Development projects in Nepal

Frontier Technologies (FT) is a programme designed to help DFID apply frontier technologies to the biggest challenges in development. The second phase of the programme began in December 2019. It operates through four interconnected workstreams: > Livestreaming aims to pilot the application of frontier technologies in addressing development challenges, and test patheways to scale so that DFID and the development community have access to knowledge and evidence around the potential value of frontier technologies in development. > Futures is a capability-development initiative designed to enhance the frontier technology knowledge and local tech connections of DFID teams and Country Offices, so that DFID staff understand and are better equipped to use frontier technologies to enhance development impact. > Partnerships works to collaborate with strategic partners working on / interested in frontier technologies in support the adoption and scaling of frontier technologies in different contexts. > Research & Learning generates evidence and learning products improve programme design and delivery, and benefit the broader development community. In response to the COVID pandemic in 2020 the scope of work has expanded to include sourcing and support for COVID-19 response innovations. In addition, ‘FTx’ projects focus on testing decentralised models for the Frontier Tech offer, embedding aspects of frontier technology programming into DFID Country Offices, and the local ecosystems that support them, in a sustainable way.

Organization

Results for Development

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Dec 3, 2019 → Mar 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

The Frontier Tech Hub (FT Hub) is a component of the award-winning Ideas to Impact (I2I) programme and has been operational since 2016. The aim of FT Hub is to increase the number of people globally with access to life-improving technologies. To achieve this, the FT Hub invests, supports and develops frontier technology solutions, alongside FCDO staff. This helps the FCDO improve their knowledge and capabilities in using frontier technology in their work, and provides a platform for longer-term adoption into programmes and integration into FCDO systems. The uniqueness of the FT Hub is in its ability to explore frontier technology applications across any thematic area and development challenge in FCDO’s priority countries. Since 2016, we have worked with 94 pilots in 35 countries, and over 122 FCDO staff. In 2024, an external review of its piloting component stated FT is ‘a unique programme which produces value both internally within FCDO, and externally in the wider development-technology landscape’ and is ‘well aligned to FCDO strategic priorities for use of technology to address development challenges and increasing civil service innovation capacity’. The FT Hub has built a large evidence base of ‘what works and what does not’ across multiple thematic areas, developed prototype technologies for use in FCDO, ran immersive workshops with a wide range of stakeholders and ensured adoption and policy change to maximise impact. In 2023 the FT Hub expanded its work to also include non-ODA activities. The FT Hub is a fast-paced, adaptative space, run by three collaborative partners: Results for Development (R4D), DT Global and Brink. Each brings a unique set of experiences, geographical footprints and skillsets to provide complimentary assets and resources to those we work alongside. FT Hub uses lean, agile methods and approaches to understand critical assumptions and drive rapid testing, which is vitally important for investing at ‘Ideation’ and ‘Research and Development’ stages of the innovation scaling journey. With the FT Hub coming to the end of its second programme cycle (FT2), the continuing demand and value that the FT Hub has generated, both internally within FCDO but also with a wider set of stakeholders, is more apparent than ever. The UK Government’s Digital Development Strategy explicitly names Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a priority area and the recent G7 Outcome Statement on AI for Prosperity, which emphasised the need to ‘seize the potential of AI in our public sectors to drive efficiency and better serve our publics ’.

Organization

Results for Development

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Sep 8, 2025 → Mar 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) (low value lot meaning below £600,000 per assignment). The monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) lot will cover all evaluation assignments, as well as assignments that include both monitoring and evaluation, including the procurement of MEL units which act as a learning partner throughout the lifespan of the programme. The purpose of evaluation in the FCDO is to contribute to improving the impact and value for money of the FCDO’s development spending and support the effective delivery of the FCDO’s Strategic Objectives. The FCDO needs to produce high quality, independent, relevant evaluations that enable development interventions to be responsive to the poorest people and contribute to their wellbeing. Evaluation seeks to generate evidence and knowledge that is policy and programme relevant and informs effective decision making.

Organization

Cadmus International UK Limited

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Feb 1, 2023 → Jan 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

The Centre aims to:(i) improve care for people living with MLTC in both countries by co-designing, implementing and evaluating a contextually relevant, patient-centred, equity promoting, simple technology leveraged innovative health system interventionand (ii) strengthen national health research systems by capacity building, creating networks of MLTC researchers and key stakeholders, using ‘systems’ (individual, institutional and environments) thinking.

