Development projects in Nepal

The project will contribute to the establishment of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) following the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Act 2017, by ensuring that guidelines and by-laws are endorsed for the effective implementation of NDRRMA, focusing on organizational and management structures. The project will achieve this objective through the provision of technical assistance to the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Home Affairs through three strategic outputs.

Organization

IOM Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

May 21, 2018 → Aug 21, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Improving Access to Quality Basic Education through ICT-integrated Classes, Improve the quality of education in the public education system through the use of ICT resources modern pedagogical teaching, learning techniques and integrated teaching methods. M obilize participation from stakeholders of communities to ensure improved quality of education of public schools. Build capacities of public school teachers district level resources and central level planners policy makers and implementers within the Minis try of Education's various line agencies. Support the Ministry of Education in its effort to integrate ICT in education. Design develop and distribute a comprehensive set of curriculum-based digital learning activities that help Nepali children learn. Buil d maintain and distribute a digital library consisting of education resources. Implementation of ICT-integrated child-centric teaching/learning method in 15 public schools using laptops shared by various classes, Capacity building of teachers to use the di gital learning activities to teach English Mathematics and Science to Classes 7-8 students, Capacity building of Resource Centers and District Education Offices on monitoring and support.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 215K

Timeline

Aug 23, 2013 → Dec 31, 2014

Coverage

Nepal, Saptari

Additional call for proposals to be arranged by the Unit for Asia and Oceania for Finnish ngo's interested in working in close cooperation in education sector in Nepal. Selected ngo will provide expert services in support to the bilateral cooperation progr am.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 266K

Timeline

Sep 11, 2013 → Dec 31, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

Although Nepal has made tremendous progress on educational attainment lately the hard to reach group children in the project location villages of Gimdi Asrang and Thuladurlung of Lalitpur district are out of school the drop-out rate is high and the quality of education and school management is not satisfactory. Effective management of school and education is seriously problematic highly centralized and with inadequate local ownership. Besides many community schools have become hotbeds of corruption with lo cal leaders fighting for the appointment of teachers and resources. The overall development objective is to attain improved status of education and literacy in project locations through efficient education governance in active engagement of community loca l government and participation of children. Immediate objectives of the project are enhanced engagement of local governments in education planning and interventions, improved access to school management and quality of education with capacitated accountable and democratic School Management Committees (SMC), and increased engagement of parents community and children in educational planning and implementation.The project will enhance the right to quality education for easily marginalized groups such as dalit a nd tamang (or janajati) children. Inclusive education is promoted to children with disabilities. These actions contribute also to reduction of inequalities. Majority of the target group children are girls and therefore special attention is paid to consider gender equality in all activities. Climate sustainability is also taken into account in awareness raising campaigns conducted by child clubs.The project has a comprehensive target group who are key actors on changing school and education environment. It i ncludes the 4100 target children and their parents policy makers civil society actors media schoolteachers SMCs Parents Teachers Association (PTA) members and education officials. These groups are reached through different interventions, such as capacity b uilding collaborative consultations with responsible authorities along with wider awareness campaigns and mass mobilizations. The project will be implemented in collaboration of Department of Education Ministry of Federal and Local Governance respective lo cal governments and District Education Offices and other NGO coalitions active in the sector.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 280K

Timeline

Dec 3, 2013 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Lalitpur, Bagmati

The proposed project NAPA WASH is a continuation of WaterFinns involvement into WASH sector development in Nepal. It aims to complement the past and ongoing water sector support of Finland to Nepal. The Project Purpose is two-fold:1. Improved well-being an d reduced poverty in Project areas2. Enhanced understanding of long-term sustainability of WASH servicesThe Project aims to achieve its Purpose through three interlinked results (outputs):Result 1: Lessons learned from success and failure of long-term sus tainability of rural WASH services reported and benchmarks of best practices promotedResult 2: Capacity building of selected UC?s and VDC?s in their management and efforts of further improving the WASH servicesResult 3: Strengthened institutional structure to support communities and UC?s in O+M and Management of WASH services focusing on private sector service provision.One very important element of the proposed project is to create opportunities for the future water sector professionals (both Nepali and Fi nnish) to have a very interesting possibility to participate to monitoring related work that focuses on long-term learning of the sustainable schemes.The proposed project is three years long (2014-2016) and its proposed budget is 270000 EUR. The project ge ographic area is Nawalparasi and Palpa Districts.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 305K

Timeline

Dec 3, 2013 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Palpa, Lumbini

"UNDP has prepared in cooperation with Supreme Court of Nepal Ministry of Law Justice Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs and National Human Rights Commission a programme titled ""Strengthening the Rule of Law and Human Rights Protection System in Nepal"". The UNDP led program is planned to be an multi-donor program for a five year period. The project basically aims to strengthen the rule of law by supporting firstly the administration of justice sector with the Supreme Court playing a lead role through JSCC Secretariat and its network. Secondly through reforms in socio-legal aspect of the rule of law and access to justice sector the project envisages to implement protective laws by developing a national legal aid scheme .Access to justice with f ocus on vulnerable groups needs special attention and has been positively designed to implement through legal aid centers and legal aid service providers. Affirmative programs with specified figures of the beneficiaries on the other hand have been proposed to increase the number of hitherto deprived groups build their competency through educational scholarship internship and apprenticeship. Suggested legislative reforms to reduce discriminatory treatments and opportunities would have both symbolic value as well as impelling factor to gear up the project focus towards the needy groups. Total budget estimate for 5 years is USD 24 million of which Finland contributes 58 million euros during 2014-2017."

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 7.2M

Timeline

Dec 12, 2013 → Dec 31, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

The Finnish Meteorological Institute has carried out institutional cooperation (ICI) with the Nepalese counterpart Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) during 2010-2012. The second phase of the ICI-cooepration will be carried out during 2013-2015 with the budget of nearly 500.000 euro. DHM is an organization under the Ministry of Science Technology and Environment in Nepal. DHM has a mandate from Government to monitor all the hydrological and meteorological activities in Nepal. The scope of work in cludes the monitoring of river hydrology climate agrometeorology sediment air quality water quality limnology snow hydrology glaciology and wind and solar energy. General and aviation weather forecasts are the regular services provided by DHM. As a member of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) DHM contributes to the global exchange of meteorological data on a regular basis. The second phase of the Finnish-Nepalese cooperation project will continue to respond to the development needs of DHM. The main technology and service areas of DHM development are: data management introducing new advanced technology improvement of weather forecasting (3-day forecasts) and enhancing services for the society. All of these areas need capacity building. The project wi ll support improvement of the DHM's capacity to plan and develop hydrological and meteorological observation networks data management utilization of hydrometeorological data and provision of hydrometeorological services to the community and the industry. T his will benefit all citizens of Nepal equally.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 656K

Timeline

May 20, 2013 → Dec 31, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established in May 2000 and was subsequently elevated to the status of a constitutional body by the 2007 Interim Constitution of Nepal. The commission has an extensive mandate to receive complaints conduct in vestigations and make recommendations but it is lacking in enforcement powers. The UNDP coordinated joint financing project will enhance the capacity of NHRC in the areas of i) auditing human rights compliance issues in legislation policies plans practices and procedures which will ensure respect for human rights by state actors ii) ensuring the effective implementation of the international human rights instruments to fulfill state obligations iii) ensuring human rights in the forthcoming constitution and i v) protecting and promoting the civil political and socio-economic rights. This project will support the NHRC to build both its capacity to work with stakeholders and to meet its accountability and obligations through public opinions inclusive work process es and reporting. Finnish contribution to the UNDP-led basket fund has been ? 400 000 during 2009-2013. Additional Finnish funding of ? 200 000 is allocated for securing the undisrupted UNDP support to NHRC in view of the upcoming November 2013 parliament elections in Nepal and the nomination process of the new Human rights commissioners. Estimated implementation period 2013- 2016.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 266K

Timeline

Nov 18, 2009 → Dec 31, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

In February 2007 the Government of Nepal established a Nepal Peace Trust Fund in order to ensure sustainable peace in the country. The overall objective of the Fund is to support successful implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed between the Government of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) in November 2006. The Peace Trust Fund provides the Government a joint financing mechanism which enables the Government to channel and coordinate resources for the politically agreed key ar eas. Nepal Peace Trust Fund has had a major role in closing down the military camps of the ex-maoist combatants and in their disarmament and integration. Providing financial support to constitutional assembly elections in November 2013 will be the next major challenge for the Peace Trust Fund. Finland has provided 3.0 million euro to the Fund in 2007-2009 and made additional replenishment of 3.5 million euro in 2010-2013.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 11, 2010 → Dec 31, 2013

Coverage

Nepal

Formerly known as the Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP). The purpose of the Combating Terrorism and Irregular Warfare Fellowship Program (CTIWFP) is to: (1) Educate and train mid- and senior-level partner defense and security officials; (2) Build and strengthen a global network of Combating Terrorism (CbT) and Irregular Warfare (IW) experts and practitioners at the operational and strategic levels; (3) Build and reinforce the CbT and IW capabilities of partner nations through operational and strategic level education; (4) Contribute to efforts to counter ideological support to terrorism; (5) Provide a flexible and proactive program to respond to emerging CbT and IW requirements.

Organization

Department of Defense

Budget

USD 11K

Timeline

Oct 1, 2019 → Mar 13, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

The Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP) is a Secretary of Defense authority (Title 10) to build partnerships in the struggle against violent extremism through targeted, non-lethal, combating terrorism (CbT) education and training for mid- to senior-level international military officers, ministry of defense civilians, and security officials.

