Makawanpur-based Manahari Development Organization (NDO) received the UNEP Sasakawa Award-2010/11.
The award is given to two organizations working for poverty alleviation, environment conservation and social development sectors.
Another organization of Guatemala also received the award.[break]
According to NDO coordinator Top Bahadur Shahi, Executive Director Khop Narayan Shrestha received the award in Nairobi of Kenya amidst a program on Wednesday.
The organization said the awarded amount will be spent in development works in Makwanpur.
NDO has been running different programs since 2004 with financial support from small small subsidy programs of UN World Environment Fund targeting Chepang and Tamang communities.
As part of its program, NDO encourages villagers to plant banana, pineapple, lemon, orange, Amliso and asparagus in an integrated way.
A total of 4,300 households---2,000 in Makawanpur and 2,300 in Udayapur---have been benefited from the programs.
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