Development projects in Nepal

Right Here Right Now 2 (RHRN2) builds on the successes of its predecessor Right Here Right Now (2016-2020) funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The new partnership, RHRN2 (2021-2025) consists of consortium partners Rutgers (lead), AMPF, ARROW, CHOICE, RHU, and RNW Media, and technical partners Dance4Life and IPPF AR. The strategic objective of RHRN2 is for young people in all their diversity to enjoy their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in gender-just societies. By placing young people at the forefront of the partnership, RHRN2 seeks:• to increase public support for SRHR; • to improve policies and laws; and • to strengthen civil society. RHRN2 works through partners in: Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Nepal, Tunisia and Uganda.

Organization

Rutgers

Budget

USD 3.1M

Timeline

Jan 1, 2021 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

<p class="ql-align-justify">This&nbsp;Initiative addresses the&nbsp;<a href="https://cgiar-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/performanceandresult_cgiar_org/EZK1Mrs-xcFDoSsihDRenLUBmJIqamygaqJebCZpLJMRmg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">Sustainable intensification</a>&nbsp;(SI) of&nbsp;<a href="https://cgiar-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/performanceandresult_cgiar_org/EZK1Mrs-xcFDoSsihDRenLUBmJIqamygaqJebCZpLJMRmg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">Mixed farming systems</a>&nbsp;(MFS). By SI, we mean&nbsp;the production of more food on the same piece of land while reducing the negative environmental impact.&nbsp;MFS&nbsp;cover&nbsp;about 2.5&nbsp;billion&nbsp;ha of land globally<span style="background-color: inherit;">i</span>. In the developing world, MFS supply around 75% of milk, 60% of meat,&nbsp;and 41–86% of cereals consumed<span style="background-color: inherit;">ii</span>. These&nbsp;<a href="https://cgiar-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/performanceandresult_cgiar_org/EZK1Mrs-xcFDoSsihDRenLUBmJIqamygaqJebCZpLJMRmg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">farming systems</a>&nbsp;occur in nearly all&nbsp;agro-ecological zones, with an enormous variety of climatic and soil conditions<span style="background-color: inherit;">iii</span>&nbsp;and livelihood patterns<span style="background-color: inherit;">iv</span>.&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">In MFS, livestock provides draft power for crop cultivation and manure to fertilize the soil, while crop residues provide livestock feed. Livestock is sold to compensate for low crop yields in unfavorable years. Mixed systems allow farmers to diversify risk from single crop production, use labor efficiently, access cash, and add value to products. Integrating crops and livestock has the potential to maintain ecosystem function and health, and to help prevent agricultural systems from becoming fragile by enhancing biodiversity and thus increasing capability to absorb shocks to the natural resource base<span style="background-color: inherit;">v</span>.&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Population growth, urbanization, water scarcity, soil degradation, climate change, evolving food consumption patterns, and food price volatility are pressures that act on these systems<span style="background-color: inherit;">vi</span>, deepening inequalities in resource access,&nbsp;and&nbsp;leading&nbsp;to conflict and migration<span style="background-color: inherit;">vii</span>. Social inequalities are a persistent feature of&nbsp;agrifood&nbsp;systems including MFS. They relate to deeply entrenched inequitable norms that produce unfavorable outcomes—&nbsp;primarily for women, youth, and marginalized actors—&nbsp;and obstruct progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<span style="background-color: inherit;">viii</span>.&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Farmers’&nbsp;local experience and knowledge&nbsp;enable them&nbsp;to adapt to many challenges. However, the increasing speed at which many changes are happening will likely exceed their capacity<span style="background-color: inherit;">ix</span>.&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">The challenges can be mitigated through SI, which responds to the need to both feed growing populations and counteract environmental degradation<span style="background-color: inherit;">x</span>. Sustainable intensification requires integrated systems research to identify context-specific pathways towards resilient, scalable MFS that preserve natural capital, offer equitable benefits for all, and attract young people to venture into profitable agribusinesses. The components of MFS interact both with each other and with the external environment, including climate and landscape<span style="background-color: inherit;">xi</span>. However, there are knowledge gaps on the biophysical and socio-economic interactions and dynamics<span style="background-color: inherit;">xii</span>, which can undermine many development-oriented interventions aiming at driving MFS towards SI.&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">A predominantly commodity and biophysical research approach has been leading to improvements in single system components, but frequently amplifies the&nbsp;<a href="https://cgiar-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/performanceandresult_cgiar_org/EZK1Mrs-xcFDoSsihDRenLUBmJIqamygaqJebCZpLJMRmg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">trade-offs</a>&nbsp;between different livelihood objectives if the interactions between crop, tree, livestock, and social sub-systems are not properly addressed at the appropriate spatial and temporal scales. This has affected the capacity to scale many of the technologies and practices promoted by CGIAR and partners in landscapes dominated by MFS.&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Current research to support SI&nbsp;of&nbsp;MFS is often disconnected, falling short of the effectiveness and scale needed to achieve important global targets such as the SDGs. Also, attention to how SI may (re-)produce inequalities has remained low<span style="background-color: inherit;">xiii</span>. For One CGIAR to make significant contributions that result in multiple desired impacts at sufficiently large scales will require well-coordinated, prioritized,&nbsp;and focused efforts that strategically integrate multiple elements of the sub-systems in MFS. SI&nbsp;of MFS provides a viable avenue to achieve this.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>

