Laxmi Pratisthan

Laxmi Pratisthan is a non-profit organization registered under the act of Nepal Government in 2010. Initiated by Mr. Bishnu Gautam as a special tribute to the late sons killed in separate road accidents in within the period of nine months in Nepal and U.S.A respectively is now a memorial foundation actively intervening diverse programs targeting most needy, vulnerable and poorest of the poor communities from the remotest of the remote parts of Nepal. Since its initiation, Laxmi Pratisthan is devotedly operational on Health, Education, Community Development, Skill Transformation, Women Empowerment and Traffic Awareness as a six thematic pillars of its vision. These thematic interventions were identified and are being implemented by the experienced members and staffs of the foundation. In 2015, after the mega earthquake occurred in Nepal, Laxmi Pratisthan carried out distribution of relief material to more than victims across various districts of the country and built new earthquake resistance house to 44 victims of Kavre district. Foundation also conducted 1 month long free medical camp in one of the badly affected area where medical support was provided to more than victims. Along with the aforementioned activities, currently the foundation is actively concentrated in Kanda, a village inhabited by the marginalized and underprivileged “Chepang communitiy”; who were forced to live rigorous life being deprived of the basic and fundamental rights of any common citizen. Considering the issues there, foundation decided to intrude through immediate actions, in an effort to empower the community and to uplift their living through the introduction of socio- economic and educational projects such as reconstruction of homes, agricultural reforms, establishment of well facilitated hostel, facilitation of clean drinking water and health and sanitation related awareness programs.