Organization

University of Leicester

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Oct 1, 2022 → Sep 30, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

A Technical Assistance project to better train and place Nepalis in both domestic and international jobs. By primarily using a Challenge Fund mechanism, SEP will partner with the private sector to bring in innovative training models to address key gaps while also leveraging private sector resources. Models will focus on solutions in the ICT, tourism, commercial agriculture, light manufacturing, and hydropower sectors, all of which are key economic drivers for Nepal. The project will also look at partnering with relevant government entities to evaluate and recommend public training models, as well as develop skilling capacity at the provincial level. Along the way, SEP will provide targeted support to build capacity in key skilling areas with other Development Partners. The migration piece of SEP will focus on harnessing the benefits of migration for Nepal’s workforce and economic development. SEP will demonstrate a number of cost-effective models to increase migrants’ skills; lower financing and other costs of travelling abroad; and, increase savings and investment of remittances. Cross cutting will be financial literacy. SEP will work in tandem with efforts by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and other key counterparts in Nepal and Asia, which depends heavily on Nepali migrants. As a result, the project will help overcome the skills mismatch, reaching over 90,000 Nepalis with an increase in income attributed to the project. Of these beneficiaries, 40% are likely to be women and 30% from Disadvantaged Groups (DAGs) including Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). As FCDO’s implementing partner on this initiative, Louis Berger will coordinate its strategies and activities with major public, private sector, donor community, including donor agencies, and other stakeholders who are involved in providing support to the GoN in skills development.

Organization

WSP USA Solutions Inc.

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jul 16, 2018 → Jan 15, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

Consectetur rerum a

Organization

TEST ORG Stellar

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Oct 10, 2025 → End not reported

Coverage

Nepal

Nihil aliquip illo e

Organization

TEST ORG Stellar

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2026 → Mar 1, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

Nihil aliquip illo e

Organization

TEST ORG Stellar

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2026 → Mar 1, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

Nepal, HIV, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Organization

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Budget

USD 10.9M

Timeline

Dec 1, 2008 → Jul 15, 2012

Coverage

Nepal

BBC Media Actionworks with select local media houses broadcasting in the Terai to bolster their capacity to provide platforms and facilitate debate and dialogue that will support communities to better resolve identified areas of tension and engage in national politics.

Organization

BBC Media Action Nepal

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Sep 1, 2017 → Jun 30, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

This project produces reconstruction radio programme Milijuli Nepali (Together Nepal) and supports local radio stations to produce their own reconstruction programmes. This supports the post-earthquake rebuilding process in Nepal, ensuring communities have the information and understanding they need in order to rebuild safer homes and public buildings and increase their long term resilience.

Organization

BBC Media Action Nepal

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jun 13, 2017 → Dec 30, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

Nepal, Malaria, Population Services International (PSI HQ)

Organization

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Budget

USD 10.6M

Timeline

Dec 1, 2005 → Jan 15, 2011

Coverage

Nepal

Start Fund Nepal (SFN) is a rapid-response humanitarian pooled fund providing flexible, anticipatory funding to member organisations responding to under-the-radar and forecastable crises in Nepal.

Organization

Start Network

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Apr 1, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

Landell Mills undertook a mid-term review of the Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal (AiiN) programme, which is a five-year, £35.2 million technical assistance programme aimed to support the Government of Nepal (GoN) to address key constraints to inclusive and transformational growth in Nepal, specifically poor transport and energy infrastructure, harmful or poorly implemented economic policies and regulations, and the risk of financial sector instability.

Organization

Landell Mills Ltd

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 25, 2018 → Jul 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Strengthening IE systems and support of Early Childhood Development, Mainstream Education and Training

Organization

Leonard Cheshire

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

May 1, 2020 → Mar 1, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

It is necessary to increase farm income and livelihood by improving agricultural productivity in Nepal, and to improve farm nutrition status due to increased consumption of high-nutrient products. Nepal's new agricultural ODA project aims to improve agricultural productivity of major grains (seed potatoes, rice), which are Nepal's national development strategy and national demand.

Organization

Office for Government Policy Coordination

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2025 → Dec 31, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

The Belgian Red Cross-Flanders (BRC-Fl) has worked in Nepal for almost 30 years and always with its preferential partner, the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS). In 2017 and 2018, the cooperation will continue to focus on First Aid (FA) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene promotion (WASH). BRC-Fl focuses on these 2 given they are, according to the World Bank, two of the cheapest ways to increase public health in developing countries. FA is also a priority activity for all Red Cross Societies worldwide, and especially relevant in Nepal, because of the lack of a strong health infrastructure, especially to remote, inaccessible parts of the country. Building self-reliance through providing high quality First Aid increases the response capacity of crucial local first responders given NRCS is the largest national humanitarian organization in Nepal, reaching all districts through 75 district chapters and over 1.000 sub chapters. The UN and international NGO’s in Nepal use this organizational structure of NRCS to mobilize volunteers at grass roots level in response to (looming) disaster. BRC-Fl brings extensive expertise in FA education, assuring that what is taught, is conform the latest scientific evidence. This increases the effectiveness of FA and explains the large spill-over effect to 147.296 beneficiaries, among whom 1.296 are directly reached.

