Development projects in Nepal

SDC's contribution to the Nepal Impact Investment Community Fund 2 will address the gaps in the financial ecosystem and market failures that limit access to capital and constrain growth for Digital Economy Catalyst (DEC) SMEs. By bringing debt and equity together with in-built business development services support, the initiative will enable capital providers to address the needs of DEC SMEs and enable these SMEs to unlock growth, foster innovation, and create impact through the creation of job and income opportunities.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 1, 2024 → Jun 30, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

This project Digital Innovation for Growth and Inclusion in Nepal, promotes digital innovation that is essential for an increased access of women and men, including from discriminated groups and beyond the capital, to affordable basic services. Therefore, it provides technical assistance and co-funding to digital tech providers, and facilitates their access to Swiss and international expertise and business relations. Digital innovation will also lead to market expansion as well as the creation of jobs and income.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 1, 2023 → Jun 30, 2030

Coverage

Nepal

The Hindu Kush Himalayas are highly vulnerable to climate disasters. Multi-hazard risk models and early warning systems are pivotal for de-risking public and private investments and protection of communities. In the first project phase, Switzerland provides technical assistance to the Government of Nepal, local private companies and academia to build required institutional capacities in close collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

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Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Aug 1, 2019 → Dec 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

Remittances sent home by over 4 million migrant workers have significantly contributed to the economic development of Nepal. The proposed project will enhance the capacities of the Government of Nepal and strengthen mechanisms to better protect the rights of workers abroad. There will be a special focus on women’s need and the adverse effects of climate change exacerbating the vulnerability of migrants. The project capitalises on Switzerland’s longstanding engagement on labour migration in Nepal.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 1, 2023 → Dec 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

Labour migration is a central pillar of the Nepalese economy, remittances contributing to more than 20% of the GNI. According to the Constitution of Nepal (2015) foreign labour migration should be made safe and beneficial. To this end, Switzerland will continue to support the three spheres (federal, provincial and local) of the Government of Nepal through the pioneering Safer Migration project (SaMi) exit phase, aiming at institutionalising, professionalising and upscaling migration services offered across the country.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 16, 2024 → Jul 15, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

With its longstanding experience in promoting psychosocial support services and a strong engagement in support of federal state building, Switzerland is well positioned to engage on reducing all forms of GBV and discrimination against women in Nepal. The project aims at strengthening and institutionalizing a coordinated, survivor-centred response for GBV victims, addressing root causes and engaging with all government levels for a more gender equitable policy environment.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 1, 2020 → Aug 4, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

This project represents funds set aside for monitoring and evaluation of the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund initiatives (5 projects), as well as for administrative purposes, contingencies, and technical assistance. For administrative reasons, sometimes the funds identified for this purpose are included in the main project budget and sometimes, as in this case, they are assigned a separate project number.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 130K

Timeline

Oct 31, 2019 → Mar 29, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

On April 25, 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal and was followed by a series of large aftershocks. The earthquakes resulted in over 8,700 deaths and 22,000 injuries, 2.8 million displaced and 3.5 million in need of food assistance. In response to the earthquake, Canada established the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund that committed the Government of Canada to matching eligible private donations to approved Canadian organizations. With funding from the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund, the project improves the wellbeing of 260,000 people by increasing access to and use of safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in severely and crisis-hit earthquake affected areas in Nepal. The project trains local government officials and community organizations to respond to the current and future WASH needs of these communities, building resilience for the long-term. Beneficiaries are people unserved or under-served by adequate WASH services and include women, children and people of lower castes. Local governments and community organizations educate over 250,000 people, at least half of whom are women, on how to use WASH services and practice healthy hygiene behaviours. The project advances women's participation as decision-makers on critical WASH and health issues, and ultimately reduces gender inequalities in access to and control over WASH-related resources and benefits of development. The project focuses on the districts of Dolakha, Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot and Kavrepalanchok. Activities are implemented by a national Water Expertise and Training Centre, hosted by the Environment and Public Health Organization.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 1.2M

Timeline

Nov 22, 2016 → Sep 30, 2021

Coverage

Dolakha, kabhrepalanchok

This initiative seeks to close existing gaps between demand from non-governmental organizations, communities and citizens for services, and supply by governments of services through the use of integrated technologies. This project focuses on women and marginalized groups to increase their access to and skills in using technology and supports them in developing the leadership capacities necessary to use integrated technologies effectively to voice their concerns collectively and to influence decision-making within government structures at the local and national levels. Project activities include: (1) capacity building through training, coaching and technical support; (2) developing and/or adapting specific technological mechanisms and tools (for example mobile applications); (3) establishing infrastructure technology facilities, namely techno hubs, at the national, district and local levels to facilitate information sharing; and (4) implementing an awareness campaign on the importance of civic engagement and participatory monitoring of public service delivery.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 3.6M

