Development projects in 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 50K

Timeline

Oct 1, 2018 → Jul 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

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

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 13K

Timeline

Jul 16, 2021 → Jul 16, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

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

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 51K

Timeline

Jul 16, 2021 → Jul 16, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

Agriculture in Nepal is characterized by low growth and productivity, yet it still is the mainstay for 66% of the rural poor people. The small farmers will improve their productivity, income and food security thanks to the strengthening of a decentralized and pluralistic extension and research system, receptive to their needs and demands. Built on previous SDC interventions and in line with Nepal’s Agricultural Development Strategy, this system will also enhance their social inclusion.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2025

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

USD 16K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

SaMi addresses the needs of Nepali men and women who migrate to the Middle East and Southeast Asia on short term labour contracts. To reduce the financial and social costs of migration and to increase its financial benefits, the project facilitates access to relevant information, pre-departure skills trainings, legal and psychosocial support. SaMI also strengthens government’s capacity to effectively implement the labour migration policy and protect migrants. Some 170’000 people will benefit from the project over four years.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 16, 2013 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

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

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 246K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2016 → Jun 30, 2025

Coverage

Okhaldhunga, Solukhumbu

Civil Society Project Funding: CSF042-1401 I AID YR3 DEPFB UMBRELLA FOUNDATION

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2016 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

Civil Society Programme Funding: 3.2: Women's Time: Women have more time to engage in commercial activities throu gh care facilitation services

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2016 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

Administrative cost of MFA missions abroad for NEPAL. Costs generated from the Embassy of Finland

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 747K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2023 → Dec 31, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

Plan Ireland 2017 ERFS Funding AD18/01/03

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

ERFS 2017 Funding to Concern Worldwide AD18/01/03

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

The planned multi-donor co-operation project between Finland, Germany and the EU is in line with the new Nepal Country Program 2021-2024 Impact area 1 that focuses on communities’ improved climate resilience and health through safe and sustainable water and sanitation services and livelihood development based on natural resources. The impact of the project is the growth of climate resilient and the green economy in the Far West and Karnali provinces. The project has two medium-term objectives, the first of which Increased profitable participation in value chains that are based on sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural ecosystems. The second outcome is Improved functionality of the target value. Finnish Luke is participating in the research component of the project. The total budget of the project is approximately 13.4 Meur. This is a grant equivalent to an intergovernmental organization.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2023 → Dec 31, 2023

Coverage

Karnali, Nepal

Civil Society Project Funding & Partnerships: NLT csf21-17 VAP 1 25,000 payment

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

Civil Society Project Funding & Partnerships: NLT csf21-17 VAP 1 25,000 payment

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

Civil Society Project Funding & Partnerships: NLT csf21-17 VAP 1 25,000 payment

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

Civil Society Project Funding & Partnerships: NLT csf21-17 VAP 1 25,000 payment

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

Civil Society Programme Funding: To positively influence WR programming and policy

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

Civil Society Programme Funding: To ensure behaviour change of all systems actors i

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

Civil Society Programme Funding: To contribute towards safer environments for women

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

The ILO-DFID partnership programme is a five-year, inter-regional development cooperation programme addressing forced labour. It constitutes a second phase of the previous Work in Freedom Programme (2013-2018) The overall aim of the programme is to reduce vulnerability to trafficking and forced labour of women and girls across migration pathways leading to the care work and textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries of South Asia and Arab States. The project will contribute towards bringing about a sustained situation where women and girls in South Asia and Arab States are less vulnerable to trafficking and forced labour in emerging sectors of migrant employment. The programme will address key drivers and vulnerabilities of human trafficking, such as (a) gender and other forms of discrimination, distress migration and poor working and living conditions, through an integrated prevention strategy of (1) targeted social protection and empowerment, (2) fair recruitment practices and (3) evidence based policy advocacy for decent work options. At least 350,000 women and girls will be reached at source and destination in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, Oman, Bahrein, Lebanon and Jordan . If policy recommendations are implemented, the programme could indirectly reach over one million. Key stakeholders will include governments, social partners, the private sector, NGOs and importantly, the voice and participation of women migrant workers themselves.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

