Development projects in Nepal

The aim of the Nepal Urban Resilience Project (NURP) is to support national and local government in strengthening the resilience of growing urban areas to natural disasters through improved building, planning and services. ICF and its consortium are providing technical assistance support to the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and municipal governments to achieve the following objectives: • Strengthen the disaster resilience of up to 7 rapidly urbanising areas and to facilitate learning from these urban areas to enable replication in other locations; and • Strengthen national policy development, implementation and monitoring in relation to disaster resilience, as well as stronger coordination and collaboration between the Government and development partners nationally.

Organization

ActionAid UK

Budget

USD 22K

Timeline

Jan 28, 2019 → Jan 27, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

The proposed project "Building Community Resilience to Climate Risks and Vulnerabilities (BCRC)", aims at strengthening adaptive capacities of communities and improve climate resilience in Chandrapur and Gujara municipalities, Rautahat District, Madhesh Province, Nepal. The project is planned for 3 years from March 15, 2025 to March 31, 2028 with the grant period covering one year, March 15, 2025, to March 31, 2026. The project focuses to strengthen and enhance climate resilience in communities by promoting livelihood diversification, community -led adaptation planning and inclusive governance, including some policy works at local level. We would like to support individual families, communities and local stakeholders to build their capacities on resilience and adaptation to climate change.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

USD 538K

Timeline

Mar 15, 2025 → Mar 31, 2028

Coverage

Rautahat, Madhesh

The Women's Rights Fund (WRF) provides women's rights organisations with multi -year funding to invest in their own priorities. This gives them time to breathe, removing pressures to allow them to plan, implement and deliver.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

USD 390K

Timeline

Apr 1, 2025 → Mar 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

Empowering Her: Advancing Women's Economic and Political Leadership for Climate Resilient Communities is one of the strategic and integrated projects of Oxfam that builds on two thematic areas (i) Gender justice, (ii) Resilience and climate (economic) justice of Oxfam in Nepal (OIN). The objective of the project is to increase economic resilience of women through participation in climate resilient and sustainable economic activity and (ii) Strengthen women social capacity (leadership and reduce Gender Based Violence (GBV) in climate affected area.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

USD 1.0M

Timeline

Apr 16, 2025 → Dec 31, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

Immediate response and long term rehabilitation and development of Earthquake (EQ) affected communities of Jajarkot and adjoining districts. The immediate response will be provided on Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter and Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihood (EFSVL) with gender and protection as cross -cutting issues. The long -term focus will be on integrated settlement/village development for affected communities.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 6, 2023 → Dec 31, 2026

Coverage

Jajarkot, Karnali

This project will support informal workers including domestic workers and unpaid care workers in collectively claiming their rights and protection. Also, this project will also support in shifting narratives on defining and valuing women's work.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

USD 27K

Timeline

Oct 1, 2023 → Mar 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

The world is facing multiple, connected, and worsening crises. Unjust and unsustainable food systems are failing to deliver food and nutrition security, living incomes and decent working conditions for increasing numbers of people. Extractive and unsustainable use and governance of land and other natural resources are contributing to pollution, biodiversity loss, ecological breakdown, and climate change – threatening the survival of all of humanity. The impacts of these crises are profoundly unequal – rural women and communities in many countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America are disproportionately affected. Cultivating Change is a strategic program of work on food, land and natural resources, and climate. In this program we work with the rural women and communities most affected by worsening food insecurity, exploitation of natural resources and the climate crisis to challenge and transform the systems of inequality and rights abuses that are causing hunger, poverty and climate and ecological breakdown. This overarching programmatic framework (also described in this document as an umbrella program framework) has been developed to build on Oxfam's decades -long experience of working with rural communities and allies from local to global levels to fight the food, land, biodiversity and climate crises, including the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) -financed Seeds - Oxfam food Justice Campaign (GROW) program (2013 -2023). The framework has been co -created through consultation with Oxfam and partner colleagues from multiple countries, representing a diverse range of technical perspectives and experience on the ground.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

