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Impact work in Banke
Mid-western Tarai district. Headquarters: Nepalgunj, a major regional hub.
Banke District · Lumbini Province
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Development projects in Banke
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Resilience through Early-Warning Systems and Insurance Transfer (RESIST)
Project to improve river level monitoring for flood early warning and expanding Index Based Flood Insurance coverage to climate impacted communities in Babai River, Banke District and tributary of Karnali Rivier Nepal.
Practical Action
active
Care for Cure Leprosy
Contribute to restart INF’s contribution to the containment of leprosy, through funding 1 bed in Green Pastures Hospital for 1 year, 1 bed in Surkhet Shining Hospital for 6 months, 1 bed in Banke Hospital for 6 months, and 1 leprosy detection and awareness camp where the need is greatest
EMMS International
active
Protection to community engagement: Managing Nepal’s youngest transborder National Park
The project will strengthen the status of tigers and tiger prey in Banke National Park (BaNP), (Nepal’s newestNP) while improving the socio-economic wellbeing of residents in two buffer zone communities, strengtheningthe relationship between park and people. These aims will be achieved by better management of the park’swildlife and habitats to improve tiger prey density, reducing human-wildlife conflict (HWC)developingconservation awareness and facilitating stewardship among communities, and the promotion of alternativeincome streams including tourism.
Zoological Society of London
active
Sunita - people in Nepal needing palliative care will receive it near home through integrated primary and specialist services and a caring society.
The Sunita Project is a three-year project (1 April 2022 – 31 March 2025), in which INF Nepal will be developing a Palliative Care and Chronic Disease (PCCD) Centre of Excellence at Green Pastures Hospital. Through clinical services, research and education/training, this project will support the National Strategy for Palliative Care, which was developed by palliative care experts in Nepal and was adopted by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in 2017. Over the three year project period a rural health care intervention in palliative care, will be designed, implemented and tested in Lamjung, Rukum and Surkhet and will roll out from second year in Kapilvastu and Banke.
International Nepal Fellowship
active
SDG-WASH Nepal Implementation
The Nepal WASH Alliance sub-programme (as part of the WASH SDG Programme) will work in four municipalities: Kohalpur and Baijanath in Banke district, and Bheriganga and Barahatal in Surkhet district. The Nepal WASH Alliance sub-programme will be implemented mainly by the local partners. These include: Lumanti, ENPHO, FSCN, BSP-N, Sahakarmi Samaj and Fedwasun, and supported by the Dutch WAI partners: Simavi, WASTE, RUAF, RAIN, Practica and Akvo. In line with the WASH SDG Programme strategy, the Nepal WASH Alliance sub-programme will be working on achieving sustainable and equitable use of WASH by all following the three strategic objectives below: 1. Improving behaviour change interventions leading to increased demand for improved WASH facilities and practices; 2. Improving WASH service provision leading to increased availability and affordability of WASH products and services, which contributes to sustainable and equitable access to WASH; 3. Strengthening the WASH governance and institutional framework leading to governments enabling efficient and effective delivery of inclusive and sustainable WASH services, which contribute to sustainable and equitable WASH. The Nepal WASH Alliance sub-programme has the following key targets: 1. Sustainably improving access to and use of safe drinking water for at least 23,500 people in rural areas and 18,000 people in urban areas. 2. Sustainably improving access to and use of sanitation for at least 64,000 people in rural areas and 43,100 people in urban areas. 3. Sustainably improving hygiene behaviours for at least 29,000 people in rural areas and 20,500 people in urban areas. For more information please visit www.wash-alliance.org or email Mingma Sherpa: Mingma.GyalzenSherpa@simavi.nl
Simavi
active
F.a: Promotion of Rights of Migrant Workers
People Forum is a non-governmental organization established in 2003 for the protection of human rights and promotion of rule of law in Nepal. Its work concentrates especially on different vulnerable groups. Migrant workers have been the main beneficiaries of previous projects. People Forum?s central office is located in Kathmandu, and the organization has had projects outside of the capital city in the following districts: Jhapa, Morang, Kaski, Chitwan, Banke, Sarlahi, Rupandehi, Nabalpur, Bardiya and Kavre. In addition, the organization has worked together with different partners in 20 districts and offered free legal aid service in 71 districts. Since its establishment in 2003, People Forum has based its work in six major working strategies: free legal service to migrant workers; advocacy for law reformation and policy implementation; public interest litigation; capacity development of migrant workers, government and non-government service providers; co-ordination and networking among the actors and research on legal issues of labour migrnation. Objectives of the project: Impact: The promotion of rights of migrant workers shall be the major impact of the proposed action. Outcomes: 1. Empowerment of migrant workers (right holders) to claim their rights. 2. Advocacy for rights of migrant workers. www.peopleforum.org.np
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
active
SDG WASH Nepal Inception
