Development projects in Nepal

Direct target groups: 5.000 marginalized households will directly benefit from the project (approx. 26.610 persons). The selection of the households will be based on their socio-economic status such as small holder farmers

Organization

Welthungerhilfe Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 2024 → Jan 31, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

Overall objective:Contribution to fostering climate-resilient local food systems and empowering women in the mountain district of AchhamOutcome:2,500 predominantly women-headed marginalized farmer households in two communities in Achham district have improved their nutritional situation and are empowered to exercise their rights in the areas of nutrition and climate change.

Organization

Welthungerhilfe Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 1, 2024 → Dec 31, 2028

Coverage

Achham, Sudurpashchim

5,000 smallholder farmer households with one farmer from each household (40% women) which will be clustered into 160 groups. 3,000 additional farmers reached out through climate information service;600 extension workers from relevant departments of state and national governmen.1,200 community members reached through food system dialogues and food system analysis (50% women); 10 food business operators (micro level.25 elected representatives (members of parliament, members of the legislative authority) and 100 officials from the agriculture/horticulture/livestock/fisheries/rural development/food sectors at the district, state and national levels;600 advisors from the fields of agriculture/horticulture/livestock/fisheries/rural development/nutrition at the level of districts. or lower administrative units under federal/national governments.200 students (50% women) and 35 members of civil society (40% women), who will take on the role of multipliers, will be reached through capacity building.Altogether, the program will reach out to approximately 10,295 and in total, the programme is expected to reach 249,900 people indirectly.

Organization

Welthungerhilfe Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2024 → May 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

Direct target groups: A total of 5.241 individuals are the target groups out of which 75 % (3.957) are women and adolescent girls and will be directly involved in the interventions. Thereby, the direct project activities with the groups of the local population take place in 15 of the total 33 wards in the three target municipalities Maharajgunj, Kapilvastu and Buddhabhumi. The project will facilitate to form the 195 groups with about 25 members each (45 LANN+ groups, 45 adolescent / youth groups and 105 farmer groups). Based on the low socio-economic status, 3.788 women will be selected for specific activities in nutrition, agriculture, livelihood options. Other direct target groups will be 150 Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) who work in the health service and the 30 religious’ and/or community leaders under specific activities in the project. The direct target groups contribute to the project with their commitment, investing mainly their time, labor costs, local materials and resources, and agricultural land. In addition, they pass on the knowledge they have acquired to other community members.Institutional target groups are the three municipalities with their 33 wards (= lowest administrative unit). Their chairs, officers and municipal staff will be selected to take part in capacity development measures, advocacy events, committees, meetings, exchange programmes, awareness events covering 186 persons. 30 staff of RRN and KIDS will receive capacity development measures in project management topics.  Indirect target groups are all those groups or individuals the project collaborates with. The total population of 232.918 living in the three rural municipalities will benefit from the improvements in the food and nutrition governance, the municipal nutrition master plans and the empowered citizens. They will also have advantages from community focused awareness creation covering subjects such as nutrition, health and the related rights and entitlements.

Organization

Welthungerhilfe Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 2023 → Dec 31, 2027

Coverage

kapilbastu, Lumbini

Direct target groups: A total of 5000 households (32411 individuals / 51% female: 16528 women/girls) will be directly involved in food and nutrition security interventions. Based on the low socio-economic status, 4500 small holder farming households (land size < 2 ha, income from labour/remittances, food shortage and 500 landless households (low income from labour/remittances, livelihood insecurity, food shortage) will be selected. There will be focussed activities for nutrition vulnerable people such as children, women, pregnant women, lactating women, adolescent girls from these 5000 households. Indirect target groups are all those groups or individuals the project collaborates with under each output sector for example the community change agents, the agro veterinarians or youth and adolescent clubs. The total population (155707 individuals) living in the three neighboring rural municipalities of Mayadevi, Yeshodhara and Suddhodhan will benefit from the strengthened civil society and improved food and nutrition governance as well as networking and alliance building of right holders.