Organization

ICRC Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2022 → Mar 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

<p class="ql-align-justify">Home to one-quarter of humanity — one-fifth of whom are youth – South Asia has the world’s largest concentration of poverty and malnutrition.^[i] The Green Revolution positioned South Asia to produce one-quarter of the world's consumed food,<strong> </strong>but<strong> the region’s agrifood systems today face formidable poverty reduction, climate change adaptation and mitigation, environmental health and biodiversity challenges. Significant hurdles remain to securing an adequate and affordable supply of diverse foods necessary for sustainable healthy diets (SHDs)</strong>.^[ii] Social, economic, and geographic inequalities create barriers from production to consumption, disproportionately affecting the poor.[iii] Unhealthy food consumption is rising, with many nutritious foods too costly for the poor.^[iv]</p><p class="ql-align-justify">South Asia’s predominantly rice-based farming systems span the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP).^[v] While crucial to food security and political and economic stability<strong>,</strong>^{<strong>[vi]</strong>}<strong> </strong><strong style="color: black;">parts of the IGP are threatened by unsustainable groundwater withdrawal</strong><span style="color: black;"> — the region extracts one-quarter of global groundwater — due to food and energy policy distortions.</span>^[vii] <strong>Natural resource degradation, low resource use efficiency, and agriculturally-based nonpoint</strong> <strong>source air pollution undermine sustainability and human health</strong>.^[viii] South Asia’s farmers are both contributors to and victims of <strong>climate change and extreme weather.</strong>^[ix] In association with off-farm employment opportunities, these issues contribute to <strong>rural out-migration </strong>— particularly of youth — resulting in rising labor scarcity and increased production costs. This in turn <strong>disproportionately affects resource-poor and women farmers</strong>.^[x] Outside of the highly-productive ‘breadbasket’ of the western IGP, many farmers suffer from weak markets, poor access to extension, limited access to irrigation, and insufficient policy support.^[xi] These issues contribute to nearly<strong> 22 million hectares being fallowed </strong>across South Asia following the harvest of the monsoon-season rice crop,^[xii]&nbsp;indicative of a significant missed opportunity sustainable intensification and diversified farm production. </p><p class="ql-align-justify">Many of South Asia’s agricultural policies and the research systems supporting them focus primarily on the production and related value chains of single crops in isolation, with less emphasis on developing an evidence base around the <strong>multisectoral farm, market, and policy interventions</strong> needed to sustainably intensify and diversify farming systems equitably without overstepping environmental boundaries.^[xiii] Although agriculturally-focused nutrition interventions are frequently proposed to improve diets in rural communities, causal linkages between farm production and nutrition are not always direct, underscoring the <strong>need for integrated approaches considering household food production alongside market purchase</strong>.^[xiv] In addition, <strong>poor nutrition awareness</strong> among rural households, low affordability of nutritious diets and <strong>limitations to women’s empowerment</strong> interact to prevent progress.^[xv]</p><p class="ql-align-justify">These obstacles must be overcome through<strong> coordinated efforts to transform agrifood systems in ways that ensure that people can equitably access and consume healthy diets produced within environmental boundaries, while also securing livelihoods</strong> and reducing poverty.^[xvi] <strong>Food systems are urgently needed that generate profits and incentivize farmers to produce nutritious foods, while also reducing prices for consumers purchasing healthy products by shortening and reducing inefficiencies within value chains</strong>.^[xvii] These objectives — which are also governmental and donor priorities in Bangladesh, Nepal, India, and Pakistan — require <strong>coordinated research and action across the public and private sector</strong>.^[xviii] In response, TAFSSA will partner across sectors to generate <strong>actionable evidence spanning the production-to-consumption continuum</strong>. TAFSSA <strong>will also amplify the effects of other CGIAR Initiatives</strong> working in South Asia to <strong>achieve productive, environmentally sound agrifood systems that support equitable access to SHDs</strong>. <span style="color: black;">(</span><em style="color: black;">Additional references and supporting evidence can be found online in </em><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/gje6of3nsrax06q/ANNEX%202.1.pdf?dl=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Annex 2.1</em></a><span style="color: black;">)</span></p>

Organization

ICRC Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2022 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

Constructing 14MW hydroelectric power plant in order to contribute to the mitigation of the power shortage of Nepal, and promote the quality of life and industrial development in Nepal

Organization

Office for Government Policy Coordination

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 10, 1997 → Oct 31, 2002

Coverage

Nepal

To improve the electricity system in Nepal by constructing a hydroelectric power in Chameliya River located in the Darchula Region of Nepal

Organization

Office for Government Policy Coordination

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 23, 2008 → Sep 20, 2019

Coverage

Darchula, Sudurpashchim

The project consists construction, operation and maintenance of a 216MW run-of-river hydro power plant on the Upper Trishuli in Nepal.

Organization

Office for Government Policy Coordination

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 28, 2019 → Oct 16, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

Funding of transport to Nepal in response to COVID-19

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2021 → Dec 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

The project partner runs a training institute that offers non-academic training in the field of social work. The focus is on courses that enable young people, particularly those from rural areas, to acquire the basic knowledge required for social and development work in their home communities. The aim is also to reduce the exodus of young people from their home communities. Many NGOs send their staff to the institute for training or recruit personnel trained there. In addition, the project partner supports local NGOs and cooperatives in rural areas with their organisational development and the implementation of their projects, particularly in the least developed western regions of Nepal. This makes an important contribution to improving the living conditions of numerous marginalised families in the project area. The project’s objectives include introducing smallholder farmers to organic farming by using local seeds, compost fertiliser and organic technologies. Furthermore, young people and agricultural leaders learn about community-led development processes and work together to address shared concerns. Young leaders are also trained to support marginalised communities.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 306K

Timeline

Aug 1, 2026 → Jul 31, 2030

Coverage

Nepal

In Nepal, people face systemic gender-based discrimination that limits womens and marginalised groups access to education, healthcare, economic resources and participation in decision-making processes. The project implementer has set itself the goal of strengthening the livelihoods of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) and gender-based discrimination (GBD) by integrating climate change adaptation strategies to ensure long-term resilience and sustainability. The direct target group comprises a total of approximately 3,700 women, children and young people who participate in and benefit from the activities. The targeted support for women in the project area will improve their living conditions in the long term and strengthen their resilience to gender-based violence and discrimination. They will gain access to training measures and climate-resilient income-generating opportunities in order to achieve greater economic independence and protection from GBD and GBV. Furthermore, support structures for women will be strengthened in order to combat gender-based violence and gender-based discrimination. Access to specialised health services and the introduction of climate-friendly, energy-efficient planning and practices will ensure improved reproductive and general health for women and girls in the project area. To achieve this, numerous training courses will be held, cooperation with the local government will be intensified and networks will be formed.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 235K

