The Nepal Heritage Recovery Campaign as its primary task proposes an international effort to document theft of statuary and other tangible heritage from Nepal; develop and maintain a comprehensive database; maintain required communication internationally; work to ensure the restitution of the deities, as far as possible, back to the niches, plinths, and portals from where they were stolen; to work to place the returned objects in a dedicated museum or gallery where local restitution is not possible; and to alert institutions and individuals that hold looted tangible heritage of Nepal about the true ownership of the artefacts.

The Founding Members of the Campaign have long been involved individually as well as collaboratively to combat idol theft. The seven individuals represent a spectrum of activities, from community leadership to conservation architecture, journalism, museum curation, and cultural activism. The first Chairperson of the Campaign is Riddhi Baba Pradhan, former Director General of the Department of Archaeology, Government of Nepal. Satya Mohan Joshi, the eminent cultural historian, has agreed to serve as the Patron of the Campaign.