Impact Locals · Nepal Chapter
Empowering Communities.
Inspiring Collaboration. Creating Lasting Impact.
A trusted platform where communities, institutions, businesses and local governments unite to build sustainable solutions that improve lives.
Sources: NRB FY 2024/25 · NASA/ERO · DoFE 2024 · NPC
What we do
Ten programs. One goal.
Every program tackles a real, measured problem — and every one is aligned with Nepal's national plans and the UN SDGs.
Education & Schools
Better public schools where children actually learn — labs, teachers, sponsors.
Learn moreE-Learning Portal
Free, Nepali-context online courses for teachers, youth and entrepreneurs.
Learn moreEducation Forum
Nepal's open online staffroom — teachers, parents and students helping each other.
Learn moreTourism
Community homestays and trained local guides — tourism income that stays in the village.
Learn moreSocial Entrepreneurship
Turning local problems into local businesses — seed grants and diaspora mentorship.
Learn moreCleaning & Environment
Clean wards, living rivers, zero-waste habits — ward-level action that scales.
Learn moreAwareness
The right information, in Nepali, at the right time — health, migration, digital literacy.
Learn moreEconomic Development
Jobs and income at home — so migration becomes a choice, not a necessity.
Learn moreResearch & Development
Local data for local decisions — baselines, dashboards, citizen science.
Learn moreOn the ground
Featured projects
Digital Shiksha Lab
Khandadevi, Ramechhap (Bagmati)
A solar-backed ICT lab serving 640 students across 5 schools. Computer exposure jumped 9% → 88%.
Full project profileSikles Sky-Trail Homestay Circuit
Madi, Kaski (Gandaki)
Three Gurung villages, 14 registered homestays, 640 guest-nights in year one — income that stays local.
Full project profileUdyami Didi Cohort
Mithila, Dhanusha (Madhesh)
30 women, 26 running businesses a year later — average profit NPR 9,200/month.
Full project profileProject profiles are illustrative examples developed for program design and partnership discussions.
Where we work
From Karnali to Koshi
Our model projects span five provinces — highland research in Jumla, homestays in Kaski, school labs in Ramechhap, enterprise in Dhanusha, clean wards in Sunsari.
- Jumla (Karnali) — research baseline
- Kaski (Gandaki) — homestay circuit
- Gulmi (Lumbini) — teacher e-learning
- Kathmandu — coordination hub
- Ramechhap (Bagmati) — school ICT lab
- Dhanusha (Madhesh) — women's enterprise
- Sunsari (Koshi) — ward waste model
Part of something bigger
The founding chapter of Impact Locals
Impact Nepal is where the Impact Locals principle — people helping locally — was first put to work. One movement, many chapters; each locally led, globally supported.
Visit Impact LocalsGlobal goals
Our work advances 8+ SDGs
Every program is mapped to a UN Sustainable Development Goal — local action, counted toward the world's 2030 agenda.
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Three ways to make it happen
Partner
NGOs, companies, local governments — a vetted local pipeline with open reporting.
Partner with usFund
NPR 600k–2.5M projects with before→after metrics. Small money, visible outcomes.
Fund a projectJoin us in building Nepal's future.
Together, connected communities create the foundation for lasting impact.