Timeline

Feb 1, 2026 → Jan 31, 2030

Coverage

Nepal

Natural disasters, which occur almost annually, repeatedly demonstrate how vulnerable the population of Nepal is in such situations. In the south of the country, more than half of the land is used for agriculture and 70% of the population is employed in this sector. However, many of the communities are threatened by flooding during the rainy season. If the harvest is poor or fails altogether, supplies are destroyed and people lose their animals, and self-sufficient food security is also threatened. It is therefore important to establish local mechanisms for disaster response, to initiate adaptation to the challenges posed by climate change and to promote the development of disaster guidelines at all levels of the country. This is being done, among other things, by strengthening the capacities of communities and local governments in the areas of climate protection, disaster prevention and emergency response. In addition, climate-friendly agriculture and green employment opportunities for women and young leaders are being promoted. The project is primarily aimed at schools, local government agencies, young entrepreneurs, women, young people and children. Childrens eco-clubs have been set up and information desks on climate protection have been installed in schools. The local government and schools are being supported in the development of environmentally friendly model schools with green components, including energy efficiency (solar energy) and waste management. Young businesses receive training on green jobs and business plans, including the promotion of worm composting. In addition, there will be at least one ‘climate-friendly agriculture and ecotourism village’ in each community. These are some of the measures designed to raise awareness of climate protection and disaster prevention among the target groups.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 376K

Timeline

Mar 1, 2026 → Feb 28, 2030

Coverage

Nepal

The aim of the project is to secure the right to food and food security for the most vulnerable communities. Orientation events, consultations, discussions and dialogues with newly formed community groups (especially womens groups) are held for this purpose. Further measures with regard to adaptation to climate change include practical training courses and support with vegetable seeds, etc. Raising awareness among newly elected government representatives and networking among interest groups relevant to the target population are also central components of the project activities.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 347K

Timeline

Dec 1, 2025 → Nov 30, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

The project aims to establish community-led peacebuilding mechanisms such as community peace centers, which will be managed by the communities themselves in the long term. Trained community members support local communities in addressing individual and collective problems and finding peaceful solutions. The project places a particular focus on young women. An important component, therefore, is the strengthening of skills and self-esteem among young people, many of whom come from marginalized communities. To address the wide range of psychological problems, many of which are also a result of the armed conflict, psychosocial counselling is being offered.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 237K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2026 → Dec 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

The objectives of the project are that victims of human rights violation and abuse receive access to legal services and their rights to justice and that human rights defenders hold the state accountable for fundamental rights and on issues related to transitional justice. The project works through human rights violations documentation, capacity building, human rights awareness and advocacy and aims to overcome caste-based and ethnic discrimination, focusing on marginalized communities and women.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 1.6M

Timeline

Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

The aim of the project is to build capacities of young people in remote rural areas who are engaged in community development and eco-entrepreneurship. These young people belong to ethnic groups affected by severe poverty and discrimination. They are trained in eco-friendly agriculture and livestock farming to increase their resilience and income, thus providing them with a sustainable livelihood as an alternative to migration. In addition, the young people use their strengthened capacities to contribute to community development in order to improve the situation for the entire community.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 55K

Timeline

Sep 1, 2025 → Aug 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

The aim of the project is to improve the climate resilience of the most vulnerable communities by promoting entrepreneurial skills in agriculture, climate-resilient agricultural techniques, innovative irrigation methods and forest management through training and workshops. All activities are carried out in cooperation with the local government. Additional activities include work to update the governments climate action plan in order to reduce climate induced vulnerability.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 618K

Timeline

Apr 1, 2025 → Mar 31, 2028

Coverage

Dolakha, Bagmati

The project aims to improve the livelihoods of disadvantaged and marginalised farmers. Therefore, farming communities are formed and strengthened with sustainable and resilient food systems and equipped with entrepreneurial skills. In addition, further alternative income opportunities are created and resilience to unexpected shocks will be strengthened. The cooperation with government agencies is crucial in this process and therefore will be integrated and strengthened as well.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 1.8M

Timeline

Jul 1, 2025 → Jun 30, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

Guided by the values and mission of the organisation and in view of the persistent and long-standing marginalisation of women and various excluded communities, it has been decided to make social inclusion one of the most important cross-cutting themes of the work. A specialist will effectively support the systematic operationalisation of thematic mainstreaming. This includes the development of new tools in the development of projects in this area, detailed reports and comprehensive documentation.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 293K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

