Development projects in Nepal

Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) is a joint research initiative of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Department For International Development (DFID). It offers a competitive research grants scheme for projects related to the behaviour of firms in Low-Income Countries (LICs) that aim to better understand what determines the strength of market forces driving efficiency in these countries. It will pursue a research agenda focusing on private-sector development. Existing research suggests that the private sector in these countries faces a multitude of constraints. These constraints interact with one another. For example, the strategic interaction of firms with market power will be affected by the regulatory regime governing both new entrants and incumbent firms. What is needed is research which allows us to understand how these constraints interact. PEDL will pursue a range of approaches that promise to produce credible research results that will be useful for policy-making, supporting research related to private enterprises of all sizes, initially focused on four themes: modelling market frictions in LICs using newly available data, understanding how constraints interact using micro-founded macro models, the dynamics of SMEs - informality and entrepreneurship and the role of export-oriented industries in driving growth. PEDL offers a mixture of substantial research grants and smaller “Exploratory” grants. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis, with applications solicited from researchers throughout the world.

Organization

Centre for Economic Policy Research

Budget

USD 216K

Timeline

Oct 1, 2011 → Dec 31, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

DID Innovation Disability Inclusive Livelihoods task order: Strengthening Systems of Inclusive Education for Childrenwith Disabilities in Nepal and support at all levels of Early Childhood Development, Mainstream Education andTraining

Organization

Handicap International Federation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Sep 4, 2019 → Dec 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

Disability inclusion is a neglected, under-prioritised issue in international development; a lack of evidence around what works in practice to deliver inclusion contributes to difficulty in building effective programmes. The DFID Disability Inclusive Development (DID) Programme is a £30m programme designed to contribute to the long-term improved well-being and inclusion of people with disabilities in low-and-middle-income countries. DID will carry out a series of small scale interventions around increased access to health care and education, improved livelihoods and reduced stigma and discrimination, using new development approaches such as adaptive management and community-based consultation to deliver better quality of life for persons with disabilities. The programme will create a solid evidence base around what delivers positive results for persons with disabilities to scale up, as well as ensure this data and evidence is disseminated and informs the global community and governments. DID will run for six years and complement DFID’s current disability inclusion programming including UK Aid Connect.

Organization

Handicap International Federation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Aug 1, 2018 → Apr 16, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

ENGAGE envisions a world where even severely marginalised out of school girls and girls with disabilities in Nepal are empowered through education to make informed life choices, contribute to family decisions, and confidently pursue their own economic opportunities.

Organization

Handicap International Federation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Aug 24, 2018 → Aug 31, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

The ICI project (FNEP3) was based on the cooperation between the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Nepalese partner institution Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) that started in 2010. The institutions have so far implemented three projects focused on adapting to climate change, of which the implementation of the third phase was severely affected by COVID-19. This additional funding is targeted at strengthening the results of the third phase and completing activities that could not be completed due to the pandemic. The expected outcome of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the Nepali partner institution to produce weather, climate and early warning services for the Nepalese society. This supports the impact level target of better preparedness of Nepal to react to natural disasters related to climate change, as Nepal is one of the world's most vulnerable countries in terms of natural disasters.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2024 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

The goal of the UN Women Strategic Note for Nepal (2023-2027) is to achieve gender equality and social inclusion and empower women, girls and LGBTIQ+ persons in Nepal to realize their human rights. The program has four outcome areas. Outcome 1.1: More people, especially women, youth, the groups in vulnerable position and poor, increasingly benefit from and contribute to inclusive, resilient, and sustainable socio-economic transformation at federal, provincial, and local levels. Outcome 1.2: More people, especially women, youth, children, and the most marginalized and poor, increasingly participate in and benefit from equitably improved quality social services at federal, provincial, and local levels. Outcome 1.3: More people, especially women, youth, children, and the most marginalised and poor, increasingly benefit from and contribute to building an inclusive, sustainable, climate-resilient and green society and reduced impacts of disasters at federal, provincial, and local levels. Outcome 1.4: More people, especially women, youth, and the most marginalized and poor increasingly participate in and benefit from coordinated, inclusive, accessible, participatory, transparent, and gender-responsive governance, access to justice and human rights at federal, provincial, and local levels. Finland has supported UN Women's previous Strategic Note (2018-2022) and various projects 2012. By supporting the current Strategic Note, Finland continues its long-term cooperation with UN Women in Nepal.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2024 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

The FFD project “WOMEN FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND RESILIENCE – transforming fish-farming and forest value-chains in Nepal” aims to enhance women’s income generation, entrepreneurship and livelihood resilience. In Chitwan and Dang districts forestry and fish-farming are male dominated sectors where decision-power and access to direct benefits are held by men. Traditional roles, low education levels and lack of targeted services limit women’s opportunities in these sectors. Climate and non-climate hazards aggravate livelihood insecurity and especially women in the marginalized groups are in risk to fall beyond safety nets. The project enables women to seize a centric role in terms of decision-making and direct economic benefits in fish-farming and forest value-chains. Farmers organizations hold a crucial role in breaking discriminating structures and transforming production towards resilient pathways. The project engages 18 organizations which commit to non-discrimination, provide targeted services for women, and boost the presentation of their 1200 women members’ interest. New policy mechanisms are established linking women producers with local governments’ decision making. Local organizations engage their members and communities (5450 men and women) to embrace rights and responsibilities, and to seize emerging opportunities in climate-smart production, value-addition and bio-products. Women improve resilience of fish-farming and non-timber forest products NTFP value-chains as the farmers organizations promote risk mitigation and climate-smart practices. Women identify innovations, new products and services forming income generation opportunities and entrepreneurship. FFD implements the project in Nepal in partnership with Federation of Community Forestry Users FECOFUN, Women’s Fish-Farming Cooperative Sundardeep and Forestry cooperative ASEC. FECOFUN is FFD’s main partner responsible for local coordination, expertise and advocacy in Nepal. Sundardeep and ASEC implement the project activities together with their members and networks. Finnish Fish Farming Association (FFFA) and FFD support the project partners with technical advisory services.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2024 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

chitawan, Bagmati

This project seeks to improve Lhomi children’s right to quality learning, increase efficiency of learning, and develop their cognitive skills to attain desired learning outcomes. Some 700 Lhomi children and their parents will directly benefit within the project period. About 6000 Lhomi people who speak Lhomi as their first language live in the Himalayas in Nepal. There is total of 14 public schools in which there are in total about 150 pupils per grade level. When starting school, these children have little or no knowledge of the Nepali language which is used as the language of tuition. Children in Nepal have the right to free education in their own language. For Lhomi children, this right is not currently materialized. Partially because of the language barrier, children are not achieving the desired learning outcomes. This also contributes to high dropouts. The previous phase of this project focused on improving the quality of education in the pre-primary level. A large proportion of the children involved have attained basic literacy. In order to achieve minimum proficiency levels in reading and math, there is a need for further development of Lhomi education. This project is seeking to improve the rest of the primary school from grade 2 to 5. The main objective of this intervention is to improve learning outcomes in public schools. Quality mother tongue-based learning materials will be produced, and all teachers will be trained. It is important that the local key stakeholders become actively engaged. Therefore, parents, teachers, school management committees and education authorities will be trained to become aware of their responsibilities and motivated to improve children’s learning. In each school there will be awareness raising meetings for parents. In these community events, parents - mainly mothers - and teachers will discuss education and other children's wellbeing issues. Wycliffe Raamatunkääntäjät (WRK) partners with Nepal Lhomi Society (NELHOS) who is responsible for implementation. No Finnish personnel are involved in the operational implementation of the project. WRK and NELHOS have 10 years of shared experience on similar projects.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2024 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

Chepang and Tamang communities living in the hills of central Nepal are among the most marginalized and resource poor groups in Nepal.Their tiny land holdings provide no more than 3 to 6 months of food security and deforestation has contributed to environmental degradation. Due to lack of knowledge of efficient and sustainable agricultural practices and land-tenure rights, the communities are practicing unsustainable agriculture and animal husbandry which aggravate soil erosion that causes regular landslides that destroy agricultural fields and threaten the lives of people and animals. To improve access to remote villages, local government has started infrastructure development projects without proper social and environmental impact assessments. The objective of this project is to uplift the livelihoods and food security of the Chepang and Tamang communities through agro-forestry development and developed market access, strenghten community-based natural resource management, sustainable land use and climate change adaptation and empower women and persons with disabilities.This is achieved by, e.g. developing sound biodiversity management and sustainable livelihood activities in cooperation with community-based organizations and local government. Capacity building of forest user groups will be done to strenghten their operational capacity and local government will be supported in preparation and implementation of the local climate change adaptation plan of action. The continuation project implemented by NAFAN and supported by Swallows supports Finland's development objectives by increasing food security and promoting sustainable use of natural resources, local democracy and participation of women in decision making. The project will strengthen local partner organization's capacity and role in community capacity building and establishing linkages between communities and local government. The project is expected to benefit directly around 3000 right-holders and 150 duty-bearers. In addition, approx. 3500 people are expected to benefit indirectly.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2024 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

