Development projects in Nepal

The main goal of the project is to safeguard the people and assets of eastern Chitwan from flood related disaster and improve their livelihoods and food security. Expected outputs (1): Local communities along Rapti River and in the project VDCs build and rehabilitate river protection works. (2): Local communities rehabilitate the irrigation canals originating from Rapti river. (3): User’s committee and its sub committees formed to implement the works. (4): Communities, VDCs and the DDC strengthen their capacity to engage in dialogues with the central Government on the need to undertake larger integrated watershed management initiatives.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

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Coverage

chitawan, Bagmati

The Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads of the Ministry of Local Development (DoLIDAR/MoLD) is responsible for construction and maintenance of motorable bridges in addition to local roads but it has limited capacity to shoulder this responsibility. DoLIDAR is desirous of a) developing norms and standards appropriate to local roads and b) strengthening its capacities as well as that of the private sector so that these pilots can be replicated. In this regard, GoN has requested SDC to support them with technical assistance. Switzerland has gained significant recognition and visibility in Nepal over the last 4 decades through its engagement in the transport sector, particularly in the trail-bridge and local road sectors.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 2.0M

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

OKP-TMT.20/00112

Organization

Nuffic

Budget

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Timeline

Dec 7, 2020 → Jan 18, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

OKP-TMT.19/00295

Organization

Nuffic

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2020 → Aug 30, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

OKP-TMT.19/00104

Organization

Nuffic

Budget

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Timeline

Sep 1, 2019 → Aug 31, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

LGCDP's over-arching goal is to contribute towards poverty reduction through inclusive responsive and accountable local governance and participatory community-led development that will ensure increased involvement of women, Dalits, Adibasi Janajatis, Muslims, Madhesis, disadvantaged groups in the local governance process. The programme will contribute towards attaining the goal through achieving its three major Programme Outcomes: (1) Citizens and communities empowered to exercise their voice and to engage actively with local governments on resource allocation and decision making; (2) Increased capacity of local governments to manage resources and deliver basic services in an inclusive and equitable manner; and (3) Strengthened policy and national institutional framework for decentralization, devolution and community development.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

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Nepal

As a result of this project, the demand side of local governance will be strengthened through the empowerment of right holders. Social mobilization interventions will enable beneficiaries to more effectively demand public services and hold national and local governments accountable. Simultaneously, the supply side will be strengthened. As a result, local bodies with strengthened institutional capacity and resources will provide services more effectively to the people, esp. to disadvantaged groups. In addition, an enabling policy environment will be promoted. Inter alia, this will help to prepare Nepal for a future federal system, as and when this system is defined in the new constitution.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 61K

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

Semi-commercial small farmers, mostly cultivating less than 1 ha and often from disadvantaged groups, face significant hurdles to participate in agricultural product and input markets, thus failing to tap existing potentials to increase their production, farm income and well-being. Complementary to other Swiss projects, NAMDP will focus on market system development to foster market-led and inclusive growth of commercial agriculture, working with the production and marketing actors.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2014 → Jun 30, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

The UN Women implemented project Advancing Resilience and Empowerment ARE is part of the annual work plan for the year 2017 of UN Women's Nepal Country Office. The project is being implemented in the course of 2017 and its total budget is 400.000 EUR. The ARE project is divided into two result areas. The first result area aims to strengthen the capacity of duty bearers (authorities and government) to integrate gender equality objectives into policies and plans. The project provides technical expertise in su pport of drafting Nepal's second NAP and key national legislation with relevance for advancing gender equality obligations enshrined in the constitution. The project also provides technical support to mainstream gender equality and social inclusion objecti ves into post-earthquake reconstruction planning. The second result area focuses on strengthening the ability of excluded women's groups for economic and social participation. The beneficiaries are provided with vocational and entrepreneurship training as well as counseling in disaster preparedness training and humanitarian crisis management. As for the first results area the activities benefit the entire country as the focus is on national level plans and policies. The second results area focuses on 1600 b eneficiaries comprised of girls and women from crisis affected or marginalized groups.The ARE project is a continuation of the Finnish-funded SIWPSAN project which supported the drafting and implementation of Nepal's first National Action Plan on UN securi ty council resolutions 1325 and 1820. The project is currently being evaluated and the results are very promising; some of the targets have even been exceeded. The Ministry for Women Children and Social Welfare and the Ministry for Peace and Reconstruction has taken up the project activities as best practices in the implementing the National Action Plans.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 434K