Organization

Department of Defense

Budget

USD 84K

Timeline

Oct 1, 2018 → Sep 30, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

This project addresses the immediate and life-saving shelter needs of the most vulnerable households affected by the 2017 Terai Flood, following a period of sustained heavy rainfall in Nepal.

Organization

IOM Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Sep 15, 2017 → Jan 14, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

Through the present project, IOM aims to contribute to the Government ofNepal's efforts in disaster preparedness through increasing capacity of first responders to effectively manage displaced populations in line with international standards and best practices. A comprehensive response in camp management aims at improving the quality of life and dignity of affected populations during displacement through engagement in participatory processes, working together with, and advocating on behalf of, internally displaced people, as well as other persons affected by humanitarian crisis. The National Red Cross Society (NRCS), as one of the key local responders in Nepal, will also participate in the capacity building activities to bridge the gap between immediate response and longer term management of displaced populations provided byinternational, national and local stakeholders. The proposed action willbe implemented over a two-year period and in close coordination with Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA), Ministry of Defense (MoD), Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Department of Urban Development and Building Codes (DUDBC), NA, NP, APF, NRCS and their regional and district offices, and with the support of IOM's Global Camp Coordination and CampManagement (CCCM) Cluster team.

Organization

IOM Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jun 1, 2017 → May 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

The project aims to minimize the challenges Nepal faces from natural disasters and resultant displacement. Centrally, it builds resilience through sustainable recovery and reconstruction activities in vulnerable communities across eight districts, including by rebuilding critical infrastructure, identifying and mapping open evacuation spaces and training newly elected officials and community members.

Organization

IOM Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 13, 2018 → Dec 13, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

Discrimination and unequal share of power are considered the major bottleneck for democracy in Nepal. Discrimination has restricted women and members of other marginalized groups from equal access to the state?s policy making positions. The proposed Action supports building up the pluralistic and representative democracy in Nepal by supporting cross-party forums for dialogue promote the use of non-violent activities for transformation and increase women's capacity to engage in political processes. The actio n is based on notion that Women's meaningful participation in political processes reinforces sustainable peace and reduces the risk of politically initiated violence and halt in democratic processes.The Joint Youth and Student Platform in Nepal with suppor t of DEMO Finland has experience and proven strengths of challenging the status quo of political party organisations as well as together tackle difficult cultural matters in society. This project will strengthen the Platform as a cross-party dialogue centr e which has the will and the know-how to promote inclusion pluralism and equal participation in political parties.The duration of the project is 29 months in 2013-2015 and the proposed funding for the project is 37 500 euros which will be used during the f irst year of the project .

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 15, 2012 → Dec 31, 2013

Coverage

Nepal

Spinal cord injury rehabilitation is a major unmet need in Nepal. In Nepal most cases are caused by falls from heights chiefly from trees (from which poor farmers cut fodder for their stock) and building sites. Road traffic accidents are an increasing caus e of SCI. There are currently only three centres in the whole country offering rehabilitation services to people with spinal cord injuries ? two of the three are in Kathmandu. GPHRC provides services to the Western Development Region and through four INF c linics to the Mid-Western Development Region - a total population of around 8.5 million people. At present large proportion of SCI patients present for rehabilitation with pressure sores. These patients require admissions up to 6 months as the pressure sor e needs to heal before rehabilitation can commence. Patients admitted without pressure sores can complete the rehabilitation within 6-8 weeks. The project ?Improving rehabilitation services for people with spinal cord injury in western Nepal? will be imple mented by International Nepal Fellowship Nepal?s (INF/Nepal) Green Pastures Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre (GPHRC) in collaboration with government and private hospitals in Pokhara Nepal and INF?s Partnership for Rehabilitation (PFR) which supports com munity-based rehabilitation services in the Western Region of Nepal. This project has three major objectives:1. To reduce the incidence of secondary complications in new cases of spinal cord injury (SCI) by providing health education and essential equipmen t to patients in primary (trauma) care 2. To provide better quality rehabilitation services to SCI clients through building a appropriately designed 12 bed SCI ward block at GPHRC 3. To reduce the incidence of infections and pressure sores in SCI patients after their return home and thereby reduce the rate of re-admission and improve their quality of life

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 8, 2012 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Kathmandu, Kaski

RWSSP Completion Phase will continue support to advance rural water supply and sanitation in western Nepal. Nepal's national goal is to reach total clean water and sanitation coverage by 2017. Access to clean water and sanitation is one of the basic human rights. In this respect awareness of rural population on these rights will be increased and the capacity of the 'duty bearers' i.e. national institutions to respond with sufficient service provision will be strengthened. A phasing-out strategy will be prep ared to ensure transfer of responsibilities and sustainability of results after the end of the project. Expansion of the project's scope to rural livelihoods will be explored during the planning phase. Arsenic mitigation will be taken into account in the T erai-region.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 20, 2012 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

The project's areas of intervention are: 1: Strengthening and Creating Green Jobs, 2: Addressing the Impact of Climate Change in Human and Natural Systems, 3: Enhancing the Productivity of Natural Systems, 4: Capacity Building and raising awareness on trad e union rights and conservation.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2012 → Dec 31, 2013

Coverage

Nepal

C-145A SKYTRUCK AIRCRAFT [Quantity Delivered: 2].

