DUF - Danish Youth Council

The partnership between Eureka Leo Club (LEO) in Kathmandu, Nepal, and the Youth Council of Mariagerfjord (MFU), Denmark. The main activities will revolve around ‘speaking up’ despite generational or cultural differences or inequality of opportunity. The collaboration aims to be a sustainable project empowering young people between the age of 16-28. Nepal is relatively new-democratic, whereas in Denmark we have only lived in a democracy. We will explore activities that can inspire and empower young people to participate and take a stand, in order to feel a part of society and to prevent that we don’t take democracy for granted. In addition, the preparatory study will strengthen our relations and ensure a jointly written pilot project.

The aim of the Partnership Project is to increase knowledge on SRHR (Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights) and mental health among Nepalese students from grade 7, 8, 9 and 11 of Tanahun district through teaching, formation of student clubs and advocacy work The primary target group will be involved in various numbers of activities during the Partnership Project, which include interactive lectures, workshops, and peer-to-peer transfer of knowledge to other students All activities will be based on a baseline questionnaire conducted in the beginning The project will work together with local stakeholders and persons of interest to ensure sustainability and local support The project will furthermore focus on capacity building of PSRN-sc and IMCC Nepal, and the strengthening of our partnership

The aim of the pilot project is to develop volunteerism among young people in a place where it is practically non-existent and continue the process of teaching the truth of gender equality. The pilot project will take place at Dream School in Pokhara, Nepal where we wish to implement a youth-led sports activity. Students from year 11 and 12 will volunteer to train year 9 in handball. During the pilot project we want to secure its sustainability as we hope to expand the volunteering programme to other schools in the local community.

The project empowers Nepalese youth by promoting democratic values and active participation in decision-making. In partnership with KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark, Nepal Scouts will focus on intercultural exchange, leadership development, and community engagement. Key activities include leadership training, educational materials on democracy and human rights, and center exchanges. Targeting young scouts, the project strengthens their role in local and national governance through youth councils and peer-to-peer learning, where youth educate youth across provinces and in all 700 local groups.

A partnership project is a large project (up to 750.000 DKK). A partnership project allows you to work strategically with children and youth activities, organizational development and capacity building, and advocacy. A partnership project is expected to have a significant impact which will last after the project support has ended.Before writing the application, go through the guidelines for DUFs International Pool. Please pay special attention to the requirements for Partnership Projects (page 32-33), the change triangle (page 14-15) and the three crosscutting requirements (page 24). Your project will be evaluated based on the 6 evaluation criteria(page 42). You are welcome to contact DUF for advice on designing an effective Partnership Project in accordance with DUFs guidelines.The application should include a thorough context and problem analysis and a clear and realistic description of how your project addresses the challenges identified. Include only relevant and necessary information, and make sure that the total application does not exceed 15 pages (using Spectral front 10, excl. front page andsignatures). Please read the instructions and guiding questions under each sub headline carefully. By following the instructions, you will be able to describe all matters required in the guidelines. The instructions and guiding questions should be deleted before submitting the application. For partnership projects the following annexes must be included:- Please attach the budget, the partnership agreement, and a time plan, and if needed other relevant information not included in the application form, as annexes. The budget must be done in DUFs budget format.

In our future partnership project, we wish to build the activities on our experiences from our last pilot project where mainly members of PSRN-sc went to rural areas of Nepal to teach young people in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The objectives of this preparatory study are to examine the opportunities of educating in SRHR to the same extent as we succeed in the pilot project. Other than that we wish to expand the teaching material with information about mental health and furthermore to investigate the possibility of reaching additional rural areas of Nepal.