Development projects in Nepal

This project aims to improve equitable participation and representation of women and marginalized groups in the democratic space in Nepal and the Philippines. Project activities include: (1) establishing government-to-citizen platforms technical hubs; (2) creating a peer support program for women and youths; (3) supporting data and evidence-based action-researches; (4) organizing solidarity tours; (5) establishing the Future Leaders' Empowerment program; (6) establishing micro-grant program for evidence-based advocacy campaigns; (7) establishing capacity building programs for women candidates and locally elected women office-bearers. The Project targets women and marginalized groups in selected geographical sites based on the project’s implementing partners' extensive, long-term experience working with these communities.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 2.0M

Timeline

Feb 28, 2025 → Dec 31, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

This integrated climate adaptation solutions for the Hindu Kush Himalaya region (ICAS-HKH) project aims to increase resilience to climate change impacts and improve the livelihoods of rural women, Indigenous Peoples and local communities in Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. Reviving springs and managing springsheds are crucial for water security in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, especially amid climate change challenges. Working primarily with women, ICAS-HKH aims to support communities, women’s and Indigenous Peoples’ groups and local institutions to design and implement gender-responsive interventions to improve springshed management, address water scarcity and provide renewable energy technology for irrigation systems. ICAS-HKH seeks to promote the development and implementation of policies, strategies and guidelines by local government institutions to enable the scaling up of the approach. It also aims to enhance the capacity of beneficiaries to access other sources of climate adaptation funding to sustain this approach in the long term.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 3.7M

Timeline

Feb 20, 2025 → Apr 2, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

This project aims to improve comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for marginalized women, children and adolescents in Bangladesh, Nepal and Vietnam. Project activities include: (1) training healthcare workers to provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and nutrition services that are gender-responsive, adolescent-friendly, and culturally sensitive; (2) raising awareness and promoting supportive households and community environments for comprehensive SRHR; (3) strengthening leadership capacities of government bodies to promote policy changes and planning for resilient health systems responsive to the SRHR needs of women, adolescents and children. In Bangladesh, the project is implemented in the underserved urban areas of Chattogram and is expected to reach a total of 150,000 direct beneficiaries, of which 112,500 women, 450 health workers and 185 key stakeholders. This includes government officials, community leaders, youth leaders, and school teachers. In Nepal, the project is implemented in 12 municipalities across 4 districts in Karnali province. It directly benefits 11,700 children with improved nutrition, 82,080 women of reproductive age with improved comprehensive SRH services and 7,860 mother’s group members and their male partners with better SRHR and nutrition knowledge. In Vietnam, the project is implemented in 15 communes in the province of Son La. It benefits 5,200 children under 5, improving health and nutrition knowledge for 10,000 people, and building capacity for 150 health workers and 80 teachers on comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) and communication skills.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 4.2M

Timeline

Feb 28, 2025 → Nov 30, 2031

Coverage

Karnali, Nepal

This project seeks to improve the health and resilience of vulnerable households, particularly women and girls, in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Project activities include: (1) providing training to women Community Health Facilitators (CHF’s) to deliver gender-sensitive, primary health services; (2) delivering modular rights-based, gender-sensitive basic health education through multiple touchpoints to community members. This is done through loan meetings, workshops, community events and household outreach; and (3) equipping CHF ’s and health supervisors to respond to critical health issues relevant to target communities (i.e. increased communication about dengue outbreaks, etc.) via face-to-face and digital information sharing. This project expects to reach and positively impact at least 6.4 million direct beneficiaries, encompassing 1.5 million people in Bangladesh, 3.2 million in India and 1.7 million in Nepal. Also, the project aims to reach over 1 million indirect beneficiaries, bringing its total reach to 7.4 million direct and indirect beneficiaries. Beneficiaries include youth and adolescents (aged 15 to 19 years), poor households, and men and boys, recognizing the importance of engaging men that support women’s and family health.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 1.6M