Organization

Belgian Red Cross-Flanders

Budget

USD 274K

Timeline

Mar 16, 2017 → Dec 31, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

The Belgian Red Cross-Flanders (BRC-Fl) has worked in Nepal for almost 30 years and always with its preferential partner, the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS). In 2017 and 2018, the cooperation will continue to focus on First Aid (FA) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene promotion (WASH). BRC-Fl focuses on these 2 given they are, according to the World Bank, two of the cheapest ways to increase public health in developing countries. Access to sufficient and safe water and sanitation, is an important contributor to overall health and poverty reduction. The program also focusses on hygiene promotion through behavior change since it is a key condition for good health. This is accomplished using scientific approaches to behavioral change coupled with the extensive volunteers base of NRCS, which plays an important role in both transmitting the right messages and assisting communities to change their behavior for the better. A total of 54.114 beneficiaries is reached, among whom 30.165 are directly reached.

Organization

Belgian Red Cross-Flanders

Budget

USD 331K

Timeline

Mar 16, 2017 → Dec 31, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

Rural infrastructure in three provinces of Nepal

Organization

Pegasys-eu

Budget

USD 50K

Timeline

Oct 16, 2024 → Jun 16, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

In May 2021 the Corona virus is claiming a record number of sick and dead in India and a disaster in Nepal seems equally unavoidable. This is also a concern in countries in Africa and other vulnerable parts of the world. To save human lives, Giro555 started a National Appeal for speeding up vaccinating worldwide. In addition we support India, Nepal and other countries needing immediate support for their health care and medical assistance for Corona patients.

Organization

Stichting SHO - Giro555

Budget

USD 8.7M

Timeline

May 6, 2021 → End not reported

Coverage

Nepal

The Project Development Objectives are to: (a) strengthen the capacity of the power sector agencies to plan and prepare hydropowerand transmission line projects following international standards and best practices; and (b) improve the readiness of the powersector agencies for regulatory and institutional reforms.

Organization

World Bank Trust Funds

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Nov 19, 2012 → Jul 10, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

Snow leopard landscape conservation

Organization

World Wildlife Fund

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

Conserving tigers in Nepal

Organization

World Wildlife Fund

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

n/a

Organization

Concern Worldwide

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Nov 1, 2015 → Apr 30, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

The Project Development Objective is to make payments to the Recipient for measured, reported and verified Emission Reductions related to reduced deforestation, forest degradation and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks (ER payments) in Terai Arc Landscape, and to distribute ER payments in accordance with an agreed-upon benefit sharing plan.

Organization

World Bank Trust Funds

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jul 1, 2020 → Jun 30, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

This project has four key objectives: 1: to review the effectiveness of social mobilisation processes against original intentions; 2: to examine the effects of the change in purpose of social mobilisation between the first LGCDP 1 programme to that of the revised LGCDP2 (from building a voice, to building of livelihood assets); 3: to review the effectiveness of institutional structures used to deliver social mobilisation; and 4: to look forward to describe possible mechanisms to build citizen engagement in local government.

Organization

Oxford Policy Management Ltd

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Aug 27, 2018 → Nov 15, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

Policy and Institutions Facility

Organization

Oxford Policy Management Ltd

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Aug 28, 2017 → Dec 31, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

Nepal is subject to a wide range of disaster risks and impacts, including both earthquakes and climate related hazards. To address these challenges two major new programmes are being initiated, 'Climate Smart Development for Nepal' and 'Strengthening Disaster Resilience in Nepal'.

Organization

Oxford Policy Management Ltd

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Aug 28, 2017 → Aug 27, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

This is an evaluation of the Samarth-Nepal Market Development Programme supported by DFID. The main objective is to independently assess for DFID the outcome and impact level results and provide information on the effectiveness of the programme in meeting its stated aims. It will also provide information for DFID, the Government of Nepal and other key stakeholders on the value of M4P approach.

Organization

Oxford Policy Management Ltd

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Feb 1, 2017 → Mar 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

OPM is leading the Monitoring and Evaluation component of the DFID funded Community Development Programme led by our partners, Rural Reconstruction Nepal.

Organization

Oxford Policy Management Ltd

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Apr 20, 2015 → Oct 31, 2018

Coverage

Nepal