Timeline

Feb 24, 2017 → Sep 30, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

For Nepalese women and men to gain and retain social and economic benefits from lifelong learning, the establishment of a well-functioning federalised Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system is crucial. In light of its long-standing expertise in TVET and federalism, Switzerland is well placed to support the implementation of a federalised TVET system that responds to the needs of enterprises and increases the prospect of gainful employment for all, especially youths.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 16, 2021 → Jul 16, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

To build an efficient, effective system of social security in Nepal

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 1900 → Aug 31, 2012

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Poverty and Vulnerability DIAGONISTIC is a component of Social Protection Support Project reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £41,400. It works in the following sector(s): Research/scientific institutions.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 66K

Timeline

Jul 9, 2010 → Jan 31, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Economic Appraisal - Social Projection Support Project is a component of Social Protection Support Project reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £26,702. It works in the following sector(s): Social Protection.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 19K

Timeline

Jul 9, 2010 → Jan 31, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Political Economy ANYALYSIS - Social Protection Project is a component of Social Protection Support Project reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £29,763. It works in the following sector(s): Social Protection.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 30K

Timeline

Jul 9, 2010 → Jan 31, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

JOINT WORKSHOP WITH OTHER DONORS DELIVERED TO SHARE AND SCOPE BEST PRACTICE, AND DELIVERY OF STRATEGIC PROGRAMME REVIEWS

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 9, 2010 → Mar 31, 2012

Coverage

Nepal

This activity DFID Nepal - Strategic Programme Review is a component of Joint Workshop With Other Donors Delivered to Share and Scope Best Practice reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £4,242. It works in the following sector(s): Environmental policy and administrative management.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jun 25, 2010 → Sep 30, 2012

Coverage

Nepal

SHEAR will support world-leading research and innovations in flood and drought risk monitoring and warning systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and landslip prone regions of South Asia. To enable greater and more effective investment in disaster resilience and earlier action to respond to imminent natural hazards by providing decision makers with enhanced risk mapping and analyses and more reliable warning systems

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Feb 24, 2016 → Aug 27, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Applied Innovations - Earthquake-triggered land sliding in Nepal during and post-monsoon (Durham University) is a component of SHEAR - Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £1,044,274. It works in the following sector(s): Environmental research.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 917K

Timeline

Feb 15, 2018 → Feb 27, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Applied Innovations - Response to the Nepal Earthquake of 25 April 2015 with Cambridge University including Monitoring Landslides in Nepal during and post Monsoon with British Geological Survey is a component of SHEAR - Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £276,900. It works in the following sector(s): Environmental research.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 416K

Timeline

Jun 17, 2010 → Feb 27, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Applied Innovations - Nepal Earthquake research (Cambridge University) is a component of SHEAR - Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £53,166. It works in the following sector(s): Environmental research.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 81K

Timeline

Jun 17, 2010 → Feb 27, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

Addressing Concerns of Nepalese Dalit through Second Cycle of UPR. The project is to promote and protect human rights of Dalit in Nepal. The Specific Objective is to contribute for addressing the key human rights concerns of Dalit through second cycle of U niversal Periodic Review (UPR). The specific human rights issues and concerns of Dalit community discussed and documented through a participatory process with the involvement of more than 200 Dalit organizations representing all five development regions of Nepal. A report on the specific human rights issues and concerns of Dalit will be developed and submitted to UPR concerned committee of UN within third week of March 2015.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Mar 7, 2001 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

This program aims to reduce violence against women and girls, and the prevalence of child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) through coordinated prevention and response activities in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Philippines. Project activities include: 1) creating an enabling environment to prevent violence against women and girls by engaging key community leaders (including religious, private sector and political) and youth in advancing women’s leadership and women’s rights; 2) improving access to economic opportunities and to services such as shelters, and legal and psycho-social support; 3) reinforcing the use of innovative knowledge, including best and emerging practices, and accountability systems to end violence against women and girls, and CEFM. This project reaches 245,000 direct and 980,000 indirect beneficiaries (mainly women and girls).

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 2.3M

Timeline

Jun 17, 2016 → May 31, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

DRILP Phase 3 will support the Government of Nepal to accelerate recovery and reconstruction following the devastating earthquake of 25 April 2015 and the major aftershock of 12 May 2015. The project will provide the Technical Assistance (TA) to implement the Asian Development Bank (ADB) financed Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project in rebuilding 450 kms of damaged roads in 12 districts[1] of Nepal and rehabilitate 200 kms of trails in two[2] districts.[1] The 12 earthquake affected project districts are Solukhumbu, Okhaldhunga, Ramechhap, Dolakha, Kavre, Sindhuli, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Lamjung, Gorkha and Chitwan[2] Dolakha and Gorkha

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2016 → Jul 31, 2021

Coverage

Okhaldhunga, Solukhumbu

Support to disabled victims of Nepal earthquake, for building temporary shelters.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 2K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

Support to disabled victims of Nepal earthquake, for building temporary shelters.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 3K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nuwakot, Gorkha

The project contributes to the consolidation of Swiss Knowhow transfer in the bridge building sector by supporting the government of Nepal in institutionalizing the implementation of local infrastructure at provincial levels in the spirit of the devolved provisions made in the new Constitution. This will increase people’s perception that their provincial government delivers most essential physical access to basic services and economic opportunities, boosting their confidence in the new federal system.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2021 → Apr 30, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

This project works in collaboration with local governments in Nepal and Vietnam to make necessary health services and interventions accessible to children less than two years of age and their mothers. Research has identified that the first 1,000 days of a child’s life are critical for intellectual and physical development and lifelong health. Nepal and Vietnam have both made significant strides in reducing infant and maternal mortality and improving access to essential health care. However, inequality in terms of mortality and access to services between different regions and ethnic groups remains a challenge in both of these countries. This project addresses this inequality by working to improve the health care systems of remote regions (Banke district in Nepal) and ethnic minorities in the two countries (the Thai, H’Mong, Xinh Mun, Kho Mu and Khang of Vietnam). Project activities include: (1) improving health management capacity; (2) improving delivery of and access to quality health care and nutrition services; (3) promoting care-seeking; (4) improving nutrition; (5) engaging men and family members to reduce gender-related barriers; (6) providing capacity building to health management teams and health workers directly; (7) engaging and offering education to men and key family members on the importance of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and how they can support the health of women and children; and (8) increasing the awareness of Canadians in MNCH issues through public engagement initiatives. The project reach is a total of 38,418 direct beneficiaries in Nepal (18,056 women, 16,671 men and 3,691 children) and 20,611 in Vietnam (10,001 women, 9,172 men and 1,438 children). An additional 9,200 Canadians are reached through a public engagement component. This project is implemented in collaboration with the following HealthBridge Foundation of Canada local partners: The International Nepal Fellowship (INF) in Nepal who is implementing the project in the Banke district, located in the Mid-Western region and the Centre for Creative Initiatives for Health and Population (CCIHP) in Lai Chau province in the remote, mountainous North-West region of Vietnam. Both the Banke district and Lai Chau province are among the poorest areas in the two countries with high mortality rates and the least access to essential health services.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 1.5M

Timeline

Mar 17, 2016 → Nov 30, 2020

Coverage

Banke, Lumbini

The initiative aims to address several development needs and challenges all linked to underlying poverty and lack of basic services in the remote rural areas in the Ramechap district in Nepal, in the Azabache and Nacaome areas in Honduras and in the Gourma province in Burkina Faso. The overall objective of the initiative is to improve the health of mothers and young children, and thus contribute to reducing maternal and child mortality, through assistance with village and household-scale infrastructure, parent health education and enhanced nutrition and food security. World Neighbours Canada aims to develop and implement training programs for women and men to learn about family planning options, to increase food crop production using sustainable and ecologically sound practices, to promote proper nutrition in infants and young children under two years of age that includes breast feeding promotion, developing and implementing water system plans with participation of users etc. The project proposes to benefit more than 50,000 women, men, girls and boys. World Neigbours Canada is working with Tamakoshi Sewa Samiti (TSS) in Nepal, L’Association d’Appui à la Promotion du Développement Durable des Communautés (APDC) in Burkina Faso, and Vecinos Honduras, in Honduras to implement this project. This project is part of Canada’s commitment to maternal, newborn and child health programming.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 292K

Timeline

Feb 25, 2016 → Nov 30, 2021

Coverage

Ramechhap, Bagmati

This project aims to help strengthen communities in under-served areas by improving education, vocational training and health care, and by developing local businesses. Project activities include: (1) provide equipment and training to improve schools and teaching; (2) increase access to quality healthcare and services, and develop local businesses and community networks; (3) provide better instructions and learning material for teachers, trainers, schools and students, especially women and girls; (4) provide local health providers and community members with improved equipment and health service delivery; and (5) provide training to local businesses including women entrepreneurs and farmers with improved business skills and micro-finance.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 206K

Timeline

May 21, 2015 → Mar 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal