Development projects in Nepal

Preservation an, if necessary, digitalization of manuscripts from carious archives and libraries in Nepal, Education and training of Nepalese sepcialists in the areas of conservation and digitization

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2021 → Dec 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

USD 5K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2010 → Dec 31, 2012

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

USD 161

Timeline

Jan 1, 2010 → Aug 31, 2012

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

USD 10K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2010 → Dec 31, 2012

Coverage

Nepal

The project will conduct a situation assessment on HIV and TB risks among street vendors in Nepal and followed up with capacity building on HIV and TB prevention for street vendors based on the findings of the situation assessment.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

USD 15K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2011 → Aug 15, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

The project goal is to raise understanding and respect for Dalits’ individual rights and issues within the Dalit-communities, local government and Nepalese society as well. Communities and local government should be empower to diminish the cast based discrimination an to integrate Dalits' in society.

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

USD 57K

Timeline

Jun 1, 2021 → Dec 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

The project focuses on strengthening women leadership, generating income, supplying and irrigation of drinking water as well as connecting the solar microgrid for excess energy to the national grid

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

USD 19K

Timeline

Apr 8, 2021 → Dec 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

This project will support the transitional rehabilitation of up to 4,008 individuals who were verified as minors and late recruits (VMLRs) of the Maoist army in late 2007, and discharged from the Maoist army in early 2010. As such, the project will achieve the Peacebuilding Impact of implementing key elements of the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) and the Agreement on Monitoring of the Management of Arms and Armies (AMMAA). Building on the successful interagency efforts that resulted in the discharge of these individuals, an interagency approach to rehabilitation will also be used whereby the expertise of UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA and ILO will complement each other towards fulfillment of a common goal, thereby maximizing UN collaboration and synergies. The primary objective of this project is to have as many of the VMLRs as possible involved in gainful employment or livelihood opportunities. To achieve this, the project is framed around two complimentary Outcomes: 1) VMLRs were supported in their socio-economic rehabilitation; and 2) Communities were engaged in supporting the rehabilitation of VMLR participants.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

USD 47K

Timeline

Jul 15, 2010 → Dec 31, 2012

Coverage

Nepal

The aim of this project is to respond to the child poverty needs of the affected population and communities.

Organization

Save The Children UK

Budget

USD 133K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2023 → Dec 31, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

The purpose of the project is to provide funding to the global START fund.

Organization

Save The Children UK

Budget

USD 761K

Timeline

Mar 20, 2021 → Apr 30, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

The United Kingdom Trade Partnerships (UKTP) Programme aims to increase trade from developing countries to the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) by maximizing the benefits of UK and EU Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and the UK's Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS). The UKTP Programme works in partnership with government agencies, private sector organisations, public sector institutions, small and medium-sized enterprises and other local stakeholders. The UKTP Programme is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the UK's Trade Centre of Expertise. EPA and DCTS countries participating in the UKTP Programme will have access to high quality trade-related technical assistance through sector initiatives. Target beneficiaries will be export-ready SMEs that are committed to securing new trade opportunities with the UK. This project will aim to promote exports through facilitating access to markets, providing advisory services to SMEs to improve their products and business operations, and strengthening business support organizations. This project builds upon the lessons learnt and achievements of the UKTP programme since 2019. Previous engagement with SMEs in multiple EPA countries has shown the benefit of selecting export-ready companies with compelling products for UK customers and consumers to participate and of preparing them specifically with UK market entry services to succeed in the UK market. This project complements and works in synergy with UKTP in the Pacific.

Organization

International Trade Centre (ITC)

Budget

USD 6K

Timeline

Apr 1, 2023 → Mar 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

Rural households affected by the earthquake of April 25, 2015, especially from disadvantaged groups, will rebuild earthquake resistant houses through the RHRP, the Government’s lead project for housing reconstruction. With a total contribution of 7 million CHF, the Swiss support through a Multi-Donor Trust Fund managed by the World Bank, will enable an additional 3’500 rural households to rebuild. The contribution will be complemented by technical assistance through secondments and experts provided also by SDC/HA.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 2.0M

Timeline

Jan 1, 2016 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Gender-based violence (GBV) is widely prevalent in Nepal due to patriarchal values, a lack of rights awareness and support services and poor implementation of laws. Working with a wide range of actors relevant for addressing GBV, the Project will directly reach 120,000 households in three districts of Nepal with GBV prevention activities involving women, girls, men and boys. In addition, a minimum of 1000 GBV survivors will benefit from improved medical, psychosocial and legal services.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 2.9M