USD 266K

Timeline

Apr 1, 2024 → Mar 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

Objective 1: Creating opportunities for young boys and girls to learn and engage in indigenous music, art and dances.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

USD 8K

Timeline

Jul 1, 2023 → Jul 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

From the project, Oxfam would like to contribute to develop Water governance structure at watershed level being the secretariat of Government of Nepal.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

USD 17K

Timeline

Apr 1, 2023 → Mar 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

Over the period of 38 months, the proposed project will work with active Community Based Organisations (CBOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), that were formed and capacitated by the existing projects, such as women empowerment centre (WEC), farmer's groups, community forestry user's groups (CFUG), community disaster management committees (CDMCs), youths' groups etc. Through these groups, we will reach the most marginalized, climate affected poor, excluded and women groups. To meet the long -term development objective, the project will focus its field level climate change action works to one municipality in Rautahat district i.e., Chandrapur municipality. The community level climate action works will be captured as evidence for provincial and federal level influencing and advocacy. The evidence generation and advocacy works can be done side by side however it takes some time to collect evidence and do advocacy and influencing works. The target for influencing work is local government, provincial government, federal government and international stakeholders as well. Over the period of 38 months, the project will directly reach to 5,000 people from 1,000 House Holds (HHs) through 10 CBOs/CSOs. Out of 10 CBOs/CSOs, at least 2 will be women's organizations such as WEC or women's groups.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

USD 947

Timeline

Mar 6, 2023 → Mar 31, 2026

Coverage

Rautahat, Madhesh

The project focuses on reducing poverty and vulnerability of disaster prone communities. It has five major components - enhancing community based disaster preparedness, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Livelihood and Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into policies, plans and budget and gender sensitive institutional capacity building of government private sectors and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). The project covers 17 wards of two districts Saptari and Rautahat where Oxfam in Nepal has been implementing Disaster Risk Reduction -Humanitarian Preparedness (DRR -HP) in the past.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2023 → Jun 30, 2023

Coverage

Rautahat, Saptari

The project will increase economic participation of women from seasonal migrant families while engaging men/boys in reducing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). The project will build knowledge of 250 women in financial literacy, establish 10 women led business and build vocational capacity of 21 women.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Mar 28, 2023 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

To test the Water Supply Management Board model at palika level that will benefit local community and government in increased access to safe, affordable, reliable and sustainable water supply through increased private sector engagement in public service delivery.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

USD 1.5M

Timeline

Apr 1, 2023 → Mar 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

- Agree the process and operational mechanism with existing partners - Actions to support meeting partner's vision and strategies (mainly identified/felt by partners) - Project will run for 3 years initially - Steering mechanism will be developed - Simple and flexible reporting and reflection practice

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

USD 25K

Timeline

Dec 1, 2022 → Mar 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

In the past, communities' people have their access and control over their resources within their or nearby watershed in ad hoc basis. The concept of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) emerged and applied to minimize challenges to increase access and control over resources to local communities. It is also believed that bottom up planning approach of resource management was somehow practiced by application of IWRM. However, it has not been able to understand complex relationship between human and resources available including economic, social, cultural and spiritual aspects in the watershed/landscape. Realizing the changing complex relations of human and natural resources, the study conducted on current and past projects implemented by Oxfam indicated the need to broaden its current approach and move beyond its combined approach of technical production support and advocacy for water and rights. Oxfam in Nepal and its partners (Community Self Relience Centre (CSRC), Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LIBIRD) , Nepal Environment and Education Development Society (NEEDS) and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD ) and Oxfam Novib team with the support of Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (WCDI) developed People's Landscape Approach (PLA) Framework. The framework provides new opportunities to conceptualize the complex relations between humans and nature, calling for more integrated forms of conservation and natural resources management, with the aim to reconcile conservation and development objectives within a single space. In the fiscal year 2022 -2023, Oxfam in Nepal and its partners have planned to pilot the PLA framework in Khalla Mussiti and Rangoon watersheds (landscape ) of Mahakali River basin in Kanchanpur and Dadeldhura districts of Nepal respectively.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2022 → Mar 31, 2023

