About Frontline Nepal
The Entrepreneurship and Development Foundation (FEDF) — A grassroots non-profit empowering youth and communities across Parbat and Nepal since 2011.
Youth Centered, Youth Led, Non-Profit Organization
‘Frontline Nepal, The Entrepreneurship & Development Foundation’ (FEDF) was established on 26th November 2011 (2068 Mangsir 10 B.S.). The organization is formally registered under the Organization Act of Nepal 2035 and affiliated with the Social Welfare Council (SWC) in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Since our inception, Frontline Nepal has functioned as a dedicated social catalyst committed to social entrepreneurship, youth self-employment, and sustainable environmental development. We believe in the flourishment of youth potentiality to bring about positive attitudes and creative enterprise.
Our Vision
“Frontline Nepal envisions a prosperous society without poverty, where every person enjoys equal opportunity and lives a dignified life.”
Our Mission
- Empower youth through education, employment, substance abuse reduction, good governance, and active policy participation.
- Transform local community skills and ideas into viable, productive micro-enterprises and self-reliance culture.
- Identify and optimize local human, financial, and physical resources for long-term poverty alleviation.
Our Target Groups & Priority Communities
Frontline Nepal exercises positive discrimination to uplift the deprived and marginalized classes across rural and peri-urban hubs.
Primary Focus
Catalyzing self-confidence, vocational proficiency, and leadership in young people and rural women who serve as the backbone of family livelihoods.
Priority Communities
Ensuring equal access to enterprise incubation, skill training, and decision-making for traditionally excluded groups.
Vulnerable Populations
Providing tailored micro-livelihoods, accessible workspaces, and social protection support for differently abled individuals.
What We Seek to Accomplish
Create a social entrepreneurship and sustainable development-friendly environment at the grassroots community level.
Provide skill transformation, equipment training, and inspiration to youth and women in marginalized communities.
Create employment opportunities through sustainable, environment-friendly Productive Agro-Enterprises (PAE) and Non-Timber Forest Product (NTFP) projects.
Establish the Youth Entrepreneurship Resource Center (YERC) and build the Social Network to Promote Entrepreneurship (SNPE).
Guiding Core Values
- Youth Empowerment, National Empowerment: Youth are the bedrock of nation-building.
- Social Justice & Unity: Upholding unity across diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Equitable Opportunity Distribution: Preventing resource monopolization.
- Positive Discrimination: Prioritizing upliftment of vulnerable classes.
- Organizational Transparency: Open books, public audits, and democratic accountability.
- Community Participation: Engaging grassroots voices in policy formulation.
- Local Innovation & Technology: Harnessing indigenous wisdom and appropriate tools.