Bridge The Gap Nepal

Bridge The Gap NEPAL (BTGN) is a not-for-profit organization working with a vision of striving for equitable communities. It is registered in 2012 as an incorporated association in New South Wales, Australia.

The BTGN’s motto, Striving for Equitable Community, shapes its strategic focus on recognizing and addressing the needs and concerns of Disadvantaged Communities – the ‘disadvantage’ defined broadly as a condition of marginalization, exclusion, or exploitation of an individual or group in social, economic, cultural and political life due to certain race, class, caste, gender, ethnicities, indigeneity, abilities, access to services, and so on.

BTGN provides a good platform for all people; in Australia, Nepal, and around the world, to initiate, support, and foster community programs that aim to understand, recognize and address the social, economic, and cultural disadvantages faced by Nepali people in Australia and in Nepal. The focus is to address the root causes of socioeconomic inequalities and foster a more 'just society', thereby enhancing equitable communities.

Our approach is to work directly with and provide tailored support to the disadvantaged communities so that these communities are able to identify and solve their own problems. As such, BTGN believes in the power and resilience of the community, while it catalyzes the people's power as the driver of change.

BTGN programs and projects aim to strengthen and promote equitable Nepali communities in Nepal, in Australia, and all around the world. This is achieved through an open and accessible “not-for-profit platform” for individuals and organizations, especially those located in Australia and outside Nepal generally, to be able to contribute to the improvement of lives and livelihoods of disadvantaged Nepali communities in Nepal and Australia.