{"id":11,"date":"2018-07-02T10:32:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T10:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therelieftrust.org.np\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-10-12T05:47:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T05:47:58","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/therelieftrust.org.np\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Relief Trust (<em>Dhukha Niwaran Guthi<\/em>) Nepal is a non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 1974 (B.S. 2030) in Kathmandu by Late Mr Til Bahadur Lokhsum and his friends for humanitarian service, advocacy and social development, at a time when only very few social service organizations were in existence in Nepal. The Relief Trust (TRT) is registered under the <em>Sanstha Darta Ain<\/em>, 2034 B.S. in District Administration Kathmandu and affiliated with Social Service Council (No. 15, 1977 A.D.). TRT is tax exempted by In-land Revenue Department, Govt. of Nepal. TRT has been performing different activities i.e. &#8211; advocacy, social service, training, research and developmental work in accordance with government policy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/therelieftrust.org.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23.jpg?resize=300%2C221\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/therelieftrust.org.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/therelieftrust.org.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/therelieftrust.org.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23.jpg?resize=1024%2C755&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/therelieftrust.org.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23.jpg?w=1416&amp;ssl=1 1416w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Founder President, Late Mr Til Bahadur Lokshum in black cap<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Vision:\u00a0 <\/strong>The Relief Trust (TRT) envisions a community\/nation where social justice, equality, peace, harmony and prosperity prevail for all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission:<\/strong>\u00a0 To support the needy and vulnerable groups by providing and promoting psychosocial support, service, advocacy, education, livelihood programs and developmental activities, based on the policy of local, provincial and union Government of Nepal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To work for overall development of Children, Youth, Women\/Girls, LGBTIQ+, and Senior Citizen along with protecting their rights and promoting social justice.<\/li>\n<li>To conduct various types of educational activities for peace and sustainable development.<\/li>\n<li>To provide psychosocial and other health issues, WASH, including para-legal support.<\/li>\n<li>To sensitize and prevent violence through training, workshop and advocacy.<\/li>\n<li>To protect, empower and support the people having different kinds of disabilities<\/li>\n<li>To empower underprivileged single women, marginalized groups through various income-generating projects.<\/li>\n<li>To work on environmental security, climate change and adaptation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Advocacy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Advocacy on policy formulation and implementation for holistic well-being community safety, security, and social justice, relief support and rehabilitation for survivors of conflict, crime and disasters including the needy groups from local to national level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Executive Board<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ms.Pempa Chemjong, Chairperson<\/li>\n<li>Mr.Nishcal Kumar Lama, Vice-Chairperson<\/li>\n<li>Ms.Radha Thapa, Secretary<\/li>\n<li>Mr.Daya Sagar Dahal, Treasurer<\/li>\n<li>Ms.Tula Rana, Executive Member<\/li>\n<li>Mr.Sher Bahadur Thing, Executive Member<\/li>\n<li>Ms.Sita Budha, Executive Member<\/li>\n<li>Mr.Santosh Loksum, Executive Member<\/li>\n<li>Mr.Samir Khadka, Executive Member<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Advisory Board <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ms.Chetana Lokshum<\/li>\n<li>Mr.Suryakanta Poudel<\/li>\n<li>Mr.Shubhendraman Shrestha<\/li>\n<li>Mr.Santosh Kumar Poudel<\/li>\n<li>Ms. Krishna Kumari Bista<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Management Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ms.Chetana Lokshum, Executive Director\/Senior Psychologist<\/p>\n<p>Ms.Bebi Shah,Project Coordinator\/GEDSI Expert<\/p>\n<p>Ms.Saleema Bhattarai, Program Coordinator\/PSC trainer<\/p>\n<p>Ms.Manita Khadka, Training Coordinator\/PSC Trainer<\/p>\n<p>Mr.Raj Lama, Admin\/Finance<\/p>\n<p>Ms.Jyoti Kumari Jha, Counseling Psychologist<\/p>\n<p>Ms.Suchita D.C, Counseling Psychologist<\/p>\n<p>Ms.Anu Chaudhary, Psychosocial counselor<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Sabina Rai, Office Assistant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background The Relief Trust (Dhukha Niwaran Guthi) Nepal is a non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 1974 (B.S. 2030) in Kathmandu by Late Mr Til Bahadur Lokhsum and his friends for humanitarian service, advocacy and social development, at a time when only very few social service organizations were in existence in Nepal. The Relief<\/p>\n<div class=\"readmore\"><a class=\"btn slider-btn1\" href=\"https:\/\/therelieftrust.org.np\/index.php\/about\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":125,"url":"https:\/\/therelieftrust.org.np\/index.php\/who-we-are\/","url_meta":{"origin":11,"position":0},"title":"WHO WE ARE","author":"TRT Nepal","date":"July 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Background The Relief Trust (Dhukha Niwaran Guthi) Nepal is a non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 1974 (B.S. 2030) in Kathmandu by Late Mr Til Bahadur Lokhsum and his friends for humanitarian service, advocacy and social development, at a time when only very few social service organizations were in\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/therelieftrust.org.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23-300x221.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":128,"url":"https:\/\/therelieftrust.org.np\/index.php\/our-journey\/","url_meta":{"origin":11,"position":1},"title":"OUR JOURNEY","author":"TRT Nepal","date":"July 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"INTRODUCTION: The Relief Trust (Dhukha Niwaran Guthi) Nepal is a non-profit and non- governmental organization (NGO) established in 1974 (B.S. 2030) in Kathmandu by late Mr. Til Bahadur Lokshum and his friends for humanitarian service, advocacy and social development, at a time when only very few social service organizations were\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12,"url":"https:\/\/therelieftrust.org.np\/index.php\/contact\/","url_meta":{"origin":11,"position":2},"title":"CONTACT","author":"TRT Nepal","date":"July 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Contact Us The Relief Trust (TRT) Basundhara 3, Kathmandu Nepal Executive Director 01-5903066","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":37,"url":"https:\/\/therelieftrust.org.np\/index.php\/collaboration-alliances\/","url_meta":{"origin":11,"position":3},"title":"COLLABORATION","author":"TRT Nepal","date":"July 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Nepal Police, Directorate of Women and Child Service Nepal Police Hospital District Public Health Office \u00a0 Wild Life Conservation Nepal (WCN)\u00a0 Prisoner's Assistance Nepal (PA Nepal) \u00a0 Universal Peace Federation Nepal Global Peace Fund (GPF) School of psychology and meditation (PeDS) Former Police Council Nepal\u00a0 Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT)\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":406,"url":"https:\/\/therelieftrust.org.np\/index.php\/stress-management-and-psychological-first-aid-pfa-online-training\/","url_meta":{"origin":11,"position":4},"title":"Stress Management and Psychological First-Aid -PFA (Online Training )","author":"TRT Nepal","date":"March 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\" \u0926\u0941:\u0916 \u0928\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u0917\u0941\u0920\u0940 (The Relief Trust), in collaboration with UNICEF, conducted training for 120 Nepal Police officers working in different districts of the country under the Directorate of Women, Children, and Senior Citizen Services. 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