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NCARD Brochure
Author: NCARD

National Coalition Against Racial Discrimination (NCARD) is a network of organizations with a national and regional outreach; a mandate and commitment to combat the discrimination and exclusion of communities and peoples in Nepal. NCARD recognizes the need to attack the very foundations and roots of structural discrimination that lead to social, political and economic exclusion. Being action-oriented, independent non-governmental network it was registered with District Administration Office (DAO) in 2060.05.29 and 2060. 7.25 with Social Welfare Council (SWC) respectively in Kathmandu. It was established by an alliance of various groups suffering from racial and other forms of discrimination. They include Indigenous Nationalities (INs), Dalits, religious minorities, Madhesis, Kamaiya, Ex-British Gurkhas, women's rights and human rights groups etc. NCARD is a post- Durban follow up network born out of the National Preparatory Committee (NPC) formed for the UN world conference against racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Durban, South Africa in 2001. It now works as a network of various coalitions active in the country.

NCARD focuses on campaigns and movements to eliminate the discriminations. rather than projects. Major roles of NCARD rely on implementation of World Conference against Racial Discrimination (WCAR) in its Program of Action (POA).

Vision:

NCARD extremely opposes all forms of racial discrimination prevailing in Nepal which is one the root causes of exploitation we are facing even today. Therefore, it believes in antiracial discrimination making a long term strategy. Commitments on Durban declaration ratified by state party and concerned authority are compelled to be implementation in course of action-oriented campaign. Our vision is to make our country, a place, where all kinds of racial discrimination are eliminated and people are living in harmony in accordance with universally agreed standard and practices.

Mission:

The Mission of the NCARD is to work towards the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination and other discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance against all the persons, groups and communities in Nepal.

Objective:

The main objectives of NCARD is to come up with periodic action plan related to various victim groups in that the whole NCARD movement can be directed to reducing inequality injustice and intolerance with proper means.

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