Organization

Department of Defense

Budget

USD 6.0M

Timeline

Oct 1, 2017 → Sep 30, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

The Government of Finland has contributed to development in the education sector since 1999 and is currently one of the development partners supporting the Nepali Government with financing and implementation of the School Sector Reform Plan (SSRP). The ove rall objective is to contribute to enhancing quality and relevance of general education by introducing TEVT soft skills (vocationally oriented skills) in school system in order to improve employability of students and to meet the demands of labor market. T he objective has been discussed with all major stakeholders and has been found to be relevant. No changes are required to the overall objective. The purpose of the Technical Assistance is to support the Ministry of Education in implementing the TEVT (Soft Skills) component of the SSRP that is operationalized in Annual Strategic Implementation Plans (ASIP) of each year.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 282K

Timeline

Dec 16, 2011 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) acting through the Embassy of Switzerland has a lead role in the implementation of the Programme during 2011-2015. DFID and Finland have delegated the implementation of a 3 year transitional phase 2012 -2014 to Switzerland.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 25, 2011 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

Improving the quality of and the access to mental health services in Nepal's Dang district. Alleviating the stigma associated with mental illness.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 9, 2011 → Dec 31, 2014

Coverage

Dang, Lumbini

The project aims at strengthening rights and safety of forest trade union members and individual wood workers and improve the ecological values of the forests in Nepal by educating wood workers on sustainable forest management and biodiversity protection. Increased memberships of forest trade unions and safe working conditions is also an objective. Capacity of government agencies and trade unions to advocate for policies is increased to support sustainable forestry to address climate change.Effective partic ipation of the formal and informal forestry sector workers and local communities is essential to ensure successful implementation of sustainable forest management and biodiversity protection. Many workers working under community forest user groups (CFUG) a re unorganised which has resulted in problems with health and safety issues and rights of workers. In addition workers lack knowledge on sustainable harvesting and other forest management methods.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 9, 2011 → Dec 31, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

The objective of the project is to improve the quality of education and to improve access to educational facilities of primary schools in Far Western Dadeldhura District Nepal. At school and community level beneficiaries are trained and sensitised and scho ol facilities improved. At district level education sector stakeholders are sensitised and trained, special focus is on the governmental bodies. Expeced results are improved enrolment and quality of education and improved management of the educational bodi es.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 9, 2011 → Dec 31, 2014

Coverage

Dadeldhura, Sudurpashchim

The project aims to strengthen environmental administration and management at the local level in the industrial corridor of south-east Nepal. By means of environmental advocacy and the project support local population is sensitized to actively pursue for i mporovements in their sanitary and hygienic conditions. The overall aim of the project is to introduce good practices for environment management systems and pollution control including environmental permitting.During the Completion Phase (2012-2014) the ma in emphasis will be to ensure sustainability of the results. More focus will also be placed at the central level and advocating results and models created in the project.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Sep 8, 2011 → Dec 31, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

UN Women will support coherence and coordination across the UN system in advancing women's participation in conflict resolution. UN Women will support existing and new efforts to improve the protection environment for women during and after conflict to eng age women in conflict prevention and to ensure peacebuilding processes are guided by women's perspectives and address their needs. Promotion of equality including gender equality and women's and girl's rights are explicitly mentioned in the Finnish Develop ment Policy. Finnish grant for the implementation of the UN Women project is 1.3 million euro for 2012-2015.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 21, 2011 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

The main objective of this project is to create an enabling environment for digital employment for 5 persons with Spinal Cord Injury through financial and in-kind support including mentoring

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

The project aims to empower LGBTQI+ persons with disabilities (QPwDs) in Nepal by sharing their experiences and perspectives on camera through in-depth interviews. The raw footage will be edited into compelling short documentaries showcasing their journeys and highlighting key themes related to challenges and triumphs faced by QPwDs

Organization

DFAT / Irish Aid

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

This activity shows details of the UNHCR operation in Nepal for 2016 including the budget, funding, expenditure and results.

Organization

UNHCR Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2016 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

To provide employment to Nepalese youths through skills training.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Feb 22, 2010 → Jun 28, 2016

Coverage

Nepal