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Impact work in Rasuwa
Mountain district north of Kathmandu bordering Tibet; home to Langtang National Park.
Rasuwa District · Bagmati Province
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Development projects in Rasuwa
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CSRC Nepal
Oxfam together with Community Self Reliance Centre (CSRC), and with research by Dr. Navin Rai, examined the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) and FMO’s (Dutch Development Bank) implementation of its Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) commitment at the Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric project at Rasuwa Nepal. IFC is the lead arranger of the debt package for the UT-1 hydroelectric project involving eight other lenders among them the Dutch Development Bank, FMO. The financing is provided to the privately-owned Nepal Water and Energy Development Company (NWEDC) that is majority owned by the Korean Southeast Power Corporation. The research assessed and compared the extent to which the NWEDC’s interpretation of FPIC aligns with best practice andthe Oxfam definition of FPIC,and whether NWEDC behavior and process aligns with FPIC requirements as defined in IFC’s performance standards 7 on indigenous peoples. IFC’s performance standards 7 on indigenous peoples will be the primary standard againstwhich FPIC implementation will be evaluated, since FMO has adopted IFC’s performance standards. This research provided communities with the opportunity to express their views on how agreement-making with communities has taken place, how consent has beenreached, and how FPIC has been implemented. Documenting and sharing lessons learned with stakeholders nationally and globally is key in improving the situation for the affected communities of the Trishuli dam, as well as FPIC practices in Nepal, and around the world. This report follows and builds on research, carried out by LAHURNIP in 2017, in Rasuwa District. This research highlighted key concerns from communities related to inadequate consultation and engagement in decision making. In 2018 in a three-month period, an FPIC process took place, even though we can challenge the fact that the Free and Prior components were already violated, as land was acquired already back in 2011 and 2012. The need for Phase IV of the Advocacy Program (April 2025 –March 2026) stems from the notable progress achieved during Phases I, II, and III. These phases led to significant outcomes, including the inclusion of three additional villages in the IPP, raising the total number of beneficiary villages to 13. They alsoresulted in the development and endorsement of comprehensive IPP guidelines and the establishment of strong, cooperative relationships between the company, project team, and community members. Additionally, each village demonstrated their commitment by designing their own IPP programs and budgets based on their real needs, and the implementation of IPPs began in real field settings in 2024. Despite these accomplishments, there remain critical areas that require further intervention and strengthening. Onepressing issue is the need to increase the overall IPP budget to align with the specific needs of each of the 13 villages, ensuring it effectively reflects the priorities of the communities. Another crucial area is the expansion of the IPP's scope and budget to address the communities' requirements for additional land purchase for relocation support to seven vulnerable communities. Phase IV of the advocacy program will focus on tackling these challenges, further fortifying the program to meet the evolvingneeds of the communities and ensure its continued success.
Oxfam Novib
completed
Community Self Reliance Centre in Nepal
This is a FPIC Research follow-up/advocacy strategy. Oxfam together with Community Self Reliance Centre (CSRC), and with research by Dr. Navin Rai, examinedthe International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) and FMO’s (Dutch Development Bank) implementation ofits Free,Prior and Informed Consent commitment at the Upper Trishuli-1hydroelectric project.IFC is the lead arranger ofthe debt package for the UT-1 project involving eight other lenders among them the Dutch Development Bank, FMO. The financing is provided to the privately-owned Nepal Water and Energy Development Company (NWEDC) that is majority owned by the Korean Southeast Power Corporation.The research assessed and compared the extent to which the NWEDC’s interpretation of FPIC aligns with best practice and the Oxfam definitionof FPIC, and whether NWEDC behavior and process aligns with FPIC requirements as defined in IFC’s performance standards 7 on indigenous peoples. IFC’s performance standards 7 on indigenous peoples will be the primary standard against which FPIC implementation will be evaluated, since FMO has adopted IFC’s performance standards. This researchprovided communities with the opportunity to expresstheir views on howagreement-making with communitieshas taken place, how consent has been reached, and how FPIC has been implemented. Documenting and sharing lessons learned with stakeholders nationally and globally is key in improvingthe situation for the affected communities of the Trishuli dam, as well asFPIC practices in Nepal, and around the world. This report follows and builds on research, carried out by LAHURNIPin 2017,in Rasuwa District. This research highlighted key concerns from communities related to inadequateconsultation and engagement in decision making. In 2018 in a three-monthperiod, an FPIC process took place, even though we can challenge the fact that the Free and Prior components were already violated, as land was acquired already back in 2011 and 2012. This research contributes to Oxfam’s work on FPIC and financial institutions under the SIDA2GROW plan focusing on Leveraging progress within one IFI to encourage more IFIs to follow suit, with a specific emphasis on strengthening policy and/or practice regarding FPIC andmeaningful consultation for Indigenous Peoples and/or Local communities.
