Social Service and Development Work
Gauri Pradhan has also been contributing a great deal in the field of social service. Since his college days he has been engaged in social service in the areas of building schools, libraries, health centres, and blood donations in different communities. He has also helped establish a number of childcare centres, community child services, schools, colleges, and hospitals in various parts of the country. Furthermore, he has coordinated many emergency relief support programmes for the victims of natural disasters, armed conflict and pro-democracy movement. He has also successfully served as the President of NGO Federation of Nepal (NFN) for the period of 2001-2003. He was also a member of the National Development Council during 2001-2003. He has delivered statements in various development forums including in the EU parliament on the issues of Nepal's development and human rights in 2006. He has attended several international development forums including the World Congress on Social Development held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1995, LDC Civil Society Forum held in Brussels (2001) and in Istanbul (2011) respectively.
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