National Environment & Equity Development Society (NEEDS) Nepal is the secretariat of this network. NEEDS Nepal is a humanitarian and development organization dedicated to improving socio-economic development, humanitarian action/DRR/CCA & safer migration, and anti-human trafficking in Sudurpaschim province since 1999. NEEDS Nepal has three core working sectors i) Safe Migration & Economic Development, ii)Environment, Climate Change & Disaster Resilience, iii) Education, Health & WASH  with  GESI, Good Governance, and Humanitarian Response as cross-cutting themes.

NEEDS Nepal has developed its expertise in these sectors and various sub-sectors, specifically in safer migration, prevention of human trafficking, technical education & vocational training, climate resilience, economic development, livelihood, infrastructure development, humanitarian response, urban-DRR, disaster risk reduction, and management & flood resilience.