Soup will be recognized as a facilitating organization, which brings positive changes in the financial, social, health, educational, livelihood, community development, sanitation and environmental improvement of residential, migrated people, elder citizen, women and children who are poor and living in all urban and suburban areas of the country.
SOUP creates the conditions for women, men and children of the urban and suburban poor communities to improve their quality of life, by organizing them through their empowerment and the awareness of individual and community issues.
Organizing woman, men and children of urban poor communities through empowerment by developing the awareness of their own personal and communal problems and give them a positive change, sustainable improvement of socio-economic and living.
‘SOUP is the Society for Urban Poor’ is a non-profit social development organization which was founded in 2049 B.S. ( 1992) by a group of young involved members with good working experience within the field of various social developments.
SOUP’s goal is, to create the conditions for the urban poor to change their lifestyle and this way improve their quality of life facilitating and providing necessary support. SOUP aims to reduce the present multi problems of the urban poor, by stimulating their own ability to self-support and independence. The group “urban poor” consist not only of the financially poor people but also those who lack education, civil inertia, public policy awareness, personal health, sanitation, and environmental awareness. SOUP also addresses the issues of women who are highly disadvantaged in poor and low caste communities. The main working area of SOUP is sub-urban and urban areas of Nepal.
Soup have organized different program in sector like community development, educational sector, environmental sector and fundraising.
Capacitate the community women for the development of collective effort to analyze the common problems and take initiatives for solutions through micro credit program and group organization.
Support for skill development and capacity building for income generation.
Group organization of children for the development of their educational, intellectual and personal capacity.
Increase the access towards local authorities, NGOs and related agencies for catering the community problems towards solution.
Sensitization in regards of environment, sanitation and health to lead a healthy live style.
Capacity building of community based organizations and institutes.
Contribute your expenses of one cup of tea and three sticks of cigarette from today. Expand this exercise from home to home and from community to community. Participate in bringing positive change in the lives of urban poor.
Organize the different women groups through saving and loans program.
Formal and Non Formal Education. Soup is supporting formal and non-formal educational activities.
Educational training on solid waste management program in selected communities.
SOUP Support member, Recycle Good, Home stay, Calendar Printing and Trainings.
