OUR STORY
Seven VDCs, One Shared Vision
When CRED was established in January 2008, the seven Village Development Committees of Mandan and Deupur stood at very different starting points. Some schools were progressing steadily; others were struggling to deliver even basic academic outcomes. There was no shared standard connecting them — a child’s education depended heavily on which VDC they happened to be born into.
CRED’s founders set out to close that gap. Their vision was to work jointly for the overall development of education across all 7 VDCs — not favoring the stronger schools over the weaker ones — with CRED acting as a facilitator that could set a minimum standard every school would work toward, and ensure even the most remote schools had basic ICT facilities to build on.
That founding vision grew into a broader goal: to transform rural communities into “Open Schools” — places where accessible, quality education bridges the digital divide, empowers women, and builds holistic capacity through local ICT, health, and cultural initiatives working together, not as separate programs.
A Rare Continuity
“Open School” isn’t a phrase coined for this website — it was CRED’s founding goal in 2064 BS, independently documented again by outside observers in 2011, and still the organizing idea behind CRED’s work today. The same guiding principle, unbroken, for two decades.
Our Network
CURRENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The committee currently governing CRED’s day-to-day operations and long-term direction.
Janardan Nepal
Chairperson
Ram Bahadur Tamang
Vice Chairperson
Rajan Parajuli
Vice Chairperson
Himal K.C
Treasurer
Rabina Limbu
Joint Secretary
Shiva Kumar Paudel
Secretary
Surendra Prasad Paudel
Joint Secretary
Members
Aananda Sapkota
Member
Balendra Bhatta
Member
Bed Prasad Khatiwada
Member
Bidur Prasad Lamsel
Member
Dipak Prasad Paudel
Member
Indralal Shrestha
Member
Jhalak Prasad Paudel
Member
Keshav Prasad Sapkota
Member
Khumraj KC
Member
Mohan Kumar Khadka
Member
Prem Bahadur Basnet
Member
Pushpa Parajuli
Member
Pushpa Ram Sapkota
Member
Pushparaj Awasthi
Member
Ramhari Khadka
Member
Rukmani Nepal Paudel
Member
Shalikram Shrestha
Member
Shivaram Sapkota
Member
Shiva Prasad Parajuli
Member
Suman Kumar Ghising
Member
Sudarshan Timalsina
Member
Sudarshan Sapkota
Member
Urmila Nepal
Member
OUR People
OUR ADVISORY TEAM
Resource persons and advisors, from within Mandan Deupur Municipality and beyond, supporting CRED’s work at the national level.
Prof. Dr. Kedar Bhakta Mathema
PAst Vice Chancellor, Tribhuvan University
A renowned academician who has motivated the organization towards student-centric teaching and learning activities.
Krishna Prasad Sapkota
Then-lawmaker . founding chairperson, cred
An expert in local development in Nepal who continues to motivate the team and regularly provides valuable insight on its activities.
OUR NEtwork
Our Member Schools
All 53 member schools across Mandan Deupur Municipality are automatically part of CRED’s network – every teacher, SMC member, and PTA member within them is a General Member of the organization.
53
Member schools, Across 13 wards
371
Total members drawn from these schools
0
Schools left out — full network from day one
Transparency
Annual Reports & Downloads
CRED’s annual General Assembly reports available for members, partners, and the public.
Annual Report – FY 2082/2083
Programs, achievements & forward plan