Timeline

Dec 9, 2016 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

Agricultural production, besides migration, will remain the main pillar for rural livelihood in Nepal for some time, mainly because suitable framework conditions for the other strategies (off-farm economic activities) will take time to evolve. Improving agricultural production requires reliable irrigation systems. In the context where big irrigation schemes usually receive attention, LILI’s involvement in small irrigation provides meaningful contribution to improve the food security of the marginal farmers as well as help influence government policies in their favour.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

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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

USD 5.7M

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Okhaldhunga, Solukhumbu

To finance projects concerning human rights in Nepal

Organization

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Budget

USD 160K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2008 → May 11, 2011

Coverage

Nepal

Nepal Development Programme aims at improving food insecurity, sustainable livelihoods and gender equality as well as decease caste/ethnicity-based discriminations, mitigate disaster and climate change impacts and empower towards enforcement of human right s as well as participation in decision-making at local and national context. Programme covers 30 Village Development Committees (VDCs). Expected results:• Enhanced capacity of disadvantaged communities to reduce disaster risk and to prepare for, respond to and, when necessary recover from emergencies and disasters.• Increased income and food security attained by all members within disadvantaged households.• Increased capacity of cooperatives in enhancing the sustainable livelihoods of their membership , with particular focus on the poorer segments.• Increased participation, voice and influence of priority populations in local institutions and decision-making processes. Rights-holders /beneficiaries: Marginalised, vulnerable and conflict-affected peopl e such as Dalit, freed bonded labourers, disaster affected population, ethnic minorities, landless, women-headed households and childrenImplementing partner: The Lutheran World Federation Nepal (LWF Nepal).

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Mar 7, 2001 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Jhapa, Morang

humanitaire hulp in x-regio

Organization

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Budget

USD 720K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2007 → Jan 1, 2011

Coverage

Nepal

Switzerland is recognizing the importance of high quality vegetable seed production through the promotion of private-public partnership among producer cooperatives, NGOs and private seed entrepreneurs in the seed sector. Producing seeds through farmers groups and cooperatives has been a successful approach, which allows a sustainable national seed production. The goal of VSP-III is “to have improved food security and income for the poor and disadvantaged households in remote areas of Nepal”. VSP-III will have two major focuses: 1) farm families from poor and DAGs produce and sell quality seeds; and 2) National Seed Board, Nepal Agriculture Research Council and Department of Agriculture enforce decentralised seed production and quality control through public and private institutions. VSP has proven synergies with other SDC supported agricultural projects, such as the Hill Maize Research Project in promoting seed related market and policy issues and the Home garden project in promoting diversification of vegetable production.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

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Coverage

Nepal

Areas of poor accessibility are strongly correlated with the incidence of poverty. Walking is still a major mode of mobility in remote places of Nepal. Moreover, in areas of new road construction, there is a growing demand for river crossings from populations alongside the road corridor. Swiss supported technical assistance for trail bridges construction will help enhance access to basic public services and economic opportunities by providing safe river crossings.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 1.0M

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

Due to the recent earthquake in Nepal the number of persons with spinal cord injury has risen dramatically. The Abilis "Active and Independent" self-care manual will be translated into Nepali. 1000 copies of the manual will be printed and training related to the manual will be organized.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

Support to disabled victims of Nepal earthquake, for building temporary shelters. Mapping of disabled victims, information disseminating to authorities.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Okhaldhunga, Gorkha

Establishment of database about disabled victims of the earthquake, writing a report based on the database and dissemination of the report to local authorities, counseling to PWDs.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Gorkha, Gandaki

The group will produce 200 new titles of digital books. The group will also convert 100 existing digital books into DAISY system. Disabled students will receive books.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

The group will set up a poultry raising farm. Young PWDs will be trained to raise chicken, sell them and run the farm.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

Leadership training and management training for young PWDs. Interation programme for non-disabled people in the same area.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

Massage therapy training will be given to three disabled women and four disabled men.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

A project by a rural cross-disability organization to train its members to produce apple juice and jam and other products for sale. Addition to that the UNCRPD training is organised for the members.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2015 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Jumla, Karnali