USD 86K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

This is a technical and financial proposal for the ILO’s Technical Assistance component of the Nepal country office of the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID)'s Skills for Employment Programme (SEP). SEP aims to provide Nepali workers with more productive domestic employment opportunities by filling skill gaps in both formal and informal sectors, with a focus on sectors that are instrumental for transformational economic growth in Nepal. SEP will also increase incomes for migrant workers (through reduced cost of migration and increased incomes in employment) and facilitate higher savings and more productive investment of remittances. The overall aim of the programme is to support domestic employment creation and reduce long-term dependency on migration, whilst recognising the importance of migration as a source of work for Nepali workers. Promoting employment-centric and inclusive growth through skill development, increasing formal sector employment, and maximising the development impact of labour migration are cornerstones of the ILO's Decent Work Country Programme for Nepal (2013-2017). Some achievements as part of this work include the formulation of the Labour Law, the Social Protection Act and the National Employment Policy, as well as technical support provided to the Government to conduct Labour Force Surveys. On migration, the ILO in Nepal is providing technical assistance to Government through labour migration projects, including the DFID-funded Work in Freedom (WiF) programme, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)-funded Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR). The ILO is currently piloting an intervention to design and operationalize a system for skills and prior-learning recognition for Nepali returnee migrant workers employed in construction sectors in receiving countries. These areas of work are also a crucial aspect of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Goal 8 on decent work includes specific indicators on creating policies for job creation, formalisation, the promotion of safe employment for migrants and the eradication of forced labour, modern slavery and trafficking. The Technical Assistance component of SEP aims to achieve results in the above areas of work by supporting the Government of Nepal in creating partnerships with key stakeholders, increasing coordination, developing research and evidence, and implementing relevant policies, to create domestic jobs and enable a higher development impact from migration.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

USD 1.0M

Timeline

Jan 10, 2017 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Misean Cara: CMS Ireland

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

The ILO/Japan project “Towards fair and sustainable global supply chains: Promoting formalization and decent work for invisible workers in South Asia” aims to contribute to the development of ethical and sustainable global supply chains. The project is geared towards promoting decent work in global supply chains – specifically for those workers who are engaged at the lower tiers. They are typically home-based workers, subcontractors, and workers in medium and small enterprises in the informal economy in South Asia. Towards the upper-tiers of global supply chains see, larger and more formal enterprise have linkages with large, medium-sized and small enterprises engaged in the production of goods in both the formal and informal economies. Due to competitive markets and demands for speedy delivery, these enterprises often adopt highly flexible production and work patterns. This results in informal working arrangements, piece-rate production, home-based work and non-standard forms of employment. This is the second phase of the project titled “Way out of Informality in South Asia” which has been implemented in Bangladesh, India and Nepal during 2012-2016. In close cooperation with government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, international brand companies, and other key stakeholders such as NGOs and networks working to promote decent work in global supply chains, the project works at the policy, institutional and community levels and implement key interventions in the areas of research, awareness raising and capacity building, knowledge sharing, social dialogue, and policy advocacy to contribute to the development of ethical and sustainable global supply chains. The project is implemented mainly in India and Nepal, and good practices and lessons from the project are shared with other South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

USD 38K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

To ensure that the ILO can rapidly respond to the on-going emergency and launch recovery operations in the immediate aftermath of the crisis, the office will need to strengthen its capacity from now until at least the end of July 2015 in the following areas: 1. Surge capacities at CO Kathmandu: Two specialists have already been deployed to provide technical support on post-disaster labour-intensive infrastructure rehabilitation activities and to support ILO’s participation in UNCT/HCT. 2. Rapid assessment of employment and livelihoods impact: Macroeconomic specialists from ROAP and DWTs in Bangkok and New Delhi are currently compiling figures on the estimated loss on employment and livelihoods. This estimate will be included in UN SitReps, disseminated to the media and also used in preparing the forthcoming PDNA and Flash Appeals. 3. Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA): A PDNA is expected to be launched in three weeks. BKK will assist CO Kathmandu in coordinating ILO participation with relevant HQ branches, such as DEVINVEST. Under this overall response framework, the contribution directly contributes to creating 1,500 emergency employment opportunities, as well as enhancing the safety of those workers by providing protection clothing and hand tools. The activities are envisaged in 10 districts including Sindulpalchowk, Gorkha, Lamjung, Tanahu, Dhading, Kaski, Palpa, Makwanpur, Nuwakot and Rasuwa.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

USD 99K

Timeline

May 22, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Dhading, Kathmandu

No project description reported.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

The project Trade Unions for Social Justice – phase II will assist the labour movement to overcome such obstacles through outputs aimed at empowering workers’ organization through capacity building and at the same time increasing their influence on policies pertaining to labour and rights. The implementing partners will be national centre trade unions, and through them supporting partnerships with other relevant stakeholders. When applicable, the implementation will seek to bring the various trade unions together in platforms, allowing the activities to have positive side effects through effectively building and maintaining arenas of confidence building within the labour movement. The light earmarking allows the ILO to implement the Project in line with the identified needs of the constituency, rather than a top-down thematic approach. The Immediate Objectives are: I.O.1: Improved capacity of national trade unions in the areas of collective bargaining, trade union services, gender equality and participation in the DWCPs; I.O.2: Strengthened national trade union platforms and regional networks to enhance union influence on national policies.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

USD 81K

Timeline

Nov 21, 2014 → Aug 6, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

USD 86K

Timeline

Aug 15, 2013 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal