CEADS

जनजाति तथा वैकल्पिक विकास अध्ययन केन्द्र
Centre for Ethnic and Alternative Development Studies (CEADS)
Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
Telephone/Fax No. 525895
G.P.O. Box No.: 3268

Notice

1. CEADS is conducting a wider consultation meeting from 20-21 September at Dhulikhel Lodge Resort. The participants were chosen as constitution assembly members, IPOs representatives, acedimicians and members of civil society.

2. CEADS is about to launch a weekly discussion called Dr. Hargka Gurung's contribution on state affairs on contemporary social issues in Nepal. The first talk programme scheduled on 23rd September in CA hall Baneshore, Kathmandu.

CEADS

Introduction

Centre for Ethnic and Alternative Development Studies (CEADS) was established in 1998 by a group of indigenous scholars with a vision to make it as a pioneering institution devoted to lead advocacy and policy dialogues on the indigenous peoples’ rights issues and agenda, and to provide alternative development thinking and approaches that link ‘development’ as the rights of and dignity of the indigenous people of Nepal. In its initial years of establishment, CEADS has worked with the National Federation of Indigenous Nationalities of Nepal (NEFIN) in undertaking baseline surveys of the indigenous communities and in designing ‘capacity strengthening training modules’ for the indigenous peoples’ organizations. This was a pioneering ‘project’ that ultimately transformed into the ‘Janajati Empowerment Project’ (JEP) at the NEFIN. In order to influence the policy dialogue on the national census 2001 and the enumerate the indigenous communities accurately, CEADS has organized series of public debates, seminars and workshops in Kathmandu.