With this project, Interpedia, Loo Niva and Patan CBR wish to see that, in the long run, all children, regardless of their disability, sex, caste or religion enjoy their childhood in a safe, supportive and inclusive environment in Mahankal and Konyosome Rural Municipalities of Lalitpur District. To achieve that long term impact, the project aims, in four years (2021-2024) to ensure that: 1) Project municipalities and provincial government adopt and implement disability inclusive education and child protection policies (Outcome 1). 2) All 40 public schools (primary and secondary) of the project area are safe, supportive, accessible and inclusive for all, including girls, Dalits and Children with Disabilities (Outcome 2) 3) Local communities are safe, supportive and inclusive to all children, specifically girls, Dalit and CwDs (Outcome 3) 4) Project staff delivers high quality rights-based work performance and partners are able to lead child rights movements and networks (Outcome 4) The project takes a human rights progressive approach to development, creating a systems-level dialogue between rights holders and duty bearers, raising the capacity of local duty bearers and rights holders to ensure the sustainability of results. The project will take place in ten wards (smallest administrative unit of Nepal's governance structure), covering 40 schools and all villages. The final beneficiaries are children with disabilities and their families, Dalit children and girls. Work is done with elected members of wards, rural municipalities and provincial government, officials in rural municipality and provincial level education and social affairs offices, school teachers, principals, hired staff, students, parents, community leaders, parents of children with disabilities and out-of-school children with disabilities, Dalits and girls. Collaboration with community-based organisations and other NGOs active in the area is done to ensure synergy and avoid duplication. Communities as an entity will be reached with innovative Pidhi Kakshya- method, where awareness raising is done by community members in the community itself, thus also reaching the hard-to-reach audience.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2024 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Lalitpur, Bagmati

In Nepal children are not screened for visual or hearing impairments and knowledge of eye- and ear health is generally poor. Having a disability is still greatly stigmatised. Although the majority of children in Nepal have access to education, children with disabilties (CwD) are mostly excluded from it, which is a major risk for marginalisation. The project is a follow-up of a 2-year pilot in Bara district (2017-18), which will be extended in Bara and Parsa. The aim is to increase the enrollment of 3 to 14-year-old children with vision or hearing impairment in public schools. Districts have high rates of poverty and school attendance is very low. Also the human right's of CwD's are largely violated. The majority of pupils are boys, therefore, the project promotes girls' right to education. The project will educate female community health volunteers (FCHVs) to identify children with vision or hearing issues. The children identified through screening are examined at Eye & Ear Camps to diagnose the impairments found. It is estimated that the most of these impairments can be easily cured with simple treatments. Children with a severe visual or hearing disability will undergo a 4-6 month rehabilitation to enable life outside home and attending school. Awareness raising campaigns regarding eye- and ear health, as well as rights of persons with disabilities (PwD), will be organised among local citizens during the camps. Advocacy on inclusive education and human rights of CwD will be promoted. Eye & ear care and rehabilitation centers will be established in Bara. The local project partner is B. P. Eye Foundation (BPEF), that has 3 decades of experience in rehabilitation of CwDs and training of ophtalmologists and optometrists. For improved access to treatment and rehabilitation and to increase awareness on human rights, gender equality and inclusive education the project will strengthen the collaboration with other NGO's: IMPACT Nepal, Nepal Association for the Welfare of the Blind, Nepal Apanga Sewa sangh Bara and Loo Niva. A referral system will be developed with Patan CBR, to reach a larger scale of PwD's. In Finland we will collaborate with Interpedia ry.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2024 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Bara, Parsa

The presence of arsenic in groundwater is a common problem affecting the quality of drinking water on the plateaus of Nepal. Using water containing arsenic as drinking water, in cooking, or irrigation may cause a plethora of health issues, even cancer. In Nepal, the work to reduce the levels of arsenic is fragmentary and lacking in cooperation and coordination between local officials. In addition, knowledge about the health hazards of arsenic among the consumers of contaminated water is scarce. The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) and the Finnish Environment Institute’s (SYKE) shared project will strengthen coordination, the sharing of information, and cooperation between agents in different fields, who have for now worked in silos. The Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management (DWSSM), whose responsibility is water quality, will implement the Project as a partner organization. The immediate goal of the Project is to improve the partner organization’s capacity to guide and support stakeholders in the field of water management to prevent and reduce the prevalence and use of water contaminated by arsenic. The goal for the first output area is to strengthen the knowledge-based instruction of the DWSSM on diminishing of the presence of arsenic. This is attainable by enhancing the flow of information between different stakeholders, developing effective processes for the handling of information, as well as increasing the understanding of how geological conditions affect the quality of the water in Nepal. The second output area focuses on the DWSSM’s ability to use and adapt geological and hydrogeological research regarding the arsenic problem in ground water as a base for decision making. The third output area is to improve their tracking of arsenic levels and the practices of analysis of the data. Tighter cooperation and interaction between the DWSSM and stakeholders is also one of the output areas of the project. During the project, a public communications plan on the arsenic issue will be developed for the department.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2024 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

The DFID Nepal Renewable Energy Programme (NREP) seeks to support the Government of Nepal to lead and manage a new National Small Scale Renewable Energy Framework (NSREF) for the off-grid energy sector. It will directly deliver a series of programme activities in line with four objectives: 1. Build the capacity of Government of Nepal to lead and manage the NSREF. The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) will be the main entry point but other relevant institutions may also be considered (such as AEPC regional offices, the Ministry of Energy and the Nepal Energy Authority). 2. Strengthen the capacity of the Central Renewable Energy Fund (CREF) to enable it to manage and spend climate finance. Within this objective up to £500k is set aside for direct transfer to CREF to pilot spending mechanisms. 3. Directly deliver programme activities related to: (i) demand for renewable energy; (ii) supply of renewable energy technologies; and (iii) finance for renewable energy. 4. Generate and share knowledge and research in relation to Nepal’s renewable energy sector. Develop networks of partners working in the sector and facilitate knowledge sharing and learning.

Organization

DAI Europe

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Feb 4, 2019 → Aug 3, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

DFID has been supporting the Nepal Rural Access Programme (RAP) to construct rural roads to increase access to market and social services for the rural poor and disadvantaged for the last 10 years through the RAP 1 and 2 programmes. The new phase of the Rural Access Programme will establish an independent monitoring, evaluation and learning component, for the first time. This activity will support robust assessments of impact and responsive thematic analysis on elements of the RAP approach to support policy and implementation processes.

Organization

DAI Europe

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Feb 3, 2014 → Nov 3, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

Protecting livelihoods and assets at risk from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) and climate change-induced flooding in glacial river basins of Nepal

Organization

Green Climate Fund

Budget

USD 44.9M

Timeline

Jul 3, 2025 → Mar 12, 2033

Coverage

Nepal

E-Mobility Program

Organization

Green Climate Fund

Budget

USD 64.9M

Timeline

Mar 6, 2024 → Nov 5, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

To implement this project, there is a need of measurable effort from stakeholders such as from Government levels, private companies, media and civil society, etc. from demand side and private sector for supply side.The overall implementation of this project can be devised with five components: Component 1: Contexualization, baseline identification and R&D: i. Baseline studies, cost-benefit analysis and dissemination to the relevant stakeholders ii. Preparation of database management of the technologies to be promoted iii. Piloting of new and appropriate clean cooking technologies of Tier-3 and above, and the innovative business model Component 2: Promotion and deployment of clean cooking solutions by: i. Implementing one million Tier-3 and above stoves, 45000 Biogas and 70,000 electric stoves to the community specially focusing to Terai area. Priority will be given to the electric cooking above others. ii. Supporting to supply chain industry such as pellet industry, manufacturing companies to maintain the sustainable supply chain in the market. iii. Enhancing affordability of the end users by reducing price of technology and fuel; integration of innovative consumer financing models. iv. Linking clean cooking solution promotion activities with financing, micro-credit and income generation activities. v. Enabling access to finance for increasing investment by the private sector through challenge fund mechanism or viability gap fund mechanism as well as making enabling environment for private sector to get fund from financial institution. Component 3: Create enabling environment to promote Tier-3 and above cooking solutions, fuels and infrastructure by Capacity building and awareness of value chain actors: i. Rigorous awareness/behaviour change/marketing campaigns highlighting on the health benefits of clean cooking options together with other benefits like fuel saving, cleanliness and drudgery reduction as well as focus on imparting behaviour change in the traditional cookstove users to ensure the proper and sustained use of clean cooking solutions; rather than just providing the technology. ii. Capacity building of private investors, entrepreneurs and financial institutions iii. Stregthen the capacity of local entrepreneurs of raw materials/fuel supply chain. Component 4: Testing, quality assurance and monitoring: i. Developing and implementing the systems for quality assurance and monitoring mechanism ii. Creating the coordination mechanism for the supply chain actors for the quality assurance and monitoring. iii. Strengthen the existing testing facilities and expand the testing facility at provincial level iv. Regular monitoring of the technologies implemented for the sustainable operation. Component 5: Technical assistance for the sustainability: i. Strengthen collaboration and coordination among stakeholders; and create linkages between private sector, local government, banks/financial institutions and users to promote Tier 3 and above clean cooking solution and achieve desidered output. ii. Enabling environment by facilitating local government to prioritize clean cooking solution promotion in annual planning, formulating appropriate policies and incentive mechanisms. iii. Enabling environment by facilitating local government to prioritize clean cooking solution promotion in annual planning, formulating appropriate policies and incentive mechanisms. Currently, more than half the households of Terai region need to be served with clean cooking solutions. Also, Nepal initiated very ambitious campaign of Clean Cooking Solution. Then, GoN has endorsed Investment Prospectus (IP) and Biomass Energy Strategy 2017 with the aim of attaining Clean Cooking Solutions for all in two stages i.e. by improved solutions of cooking by 2022 (no open fire burning) and modern solutions of cooking with at least Tier-3 level by 2030. Thus, this programme is ready for scaling up and has the potential for transformation to IAP free kitchen, CCS and GHG emission reductions. With support from GoN and various External Development Partners (EDPs), AEPC has been able to successfully disseminate more than 431,000 household biogas plants, more than 2,000 solar cookers/dryers and above 1,434,000 Improved Cooking Stoves across the country. AEPC is the nodal agency of the Government of Nepal (GoN) for the promotion and development of renewable energy (RE), energy efficiency (EE) and related climate change activities across the country. AEPC requires well-defined PPP with bottom up approach. AEPC will facilitate coordination among all stakeholders, provide technical assistance to local government, conduct monitoring and evaluation and ensure quality assurance. AEPC with support from local government will develop framework, guidelines and procedures to call private sector to provide access to accessible CCS integrating innovative financing for beneficiaries. Despite AEPC’s efforts to secure financing from other development partners, a financial gap still remains, which is primarily needed for technical assistance. This is expected to be fulfilled by the support from GCF and AEPC will also look forward for the financing complementarity from other climate fund such as NAMA facility. Specific to financing, until an energy project is commissioned and capable of operating, there is no indirect financial benefits, e.g. reduced consumption of fuel wood, time saving which can be utilized in other economical activities, etc. The risk of not using the technology always looms around because of conventional approaches to cooking. Some mitigation would be awareness, making CCS technologies mandatory, and creating a value for CO2 emission reductions. At the end of the project, it is expected that 1 million biomass based improved cookstoves, 45000 biogas and 70,000 electric cooking will be promoted in Terai area.

Organization

Green Climate Fund

Budget

USD 49.2M

Timeline

Oct 7, 2021 → Dec 13, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

Improving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, Nepal

Organization

Green Climate Fund

Budget

USD 27.4M

Timeline

Aug 21, 2020 → Oct 3, 2028

Coverage

Gandaki, Nepal

Building a Resilient Churia Region in Nepal (BRCRN)

Organization

Green Climate Fund

Budget

USD 39.7M

Timeline

Nov 14, 2019 → May 12, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

RAPID RESPONSE INITIATIVE - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

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DFAT / Irish Aid

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Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

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Nepal

No project description reported.

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DFAT / Irish Aid

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Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

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Nepal

No project description reported.

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DFAT / Irish Aid

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Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

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Nepal

No project description reported.

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DFAT / Irish Aid

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Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

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Nepal

No project description reported.

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DFAT / Irish Aid

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— · not reported

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Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

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Nepal

No project description reported.

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DFAT / Irish Aid

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Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

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Nepal

No project description reported.

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DFAT / Irish Aid

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Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

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Nepal

No project description reported.

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DFAT / Irish Aid

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Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

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Nepal

No project description reported.

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DFAT / Irish Aid

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— · not reported

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Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

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Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

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— · not reported

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Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

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Nepal