Oxfam Novib
completed
Reaching the Unreached People through WASH Services (RUWPS) in Nuwakot and Rasuwa District
The proposed second phase of this project will further cover around 20,000 beneficiaries in the same districts, through construction of 15 community water supply schemes and WASH facilities in 10 remote schools covering most vulnerable areas of 4 Rural Municipality (6 VDCs). This phase of project considers the evolving context of these two districts (two years after the earthquake) by taking into account the aspirations of people living in the area. The constraints posed by time and funds during the 1st phase are well-thought-out to ensure that this phase of project would leave no one behind. This project employs participatory methodologies that promote inclusion and community decision making, and is building the capacity of community based platforms including users committee, health management committee and school management committee. Considering the new federal structure in Nepal - Action Against Hunger and its local partners are building dialogue between communities and local government in order to increase government support for WASH sector and investment for sustainability of the WASH structure in the long run. Apart from this, this project will contemplate the integration of WASH and nutrition specially targeting the Severe/Acute malnourished children along with under 2 year old children from the targeted areas by implementing intensive WASH behaviour change related activities. Expected results: Unreached earthquake affected as well as nutritional vulnerable population have improved access to safe and sufficient water. WASH governance of water and sanitation user committee at targeted rural municipality is strengthen WASH related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices/behaviours of the nutritional vulnerable population are improved in the targeted area. Estimated 3,874 household
Action Contre la Faim France
completed
Sustainable Restoration and Reconstruction Project (SRRP)
PATRA, in consortium with Parivartan, has been working in 2 VDCs of Lahrepauwa and Daibung in Rasuwa district since right after the devastating earthquakes of April and May 2015. Parivartan PATRA provided livelihoods and WASH support to the population of 2800 families as part of the Cordaid project. The earthquake project activities were in two phases: 1) emergency response May-November 2015 and 2) reconstruction phase 1 December 2015 to 31 December 2017. This project is phasing out project. This project aims to extend WASH and livelihoods activities in these 2 communities for 1 year to ensure sustainability of the positive impacts achieved in NEO017 and responsible handover, as Cordaid is phasing out. Additional support will also be provided to vulnerable families on agriculture/livestock to increase their income and sustainability. About 540 household from the current resilient project will be technically backstopped in the livelihood sector to ensure they will have quality products, out of which 45 new families (from the Dalit community, women headed household and disadvantaged people) will be added and supported with goat/chicken production and Tunnel farming to support direct economic upliftment for them. An 100 additional households will also be provided with waste water collection and management support to encourage the clean house. These HHs will be used as volunteers to reach to further 400 HHs with the clean house concept. Planned activities include: - Strengthen market linkages and equipping the collection centres with necessary inputs. - Continue increasing goat production and nutrients - Enhance rural poultry - Continue seed production and coordinate demand for local seed - Support to farmer cooperatives - Technical support on tunnel farming and drip irrigation - Promote household Waste Water management and hygiene promotion - Operations and maintenance training for Water User Committees - Water source protection - Maintenance of the training centre
CAFOD
completed
Resilient rehabilitation of trails in highly affected communities of Gorkha and Rasuwa
Resilient rehabilitation of trails in highly affected communities of Gorkha and Rasuwa
People in Need
active
F.a: Dialogues on Sustainable Alternatives
SADED Nepal promotes grassroots democracy and ecologically sustainable society, using mainly the methodology of dialogues. The dialogues on sustainable alternatives will be carried out in particular on the following themes: youth and migration, biodiversit y and farming, and sustainable rebuilding. The dialogues are facilitated on different levels. On a village level in Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Dhading, Sindhupalchowk, Dolakha, Dhankuta and Sankhuwakhabha districts the dialogues seek to be an impetus for a lasting e mpowering platform. On a district or regional level dialogues take place between villagers and policy makers (wanting to challenge the usual top down policy making process), whilst the dialogues in the centre, in Kathmandu will reach out to students and na tional policy and opinion makers. The dialogues are also continued at the Social Forum process and the dialogues will in total be feeding into a policy alternatives building process (forming national consortium for policy alternatives) between different ac tors besides SADED, as trade unions and various youth groups, which will meet at regular intervals around the main themes of the dialogues. The outcomes of the dialogues, the ideas around sustainable alternatives, will be published and disseminated in the interconnected dialogue processes via newsletters, newspaper items, SADED's website (http://sadednepal.org.np) a journal and books.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
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F.a: Developing biocultural community protocols in Community Forestry in Nepal
Within the project members of five community forestry communities will be trained on the national and international legal context of biocultural community protocols. The same communities will document their biocultural life-heritage, develop biocultural co mmunity protocols and organize local campaigns to demand bio-cultural rights. Representatives of FECOFUN and local communities will participate in the meetings of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity to share the experiences related to the community p rotocols. Individual biocultural community protocols will be published at local level. In addition, FECOFUN will publish an evaluation report on the state of biocultural rights of local and indigenous communities to be shared at international fora. The bio cultural rights of the indigenous and local communities have been recognized in many international human rights and biodiversity instruments, but because of the reluctance of the Nepalese government, they are not implemented. Community forestry plans based on the National Forest Act emphasize technical standards rather than rights, so it is necessary to produce separate biocultural protocols. At Community level knowledge of international instruments such as the UN Biodiversity Agreement is weak, so it is ne cessary to increase it. Communities also need stronger campaigning capacity for biocultural rights to be included in forest management plans and forestry legislation. As a result of the project, the awareness of biocultural rights of local communities is e xpected to grow, the communities' biocultural life heritage will be documented and biocultural protocols will be drafted, government and other actors will recognize the community's cultural rights and the campaigning capacity of the community will be stren gthened to defend the rights. FECOFUN and local community representatives will be able to effectively participate in national and international forums and share the publication with wider audiences. The beneficiaries of the project are the members of the s elected five Community Forestry Groups in the following districts: Bardiya (Tharu People, Khata Corridor), Sunsari (peasants, Ramdhuni Cultural Forest), Kathmandu (Tamang people, Shandong National Park Buffer Zone), Rasuwa / Nuwakot (Tamang People, Lantang National Park Buffer Zone), Dhading / Gorkha (various populations, Community Forest adjacent to the Budigandaki hydropower project). 'Biocultural Rights' is a concept related to the international
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
active
F.a: Development Aid to Victims of Gorkha Earthquake among Persons with Disabilities in Rasuwa
Support to disabled victims of Nepal earthquake, for building temporary shelters.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
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