SDC has been supporting HMRP since 1999. HMRP had very encouraging achievements in the first three phases, such as: i) setting of the maize research priorities, establishing participatory variety selection, validation and certification methodologies, linking research with extension for wider dissemination, ii) certification of nine improved varieties and production of 4,416 MT of improved maize seeds, and iii) linking farmer’s feedback to policy decisions through farmer’s assessment tests over released varieties. HMRP has contributed to establishing a national research system, linking research with extension and strengthening farmers’ groups to produce maize seeds and deal with markets for better and assured prices. This fourth phase will focus on strengthening seeds dissemination channels, developing market links, ensuring the decentralized seed quality assurance system and developing more new maize varieties as the demand remains high.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

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Coverage

Nepal

The Project Support Unit (PSU) supports the capacity building in the districts, for implementation of rural infrastructure and community development activities. The District Development Committees (DDC) and local groups implement the works, with support from the PSU. DoLIDAR is responsible for the Planning, Coordination, Fund flow and Monitoring of the Programme. SDC has inducted many good practices across the rural road projects in Nepal. The green roads concept has been adopted nationally. Until recently unheard issues of workers’ welfare are now being translated into policy, that include insurance, work safety, equal wage for equal work and facilities that help women to participate.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

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Coverage

Nepal

Through its project planning and implementation approach RHDP has empowered community groups, especially women, and also influenced the village development committees (VDCs) to integrate community health demands in VDC planning, and thus contributed to local state building and better service delivery. After 17 years of cooperation, this will be the last phase of RHDP that will focus on consolidation and sustainability. As in the past, the project will aim at improving overall health status of people, especially of women, poor and disadvantaged groups in remote areas of Dolakha, Ramechhap and Okhaldhunga districts. Primary beneficiaries will be women, children, adolescents, and men, with special attention to Dalits and Janajatis.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

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Okhaldhunga, Dolakha

gender inequalities in human development, reveals a gap in South Asia that is larger than that of any other region. In 2014, South Asia scored 19.3 percent higher than the global average, indicating widespread discrimination. 60% of people aged between 15 and 24 live in Asia and the Pacific; that's about 700 million youth. Out of the 700 million youth, over 85 million young people in the region live in extreme poverty on less than $1.90 a day. This activity seeks to contribute to addressing the vulnerability of women and youth in South Asia through Media, for their strengthened contribution to Sustainable Development and a better environment of a Culture of peace in the region.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 6K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

UN Women´s Women´s Economic Empowerment project aims to enhance the economic situation of especially the most poorest groups of Nepalese women. The participation of Nepalese women in the advancement of the national economy is limited due to insufficient economic resources and low level of education. The project advances the consciousness of the beneficiaries regarding their rights through networks of marginalized women. The project builds up the capacity of the Government of Nepal to follow the conditions of equality in its economic policy both at national and provincial level. Specific beneficiaries can be named female migrant workers domestic servants HIV positive women victims of conflicts and human trafficking and the female farmers of remote areas. UN Women´s office in Nepal will execute the project and contract will be concluded with the main office of UN Women. Finland will support the project with 4 000 000 euros from 2015 to 2017.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Dec 8, 2014 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

The Government has taken a number of action plans and policies designed to promote the realization of public health, education and food security. At the local level policies and plans rarely are implemented, and examples of the money allocated to the vulne rable groups' education often ends up in some other use. The project aims to promote ESC rights, especially the the realization right to education, food and health. The project aims to promote that the Government's plans for the realization of the above-me ntioned rights are concerned, to increase the public officers’ responsibility and capacity, by increasing the transparency of public authorities and the beneficiaries' awareness of their rights. The project builds the capacity of the responsible authorit ies, so that they contribute to the realization of plans the government the right to education, food and health-related issues. The project will also inform the communities about their rights focusing on these rights. The project will be implemented in fiv e counties: Morang, Makawanpur, Kaski, Banke and Kailali. INSEC is Nepal's most important and most reliable universal human rights organizations. Informal Sector Service Centre INSEC was registered in 1991. Organization works particularly strong in documen tation and reporting of human rights and is a reliable information source of human rights situation in Nepal. www.inseconline.org

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Morang, makawanpur