Social Welfare Association of Nepal (SWAN) is a leading NGO of Nepal working in the field of health, education and community development in rural Nepal with the Government of Nepal and has been igniting hope in the lives of rural women and children of Nepal since 1994.

SWAN helps people achieve self-sustainability through all-around education, healthcare and resilient livelihood alternatives. As a development and humanitarian organization, its work focuses on needy children, disadvantaged women and marginalized communities, mostly in seven districts of Nepal: Baglung, Parbat, Sindhupalchok, Nuwakot, Humla, Udayapur and Gorkha. SWAN works in close collaboration with government line agencies, municipalities, rural municipalities, community-based schools, communities and all project stakeholders in these districts. Over the past 25 years, SWAN has witnessed some remarkable differences in the lives of individuals and communities with whom SWAN worked. Moreover, SWAN has also responded with humanitarian support during the time of crisis like the Nepal earthquake 2015, and the Covid-19 pandemic through the implementation of life-saving interventions.