The Nepal WASH Alliance sub-programme (as part of the WASH SDG Programme) will work in four municipalities: Kohalpur and Baijanath in Banke district, and Bheriganga and Barahatal in Surkhet district. The Nepal WASH Alliance sub-programme will be implemented mainly by the local partners. These include: Lumanti, ENPHO, FSCN, BSP-N, Sahakarmi Samaj and Fedwasun, and supported by the Dutch WAI partners: Simavi, WASTE, RUAF, RAIN, Practica and Akvo. In line with the WASH SDG Programme strategy, the Nepal WASH Alliance sub-programme will be working on achieving sustainable and equitable use of WASH by all following the three strategic objectives below: 1. Improving behaviour change interventions leading to increased demand for improved WASH facilities and practices; 2. Improving WASH service provision leading to increased availability and affordability of WASH products and services, which contributes to sustainable and equitable access to WASH; 3. Strengthening the WASH governance and institutional framework leading to governments enabling efficient and effective delivery of inclusive and sustainable WASH services, which contribute to sustainable and equitable WASH. The Nepal WASH Alliance sub-programme has the following key targets: 1. Sustainably improving access to and use of safe drinking water for at least 23,500 people in rural areas and 18,000 people in urban areas. 2. Sustainably improving access to and use of sanitation for at least 64,000 people in rural areas and 43,100 people in urban areas. 3. Sustainably improving hygiene behaviours for at least 29,000 people in rural areas and 20,500 people in urban areas. For more information please visit www.wash-alliance.org or Simavi: info@simavi.nl
Simavi
completed
ACT COVID-19 Nepal
Nepal is currently in the grips of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second wave began from mid-April 2021, and daily infection rates have steadily been growing to a daily average of almost 9,000 per day from 300+ per day a month ago. As of 18th May 2021, a total of 5,411 deaths, 472,354 confirmed cases and 114,529 active cases have been recorded. The positivity rate, which is highest in the globe at this moment, is hovering around 45% nationally, with a transmission rate of 1.8 %. This rapid spike in cases can be attributed to several things such as relaxing of social distancing rules, reopening of schools, resuming mass gatherings for family functions, meetings, hosting political rallies and festivals, among others. However, a key factor has been the rise in Covid-19 cases, and the emergence of more infectious variants in neighbouring India. Nepal shares 1800 kms of open border with India; more than 50% of youth from Western Nepal work in India as seasonal migrants. With cases in India spiralling out of control, many migrant workers returned to their villages and towns in Nepal. Consequently, districts along the border with India such as Banke and Nepalgunj among others have become hotspots for the outbreak, along with Kathmandu, the most populous city in Nepal. Strain on the health care systems Nepal’s dependence on India for most supplies, has further aggravated the crisis, as India prioritises its own needs first. Currently, Nepal is not only facing critical shortages in vaccines, but also immediate lifesaving medical supplies such as oxygen, medicine and other medical supplies. As per the GoN, there is 1 ICU bed per 17,930 people, 1 ventilator per 34,048 people, and 1 doctor per 1,740 people in Nepal. Lack of crucial infrastructure such as ICU beds and ventilators, combined with inadequate preparedness, poor diagnostic capacity, shortages in trained health care professionals, and squeeze in the medical supply chain have created a perfect storm. Economic and social consequences Apart from public health consequences, the economic consequences of Covid are also alarming, especially for the workers in the informal sector and daily wage labourers. More than 50% of enterprises in Nepal are in the informal sector, with many affected by the prolonged lockdown in 2020, made worse by the ongoing lockdown orders, essentially bringing all economic activities to a standstill. World Bank last year stated that more than 1/3 of the population has been pushed below the poverty line by Covid. Lack of social protections, government schemes and assistance mean the most vulnerable are more at risk of falling into extreme poverty. Additionally, the crisis has also been linked to a rise in Gender Based violence and suicides. Government response to the crisis The GoN has been very slow to respond to the crisis, with concrete steps being taken only more recently. However, the delay in preparedness and early response means that the country’s healthcare system has been completely overwhelmed by the uptick in cases. Significantly, the central government’s decision to ask local governments to fund and run their own quarantine/isolation centres meant that the quarantine facilities were ill-equipped and underfunded. Rather than focusing on expanding the number of beds, securing oxygen supplies, ventilators, genomic sequencing machines, and vaccines with their own resources, the GoN’s early response was to rely on aid from international donors. Finally on May 11, Nepal’s Prime minister reached out to international community and directly requested support to help Nepal cope with the crisis. Similarly, Ministry of Health & Population, regulatory body of INGOs Social Welfare Council have urged development actors to support government initiatives of responding to covid crisis.
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Organizations represented in Banke
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ZSL Nepal
UK conservation INGO working in Nepal on tiger conservation, anti-poaching, and Tarai Arc landscape protection.
INGO
International Nepal Fellowship
Christian INGO working in Nepal since 1952 on leprosy, disability, palliative care, mental health and community development in western Nepal.
NGO
Kopila Nepal
Local NGO working with children in conflict with the law and disadvantaged children in western Nepal.
NGO
Maiti Nepal
Anti-trafficking NGO founded by Anuradha Koirala. Operates border interception teams, transit homes, prevention awareness and survivor rehabilitation across Nepal's India border.
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