The Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) celebrated its 25th year in the country recently, marking it with a seminar in which its partners shared experiences in development cooperation. SNV has been involved in infrastructure projects and community development in remote areas of the country. Since 2000, SNV is more involved in an advisory capacity and has concentrated in two regions: Karnali and Mechi. In addition, it is also involved in a biodiversity conservation effort in the Tarai and Siwalik. SNV's most acclaimed activity has been the Biogas Support Program which has built 125,000 biogas digesters in 66 districts around the country. SNV Nepal director, Matthias Moyersoen, says his organisation's strategy is to create space for development despite the conflict. Together with International Alert, SNV is currently linking development with peace-building. Says Moyersoen: "In the actual context, it is very important to understand the conflict dynamics in the districts and to strive that all our programs are conflict sensitive and, wherever possible, conflict transforming."