Development projects in Nepal

DIPECHO,Man-made crises

Organization

Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

Budget

USD 576K

Timeline

May 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

DIPECHO,Man-made crises

Organization

Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

Budget

USD 864K

Timeline

May 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2018

Coverage

Karnali, Sudurpashchim

DIPECHO,Man-made crises

Organization

Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

Budget

USD 842K

Timeline

May 1, 2017 → Jan 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

DIPECHO,Man-made crises

Organization

Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Jan 1, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

The "Access to quality education in public primary schools of Thalara rural municipality including human rights advocacy" project aims to contribute towards the protection and promotion of human rights in Nepal.

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2020 → Dec 31, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

The "COVID-19 Emergency Response (prevention, containment, food security support for people in acute need & community-based health system support measures)" project aims to provide food relief to those affected by Covid-19 in Nepal.

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2020 → Dec 31, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

The "An investigation into nutritional status and behaviours in a Terai community" project aims to provide information on the nutirional status and behaviours of a Terai community in Nepal.

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2020 → Dec 31, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

This payment is towards Rapid Reponse Initiative - Expenses related to Rapid Response Deployment

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2020 → Dec 31, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

The “Community Empowerment for Strengthening Local Governance (NEPAL)” project, implemented with NGO Sahakarmi Samaj, aims to establish greater transparency and accountability at the local government level to enable poor and marginalised communities to exercise their rights to essential services such as health and education. It will specifically target the Kanchanpur, Kailali, Bardiya, Jajarkot and Dang Districts in Nepal.

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2020 → Dec 31, 2020

Coverage

Bardiya, Jajarkot

Increased capacity of the ILO constituents to promote gender equality and equal opportunities and treatment for all in the world of work

Organization

ILO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2020 → Dec 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

Action A: Man made crisis and natural disasters,Action C: DIPECHO

Organization

Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

Budget

USD 1.1M

Timeline

Jun 1, 2020 → Oct 31, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

Action A: Man made crisis and natural disasters,Action C: DIPECHO

Organization

Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

Budget

USD 1.1M

Timeline

Jun 1, 2020 → Apr 30, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

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Organization

Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2020 → Dec 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

Action B: Emergency Toolbox

Organization

Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

Budget

USD 177K

Timeline

Aug 24, 2020 → Jan 23, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

The COVID-19 pandemic, like climate change and other major threats, is pervasive worldwide. This recognition is at the core of the UN’s 2030 Agenda and embedded within each of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet a clear understanding of our shared threats and the means to mitigate them is less well developed. This is in part because the required structures for government science advice are often weak or absent, particularly in the Global South. Since 2014, the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) has been at the vanguard of global efforts to instil evidence-based policymaking by drawing on national science systems as a major part of efforts to advance the SDGs. These efforts included a three-year IDRC-funded initiative from 2017 to support research, training, and networking in the Global South, under the auspices of the International Science Council. In 2020, INGSA’s work has taken a new and urgent turn in the context of the COVID-19 global pandemic, acting as a conduit between national public health agencies and research organizations and establishing a platform of information sharing and data collection about how related policy decisions are being made. This project will build on INGSA’s earlier work involving the Global South and on its initial efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will focus on ideas, institutions, individuals, and modes of integration that can greatly enhance how science advice occurs in Asia, Latin America, and Africa, with an emphasis on responses to the pandemic and to emergencies more generally. It will support a comprehensive comparative study of COVID-19 responses through original research, including the creation of a new global platform for tracking related policies as well as “deep-dive” case studies. This will help governments better prepare for transnational crises by using high-quality scientific evidence. In parallel, the project will pilot a regional network of high-level science advisors linked to a policy intelligence platform for Southeast Asia and explore scaling out possibilities for other regions. Finally, it will rely on INGSA’s three regional chapters in Asia, Latin America, and Africa to generate new knowledge and regional insights, promote science advice to policymakers, and integrate information across regions, with an early emphasis on COVID-19.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 57K

Timeline

Jul 1, 2020 → Mar 31, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

IDRC is committed to developing a critical mass of trained and experienced researchers and innovators in Canada and in low- and middle-income countries to promote sustainable and inclusive development globally. This project will nurture emerging leaders in the application of research to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and particularly to achieve the development outcome areas of interest to IDRC. It will fund both academic study and hands-on experience. Some awards will enable doctoral students at Canadian universities to conduct field research in developing countries (accounting for post-COVID-19 contexts as appropriate). Other awards will offer graduates a program of training in research, research management, and grant administration, under the guidance of IDRC program staff. The project will support training and research awards for some 35 Canadians and developing country nationals. In 2020, the project will also manage a new initiative, the David Hopper Prizes for Leadership in Research for Development, which will recognize two IDRC-supported researchers for whom IDRC funding has been foundational to their career.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Feb 21, 2021 → Apr 29, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

Climate and Resilience (CLARE) is a partnership co-funded by IDRC and the UK’s Department for International Development. CLARE selected a group of recently closed or near to closing IDRC-supported research programs to further develop and scale their results for greater impact. The selected recipients are expected to participate in a mid-term learning review in late 2020 to reflect on their efforts to achieve scaling and research uptake. One of these recipients is the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA). This project integrates results from CARIAA by supporting three initiatives in South Asia with strong potential for scaling or research uptake for greater impact. The first initiative focuses on scaling adaptation trials to inform climate financing in Bangladesh. The research will build upon earlier CARIAA results to evaluate the suitability of a set of adaptation options and work with government departments to develop an adaptation funding proposal to invest in and scale promising strategies and increase resilience in coastal Bangladesh. The second initiative focuses on reducing the health risks of rising temperatures in India. The team will follow up on CARIAA pilot studies to assess the effectiveness of the first year of India’s heat stress warning campaign. Working with the Indian Meteorological Department, it will prepare tailored heat stress advice for 50 rural villages. The third initiative will identify pathways for climate-resilient development in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. The team will map outcomes, explore the effectiveness of livelihood innovations piloted in four countries under CARIAA, and critically examine the opportunities for scaling, creating climate resilient development pathways, and integrating promising strategies into adaptation planning. Expected results include contributions to knowledge through peer-reviewed publications, contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s sixth assessment report, policy-oriented outputs, and practice through strategic engagement and research-into-use activities. It will also strengthen collaboration amongst the network of researchers previously engaged in CARIAA.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 50K

Timeline

May 1, 2020 → Aug 11, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

Water-induced disasters (WID) in Nepal are becoming more frequent and severe in recent years due to environmental, climatic, developmental, and social factors. Women, children, and the elderly are usually the most adversely affected. Although disaster risk management plans exist, the focus is largely on rescue and relief, rather than strengthening pre-disaster preparations and planning. A number of legal, institutional, and policy frameworks have been established, such as the newly promulgated constitution, which has made provisions for disaster management at all levels of government. However, there is a gap between policy and practice. Moreover, measures to deal with climate change and disasters continue to operate in separate silos. This project attempts to address these concerns by undertaking applied research on the drivers of WID to better understand the various vulnerabilities, and by examining linkages between WID, climate change, and variables that affect vulnerabilities such as gender and migration. The project will use the knowledge generated to inform WID and climate change adaptation policies and programs and develop, prioritize, and test pilot interventions through a multi-stage participatory planning approach with local communities. It will also collaborate with sub-national bodies to develop strategies to help scale up gender-transformative adaptation plans to increase local communities’ resilience to climate change and water-induced hazards. Finally, it will build the capacity of local stakeholders from communities, government agencies, and local academic institutions to mainstream gender in WID and climate change plans and policies, particularly for younger and early-career researchers and policymakers. Research outputs include peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, disaster risk management and climate change adaptation plans, and policy briefs. A variety of communications products will be developed to communicate research findings to policymakers and other relevant stakeholders. In order to achieve the intended outcomes of the project, these outputs will be institutionalized through collaborative engagements with local governments to help them develop gender-transformative planning and implementation for WID and climate change adaptation.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 423K

Timeline

Dec 1, 2018 → Apr 27, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

Global supply chains are an engine of economic growth and job creation for many countries in South Asia. However, they can also be sources of inequality and social exclusion in the absence of sound employment policies and practices. Failures at different levels within global supply chains lead to serious problems in working conditions, particularly for those workers at the bottom of the chain. The most vulnerable tend to be dependent outworkers, the majority of whom are women who work in off-site facilities, often their own homes. As “homeworkers” they are less likely to be recognized as workers entitled to social protection or skills development, and they lack bargaining power. This project examines the employment relationships and working conditions of homeworkers in global supply chains in India and Nepal. It will provide evidence on key issues faced by this disadvantaged category of workers within global supply chains and contribute to policy reforms towards decent jobs for them. The project will undertake advocacy and awareness campaigns with the different stakeholders, especially the global companies and local authorities, harnessing their collaboration throughout the project; collect and analyze data on employment relationships and working conditions of homeworkers; and undertake capacity building and outreach activities for key stakeholders to disseminate the results of the study in a way that promotes action and policy reforms. HomeNet South Asia Trust, a network of home-based workers’ organizations, will lead the project in partnership with the Indian Institute for Human Settlements.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 266K

Timeline

Nov 1, 2017 → Jun 14, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

The Fifth Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change identifies the key risks for South Asia as increased river, coastal, and urban flooding as well as drought-related water and food shortages, with significant impacts for both rural and urban populations. The report also highlights the lack of knowledge required for developing gender-sensitive adaptation strategies to manage climate change impacts. In South Asia, not many female water professionals have leadership roles. Although women are instrumental in securing access to water sources, they have a negligible voice in the decision-making process and in the creation of water policies. The South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs) is launching the South Asian Water (SAWA) Leadership Program on Climate Change. The goal of the program is to increase the number of women occupying leadership roles in the water sector. With IDRC support, the program will be awarding fellowships to 36 women enrolled in master’s-level integrated water resources management programs in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, and providing these women with opportunities to access decision-making environments through internships. The program will place emphasis on intensive training in the application of research methods that include gender and social approaches. Leadership skills development will also be provided through activities such as team-building; communication skills; application of negotiations and conflict resolution in the field; and mentorship and networking. SAWA will collaborate with governments, NGOs, and the private sector to provide an authentic work environment that allows candidates to link their research to actual decisions and applications within the communities with which they are engaging. The program will generate greater participation by women professionals in policy and decision-making processes by encouraging them to occupy leadership roles in water planning and management and by encouraging them to develop climate-resilient policies to address water insecurity resulting from climate change in their own local contexts. In addition, the program will promote an interdisciplinary approach on how social and cultural interpretations of gender intersect with the issues of climate change and water insecurities through the development of a common curriculum across four water engineering institutions. This will allow for the development of a broad base of trainers and researchers, both women and men, who will share the leadership program’s vision in the long run.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 35K

Timeline

Nov 1, 2017 → May 9, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

The ‘Dignity First’ project aims to improve the health, well-being and dignity of people affected by leprosy or disability in four districts in southern Nepal (Lalitpur, Bara, Parsa and Rautahat), with their implementing partner The Leprosy Mission Nepal. The objective is to enhance the technical capacity of Government health workers and community health volunteers to identify, diagnose, treat, and manage leprosy and complications. The key activities include delivering hospital services directly to rural communities providing surgery and preventing further disability. In addition, it will help participants to build resilience through self-help groups with opportunities to develop climate resilient livelihoods and for meaningful engagement with local government on relevant issues, through a gender and context sensitive approach.

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2022 → Dec 31, 2022

Coverage

Parsa, Rautahat

The ‘Shakti – Empowering Civil Society in Nepal’ project aims to contribute to a sustainable and empowered civil society by mobilising marginalised people in three districts in rural Nepal - Kanchanpur, Kailali and Bajura, together with the implementing partner Shakrami Samaj. The objective is to focus on education and empowerment in the areas of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion; Youth; Climate Resilience and Food Security. It will also strengthen the capacity of local and provincial governments to make and implement policies that reflect the needs of constituents relating to these areas. The key activities include expanding the skills and knowledge for community organisations, lobbying and accessing resources and entitlements from government, establishing new socially inclusive CDGs in Bajura.

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2022 → Dec 31, 2022

Coverage

Bajura, Kailali

The ‘Village Alive 5’ project aims to reduce poverty and bring gender equality, good health and well-being to five Dalit communities in the Terai region of Nepal, together with the implementing partner Nepal Leprosy Trust Nepal. The objective is to inspire a change in community mind set along with providing clean water; improving, sanitation, hygiene and maternal and child health, and increasing income generation. It also aims to empower the most marginalised in Nepal to overcome poor health and inequality through their proven network of self-help groups. The key activities include establishing and supporting Loan schemes and income generating activities, establish and orient ward WASH committees, construction of sanitation facilities, strengthening of women’s and farmer’ groups, support sector specific sub committees to engage with Local Government for participation in local committees, and carry out education and behaviour change communication activities for improved hygiene and clean environment.

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2022 → Dec 31, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

This is part of the COVID health response with a focus on those affected by the secondary impacts of COVID and maintaining resilience into the monsoon season in order to slow the spread of COVID save lives and reduce suffering and indignity.

Organization

Save the Children Nepal

Budget

USD 3.1M

Timeline

Jul 6, 2020 → Aug 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

This aim of this project is to re-establish emergency stockpiles for future responses in Nepal with a focus on prepositioned items for shelter WASH and protection

Organization

Save the Children Nepal

Budget

USD 198K

Timeline

Dec 5, 2017 → Mar 31, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

The aim of this project is to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to communities affected by flood through distributing lifesaving items such as hygeine kits and water kits as well as constructing temporary latrines for the use of the most affected populations.

Organization

Save the Children Nepal

Budget

USD 59K

Timeline

Aug 19, 2017 → Oct 3, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

The purpose of this project is to support the recovery of people in earthquake-affected areas of Nepal through an improved physical WASH facilities; an increase in promotion of safe personal household and community hygiene and sanitation practices in order to reduce the prevalence of water borne diseases; and engaging local government and communities for long term sustainability of the water supply systems.

Organization

Save the Children Nepal

Budget

USD 481K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Jun 30, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

The aim of this project is to make schools safer places for children by supporting schools in Nepal in strengthening their disaster resilience and preparedness

Organization

Save the Children Nepal

Budget

USD 326K

Timeline

Mar 1, 2018 → Feb 15, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

The aim of this project is to build resilient communities for earthquake survivors through improved capacity for education sector to reduce risks of future disasters and improved access to access to safe and sustainable housing water and sanitation facilities

Organization

Save the Children Nepal

Budget

USD 1.2M

Timeline

May 1, 2017 → Apr 30, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

The aim of this project is to meet WASH needs of vulnerable and marginalised groups in disaster-affected districts in order to support their recovery. The project seeks to support local and national government recovery plans to build back better and more resilient and equitable water schemes and WASH infrastructure.

Organization

Save the Children Nepal

Budget

USD 1.1M

Timeline

Sep 1, 2016 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal