Environment and Public Health Organisation

ENPHO is a service-oriented national Non Governmental Organization, established in 1990 that envisages contributing in sustainable community development by combining research and actions through the integrated programs in the environment and public health areas.

ENPHO at present runs a government accredited laboratory for environmental monitoring and analysis and is actively involved in promoting eco-friendly technologies such as SODIS, Ecosan toilets and waste water treatment through reed bed systems.

Mission

DEVELOP AND PROMOTE APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES TO ENABLE SOCIETIES BECOME ECO-FRIENDLY.

Introduction

ENPHO is a service-oriented national Non Governmental Organization, established in 1990 that envisages contributing in sustainable community development by combining research and actions through the integrated programs in the environment and public health areas.

ENPHO at present runs a government accredited laboratory for environmental monitoring and analysis and is actively involved in promoting eco-friendly technologies such as SODIS, Ecosan toilets and waste water treatment through reed bed systems.

In order to achieve its goal, ENPHO is working in close partnership with government, non-government and community based organizations to conduct the following activities:

  • Conduct research and develop appropriate technologies that are acceptable to local communities
  • Demonstrate eco-friendly technologies and practices
  • Develop and implement effective strategies to promote eco-friendly technologies
  • Implement of Community Development programs
  • Network with partners for coordination and advocacy
  • Develop and conduct trainings on various subjects of environment, social mobilization and public health

ENPHO is governed by a General Assembly which comprises of 87 members from various technical and non-technical fields. The General Assembly makes the major decisions on policy issues and elects an Executive Board once every three years. The 10-member executive board headed by the Chairperson monitors and guides the execution of various activities. The day-to-day operation of the organization is managed by a team of 42 staff members headed by the Executive Director.

Latest news

HUMLA: First Initiation Towards sustainable Sanitation

20th Jul 2011

Humla is one of the remotest districts in Nepal where people don't have access to basic needs including water and sanitation facilities. On March, 2011 one social worker and two local masons from Humla district approached to ENPHO requesting to provide training on ECOSAN toilet. They received hands on training on construction of ECOSAN toilets from ENPHO within Nepal Node for Sustainable Sanitation (NNSS) project.

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Knowledge and Information Sharing in SACOSAN-IV

14th Jun 2011

Dr. Suman K. Shakya, Executive Director of ENPHO and Board Member of RCNN has presented a paper on “Decentralizing resource centers for WASH sector learning and sharing” at Technical Session-Group Discussion on Knowledge management & Information exchange in “Fourth South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN-IV) in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 6, 2011.

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