The project country ranks among the lowest in the world in terms of gender equality. The project is actively helping to reduce gender-specific violence. Among other things, women human rights defenders are being trained comprehensively. A specialist is to support the organisation in effectively anchoring new and innovative approaches in the area of mental health and communication. The aim of the project is to develop a comprehensive psychosocial support system and to successfully put it into practical use.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 213K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

The project aims to empower Nepalese actors to fight impunity in Nepal and promote the rule of law. The objectives are to improve access to justice and reparation for victims of human rights violations. In addition, the capacities of local actors providing legal assistance will be strengthened, as will cooperation between them. Furthermore, the Nepalese authorities are taking concrete steps to ensure greater justice and accountability for victims of crimes under international law. The partner organisation will represent victims of international crimes by providing them with access to justice, free legal aid through its list of selected lawyers, and representation at both national and international level. The partner organisation will expand its existing capacity-building approach and train journalists in documenting serious human rights violations and reporting on them, providing them with mentors for six months. It will work with selected lawyers to litigate important cases and support advocacy in relation to serious human rights violations.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 263K

Timeline

Sep 1, 2025 → Aug 31, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

As part of Agenda 2030 and the Global Responsibility and One World theme of Detmolds sustainability strategy, the city of Detmold has entered into a long-term and equal city partnership with the municipality of Rainas in Nepal, specifically on the topic of sustainability. During the visit of the Nepalese delegation to Detmold in December 2023, it was jointly determined that the topics of renewable energy production and use represent a common area of interest in which extensive knowledge could be exchanged and joint projects and implementation steps defined. For example, the municipality of Rainas has a photovoltaic system that is currently unusable due to a technical defect. In the meantime, the exchange has been further intensified and a cooperation project has been set up with Stadtwerke Detmold and the association Elektriker ohne Grenzen e.V. (Electricians without Borders), in which a delegation from the Detmold city administration, Detmold municipal utilities and the association will travel to Rainas to repair the existing photovoltaic system and establish further cost-effective decentralised solutions such as balcony power plants with storage facilities, initially as part of a pilot project.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 14K

Timeline

Sep 16, 2025 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

Family-run farms and, in particular, female smallholders often cannot progress beyond subsistence farming in Nepal because productivity is low and access to land and natural resources is poor. The effects of climate change are damaging crops and jeopardising food security. 2,182 women and people from ethnic minorities are receiving support by strengthening the cooperatives run by women in terms of their services, advice and management, and are helping to improve the social and economic well-being of those affected and establish sustainable agriculture in the project region.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 274K

Timeline

Apr 1, 2025 → Mar 31, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

The project aims to promote social peace, strengthen the capability of women and youth and consolidate peace structures at the community level to develop a resilient and inclusive society. This is done by supporting the development of individual capacities of women, youth and marginalised groups, promoting a culture of peace and social harmony through initiatives and spaces and conflict prevention, particularly in the diverse groups and communities in the project area. To this end, various training courses, workshops and training sessions are offered. Regular meetings are held, a steering committee and youth groups are formed and the overall activities are constantly reviewed and evaluated.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 260K

Timeline

May 1, 2025 → Apr 30, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

The project strengthens governance and services for sustainable and climate-resilient WASH systems in the province of Madesh. At the macro level, it promotes system-strengthening approaches to integrate the WASH sector, cross-sectoral policy strategies and sustainable financing models. Regionally and locally, the project aims to improve services by integrating and connecting public and private actors, political lobbying, institu- tionalized WASH plans and more resilient infrastructure.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 1.2M

Timeline

May 1, 2026 → Dec 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

The project aims to improve the living conditions of families affected by HIV/AIDS in the project area. It is aimed at people living with HIV/AIDS and their families. In order to improve the well-being of those affected, they receive psychosocial and medical support in the form of outpatient or inpatient medical treatment, regular tests, psychosocial counselling, etc. The educational and nutritional opportunities for children infected and affected by HIV are improved by, among other things, supporting school attendance (e.g. school materials) and providing nutritional supplements. The project strengthens individuals and families affected by HIV through awareness-raising and income-generating activities, among other things. It offers individuals and families affected by HIV practical ways to generate income, including goat rearing. Through partnerships with local actors and training institutions, beneficiaries receive vocational training that equips them with skills for self-employment or better job opportunities.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 136K