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

Three major earthquakes left over 8’500 people dead, 3 mio homeless and affected one third of the population in Nepal. Switzerland’s contribution to the recovery and reconstruction efforts will ensure the equitable distribution of services and provisions especially from a gender and social inclusion perspective through, the provision of direct recovery and reconstruction support to the affected people, capacity building of the local government and other service delivery agencies.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jun 5, 2015 → Dec 31, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

Immediately after the 25th of April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, the Humanitarian Aid of SDC deployed a rapid response team to the affected area consisting of experts in the field of shelter, medicine and water and sanitation. This intervention is followed by an early recovery and reconstruction program which focuses during eleven months on knowledge transfer on seismic sound reconstruction and the provision of access to remote and mountainous areas affected by the earthquake.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

Information workshop for 25 women from different districts in Nepal on their work as women's rights activists as members of "Women for Human rights". The gathered information on their work and strategies will be presented in a curated information centre in their headquarters.

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

USD 1K

Timeline

Apr 10, 2019 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Modernizing and Training of the community of Bhada for Eco-Tourism, establishing solar power and water management systems.

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

USD 17K

Timeline

Jun 3, 2019 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Renovation and upgrade of Medical equipment of a family planning clinic near Kathmandu.

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

USD 16K

Timeline

Apr 10, 2019 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

Supply of clean drinking water with the help of a solar powered water system for Simara Village in Nepal.

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

USD 26K

Timeline

Apr 10, 2019 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

NGOs in Nepal provide important social services and complement government efforts to promote socio-economic and political development. However, the limited management capacity and inadequate governance of many NGOs hampers effective service delivery. The project supports the NGO Federation and its members to improve their effectiveness, accountability and governance through capacity building and the establishment and monitoring of Internal Control Systems (ICS).

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 2014 → Feb 28, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

People in Nepal still suffer from weak public accountability, lack of rule of law and prevailing impunity. Switzerland, Denmark and DFID have established a sector-wide multi-donor basket facility to support public and private institutions in the governance sector, aiming at improving the rule of law, access to justice for marginalized men and women, the protection of human rights and at strengthening public accountability mechanisms for the most vulnerable people in Nepal.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

Agriculture in Nepal is characterized by low growth and productivity, yet it still is the mainstay for 66% of the rural poor people. The small farmers will improve their productivity, income and food security thanks to the strengthening of a decentralized and pluralistic extension and research system, receptive to their needs and demands. Built on previous SDC interventions and in line with Nepal’s Agricultural Development Strategy, this system will also enhance their social inclusion.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

Incidence of poverty in irrigated areas of Nepal is half that in rain-fed areas and access to irrigation water contributes thus to mitigate poverty. Since the marginal lands are better accessible through small irrigation schemes, reducing poverty of smallholder farmers through small irrigation systems[1] are more effective than medium-sized or large systems. SIP will not only help increase their agricultural productivity but will also enhance the capacity of national and local government so that they can respond to these needs.[1] Small-scale irrigation, defined by the GoN's irrigation policy as command areas smaller than 25 ha in the hills and mountains and 200 ha in Terai.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Feb 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

The aim of the project is to achieve the recognition of child soldiers as victims and to find legal ways for compensation. In addition, the project aims to help former child soldiers process what they have experienced and point the way to the future. Through stronger networking, psychological support, workshops and dialogue forums between former child soldiers, local communities, police and government representatives, the project aims to improve the understanding of the needs and expectations of former child soldiers. A short video should documents individual fates of former child soldiers.

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

USD 40K

Timeline

Aug 1, 2019 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Rehabilitation of the shrine and relic room of the monastery according to traditional stamp clay architecture as a museum for statues, relics and sacral objects. Training of the master students of the degree program 'Buddhist Cultural Heritage Studies' of the Lumbini University. Admission of the North-Mustang region into the world heritage list of 'associative cultural landscapes' as Buddhist landscape.

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

USD 78K

Timeline

Jun 1, 2019 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Mustang, Gandaki

Two-and-a-half weeks long traveling exhibition about Germany's energy transition, talk programme. The exhibition shall show the transformation of the German energy system from a fossil energy based system to renewable energy. Its aim is to encourage Nepal to follow this example.

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

USD 14K

Timeline

Apr 8, 2019 → Apr 28, 2019

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

The goal of the project is to support the regional policy dialogue on the topics of sustainable development and climate protection in the region of Himalaya. The project has two components. Component 1 is financial and contextual participation at a 1,5 day conference (Himalayan Consensus Summit, Motto “Towards a joint future - People, Innovation, Cooperation”). Component 2 is the initiation of follow-up activities in the area of circular economy.

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Mar 22, 2019 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Provide a contribution for the fight against the impunity for torture and enforced disappearance

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

USD 706K

Timeline

Apr 1, 2019 → Sep 30, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

The proposed project will support the Government of Nepal in transforming the Greater Lumbini Buddhist Circuit (GLBC) into a sustainable, inclusive, and competitive cultural tourism destination that encourages longer stays, higher spending, and stronger economic benefits for local communities. Despite Lumbini's global recognition as the birthplace of the Buddha and its UNESCO World Heritage status, the region has yet to realize its full tourism potential. Most visitors currently spend only a few hours at key sites due to limited tourism offerings, weak promotion and branding, and inadequate tourism infrastructure and facilities—resulting in “hit-and-run” tourism with low economic impact.Anchored in Lumbini's spiritual and cultural significance, the project will shift from fragmented, site-specific interventions to a holistic, integrated destination model that improves services, strengthens connectivity, diversifies tourism products, and actively engages communities and the private sector. It will target three main visitor segments: (i) pilgrimage and heritage tourists, by enhancing the visitor experience and developing sites across the GLBC; (ii) cultural travelers visiting the region for whom Lumbini is currently a secondary stop, by improving connectivity, marketing, and product offerings; and (iii) new markets, especially in East and Southeast Asia, through stronger branding and targeted promotion.The proposed project will focus on four priority sites: the Lumbini Master Plan Area—home to the Maya Devi Temple—and three culturally and ecologically significant locations: Tilaurakot (ancient Kapilvastu), Devdaha (maternal home of Queen Maya Devi), and Ramgram (the only intact relic stupa containing the Buddha's remains). Site selection is based on cultural and historical significance, tourism potential, and alignment with recommendations from UNESCO and ICOMOS for a unified management vision and heritage-sensitive development. Additional sites within the Greater Lumbini Area may be considered subject to their alignment with the project Development Objective—particularly in enhancing cultural heritage value, improving visitor experiences, and generating local economic opportunities and jobs.The proposed project will foster community-centered and environmentally responsible tourism, integrating benefit-sharing models to ensure local ownership, protect cultural and natural heritage, and address environmental and social challenges. It will also actively engage the private sector alongside the public sector to create opportunities to unlock investment and innovation. Finally, the proposed project will embody the One WBG approach in its preparation and implementation, leveraging the recent institutional changes that strengthen cross-Group collaboration. Teams from across the World Bank, IFC, and multiple sectors—including Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (FCI), Transport, and Education—are working together to design an integrated operation that maximizes development impact.

Organization

World Bank Nepal

Budget

USD 85.0M

Timeline

Mar 13, 2026 → Apr 30, 2031

Coverage

kapilbastu, Lumbini

The Digital Nepal project will invest in digital public infrastructure (DPI) in Nepal to enable the digitalization of public services through shared digital platforms across prioritized sectors. To build trust and strengthen digital development and services in the country, the project will help bring government services directly to the people including marginalized and hard-to reach populations. This will enable individuals and businesses to transact via the Nagarik app, an integrated online- and mobile portal. To enable such seamless, online service delivery, the project will also invest in the necessary underlying Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) including national identity and national data exchange. The project will also support the government to develop appropriate data hosting infrastructure and data classification policy to ensure insulation from any natural or manmade disasters. The project will support the GoN to design a new national identity (NID) system and also establish an integrated social protection system (ISPS), based on NID, to reduce inefficiency and duplications and promote transparency and inclusion of vulnerable groups in the country. The design and implementation of digital platforms under this component will draw on good practice examples and lessons learned from countries like Moldova, Jordan, Singapore, South Korea, and Ukraine, with a robust track record of leveraging DPI for public service digitalization.The project will also support the GoN to create a legal and regulatory enabling environment to effectively develop their digital economy and create a trusted environment. This will include the drafting and amendment of a data protection law, cyber security law, electronic transactions law and national ID law. In addition, the project will support the GoN to develop data governance frameworks to effectively leverage data hosting and cloud computing. This will include data classification frameworks as well as data hosting guidance on use of hybrid or public cloud, outside of Nepal. Given Nepal's fragilities it will be important to develop a cloud-first policy to enhance resilience and supporting business continuity. The project will also support digitalization of high impact services identified by the Government. This will include business process reengineering for the select services and full digitalization of select services including land administration.

Organization

World Bank Nepal

Budget

USD 50.0M

Timeline

Feb 9, 2026 → Jul 31, 2031

Coverage

Nepal