Rural Development Center - Rudec

Rural Development Center - Rudec is a non-profit organization registered as a joint venture women owned small business and community development corporation. It provides consulting services related to environmental and rural development initiatives.

Rural Development Center - Rudec has been awarded two sub-contracts from the prime contractor DAI Global LLC for consultancy services to develop Water Use Master Plans for selected municipalities and rural municipalities. These contracts are likely part of a USAID-funded project aimed at improving water resource management in specific regions of the country.

Rural Development Center - Rudec has also been a sub-grantee under the World Wildlife Fund, Inc. as part of the Hariyo Ban II Program, funded by USAID. The program aims to improve conservation and management of the Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape and the Terai Arc Landscape in Nepal, as well as reduce climate change vulnerability in these areas. Rural Development Center - Rudec is part of a consortium alongside CARE, Federation of Community Forest Users Nepal, and National Trust for Nature Conservation. Their role focuses on addressing biodiversity threats, reducing poaching and illegal wildlife trade, mitigating human-wildlife conflict, and developing strategies for species conservation and translocation.