PHASE (Practical Help Achieving Self Empowerment)

PHASE is a partnership between several international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) registered in Austria, Nepal, the United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK). The organisations specialise in improving health and education services and livelihood opportunities for disadvantaged populations and most of this work takes place in Nepal. PHASE aims to support the most vulnerable (women, children, low castes, the very poor and people with disabilities) to break the cycle of poverty. It assists communities and local authorities to work together in creating a self-sufficient future. The acronym, PHASE, stands for "Practical Help Achieving Self Empowerment" and describes the working ethic of the organisations.

PHASE was founded in 2005 by a group of friends, united by an interest of working in Nepal. PHASE later established several partnerships and now operates as PHASE Austria, PHASE Nepal, NTTI and PHASE Worldwide.

PHASE’s mission is to support disadvantaged communities, to provide people with opportunities and to encourage community centred and sustainable development. Its approach is described as inclusive, non-political, non-religious and non-discriminatory.

PHASE Worldwide received funding in 2014 from the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID)

PHASE Austria raises funds for various aspects of PHASE Nepal’s work, particularly in the field of education. In 2011, PHASE Austria secured a grant from the city of Vienna for this education work.

PHASE Nepal implements community based projects in remote communities in Nepal. The organisation aims to help the most vulnerable in Nepalese villages to make their way out of poverty. PHASE Nepal works with communities and local authorities to build the foundations for a future that does not rely on outside sources of funding. PHASE Nepal is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal.

PHASE Worldwide raises funds and provides technical expertise to PHASE Nepal. PHASE Worldwide is headquartered in Rotherham, UK. A board of trustees oversees the organisation to ensure its core values and purpose are reflected in the way it operates.

PHASE works in partnership with individual volunteers and organisations to improve the delivery of programmes. Partnerships include the Child Welfare Scheme, volunteering programmes for NHS health professionals, links with the University of Sheffield and St George's, University of London that allow students to experience Nepal as part of their education, partnerships with several hospitals and general practices in the UK which support work in Nepal, and a partnership with Hewlett-Packard who provided a team of PHASE health workers with notebook computers for their health posts and a notebook for electronicrd storaSE Nepal headquarters.

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