Coverage

Dadeldhura, Kanchanpur

Project will build the human capital of youth and young women (aged 18 -40) in Karnali and Sudurpaschim province. At the same time will support in strengthening the capacity of service provider and local palika to delivery survivor centric and youth friendly services. As well as bring youth and young model as model of green business model. Total reach of project is 25,000 youths.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2022 → Mar 31, 2025

Coverage

Karnali, Sudurpashchim

While the Campaign will have greater emphasis and resources placed on country level change at global level the strategic programme will also support global influencing, a strong culture of programme learning, an innovative online community of practice, components of action -research and flexible funding mechanism. Activities include compelling evidence -based research, edutainment, social and mass media messaging, public stunts, teaching and modelling positive behaviours through art, engaging and influencing key institutional stakeholders, dialogue forums for enhancing policy framework and law enforcement, partnering and supporting platforms to escalate influence, support Women's Right Organisations (WROs') agendas in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and strengthening their capacity to raise their voices, as well as capacity building to support youth clubs for empowerment. As FECM is inextricably linked with poverty and economic status, activities will also include skills development trainings for increased economic opportunities for young women.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

USD 100K

Timeline

Apr 1, 2022 → Mar 31, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

The project aims to contribute to climate justice, resilient livelihood, income, food security and women leadership development of farmers and seasonal migrant worker's families of Nepal. The final beneficiaries are families of Nepali migrant workers to India in order to bring desired changes in lives and livelihoods of the migrant worker's families, the project will work with the following target groups, cooperatives. Women Empowerment Centres (WEC) , local municipalities, district authorities and provincial government.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Sep 1, 2021 → Jul 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

The objective of this humanitarian project is to contribute to ensuring that poor, vulnerable and marginalized people get the adequate, inclusive, and safe support on Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to prevent and reduce the infection risk of the COVID -19 and water borne disease outbreak in Saptan and Sarlahi districts, Nepal.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Aug 1, 2021 → Oct 31, 2021

Coverage

Sarlahi, Madhesh

Swedish International Agricultural network Initiative (SIANI) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Policy Coherence Expert Group of Nepal is for collaboration that actualizes the interconnections between SDG 2 and other SDGs. The Government of Nepal is drafting a law promoting the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity. Using this drafting process as a catalyst. These the Expert Group links isolated policy processes to increase collaboration and understanding of how the draft bill can link to nutrition and climate resilience policy and action. At the national level, using the draft bill as an entry point, the Expert Group will build understanding and collaboration that raises awareness of the importance of Small -Scale Farmers (SSF) and agricultural biodiversity focused in particular on nutrition and climate resilience. Attention to specific, identified goals for policy coherence will support the collaborative development of policy briefs on the interlinkages, a public conference and blogs. It will also contribute to the second phase of the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) -funded in the Oxfam Novib Sowing Diversity=Harvesting Security project (SD -HS) as it considers cross -sectoral policy connections. It works to achieve following outcomes: Outcome 1: Increased awareness of key decision -makers, research institutes and smallholder farming communities of the: Outcome 2: Increased policy literacy and capacity of smallholder producers working with agricultural biodiversity to engage with policy -makers. Outcome 3: Expert Group contributes to integrated and coherent policies that reflect the essential links between smallholder producers, agricultural biodiversity and food and nutrition security and climate resilience.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Feb 1, 2021 → Jun 30, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

Strengthening community preparedness and responses

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 2020 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

Oxfam and its partners are committed to ensuring sustained improvement in hygiene and health behaviours, not only to limit the spread of Covid -19, but also with the aim of improving overall health and safety of the most vulnerable. The use and further adaptation of Mum's Magic Hands (MMH) approach to the context of Covid -19 will result in a robust understanding of behavioural motivators, and as such will be vital to promote and sustain relevant hygiene practices to reduce the spread of Covid -19. Understanding and addressing unintended negative consequences of this pandemic, particularly in relation to gender, is a key priority for Oxfam and its partners to ensure women are not disproportionately burdened, discriminated and dis empowered due to lock down and isolation.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

May 1, 2020 → Aug 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

The project will ensure poor, vulnerable and marginalised people get adequate, inclusive and safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) support to prevent and reduce the infection risk of the COVID -19 disease outbreak. We are also supporting these vulnerable groups to be protected from the negative impacts of state emergency measures that have been implemented as part of the Covid -19 response in Nepal.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2020 → Oct 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

This EDP project with PWSD will provide access to loan, capacity building and increase profitability of the enterprise as well as skill development of the existing and new women member producers. It will also strengthen the networking and advocacy skills of the women producers through PLCs

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2020 → Mar 31, 2022

Coverage

Kaski, Gandaki

1. Expanded skills of IDPs 2. Increased opportunities for off -farm small and micro -enterprises 3. Increased opportunities for sustainable and intensive farming 4. Improved access to government services and social networks

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Feb 17, 2020 → Mar 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

Oxfam will work with Birendranagar municipality, private sectors, communities, and existing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies to prepare waste management system for increased efficiency in solid waste management. Firstly it will strengthen the municipality's capacity in proper planning and monitoring of waste management through the use of Geo -Spatial Information System (GIS).

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2019 → Apr 30, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

The project will address the needs of seasonal migrant workers and their families by increasing their access to safer remittance services in project intervention areas. The project will support six rural cooperatives to develop remittance transfer mechanism and financial products including remittance based saving and credit, insurance and utility services to meet the financial requirements of migrant families. The project will build the capacity of seasonal migrant families to start their own business

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2018 → Mar 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

Improving the lives of vulnerable and marginalized families of Pidari Village and Fatuha Maheshpur in the southern Terai lowlands of Nepal by providing them with access to safe drinking water that meets the Nepal Government Standard. In the longer term (2 -3 years after receipt of safe water begins in the third year of the project), we expect to see these villages become home to healthier communities – with the number of water -based illnesses decreasing, healthier children in school, and increased productivity. After the project has finished, our local partners in the area continue to monitor communities and will be able to provide updates on their general health, in particular the number of water -related diseases being reported.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 1, 2017 → Mar 31, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

Our efforts in reconstruction works will be for provision of drinking water, but our work will encourage improved sanitation and promote good hygiene practices. Improving water supplies means providing water more reliably, of better quality and closer to households, thereby reducing water -related disease and freeing time for women to undertake more productive activities and for girls to attend school. We have integrated programmes for sanitation and hygiene promotion into our activities to ensure that these wider benefits for women and the whole community are achieved and sustained.

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 1, 2017 → Mar 31, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

Purposed activities for next 2 to 3 months • Food basket support to affected HH (Food basket cost / package for 1 month ( 400 gm cereal, 60 gm pulses, 25 gm oil, 50 gm fortified blended soybean, 15 gm salt) /person /day @ 7,500/HH). • Detail livelihood assessment for next 6 months, detail livelihood and need assessment • Livelihood protection for 250 HHs, Business support grant to small shopkeepers - based on the detail need assessment and market assessment. • Livelihood recovery for 2500 HHs, Livelihood recovery support package (seed, fertilizer, livestock) based on the detail need assessment and market assessment • Emergency Shelter Kit distribution: The primary target of this activity is to ensure that displaced families are provided with immediate life -saving shelter solutions in the form of Emergency Shelter Kit (2 pcs of 4m x 6m tarpaulin per household, 20 m of Nylon Rope). • Household Kits distribution: Ideally each household receiving Emergency Shelter Kit should receive one household kit containing essential non -food items so that normal household activities can resume. There are two different kinds of HH Kits used by Oxfam so far:

Organization

Oxfam in Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Aug 13, 2017 → Oct 31, 2018

Coverage

Nepal