Development projects in Nepal

The Ministry of Education with the technical support of UNESCO Kathmandu office, has already been taking substantial first steps towards establishing awareness among stakeholders of the education sector in Nepal and planning the implementation of the SDG4. There is still a need for further contribution in many essential aspects to the commitment of the Government of Nepal to achieve the SDG 4, especially with regard to quality teaching and learning, curriculum and ICT in education. UNESCO Kathmandu also plans to support the government in strengthening and making EMIS more comprehensive, including all sub-sectors of education, aligning with SDG4.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 27K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

The guarantee of press freedom in the Preamble of Nepal's Constitution has given a tremendous boost to the media sector. However, the rights and responsibilities of the media continue to be the subject of discussions on a daily basis. The theme that UNESCO chose this year to mark World Press Freedom Day highly relevant for Nepal's present and future. Nepal's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, the Election Commission Nepal, the Federation of Nepali Journalists together with UNDP and UNESCO Nepal plan to jointly mark the occasion with a one-day national conference.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 8K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Bajhang is one of the least developed districts of Nepal where almost 50 % of people live below poverty line and suffer from food insecurity. Agricultural productivity is low due to lack of technical knowledge and unavailability of quality inputs and irrigation facilities. There are natural resources available but due to limited knowhow and poor market access people are not able to use them for livelihood improvement purpose. Masta Rural Municipality has patriarchal social structures where women are suffering from gender discrimination and violence and are excluded from decision-making. There are also other marginalized groups such as Dalits and persons with disabilities who are suffering from multiple discrimination and are excluded from decision making process both at home and other public domain. So, efforts are needed to provide women with equal rights and empowerment opportunities for their greater participation and access to resources. The objective of this project is to uplift the livelihoods and food security of the socially and economically marginalized communities of Masta Rural Municipality through improved organic farming practices, value addition and better access to markets, empower women through capacity development and leadership trainings and build more resilient communities through sustainable animal husbandry and developing NTFP-based and other new livelihood opportunities. The project will also promote better hygiene practices and food diversification for improved health and nutrition of the target communities. The project implemented by Sahara Nepal and supported by Swallows supports Finland's development objectives by increasing food security and promoting sustainable use of natural resources and enhancing the rights and status of women and girls. 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 about 700 poor households. More than half of the direct beneficiaries will be women.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 229K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2023 → Dec 31, 2023

Coverage

Bajhang, Sudurpashchim

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, 2023 → Dec 31, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

No description for this activity available at this point. Description indisponible pour cette activité.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 2.0M

Timeline

Aug 1, 2019 → Dec 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

Switzerland contributes to peace and stability in Nepal by supporting the country’s successful transition to federalism which is a pre-condition for enhanced economic development and prosperity. States are a critical catalyst for identity, conflict resolution and regional development in Nepal’s federal system. The programme therefore supports the State’s systems and capacities for inter-governmental cooperation, implementation and responsiveness towards citizens’ demands.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 509K

Timeline

Oct 1, 2018 → Jul 31, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 6K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 21K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Sarlahi, Madhesh

No project description reported.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 22K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 20K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 18K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

kabhrepalanchok, Bagmati

No project description reported.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 24K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 20K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

No description for this activity available at this point. Description indisponible pour cette activité.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2018 → Jun 30, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

No description for this activity available at this point. Description indisponible pour cette activité.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jun 15, 2017 → Jun 30, 2020

Coverage

Madhesh, Nepal

Beginning in the second week of August, Nepal experienced a period of sustained, heavy rainfall resulting in widespread flooding across 35 of the 75 districts. The number of affected schools has been reported to be 1866 (as of 15 Sept). More than 170,000 students have been affected and there is a crucial need of providing necessary support for children affected from the flood to help them overcome this kind of difficult experiences. Providing lifesaving messages and hygiene promotion for increased protection from various impacts of the disaster is to be carried out for affected children through teachers being trained in how to provide support to their students.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 154K

Timeline

Nov 6, 2017 → Jan 1, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

This activity will intervene in South Asia to ameliorate challenges in the area of identification, preservation, access to and dissemination of documentary heritage. The activity will support the establishment of inclusive and collaborative mechanisms, which involve member states and all partners to find solutions to the current challenges in the MoW programme. Through this activity for instance MoW national Committees/expert groups will be created, awareness raising programmes will be delivered and capacity development activities to MoW stakeholders will also be delivered.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 4K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

This activity seeks to promote policy interventions for the integration of ICT in Education in South Asia, a region where capacity and infrastructure to support ICT in Education in South Asia is still lacking. The project will also support safe use of cyberspace where the relevancy of information on the internet is increasingly being questioned, and the potential of cyberspace to be used for radicalisation of the youth and children is high. The project will also support member states to develop platforms of curated data and information sources such as digital libraries to promote quality and inclusive learning environments. Finally this activity will strengthen regional cooperation by establishing a regional networking platform.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 7K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Domestic and gender based violence (D/GBV) is widely prevalent in Nepal because of the dominance of patriarchal values, lack of awareness about rights, lack of support services and poor implementation of laws. Based on consultations with communities, the line ministry, the police and other donors, SDC will focus on working with civil society organizations and government agencies on awareness, prevention, legal aid and psychosocial support; and on strengthening duty bearers at district and national level, including policy implementation and reform.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