Timeline

Mar 1, 2025 → Feb 28, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

The Gender-Friendly Agroforestry Project is a comprehensive initiative that aims to empower women, enhance sustainable livelihoods, and build climate resilience in the Solukhumbu region. By promoting gender-responsive agroforestry practices, providing infrastructure and resources, and facilitating market access, the project contributes to the socio-economic development of rural communities. Through collaboration with local governments and institutions, the project seeks to institutionalize its achievements and ensure the long-term sustainability of agroforestry initiatives. By addressing climate change challenges and promoting biodiversity conservation, the project paves the way for a more sustainable and resilient future for the region.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 116K

Timeline

Dec 1, 2025 → Nov 30, 2027

Coverage

Solukhumbu, Koshi

Context: The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has supported health and social protection system development in Nepal since 1994. Significant progress has been made since the civil war ended in 2006, with notable reductions in maternal and infant mortality. However, societal gender stereotypes and discrimination remain pervasive, posing multiple challenges in the health sector. Inequalities in health access, coupled with corruption risks, deepen existing social tensions. Addressing these challenges requires enhancing institutional mechanisms, empowering vulnerable populations, and tailoring health services and insurance schemes to their needs, aiming to reduce disparities and improve overall health outcomes. Objective: The availability and accessibility of gender responsive health services and social protection provision for women and marginalized groups have improved at both the national and local levels. Approach: S2GESI supports the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) and selected municipalities in two provinces in implementing the National Strategy of the Ministry of Health and Population on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI). It aims to make gender-responsive health services available and accessible for women and marginalized groups at both national and local levels. It focuses on three key areas: a) mainstreaming of the GESI strategy of the MoHP in municipal health management through demand-driven sector planning for gender-sensitive health services provisions. b) increasing health insurance coverage and access to good quality health services for wom-en and marginalized groups, facilitated by improved enrolment strategies and electronic birth registration to address the gender gap, c) implementing approaches to lower supply-side barriers to access health services, including gender-responsive action plans to increase utilisation of good quality health care services by marginalized and vulnerable population

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 6.0M

Timeline

Jul 1, 2024 → Jun 30, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

Context: The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has sup-ported Nepal’s health sector development since 1994. Nepal’s social health security schemes, introduced in recent years, remain underdeveloped, leaving citizens inadequately protected and perpetuating inequities in healthcare access. Moreover, systemic deficits hinder modernization, particularly in digitalization, crucial for im-proving health service delivery. Objective: The institutional capacities of state actors in the health system, in particular the Ministry of Health and Population, the Health Insurance Board and selected municipal health authorities in two provinces, to implement the Nepal Health Sector Strategic Plan have been enhanced. Approach: S2HSS II aims to strengthen the abilities of key actors in the health sector, particularly the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), the Health Insurance Board (HIB), and selected sub-national health authorities in two provinces, to provide equitable and quality healthcare services for everyone. Building on past achievements, it focuses on three main areas: a) Strengthening organizational management and improving the financial sustainability of na-tional health insurance program, that involves supporting HIB to develop strategies for sus-tainable financing and efficient claims management, as a foundation to increase insurance coverage among poor and vulnerable populations. b) Promoting evidence-based health management through data-driven decision-making and citizen participation, leading to efficient sectoral planning at sub national level and c) Strengthening digital health information systems by establishing standards, ensuring in-teroperability and allowing efficient data exchange leading to better data-driven decision-making, reduced costs, and enhanced public health outcomes.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 9.1M

Timeline

Jul 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

Inclusive health services for people of Jumla and Mugu districts, Nepal

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 701K

Timeline

Dec 1, 2022 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Jumla, Mugu

Improving education and counseling services in Gokarneshwor in the areas of health and environment, with a focus on girls and women

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 181K

Timeline

Sep 1, 2022 → Aug 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

Media in Nepal: Nepal: An independent journalism academy promotes critical digital journalism

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 891K

Timeline

Sep 19, 2022 → Mar 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal