Community Development and Environment Conservation Forum (CDECF) is one of the renowned and leading organizations of Sindhupalchowk district which was established in 1998
A.D (2055 B.S.) and registered as nonprofit making, nonpolitical and non-governmental organization in District Administration Office. It is also affiliated with and registered in Social
Welfare Council, NGO Federation Nepal and NGO Coordination Committee in 1998. The organization has its main office in district head quarter, Chautara and established project site offices at Melamchi Municipality and Indrawati Rural Municipality-7 as well. CDECF was formed with the objective of wise utilization of local resources with enhanced capacity of local people which ensure the livelihood opportunities for poor, deprived and destitute community people of society. From its inception, CDECF has been working on energy, environment, Agriculture, natural resources management, sanitation and health to improve health-economic status of community people especially women and deprived communities and community infrastructure development activities by involving them in various development processes through education, capacity building, health, advocacy, empowerment and income generation activities. It has adopted right base approach through social mobilization to uplift socio- economic of community people by promoting service delivery mechanisms and using local technologies to conserve and develop natural resources in order to foster sustainable development. In the process, CDECF works with the underprivileged groups, especially for promotion and practices of child rights, Early Childhood development, primary education, women leadership development and Good Governance.