Returnees of seasonal migration to India, local youths

Organization

Cordaid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2024 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

An estimate 5% of the population of Nepal is affected with physical disabilities and their livelihood is affected far beyond the physical handicap itself. They suffer from exclusion and social stigma, which in turn reduces their ability to be socially and economically integrated. The HRDC is since over 25 years the leading institution providing services to disabled children and will be able to treat some 15’000 children per year with the equipment and mobile teams facilities made available through this programme.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

The lack of physical access to economic opportunities, natural resources and social services is highly correlated with incidence of poverty in Nepal. Social and economic vulnerability of disadvantaged groups is often exacerbated by reduced access to road network. One of the major reasons for constraints in rural Nepal is in-adequate or ‘unsafe’ river crossings and lack of its maintenance. The proposed intervention will improve ‘safe’ river crossings by rehabilitating the 137 ‘critical’ trail bridges.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

Contribute to the development of an effective criminal legal aid system in Nepal that ensures access to justice for all women and men.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

Past SDC interventions have focussed on making rural road construction work for the poor and disadvantaged through labour-intensive construction methods. This project now takes proven approaches further by ensuring even more all-weather accessibility to markets and services by emphasising the importance of maintenance and preservation of built roads through promotion of labour-based roads maintenance methods and by fostering an institutional process in the districts, which should pave the way for the highly successful concepts of road construction and maintenance to be adopted as national standards.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

The Power Plant Extension of SCECO will improve daily living condition and enhance economic opportunities by providing uninterrupted hydro-power supply to 1’400 customers, and get up to 500 new connections to the local power grid, in the area of Salleri/Garma/Phalpu (HDI 0.45-0.50). Additionally, it will mitigate uncontrolled deforestation by reducing the use of firewood for cooking, heating and lighting purposes, in an area (lying between 2400 – 3000m alt.) where forest regeneration is slow. The project will thus enhance the sustainable use of local water resources while contributing to the maintenance of resilience to climate change at the local level.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 10K

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

Nepal's aim to build back better by restoring the cultural heritage damaged by the 2015 earthquake will require sustained efforts, both in terms of capacity enhancement and improved procedures, tools, and mechanism in place. The Office's implementation modality will be, in line with the regional priorities of culture sector and Nepal's national priority, through policy advice, advocacy, fund-raising, coordination, capacity building programmes for government and non-governmental stakeholders and members of the local communities, both men and women, including youth and pilot projects, in particular at the country's four World Heritage properties, Lumbini the birthplace of Lord Buddha, the Kathmandu Valley, as well as the National Parks of Chitwan and Sagarmatha.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 136K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

chitawan, Kathmandu

People with disabilities experience in Nepal many forms of discrimination; Society's attitudes make it difficult to equal life, but also the institutional structures such as legislation and policy guidelines are often discriminatory towards people with dis abilities. In addition to physical barriers, such as challenging routes may prevent people with disabilities from access to legitimate services. For those circumstances the disabled children are less attending the school than others. The project’s goal i s to bring people with disabilities at the center of social development by promoting their human rights. The project aims to empower people with disabilities not only to demand their rights, but also to increase the awareness of the rights of disabled peop le. In addition, the project seeks to influence political decision-makers, in order to the disabled people's rights be noted and the laws to be implemented. The project trains the members of the community and disability activists about human rights, partic ularly about the rights of people with disabilities. In addition, there will be held discussions with representatives of the local district government, as well as eight events at the national level with policy makers in Kathmandu. CIL - Kathmandu began its work among disabled people's rights in 2005 and was officially registered in the following year. The organization 's name refers to the rights of the people with disabilities to make decisions and to get services that society should provide. The organizat ion makes right -based work wirh issues considering people with disabilities and its primary activities include advocacy and inclusion of people with disabilities in political decision-making. The organization also provides advicing and training on issues related to persons with disabilities and informs the rights of disabled people . CIL – Kathmandu’s advocacy, together with some other organizations, has impacted on, that several ministries are now accessible communicated.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2016 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

Abilis Foundation covers the costs of the activities that occur when the Local Expert disseminates infomation about Abilis funding, facilitates groups to apply funding, monitors on-going projects and provides training and advice to applicant and implemneti ng oragnizations. Activities are based on annual planning and are reported twice a year.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2016 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

The project content for 2017 will be defined later on; it will be a continuum for 2015-2016. The budget will be allocated from 11591 “Promotion of Global Justice”. The description for 2015-2016: The Overall Objective of the project is to promote and pr otect 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 Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The specific human rights issues and concerns of Dalit community di scussed 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 su bmitted to UPR concerned committee of UN within third week of March 2015. The specific human rights concerns of Dalit advocated and lobbied with the delegates of different countries during UPR of Nepal in October / November 2015.The project will carry out a quick research on the implementation status of UPR recommendations in Nepal, Regional level consultation workshop will be organized at Nepalganj, Chitwan and Itahari, National level consultation workshop will be held at Kathmandu. Advocacy and lobbying w ill be carried out with international governments through embassies in Kathmandu, Advocacy and lobbying will be done to the government of Nepal for recommendation involving media houses. Lobbying to the HRC members and other state representatives during i nteractive dialogue session will be carried out.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2016 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

chitawan, Kathmandu

Description indisponible pour cette activité

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

chitawan, Bagmati