote self-reliance and overcome civic inertia through institutional development

Projects

To promote self-reliance and overcome civic inertia through institutional development

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