Nepal Rural Development Organization (NeRuDO) established in 1991, is duly registered with the Government of Nepal (GON) as a non-profit multi service non govermental organization (NGO). NeRuDO is basically a Financial Intermediary Non Govermental Orgnization (FINGO). It has been implementing microfinance program obtaining financial intermediary license from Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) – the central bank of Nepal. The Organization is also affiliated with Social Welfare Council (SWC), an apex governmental regulatory body under Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare. NeRuDO, has been providing Microfinance services to the women of rural poor community of Nepal with small loan under group guarantee without any collateral for the last 10 years. NeRuDO’s microfinance activity initiated from Manarhawa village of Bara district ten years ago with a seed money and proper guidance received from Md. Yunus’s Grameen Trust is expanded now to four districts serving the poorest of the poor of the region.

As a multi service provider, NeRuDO has been also implementing various Community Development Programs to uplift socio-economic condition of the rural poor. It is involved in various rural sanitation and drinking water projects and, so far, has implemented various projects as such. The main objective of the organization is to implement poverty alleviation action programs including environment, conservation, health, sanitation, drinking water and non-formal education in the rural setting. The organization encourages local participation, especially voluntary labor contribution in planning and management for the sustenance of the program in the long term and emphasizes women’s participation in all program implementation. NeRuDO believes that unless income-raising activities are carried out side-by-side, community development activities and development efforts are less likely to be sustainable. While income-generating activities elevate the income status of rural poor, the community development activities bind them into a cohesive community force.