Service in Nepal is not a new phenomenon. Traditional approaches to service based on voluntarism, however, have begun to fade as NGO-sponsored volunteer organizations and state-sponsored service programs have taken on a larger role in the country. State-sponsored service programs and NGOs, however, have not necessarily promoted citizenship. This paper explores the relationship between service and citizenship in Nepal with a mixed method study of participants in two national service programs: the National Development Service, established in the 1960s, and the National Development Volunteer Service, established in 2001.
Project: The Rise and Fall of National Service in Nepal
Citation
Bhatta, C. D. (2009). The rise and fall of national service in Nepal: A critical study of service and citizenship building in Nepal (CSD Research Report No. 09-30). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.