National Forum for Advocacy Nepal

Restoring forests, empowering communities

NAFAN is a rights-based forum working with underprivileged and marginalized communities for fair access to forests, natural resources and biodiversity in Nepal. This season our field work is rooted in Bara.

Explore the Bara Project Who we are

9,500+saplings planted
8school eco clubs
29young defenders trained

Cleared ground at the Tamagadhi plantation block with forest trees and blue sky behind and planting crews in the distance — PlantationPlanting day at Tamagadhi4,100 saplings on a surveyed 1.1 hectare blockRead the story

A woman in a pink shawl receiving a mango sapling from a visitor on a village lane — PlantationFruit saplings for householdsAbout 5,000 saplings across 14 settlementsRead the story

Participants cheering and holding up certificates in the hall — YouthYoung human rights defenders29 young people, four days in SimaraRead the story

Women kneeling on a red mat sorting seed into paper packets — CommunitySeed sharing circlesWomen's groups sorting and sharing seedRead the story

Women pouring spices into a large karahi of oil beside a pile of firewood — CommunityTeej Dar 2083Meals cooked and shared in three Bara communitiesRead the story

Donate to 'NAFAN'

‘The National Forum for Advocacy Nepal’ aims to create an improved quality of life of the marginalized and disadvantaged people through advocacy.

Contact Us

The National Forum for Advocacy Nepal (NAFAN), founded in June 2004, is an NGO dedicated to improving socio-economic conditions, gender equality, and natural resource access for marginalized communities.

About NAFAN

National Forum for Advocacy, Nepal (NAFAN) is a common forum of right-based non-governmental organizations working to uplift the socio–economic condition, gender equality and access of underprivileged and marginalized community to environment, natural resource and biodiversity in Nepal.

It was formally established as a registered NGO in June 2004 with comprising the professionals of Human Rights, law, Environment and Development experts. It develops itself as an action oriented institution capable to influence, encourage, share political, economic, socio cultural and environmental policies and decisions of the state in the best interest of poor, marginalized groups and communities, and eco system through improved governance, gender equity and equality, decentralization and equitable sharing of benefits. NAFAN is actively engaged in supporting community resource management, enhancing capacity for advocacy skills, environmental justice and human rights.

Open the interactive map

New2026 season

Bara Project

Trees, young people and communities, side by side in Bara district. See every site on a map drawn from official Nepal boundaries.

7programmes
14settlements
3districts

Explore the project See the programmes

Boundaries: Survey Department, Government of Nepal, via HERMES. Sites: NAFAN.

What we do

Four areas, one aim: communities that thrive with their environment

Forests and landscapes

Community forestry, REDD+, watershed care and plantations that bring tree cover back.

Communities and wellbeing

Community organising, hygiene, sanitation, nutrition and conflict management, so local groups can lead their own change.

Youth, rights and inclusion

Training for young human rights defenders, advocacy, and gender equality and social inclusion in all we do.

Climate and wildlife

Climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction and practical ways for people and wildlife to share the land.

All thematic areas

Partners

We never work alone

Shanti Sewa GrihaAmnesty International (Hetauda)Sub-Division Forest Office, BaraTamagadhi Collaborative Forest User GroupHalkhoriya Collaborative Forest User GroupSchool eco clubs

Meet our implementing partners

Our Impact

Households Reached

0 K

Individual Directly Reached

Projects Implemented

0 +

Districts Covered

0 +

Message from the Executive Director

Dear Friends, Partners and Supporters,

Since 2004, the National Forum for Advocacy Nepal has worked from a single conviction: lasting change begins in the community, with people who are equipped to claim their own rights and shape their own future.

That conviction shapes everything we do. Our work spans social inclusion, gender equality, environmental conservation and the equitable management of natural resources. Through advocacy, community programmes and capacity building, we work to see that every voice is heard, and that communities take an active part in the decisions that affect their lives.

The challenges in front of us are real. Social inequity, environmental degradation and the exclusion of vulnerable groups are larger than any one organisation can solve alone. So we work alongside local communities, government agencies and civil society partners to build communities that are informed, resilient and able to lead their own development.

Our vision has not changed: a Nepal that is just, inclusive and sustainable. We invite you to walk that road with us.

Executive Director
National Forum for Advocacy Nepal