Preserving Narad Sharma's legacy through research, learning, and community support
Narad Sharma was a community-centered development thinker, facilitator, and founder of Sahakarmi Samaj. The foundation serves as a memorial, a knowledge resource on Sahakarmi Samaj and FEST, and a platform for scholarship, education, and community-centered collaboration.
Researchers, universities, development practitioners, NGOs, donors, and community organizations are invited to learn, contribute, and work with us.
Research & Knowledge • Education & Capacity Building • Community Support
Remembrance continues here through study, shared learning, and community-centered work.
Foundation Overview
A memorial, a foundation, and a place to begin.
The collection introduces Narad Sharma's contribution, the purpose of the foundation, the work of Sahakarmi Samaj, and the context in which FEST emerged.
Who Narad Sharma was
Narad Sharma was a community-centered development thinker, facilitator, mentor, and founder of Sahakarmi Samaj whose work emphasized dignity, listening, and collective agency.
Explore the LegacyWhat Sahakarmi Samaj is
Sahakarmi Samaj is an organization shaped by Narad Sharma's vision of accompaniment, reflection, and locally rooted change rather than short-term, externally driven intervention.
About Sahakarmi SamajWhat FEST is
FEST stands for Facilitation for Empowerment and Social Transformation, a practice-centered approach associated with Narad Sharma's work, Sahakarmi Samaj, and transformative community development.
FEST ApproachOur Work
Research, education, and community support shape how the work is carried forward.
Research & Knowledge
Document Narad Sharma's life, ideas, and contribution to community-centered development through archives, publications, and shared learning.
Education & Capacity Building
Support students, practitioners, and institutions through reflection, study, mentorship, and learning spaces grounded in values-based practice.
Community Support
Encourage scholarships and community-centered initiatives that carry forward dignity, participation, and long-term accompaniment.
Ways to Engage
Work With Us
Researchers, universities, development practitioners, NGOs, donors, and community organizations can engage through study, collaboration, and long-term learning.
Researchers
Use the site as a starting point for study, documentation, and historical inquiry.
Universities
Engage for teaching, dialogue, reading lists, and future learning partnerships.
Development practitioners
Connect ideas from Sahakarmi Samaj and FEST to field practice and reflection.
NGOs
Explore collaboration around publications, capacity building, and community-centered methods.
Donors
Support scholarship, learning, and community initiatives that reflect the foundation's values.
Community organizations
Work with the foundation in ways that strengthen local leadership and shared learning.
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About the Foundation
Mission, values, and the purpose of preserving and carrying forward Narad Sharma's work.
Learn moreLegacy
Themes of mentorship, community-centered practice, and long-term influence that continue to shape the foundation's work.
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Writings, talks, and foundation learning resources connected to research and practice.
Learn moreFEST Approach
An introduction to Facilitation for Empowerment and Social Transformation and its relationship to Sahakarmi Samaj.
Learn morePrograms & Support
Scholarships, learning spaces, and community partnerships shaped by long-term commitment.
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