Timeline

Feb 28, 2025 → Nov 30, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) supports small projects proposed and implemented by local organizations in Bhutan, India and Nepal. The CFLI contributes to the overall goal of reducing poverty by providing funding for small projects that offer direct social, economic or technical assistance to local populations. The CFLI retains the same broad themes set out since 2016, which align closely with the 6 pillars of the Feminist International Assistance Policy. This allows flexibility to respond to and focus on themes relevant to local needs. The 6 thematic priorities include: (1) contributing to inclusive governance, including diversity and LGBTQ2, democracy, human rights and the rule of law; (2) contributing to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls; (3) contributing to peace and security, with a focus on conflict prevention and building peace; (4) contributing to growth that works for everyone, including women’s economic rights, decent jobs and entrepreneurship, investing in the poorest and most vulnerable, and safeguarding economic gains; (5) contributing to environment and climate action, focusing on adaptation, mitigation and water management; and (6) contributing to human dignity, covering health, education and nutrition.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 168K

Timeline

Apr 4, 2023 → Mar 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

To provide immediate support to the Government of Nepal's National Reconstruction Authority for enrolling beneficiaries for its earthquake housing reconstruction programme across the 14 most earthquake affected districts.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 21, 2016 → Jun 14, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Supporting Beneficiary Enrolment for the Government of Nepal's Housing Reconstruction Programme is a component of Operational Support for Housing Reconstruction in Nepal reported by FCDO with a funding type of 109 - Multilateral organisation and a budget of £5,000,000. It works in the following sector(s): Social Protection.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 7.3M

Timeline

Apr 19, 2016 → Dec 14, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

In addition, the programme through other components like Coherence supports local elected leaders, local government associations, and provincial and federal government to promote inclusive decision-making processes and capacity of local governments (input code: 15150- democratic participation and civil society). A modest pilot is also being implemented to test if issues-based approach to development problem solving will promote state-citizen engagement and improve development outcomes especially those contributing to a meaningful inclusion of women and marginalised groups. Both coherence and the pilot will be grounded in evidence and regular political economy analysis (isc: 43082, 15170 - governance research; women's equality organizations and institutions)

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 13, 2019 → Jun 30, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

The independent assessment is to review the progress of the programme against the impact, outcomes and outputs, set out in the Business Case.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 116K

Timeline

Jan 21, 2025 → Mar 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

To promote state-citizen engagement on key development issues; support evidence-based, inclusive policy making and implementation; and work in support of democracy and human rights.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 2.3M

Timeline

May 26, 2023 → Mar 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

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Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 109K

Timeline

Mar 1, 2021 → Feb 28, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

Insatsens mål Programmets övergripande mål och syfte är att säkerställa att barns rättigheter realiseras och respekteras. Problemformuleringen utgår från hur barns rättigheter utsätts för överlappande och ökande utmaningar kopplat till klimatförändringar, konflikter och kvinnors och flickors inskränkta rättigheter. Över en miljard barn världen över saknar tillgång till grundläggande rättigheter såsom utbildning, hälsa och mat. Förändringsteorin utgår ifrån att ett starkt civilsamhälle är en av de mest avgörande aktörerna för att utkräva att barns rättigheter uppfylls, att stater hålls ansvariga och att barn och deras samhällen stärks. Det övergripande målets har formulerats på engelska och återges därför ordagrant nedan: Civil society actors, including children, claim civic space and have the capacity to hold duty-bearers accountable for the equitable fulfilment of childrens rights Den nedbrutna förändringsteorin är att om civilsamhällesaktörer har finansiering, samarbeten, evidensbaserade metoder och nödvändig kapacitet; får de bättre möjlighet övervaka efterlevnaden och påverka politik för barns rättigheter; och då nås programmålet. Målet ska nås genom två underliggande resultat/metoder, även de återgivna på engelska: 1. Monitor and Report: Civil society actors, including children, have increased capacity and opportunities to monitor, report and follow-up on duty-bearers commitments to child rights. Under det här resultatområdet ingår till exempel bevakning och rapportering till processer som barnkonventionen, Universal Periodic Review, Voluntary National Reviews och liknande regionala processer. Lokala forskningsinitiativ ingår också under detta område. Varje land kommer identifiera sina egna strategier och resultat utifrån sin specifika kontext men några exempel är redan identifierade inom programmet. - Uppföljningen av policyer, lagar och budgetering för barn och deras rättigheter i en konfliktkontext kommer följas upp på nationell och regional nivå i Ukraina. - I Tanzania planeras upprättandet av en Barnrättsakademi där utbildning och resurser ska finnas tillgängliga för barn och partnerorganisationer med syftet att ge de metoder och ett samlat förhållningsätt för att följa upp Tanzanias barnrättsåtaganden. - Informella barnrättsaktörer och grupper ska få stöd att samla in evidens och rapportera prioriterade områden och hålla beslutsfattare ansvariga i Kambodja. - I Kosovo kommer marginaliserade barn få stöd att utkräva ansvar vad gäller utbildning, klimatfrågor och jämställdhet med hjälp av digitala plattformar, samhällsrevisioner och lokala scorecards. 2. Influence: Civil society actors, including children, have strengthened capacity and opportunities to influence policies, laws, budgets and services to advance the rights of girls and boys in all their diversities. Under det här målområdet kommer kapacitetsstärkande åtgärder för partnerorganisationer och barn genomföras, med syftet att stärka dem att säkra nationell till lokal styrning som säkrar barns tillgång till rättigheter, skydd och samhällstjänster. Varje land kommer identifiera sina egna strategier och resultat utifrån sin specifika kontext men några exempel är redan planerade. - I Etiopien kommer partnerorganisationer stöttas att utkräva inkluderande utbildning, förskoleutbildning, och skyddsnät för barn i utsatta situationer såsom konflikt, genusbaserat våld eller internflyktingar. - Programmet i Nepal kommer fortsätta verka genom det av partner nyetablerade parlamentariska forumet för barnrättsfrågor. I forumet kommer flickor, barn från marginaliserade grupper (Daliter, LGBTIQ, barn med funktionsnedsättningar) ges utrymme att utkräva deras rättigheter i policyer och offentliga budgetar. - I Elfenbenskusten kommer stöd gå till civilsamhällets deltagande i reformkommittéer med syfte att skapa harmoniserade lagar kring barnaga, genusbaserat våld och integrering av miljö- och klimatfrågor i barnrättslagar. - Att barn och barnrätt prioriteras i den nationella utvecklingsagendan, vad gäller övergrepp mot barn, jämställdhet och barns ökade resiliens i klimatkatastrofer kommer bli centralt i programmet i Zambia.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

Programmets övergripande syfte är att: partnerorganisationer är en aktiv del av civilsamhället, arbetar effektivt för att hålla ansvarsbärare och utvecklingsaktörer ansvariga för förverkligandet av mänskliga rättigheter för människor med funktionsnedsättning i enlighet med Konventionen om rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning (KRPF) och Globala målen (framförallt mål 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 och 16) Programmet kommer bidra till det syftet genom tre resultat: 1. Stärkande av individers egenmakt: PO:er har förbättrad kapacitet och verktyg att stärka personer med funktionsnedsättning i att hantera utmaningar, öka sitt självbestämmande och göra sina röster hörda, samt att öka medvetenheten hos deras familjer och i det lokala samhället om rättigheterna för PwD. 2. Stärkande av organisatorisk kapacitet: PO:er har förbättrat sina organisatoriska strukturer, ledningssystem, miljöengagemang, kompetens och resursmobilisering för att bli mer finansiellt självständiga, demokratiska, transparenta, ansvariga, genus- och miljömedvetna, effektiva och relevanta. 3. Stärkande av påverkansarbete och policydialog: PO:er har utvecklat och använt sina påverkans- och nätverksförmågor vilket möjliggör att de kan utkräva ansvar från beslutsfattare för deras åtaganden kring rättigheterna för PwD.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 24, 2025 → Dec 31, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

ICIMOD works to achieve a greener, more inclusive, and climate resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya. Sida supports the implementation of ICIMOD's Mid-term Action Plan 2023-2026.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 7, 2023 → Dec 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

Independent Monitoring and Evaluation of the Programme through a specialist evaluation Service Provider, periodic monitoring and evaluation of the programme for regular analysis of the progress against the outcome and value-for-money.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 42K

Timeline

Nov 10, 2020 → Mar 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

Support to establish permanent institutions for supporting sub-national governance, enabling strong sustainability.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 7.0M

Timeline

Feb 4, 2020 → Mar 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

Financial Assistance to Government of Nepal, through the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA), to implement PLGSP to assist in strengthening administrative mechanisms; improve better delivery of quality services; strengthen Inter-Governmental Coordination and Cooperation; and capacity building of civil servants and elected representatives. The Financial Assistance includes support to the Technical Assistance Service Provider (TASP) UNDP for the programme.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 11.0M

Timeline

Mar 4, 2016 → Mar 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

On 25 April 2015, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, in an area between Kathmandu and Pokhara. Hundreds of aftershocks were registered. The government of Nepal declared a state of emergency on 27 April. On 12 May, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit 76 km northeast of Kathmandu, causing additional death, destruction of infrastructure and homes. 57 districts were affected, with 14 having severe damage.

Organization

The Netherlands Red Cross

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 24, 2015 → Dec 30, 2018

Coverage

Kathmandu, Kaski

On 25 April 2015, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, in an area between Kathmandu and Pokhara. Hundreds of aftershocks were registered. The government of Nepal declared a state of emergency on 27 April. On 12 May, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit 76 km northeast of Kathmandu, causing additional death, destruction of infrastructure and homes. 57 districts were affected, with 14 having severe damage.

Organization

The Netherlands Red Cross

Budget

USD 1K

Timeline

Apr 24, 2015 → Dec 30, 2016

Coverage

Kathmandu, Kaski

<p>Study tours of nuclear experts from Nepal to the Slovak Nuclear Regulatory Authority, implemented in cooperation with MAAE</p>

Organization

Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic

Budget

USD 5K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2013 → End not reported

Coverage

Nepal

The Climate Leadership and Action for Indigenous Women in Nepal (CLAIWN) project seeks to enhance climate rights of Indigenous women and girls in 2 of 3 districts (Sindupalchok, Kavre and Ramechhap) of the middle hills region of Nepal. Project activities include: (1) training Indigenous women and girls as climate action leaders; (2) preparing gender-integrated and Indigenous women-led Community Adaptation Plans of Action (CAPAs); (3) creating a mentorship and support program for Indigenous women and girls climate leaders between Canada and Nepal; (4) establishing an innovation fund to support local climate action initiatives; (5) training of government officials on gendered effects of climate change and barriers to climate action for Indigenous women and girls; (6) creating policy recommendations for gender-responsive and inclusive climate action; and (7) implementing advocacy activities to promote CAPAs and gain local government approval and support. Working closely with Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER, Canada) and local partners, Himalayan Grassroots Women’s Natural Resource Management Institution (HIMAWANTI), Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN),and the National Federation of Indigenous Women (NFIW), the project benefits 4,000 Indigenous community members, particularly the Tamang People. The project addresses the ecological, livelihood and wellbeing threats that climate change poses to the rights of Indigenous communities in Nepal. This project aligns with the Government of Nepal policies on climate change notably its National Action Programme of Adaptation (NAPA).

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 1.5M

Timeline

Mar 22, 2024 → Dec 31, 2026

Coverage

kabhrepalanchok, Ramechhap

This project represents funds set aside for the technical assistance as part of the Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF) project. 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. The technical assistance component assists companies supported by the EARF Fund (which is funded by GAC through an operational repayable contribution). It seeks to improve and implement environmental, social management systems and create a baseline and benchmark of these systems to be used by the broader energy investment market.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 92K

Timeline

Mar 13, 2024 → Jul 31, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

This project supports the United Nations Population Fund and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund Global Programme to End Child Marriage, a multi-donor joint United Nations program. It aims to eliminate child marriage in 12 countries in Africa and South Asia where the rates of child marriage are among the highest: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia. The project focuses on enabling girls at risk of child marriage to choose and direct their futures, through activities aimed at bringing about change in the empowerment of girls, with the ultimate aim to prevent child marriage and support already married girls. Project activities include: (1) building the skills and knowledge of girls at risk of child marriage and married girls; (2) supporting girls to enrol and remain in formal and non-formal education; (3) engaging in dialogue with families, communities and leaders to protect girls from child marriage and uphold their rights; and (4) working with health and protection systems to implement guidelines, protocols and standards for girl-friendly health and protection services.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 1.7M

Timeline

Sep 28, 2023 → Sep 30, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

This project seeks to improve access and the quality of reproductive health services for adolescent girls and women of reproductive age in the Kalikot district of Nepal and the Son La province of Vietnam. The project aims to improve health and gender equality (GE) among adolescent girls and women and reduce incidences of child marriages, a form of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). The project takes an integrated and holistic approach to empower local adolescent girls and women to exercise their reproductive rights and ensure access to health and reproductive services when needed. Project activities include: (1) conduct participatory-action research (PAR) to enable the identification of community-driven solutions; (2) engaging with local community leaders and health system stakeholders to build the capacity of local health workers, administrators, teachers, young people, and other relevant community actors; (3) promoting the quality of reproductive health services and their use by girls and women, especially for marginalized populations; (4) tackling cultural norms that enable SGBV, including child marriages; (5) consult with beneficiaries in the communities to understand their specific need and respond with appropriate curriculum and training on planning, delivering, monitoring and evaluating gender-responsive health services; and (6) developing appropriate curriculum and train teachers & student facilitators to advance the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of the current reproductive health education programs within the communities. The project expects to reach approximately 1,600 adolescent boys and girls (800 in school and 800 from the community) and directly influence 2,500 women and 2,500 men, members of 60 community groups in Vietnam. In Nepal, the project expects to reach approximately 4,500 adolescents women, 2,000 adolescents man adolescents, 30 local health workers, 45 women community health volunteers, 45 community committees, and 25 religious leaders. This project works in partnership with International Nepal Fellowship (INF) in Nepal and the Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (CCIHP) in Vietnam.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 766K

Timeline

Aug 17, 2021 → Dec 30, 2025

Coverage

Kalikot, Karnali

This project supports 1,130 placements and aims to improve the economic and social well-being of the poorest, most marginalized and vulnerable people, especially women and young women in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. In addition to increasing Canadians' participation in international development and global gender equality issues, this project works to improve the performance of more than 100 partner organizations in developing countries, and their ability to address the gender challenges and relationships that hinder women and young women from reaching their full potential. The project also supports partners (women's chambers of commerce, groups of economic actors, etc.) and opinion leaders (journalists, religious leaders, actors, singer-songwriters, etc.) who influence social imaging with regards to the place of women in economic activities. Project activities include: (1) providing training to volunteers on the economic empowerment of women and young women and their rights, while promoting the co-creation of innovative solutions adapted to local contexts and their diversities; (2) developing and implementing plans to improve the performance of local partners; (3) providing training to key market actors and civil society organizations to design and deliver sustainable products and services tailored to the needs of women and young women, as well as to participate in policy dialogue for the empowerment of women and young women; and (4) providing financial and technical support to innovative initiatives for women's and young women's economic empowerment and feminist entrepreneurship.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 2.5M

Timeline

Mar 31, 2020 → Dec 31, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

The Nepal in Business programme will unlock economic prosperity by generating inclusive growth, expanding businesses, and addressing income poverty in Nepal. The programme will do this by supporting and financing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to build organisational effectiveness through improved management and productivity, to achieve business growth and create jobs. It will partner with government to create a more conducive business environment in Nepal, delivering the reforms that matter to improve the ease of business. It will establish a recyclable fund to improve access to finance for SMEs by crowding-in commercial finance.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

May 17, 2023 → Mar 31, 2031

Coverage

Nepal

The BSF/BERF will aim to maximise the programme’s ability to create jobs and improve productivity and competitiveness by ensuring policy bottlenecks are identified and resolved to improve conditions for doing business.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 12.0M

Timeline

Oct 23, 2024 → Mar 31, 2031

Coverage

Nepal

The facility will ensure both financial and value additionality, particularly by i. providing finance that is not provided by the market ii. Mobilizing resource from the private sector and adding value beyond providing financial support by mitigating risks, helping SMEs achieve higher standards (i.e., on gender practices, sustainable business practices, ESG performance) or building capacity or transferring knowledge and know how.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 20.0M

Timeline

Oct 14, 2024 → Mar 31, 2031

Coverage

Nepal

The overall aim of this component to collect data about the scale and quality of programme activities and the extent to which they are producing the expected shifts in attitudes, behaviours and wider social norms as well as increasing the capacities of vulnerable communities

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 203K

Timeline

Jul 19, 2023 → Mar 31, 2031

Coverage

Nepal

This component involves influencing and policy reform activities of NIB in target sectors, working with government agencies and private sector associations.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 19, 2023 → Mar 31, 2031

Coverage

Nepal