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RIVA (Rights, Inclusion, Voice and Advocacy) in Nepal Grant Management and Technical Assistance Facility

RIVA is a 3.5-year programme that will empower women, girls, and excluded groups in Nepal to understand and claim their Rights individually and collectively, participate in Inclusive policymaking and implementation, and have a stronger Voice and Agency at both national and local levels to advance Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI). RIVA will strengthen the capacities of diverse and intersecting Women Rights Organisations (WROs) and Civil Society Organisation’s (CSOs) through the provision of flexible, multi-year funding and catalytic enabling grants. It will help foster an enabling environment in Nepal, increasing collectivisation and exchange between organisations to support movement building and social norm change across BEK three priority provinces. RIVA will provide strategic demand-led TA to mainstream GEDSI effectively across BEK’s portfolio and bring about GEDSI transformative initiatives.The interconnected core components of RIVA are:Component A: Support to WROs and feminist movement building for social norms change (implemented through a multilateral organisation)Component B: Catalytic Grant Management and Technical Assistance Facility (covered by this activity)Component C: Programme Funded Post (PFP) - UKB Social Development Advisor (SDA)