SS is being recognised to be the leading exponent of the Facilitation for Empowerment and Social Transformation (FEST) process-led approach for the community development in Nepal, which was originally developed in the early 1900s. FEST is a “people-led development” approach, whichenables the community groups and institutions, as well as local government, to work towards a more just and interdependent society through critically-informed collaborative action. The approach aimed to help disadvantaged and marginalised people to combat fatalism and bring sustainable, justice-oriented change through community-based organisations that support participatory analysis, planned collective action, resource optimisation and mobilisation and constructive engagement with government and non-government agencies. Hence, the approach focused to reduce the external donor dependency and facilitate communities/CBOs to optimise and mobilise local and external resources in order to achieve their goals and provide support for capacity development in local government institutions to enhance them to make more responsive and accountable toward marginalised citizens.

FEST encompasses a distinctive process: This approach has five advantagesi.e.; Firstly, it gives new field practitioners a clear sense of the steps they must take to apply this unfamiliar methodology in practice.  Secondly, it introduces new practice elements in a measured way, such that they are better understood (and subsequently replicated) by community members.  Thirdly, it makes it easier to manage a FEST programme and to reconcile it with donors’ funding cycles.  Fourthly, it facilitates mutual learning between field teams who are advancing through stages of the process in different areas at the same time.  Finally, it keeps everybody (practitioners and communities alike) focused on the time-bound nature of the special opportunity FEST represents and the consequent need a) to use it well, and b) to avoid a dependency relationship.  Sahakarmi Samaj has been practicing FEST approach in its all programme intervention.

• Good governance:The governance process should be effective and strong to make any community and organisation more effective. We are committed to developing a more systematic method of working and, an appropriate level of responsiveness, accountability and transparency within our own organisation and within those communities and organisations in which we are working. We make them aware about an appropriate governance system and support them to develop good governance as a culture of the organisation.
• Equality:We treat all individuals equally rather than discriminating against or treating them unfairly, based on their thoughts/beliefs, caste, gender, race, religion, culture or community. In particular, we are committed to ensuring that we do not discriminate, on the basis of the above criteria, while providing any opportunities or distributing resources in disadvantaged and marginalised communities. 
• Awareness of both rights and duties: An individual has fundamental right to live with dignity and respect. We are committed to developing a culture of utilising your own right and performing your duties without violating others’ rights. Therefore, we are committed to making disadvantaged and marginalised people aware of their fundamental rights and duties. We ourselves also need to be are aware of our rights and duties.
• Human Rights Based Approach:Sahakarmi Samaj has been implementing its activities as per the Human Rights Based Approach. The organisation tries to empower both the rights holders and duty bearers so that people especially poor and marginalised communities will be able to enjoy their rights. The organisation empowers rights holders to claim their rights and empowers duty bearers to fulfill their obligation in line with the international human rights standard. Rather than adopting the confrontation approach of talking only about the rights, the organisation pays attention towards fulfilling the duties by the rights holders while enjoying their rights. This HRBA helps to promote the sustainability of development work, empowering people themselves— especially the most marginalised—to participate in policy formulation and hold accountable those who have a duty to act.