Organization

Welthungerhilfe Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jun 1, 2023 → Apr 30, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

By strengthening the governance and WASH service provision of service authorities and service providers, the project targets communities of 10 municipalities in the districts of Saptari and Siraha in the Madhesh Province, for a total population of approximatively 448.827 users (50.523 households).Marginalized and vulnerable individuals and households, communities, FCHVs, health staff, WSUCs, school committees benefitting from specific measures such as, among others, CLTS campaigns and the promotion of total sanitation, WASH behavior change, WASH awareness and MHM in schools, demonstration of WASH model infrastructures and facilities, and capacity building.Beneficiaries at meso level include 10 local governments (6 municipalities targeted in phase 1 and 4 new municipalities included in phase 2) with their elected representatives and technical departments.At macro level, the Madhesh provincial government, the WASH departments of federal government, relevant stakeholders and actors of the WASH sector will benefit through evidence-based knowledge/learning sharing on the WASH systems strengthening approach, dissemination of standardized methods and tools, technical studies and backstopping, and advocacy initiatives.

Organization

Welthungerhilfe Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Mar 1, 2023 → Apr 30, 2026

Coverage

Saptari, Siraha

With CERF funding, IOM and partners will rapidly procure and distribution 11,000 shelter and NFI kits benefiting some 49,500 earthquake-affected individuals in Nepal. The supplies will be delivered to beneficiaries within a three-month period. In addition for CCCM, IOM will implement their Displacement Tracking Matrix and will deploy teams for roving camp facilitatiation in the spontaneous sites that already exist.

Organization

UNOCHA - Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 26, 2015 → Oct 26, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

The joint protection project with UNICEF and UNFPA aims to ensure the protection and dignity of women, children and vulnerable groups through the provision of safe spaces, dignity kits, and life-saving information on protection issues. In particular, UNFPA will procure and distribute 7,600 dignity kits and develop and deseminate protection related materials. UNICEF will procure and deliver clothing for 10,000 women and children and provide recreational materials to 1,000 safe spaces. The project will benefit some 480,000 people over a three-month period.

Organization

UNOCHA - Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

May 1, 2015 → Nov 1, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

CERF funds will support immediate WASH needs of some 235,000 people affected by the earthquake. In particular, UNICEF will provide safe water through water tanking, emergency rehabilitation of springs, and distribution of water tanks. In addition, UNICEF will construct some 4,700 temporary latrines and bathing spaces and distribute 47,000 hygiene kits. The activities will be completed within three months.

Organization

UNOCHA - Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

May 1, 2015 → Nov 1, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

Support to Nepal's Democracy and Inclusion Processes through Electoral Reform Initiative

Organization

International IDEA

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2023 → Jun 30, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

RAP 2023 - Nepal General Programme Management

Organization

International IDEA

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2023 → Jun 30, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

The main objective of this project is to provide life-saving essential household item assistance to vulnerable communities in Saptari in anticipation of monsoon flooding. This UN Women project distributes comprehensive relief kits and deploys a gender equality and social inclusion advisor. The project provides life-saving assistance to 1,325 people, including 1,145 women and 180 men, and 17 persons with disabilities.

Organization

UNOCHA - Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 2, 2021 → Jan 1, 2022

Coverage

Saptari, Madhesh

The main objective of this project is to provide life-saving health assistance to vulnerable communities in Saptari and Sunsari in anticipation of monsoon flooding. This WHO project deploys rapid response teams and emergency medical teams, and erects temporary mobile medical camps. The project provides life-saving assistance to 20,834 people, including 19,963 women and 871 children, and 127 persons with disabilities.

Organization

UNOCHA - Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 2, 2021 → Jan 1, 2022

Coverage

Sunsari, Saptari

The main objective of this project is to provide life multi-purpose cash assistance to vulnerable communities in Sunsari and Saptari in anticipation of monsoon flooding. This WFP project provides cash transfers to vulnerable households. The project provides life-saving assistance to 62,795 people, including 19,403 women, 17,118 men and 26,274 children, and 1,218 persons with disabilities.

Organization

UNOCHA - Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 2, 2021 → Jan 1, 2022

Coverage

Sunsari, Saptari

Investment DGGF into Dolma Impact Fund I

Organization

Stichting Fondsbeheer DGGF Lokaal MKB

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jun 26, 2015 → Sep 14, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

Increased capacity of the ILO constituents to promote gender equality and equal opportunities and treatment for all in the world of work

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2020 → Dec 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

The main objective of this project is to provide life-saving sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence assistance to vulnerable communities in Sunsari and Saptari in anticipation of monsoon flooding. This UNFPA project: distributes dignity kits and reproductive health kits; provides conditional cash transfers to facilitate access to emergency obstetrics and gender-based violence services; and deploys volunteers to promote sexual and reproductive health services and gender-based violence services. The gender-based violence component of the project provides life-saving assistance to 5,947 people, including 5,132 women and 815 children, and 119 persons with disabilities. The sexual and reproductive health component provides life-saving assistance to 4,002 people, including 3,454 women and 548 children, and 80 persons with disabilities.

Organization

UNOCHA - Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 2, 2021 → Jan 1, 2022

Coverage

Sunsari, Saptari

The main objective of this project is to provide life multi-purpose cash assistance, water, sanitation and hygiene assistance, and child protection assistance to vulnerable communities in Saptari in anticipation of monsoon flooding. This UNICEF project provides cash transfers to vulnerable households; distributes critical WASH supplies like water purification tablets; installs emergency toilets; and deploys child protection social workers. The multi-purpose cash component of the project provides life-saving assistance to 9,126 people, including 2,699 women, 2,594 men and 3,833 children, and 189 persons with disabilities. The child protection component provides life-saving assistance to 8,409 people, including 1,507 women, 1,484 men and 5,418 children. The water, sanitation and hygiene component provides life-saving assistance to 4,400 people, including 1,301 women, 1,250 men and 1,849 children.

Organization

UNOCHA - Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 2, 2021 → Jan 1, 2022

Coverage

Saptari, Madhesh

Assessment of Intergovernmental Coordination Mechanisms for Federalism Implementation in Nepal

Organization

International IDEA

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2023 → Jun 30, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

Support to Peaceful Presidential Elections in The Gambia/UKFCDO

Organization

International IDEA

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2022 → Sep 30, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

NPL 2022 - Supporting a Cohesive Response to Local Governance in Nepal

Organization

International IDEA

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2022 → Dec 31, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

African Union Support Programme - FCDO

Organization

International IDEA

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2022 → Sep 30, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

Nepal is highly vulnerable to climate change, experiencing frequent disasters triggered by floods, landslides, and storms. These disasters have led to 3.9 million internal displacements between 2008 and 2023, severely impacting public health and migration patterns. Climate migrants face significant health risks, including malnutrition, waterborne diseases, respiratory infections, and mental health disorders. Host communities also experience increased pressure on healthcare systems. With the surge in foreign labour migration of Nepali workers, particularly to Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Malaysia, Nepal has witnessed increase in health conditions and diseases such as heatstroke, hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes, and other non-communicable diseases among these labour migrants, many of which can be largely or partly attributed to climate-related exposures in these destination countries. Despite these challenges, Nepal's policy frameworks have yet to integrate climate change, migration, and health considerations, which may lead to fragmented responses. In response, this project aims to contribute to building a migrant-inclusive, gender-sensitive and climate-resilient health system in Nepal that is responsive to the needs of both internally displaced persons and Nepali foreign labour migrants. The project's outcome is that the Government of Nepal mainstreams the migrant-inclusive, gender-sensitive and climate-resilient health system agenda into its national policies, strategies and priorities.

Organization

IOM Nepal

Budget

USD 300K

Timeline

Nov 1, 2025 → Oct 31, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

Cities 4 women aims to create inclusive and climate sustainable urban planning with a particular focus on public spaces and improving the safety of women and marginalised groups. Many Nepalese women experience insecurity in public spaces, making it more difficult for them to study, work and exercise their rights. Although participation, climate sustainability and gender sensitivity are included in the current policy and legislative frameworks in Nepal, they have not been sufficiently integrated into the design and implementation of public spaces. In practice, the development of municipal public infrastructure follows a case-by-case approach and short-term planning. In addition, the capacity to implement municipal engineering units is limited. The project aims to respond to the challenges of climate change and promote the rights of girls and women in a sustainable manner. The project seeks a change that increases the capacity of local governments to respond to the needs of their communities, thus improving their living environments. The project will activate communities, academia, information institutions and political decision-makers to establish best practices and learn from measures promoting long-term solutions. Women, girls and other marginalised groups as well as local municipalities that receive support and resources for their development projects (challenge Fund) benefit directly from the project. Cooperation takes place with UNOPS, UN-habitat and cities Alliance, all of which are experienced partners in the context of Nepal. UNOPS is responsible for the implementation of the project, which ensures expert and efficient project management. Particular attention has been paid to risk management in planning. Finnish special expertise has been planned for the project, for example through the participation of SYKE or Luke, who have extensive experience of Nepal's operating environment while also bringing Finnish added value to the project. Links between rural and urban areas in the Climate change in municipalities project, which will start in December 2024, especially in connection with agricultural value chains, have also been planned for the part of the project funded by Finland. Finland's funding period is 2024/5-2027. Funding of EUR 2 million is proposed, which will help the two new cities to get involved in the project, but will also involve increasing the impact in other municipalities.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

Finnpartnership: Long term partnership with a local company / organisation (e.g. joint venture; subcontractor, import or other contract agreement )

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

UNICEF's Education Program in the Nepal Country Program Action Plan (CPAP, 2023-2027) supports the Finnish Development Policy to improve inclusive and high-quality education and brings added value and synergy in the implementation of the Finnish Country Program in Nepal. The overall outcome of the Education Program is that the Nepali education system provides an equitable, inclusive, and good quality education from pre-primary to grade 12, in a safe and supportive environment to all girls and boys, especially from the most disadvantaged communities. The second result area of Finland's Nepal Country Program aims at supporting an inclusive education system that enables students to acquire the necessary skills to support Nepal's economic and democratic development. The target is that the inclusive education system provides students with knowledge and skills that contribute to Nepal's economic and democratic development and is in line with Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals 4. With the help of Unicef's Education Program, the quality and results of early childhood education, primary and secondary education, as well as access to education are made easier, inclusion and equality are strengthened, and the special needs of the students are taken into consideration. Finland's support to Nepal's School Education Sector Plan (SESP), bilateral technical support (TECSES) and support to UNICEF's Education Program form a comprehensive and long-term support package in the education sector in Nepal.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

Local Adaptation to Climate Change Project is considered as a new intervention, but it builds on the work of Rural Village Water Resources Management Project (RVWRMP), which has supported local authorities in water resources management since 2006. The Project will assist the local and provincial governments assume their role in management of natural resources to increase climate resilience. The principal assets of rural municipalities are their natural resources; water, land and forests, which could provide them both direct and indirect income through collection of revenues. In their first five years of existence, the municipalities have focused to improve service delivery in education and health sectors. With the assistance of RVWRMP, municipalities have been engaged in water resource management. The Project will widen the scope to include also the management and conservation of terrestrial natural resources. LACC Project will continue working with the RVWRMP municipalities in Karnali Province and the hills and mountains of Sudurpashchim Province in the Western Nepal. The Project´s impact statement is: Sudurpashchim and Karnali Provinces improve climate resilience through sustainable management and conservation of their natural resources. The first results area focuses on management and conservation of terrestrial ecosystems. The second results area focuses on integrated water resource management (IWRM) and conservation and the third one on institutional development of provincial and municipal governments and dignified menstruation. The total budget of the Project is estimated at MEUR 74, comprising MEUR 18 from the EU, MEUR 13 from GOF, MEUR 25 from GON (tbc), estimated MEUR 9 from municipalities, and estimated MEUR 9 from users in cash and kind.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Karnali, Sudurpashchim

The principal impact of the project is poverty reduction and improved well-being in communities via enhanced democratic capacity to maintain sanitation and manage water. This translates to capacitating local governance levels (municipality, ward, community) of Devchuli Municipality, Nepal, in WASH (Outcome 1). The main goal is to achieve 100% coverage of national Total Sanitation standards in selected communities (Outcome 2). Furthermore, the project supports smart water use and climate change adaptation (Outcome 3). All project activities are implemented through a participatory Human Rights-Based Approach aimed at improving Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) (Outcome 4). Special emphasis is put on assisting Persons with Disabilities and disadvantaged groups, including ethnic minorities, women and girls and the elderly. Communities that achieve all above outcomes will be declared WASH Model Villages. The background is that work towards improved sanitation in Nepal was accelerated in 2010s via the Open Defecation Free (ODF) movement, including nation-wide toilet construction for all, and related hygienic behaviour changes. Nepal was declared ODF in 2018, after which focus has shifted towards achieving more advanced standards, titled Total Sanitation. Currently, Nepal is struggling with Total Sanitation, and in some areas maintaining ODF has proven challenging. The project works in the least developed hilly area (wards 5 and 6) of Devchuli Municipality in Nawalpur district of Western Nepal. The local partner CATN has identified several technical and societal issues in the wards, such as a lack of basic water and sanitation infrastructure and training as well as under-representation of women, Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and ethnic minorities. The population of the working area is 95% Janajati and 4% Dalit, both being ethnic minorities. Project activities include behaviour change, capacity development and infrastructure support. The local partner CATN implements the project under the supervision of WaterFinns. Activities are planned and implemented in close collaboration with Devchuli municipality, project wards, communities and civil society groups.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nawalparasi East, Gandaki

‘Climate Resilient Farming System for Smallholder Farmers in Nepal’ project aims to build climate and disaster resilient farming communities in the context of climate change in Nepal. The project will work with 2400 SHFs in 8 wards of 4 rural municipalities (local governance units) in Nawalpur district of Nepal from January 2023 to December 2025. The project will follow the smallholder farmers collective (SHFC) led approach and multi-stakeholder engagement as major strategies to achieve the envisaged results. Other learnings and successful approaches derived from the SAFBIN project co-financed by the European Union, will be used for strengthening the local CSOs like SHFCs, Water User Groups, Forest Management Groups etc. The project will directly address the issues of climate change and its impact on the smallholder farming communities. It will collectivize and engage communities to generate environment friendly local solutions to the problems caused by climate change. It will promote eco-friendly pathways to achieve sustainability in farming systems through regenerative agriculture and nature based solutions such as farm diversification, low external inputs, maximum use of locally available resources, conservation of local ecosystem, on-farm adaptive research (OFAR) etc. The project will also focus on value addition activities on locally available traditional and high value crops and livestock products to increase the income of these SHFs. At system level, the project will work in collaboration with the local government to strengthen their response to climate and disaster resilience by generating scalable samples. The project will work in 2 wards of each rural municipality and will cover the most vulnerable and marginalized 300 SHFs in each ward. The successful models and practices will be replicated in other wards of the rural municipalities. The project will concentrate particularly on five cross-cutting matters of sovereignty, justice, gender, equality and sustainability. These core principles are followed throughout the project strategy. In addition, the project will align with the national and local plans and policies on climate change.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nawalparasi East, Gandaki

The Guides and Scouts of Finland supports the capacity of its partner organization, Nepal Scouts, to strengthen peace education and youth participation in. The project will implement existing structures of scout organizations and volunteering and youth involvement will be central to both organizations in line with the scout principle. Peace education is divided into three parts 1) combating hate speech 2) gaining conflict resolution skills 3) skills for life. These three areas provide the basis for grassroots action in a scout organization, and through a variety of activities, children and young people learn skills to support social peace in their communities. In addition to traditional scouts activities, the project will support young Nepalese people to strengthen their involvement in peace and security issues. In Nepal, the participation of young people in decision-making is low and efforts are being made to strengthen this. This work is based on the UN Security Council Declaration 2250 Youth, Peace and Security and the actions taken in Finland as an inspiration. The outcomes of the project are 1) Scouts in Nepal have gained skills and knowledge in peace and conflict resolution and 2) Youth, peace and security -2250 launch event organized and proposal handed to Ministry of Youth and Sports The activities directly benefit the partner organization’s capacity, the trained scouts and the scouts participating in the activities during the project. After the project, the peace education materials will remain part of the scout organization's action program, and all scouts will benefit from the materials prepared and activities planned during the project. In addition, the 2250 process started during the project will serve to empower young people more widely in Nepal. The responsible for the project are at the organizational level Guides and Scouts of Finland and Nepal Scouts, individual level the volunteers from both organizations. Alongside the scouts, students from the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Tribhuvan University of Nepal are involved in the planning and implementation of the project. Finnish Time Out Foundation supports the project. https://www.nepalscouts.org

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal