Development projects in Nepal

Establish well equipped polytechnic institute in the Gandaki Province to develop productive human resources who can ensure their livelihood and contribute to socio-economic development of the country

Organization

Office for Government Policy Coordination

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2024 → Dec 1, 2028

Coverage

Gandaki, Nepal

Education for All Project

Organization

AidData

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 8, 2004 → Jan 31, 2010

Coverage

Nepal

A $5,182 Bilateral grant from University of Edinburgh to IWMI for Collective Reflective Learning for Social Justice in Nepal’s Community-Based Natural Resource Management

Organization

ICRC Nepal

Budget

USD 5K

Timeline

Sep 1, 2021 → Aug 31, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

Basic and Primary Education Project II

Organization

AidData

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Mar 30, 1999 → Jul 15, 2004

Coverage

Nepal

This project focuses on enhancing the peer learning of the Asian projects under the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) program. CLARE is a partnership between the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and IDRC. It aims to enable socially inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change by supporting governments, communities and the private sector to drive long-term solutions while strengthening capacity of both those carrying out the research and those using the resulting evidence. This will be the first time ten partners working in 15 countries in Asia will come together, and a structured program will deepen learning across the different projects, help articulate a cross-project program perspective, and foster engagement with a diverse set of climate action stakeholders. This will be achieved through a three-day workshop, co-designed with all partners, with local partners leading on creating engagement with external stakeholders.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Sep 1, 2024 → Sep 4, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

A $19,000 Bilateral grant from IIE-Institute of International Education to IFPRI for IPV COLLABORATION SUPPORT

Organization

ICRC Nepal

Budget

USD 2K

Timeline

Mar 11, 2019 → May 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Inadequate use of education data in policymaking hampers progress in improving learning outcomes and promoting equity. More research is necessary to understand data use and how to bridge the data-implementation gap, especially at the local level. This project adapts and further scales a successful initiative, Data Must Speak (DMS), that integrates data sets to identify districts and schools that outperform others and then investigates how to scale the factors that led to those successes. This project seeks to strengthen the capacities of central policymakers and local officials in understanding the value of their data for designing, implementing and monitoring policies. It aims to increase the sustainability of the approach by developing practical tools to also address future policy questions. DMS SCALE incorporates impact evaluations to further understand and generate evidence on the benefits of knowledge co-production and dissemination at both central and local levels. By documenting critical success factors in its four partner countries — Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and Nepal— the project promotes and facilitates future scaling in different contexts. This project is funded under the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX), a joint endeavour between the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and IDRC to connect expertise, innovation and knowledge to help low- and middle-income countries build stronger and more inclusive education systems and accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goal of education for all.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 351K

Timeline

Feb 1, 2024 → Feb 1, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

A crucial issue for education data systems is the disconnect between household survey data and administrative data in education management information systems. Household survey data primarily focuses on demand-side factors, such as children's socioeconomic characteristics and learning environments at home, while administrative data covers supply-side factors such as school characteristics and teacher qualifications. These two datasets exist in parallel to each other. This project will link the two datasets at the school level to connect information from the supply and demand sides and provide a more comprehensive view of the education landscape. This will empower ministries of education to leverage data to understand household and school factors associated with education access and learning outcomes and help identify appropriate ways to improve learning outcomes for all children. The project will enhance the effective use of data through capacity strengthening to use innovative tools and methods. It will explore the extent to which gender, wealth, ethnicity, disability and other factors affect access, learning and progression through education and consider effective ways of data integration and use to address issues of gender equality, equity, and inclusion and improve learning outcomes for all. This project will be implemented in Kyrgyz Republic, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Nepal, and Pakistan (Punjab Province). It is funded under the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX), a joint endeavour between the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and IDRC to connect expertise, innovation and knowledge to help low- and middle-income countries build stronger education systems and accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goal on education.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 368K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2024 → Jan 1, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

Complex dialogue is needed to ensure that we are advancing the climate adaptation and resilience agenda at scale. This program supports a fellowship on innovative facilitation for resilience, including a diverse group of academics and practitioners who can build on prior experience facilitating climate-related engagements. The fellowship will support a total of 40 fellows across two cohorts — 20 in Asia and 20 in Africa — who will participate in an approximately 14-month iterative learning process that nurtures a community of practice of facilitators for complex and socially inclusive climate dialogue. Geographically, the fellowship initially includes a focus on South Africa, Uganda and Zambia in the Africa cohort, and Bangladesh, the Philippines and Nepal in the Asia cohort, with the possibility of involving fellows from other countries to be considered in the recruitment process. The learning process will combine theory and practice, including a series of regional in-person and global virtual engagements and workshops, as well as mentoring and support to put theory into practice, and opportunities to link and share across the two regional cohorts. The project will also develop a virtual training course and a series of learning tools, webinars and a facilitation podcast that will be available for the fellows and the wider adaptation community. This project is part of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience initiative (CLARE) jointly designed, funded and run by the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and IDRC. CLARE is an ambitious five-year initiative to enable socially inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change and natural hazards across Africa and the the Asia-Pacific region.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 93K

Timeline

Apr 1, 2024 → Jan 1, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

In 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made clear that society has entered a critical juncture in its response to the climate crisis. The window of opportunity to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and a 1.5 ºC world and avoid dangerous and catastrophic climate change is rapidly closing. Human-induced climate change has already caused widespread losses and damages, with the most vulnerable people and places worst affected. The COP26 presidency called for an all-of-society response to adaptation that is underpinned by increased levels of accessible adaptation finance, catalyzes inclusive and equitable locally led action because it is more effective, and harnesses the power of nature to reduce vulnerability to disasters and safeguard food security. This project rises to that challenge, with the goal of advancing gender-responsive and socially equitable climate-resilient development by mobilizing knowledge into action, Southern climate leadership and capacities from local to global levels. To advance this goal, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) will pursue three core objectives:  support the integration of gender and social inclusion in policies and practice to achieve climate-resilient development; strengthen the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation to build the resilience of climate-affected communities; and advance access to appropriate and equitable finance for climate-resilient development that enables locally led adaptation.  CDKN will pursue these objectives with engagement strategies designed to respond to local needs and demand, support transboundary collaboration and learning, and amplify local voices in global policy fora. Efforts will be concentrated on 15 countries in Africa, South Asia and Latin America, selected based on need, existing relationships and opportunities for impact. The project will strengthen the capacities of decision-makers and Southern-based leadership to drive locally led adaptation. It will champion the integration of gender equality and social inclusion in climate change policies from local to global scales; strengthen the implementation of equitable ecosystem-based adaptation; and improve access to adaption finance for locally led solutions. The long term expected impact from this project is improved quality of life and resilience for the most climate affected people, especially marginalized groups.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 325K

Timeline

Jul 6, 2022 → Mar 6, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

South Asia is home to some of the most sensitive socioecological systems in the world, and there is a need for ongoing research in climate change and widespread water insecurity. Social and gendered research is important yet largely absent from climate and water research in the region. Moreover, gender-inclusive participation in science education is a challenge in South Asia, particularly in planetary sciences and engineering. There is a gap in understanding the impact of pedagogy, institutional, and market factors in furthering or constraining interdisciplinary and gendered research and practice in the region. The aim of this project is to understand how such shortcomings affect gender analysis in water and climate science, and whether more gender inclusivity improves gender analysis and high-quality research. It aims to improve tools and methods for postgraduate training and research and strengthen a network for knowledge exchange, advocacy, and mentorship for interdisciplinary research. It will focus on Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. This project is part of a cohort of seven projects that were selected following the call for proposals to the Gender in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (GIST) Research Initiative. The aim of the cohort is to increase the contribution of science to gender equality. It seeks to advance women’s leadership and participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to increase gender analysis in STEM research.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 263K

Timeline

Aug 1, 2022 → Nov 1, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

Worldwide, inequalities in education are linked to many students’ poor participation and academic achievement at secondary school. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbates these inequalities, especially in low-income countries. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste face several common equity-related challenges linked to gender equality and inclusion that affect student participation and performance, most acutely at the secondary-school level. These countries also face challenges in moving to competency- and skill-based learning from the existing traditional ways of teaching and learning. If the challenges are not addressed urgently, student participation and achievement, especially from a gender-equity and inclusion perspective, may further deteriorate. Gender and inclusive pedagogies (GIP) offer a set of proven interventions to ensure equal participation and learning achievement by addressing differences in students’ gender, ability, ethnicity, and other factors. The project will introduce an evidence-based, gender- and inclusion-focused teacher professional development package to enhance teacher competency to address equity concerns and improve students’ participation and learning achievement. This study will use an experimental research design to test the effects of GIP intervention on teachers' attitudes, sense of self-efficacy, and classroom practices, as well as students’ participation and learning achievement. The project will promote scale-up of GIP by developing advocacy frameworks for each participating country and establishing a regional collaboration platform. This project is funded through the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange call for proposals in Europe, Asia, and the Pacific region entitled “Generating and mobilizing innovative knowledge for regional education challenges”.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 163K

Timeline

May 1, 2021 → Dec 2, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

This project will enhance the use of data from existing household surveys by government officials to analyze the education sector and encourage policymakers to leverage the resulting knowledge on gender, equity, and inclusion to inform their policy decisions. It responds to a lack of data analysis in the education sector and technical capacity within ministries of education to use data. The project will build on a proven initiative that analyzes educational information for global learning and equity that was piloted in Laos, Sierra Leone, and Suriname in 2018. The objective is to determine whether an adapted version of the initiative can improve equity and quality analysis in 26 developing countries, and whether and to what extent the marginalization of specific groups affects their access, learning, and progression through education nationally, regionally, and globally. The research design will include the adaptation and testing of the initiative that includes the use and analyses of data about groups that are particularly disadvantaged due to gender, language, poverty, disability, and location. It will also scale approaches and delivery mechanisms through fact sheets, reports, workshops, and tools that will be further expanded to include country-specific equity and inclusion issues. The project was selected through a global call, initiated by the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, to scale the impact of proven educational innovations in developing countries.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 72K

Timeline

Jun 1, 2020 → Jul 1, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and IDRC launched the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) to improve policies and practices that will strengthen national education systems within GPE partner countries. KIX will accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal for education (SDG 4) by facilitating knowledge sharing among country stakeholders to enhance education systems using relevant evidence and actionable research. Four regional KIX hubs will facilitate cross-country knowledge exchange, learning, and collaboration among national education stakeholders. This project aims to support the regional KIX hub for 21 GPE partner countries across Asia, Europe, the Pacific, the Middle East, and North Africa. The hub will systematically identify evidence gaps, source and generate evidence to fill those gaps, and support a network of education stakeholders to use the evidence to drive change in education policy and practice. A key focus of the hub will be to identify scalable innovation processes for primary and secondary education, with particular attention on gender equality and inclusion. The Network for International Policies and Cooperation in Education and Training (NORRAG) has been selected as the regional learning partner for this hub.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2023 → Apr 1, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

This project responds to the need to address a global learning crisis in which many children do not reach expected standards, even when attending school. It aims to generate knowledge and improved practices on how best to unlock and use increasingly available education data to expand access and elevate school-level performance. The project will adapt and scale a proven UNICEF-led innovation, called Data Must Speak, that helps countries unlock existing data related to the education sector. The research incorporates the concept of “positive deviance”, which addresses how some schools achieve better results than others in similar contexts, and how this knowledge can be leveraged to advance learning outcomes across the board by using data that is available within the education system. The project will use a mixed-methods approach and will focus on testing and implementing national adaptations of the methodology, harmonizing and linking datasets, identifying best practices, and enhancing the capacity of public officials and other stakeholders to exploit data. The project will be simultaneously implemented in eight countries across Africa and Asia that have identified the need for better data management, both at the central and local levels, as a critical element of their education sector plans. It is expected that the project will strengthen education systems and enhance education sector governance and social accountability to improve access and quality of education. The project was selected through a global call, initiated by the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, to learn about scaling proven innovative approaches in education in developing country contexts.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 251K

Timeline

Jul 1, 2020 → Jan 1, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

OCHA FTS aggregated funding flows from United Kingdom, Government of to CARITAS / Catholic Relief Services for usage year 2002. 1 underlying flows.

Organization

CARITAS / Catholic Relief Services

Budget

USD 134K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2002 → Dec 31, 2002

Coverage

Nepal

Full-time studies at master's level at Swedish higher education institutions for people with a strong and relevant professional background and leadership experience. The initiative will lead to capacity building in a number of selected developing countries.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

Students from countries on the OECD/DAC's list of recipient countries studying at a Swedish university can apply for scholarships to finance their education in Sweden. Students who participate in the program are given increased international understanding and development of methods and working methods when studying at a Swedish university. Through the program, Swedish universities are given a strategic and competitive tool on the global education market. They can offer international mobility programmes and skills development for students from low- and middle-income countries by recruiting specially qualified fee-paying students from these countries. The funds are used to reduce the whole or some part of the tuition fees for the students who are awarded scholarships. The scholarship program stimulates and facilitates mobility, international cooperation and contributes to the supply of skills.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2021 → Dec 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

This program aims to help poor households to improve their education and increase their income and assets by working through cooperatives, thereby enhancing their quality of life. The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) and its international partners are committed to developing gender-equitable opportunities and empowering poor women and men through the development of sustainable member-owned institutions that serve as a conduit for communities to develop themselves. The program is built on three principles: (1) ensuring holistic development by promoting sustainable livelihoods, (2) concentrating on cooperatives as key transformative structures for development, and (3) developing gender-equitable opportunities and empowerment within communities as a strategy for poverty reduction. CIDA has provided $437,920 in additional support to this program for activities in Africa.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 813K

Timeline

Mar 1, 2007 → Mar 31, 2011

Coverage

Nepal

The Literacy for Life program works with community partners in South Asia and Canada that emphasize literacy skills and non-formal education for women and children. The program focuses 95% of its efforts on the poorest and most under developed region of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, 5% in Nepal. Women are at the core of the Literacy for Life program, and it makes a concerted effort to integrate gender equality in all aspects of operations. Literacy for Life is organized around focus areas such as literacy, health awareness, social enterprise, and women's advocacy groups.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 52K

Timeline

Mar 27, 2007 → Feb 21, 2012

Coverage

Nepal

The goal of the Canadian College Partnership Program is to increase the capacity of educational and training organizations in developing countries to address their respective country's sustainable development priorities. The program provides funding on a cost-shared basis for projects developed by Canadian community colleges, vocational colleges, and similar institutions. The projects funded aim to build the capacities of educational and training institutions in developing countries to address the development needs of the communities they serve. The program supports two categories of projects: (1) major development and institutional strengthening projects that often involve policy development, planning, and the management of technical and vocational training systems and (2) smaller, more narrowly defined partnership projects that focus on institutional capacity building and poverty reduction in specific communities.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 152K

Timeline

May 1, 2001 → Sep 28, 2012

Coverage

Nepal

This project aims to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity where people do not have access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food. This project is one of a number of Canada's contributions to the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) school feeding program. Over the past four decades, WFP has become the world's foremost provider of school meals to poor children. In addition to providing free midday meals, WFP provides students with take-home rations for the family, which encourages parents to send their boys and girls to class. School feeding initiatives target the most food-insecure areas of countries with low school enrolment, irregular school attendance, and high primary school drop-out rates. Canada's support to WFP's school feeding program is used to purchase, deliver and distribute nutritious food primarily to school children, particularly girls, as a means of increasing enrolment and attendance rates, decreasing drop-out rates, as well as improving children's concentration, learning and academic performance.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 1.0M

Timeline

Aug 24, 2012 → Mar 31, 2013

Coverage

Nepal

Millions of Nepali people have access to computers, mobile devices and Internet and there is a growing demand for e-learning courses in Nepal. Supply of e-learning content (courses, e-books, etc) is presently very limited, because of the lack of the right ICT infrastructure, which is expensive for suppliers to invest in. Especially in the Nepali language, there is hardly any content.This project invests in an e-learning portal, based on the Software as a Service delivery model, which gives third parties like schools, colleges, Universities, hospitals, government Ministries and agencies and private sector companies the opportunity to develop and upload e-learning content in a cost effective manner and make it available to their pupils, students and employees.The service will be offered on a commercial basis and the main advantages for curriculum suppliers are that they do not have to invest in the required hardware and software themselves (but get access to the portal on a subscription basis), and that they can get professional support from the joint venture with e-learning content development and dissemination. This will take away the thresholds for growth of e-learning in Nepal and provide access to tens of thousands of people during the project and millions of people on the middle term, to e-learning facilities, both in urban and rural areas.The project will create 67 new jobs and will lead to knowledge transfer in the field of data centre operation and maintenance, e-learning system customisation, operation and maintenance, and e-learning content development and upgrading skills.The project is a cooperation between three companies, which have highly complementary competences in the field of e-learning. The applicant is Mediopia Technology Corporation (Mediopia) a South Korean company established in 1993. The company is active in the ICT sector, more specifically in IT System Integration, E-learning (solutions, contents and services, WEB 2.0) and the Security business.Local partner Asian E-learning was established in 2005. The company provides a range of ICT services including software development, multimedia design, network design, implementation and maintenance work related to Learning Management Systems and various consulting services related to e-learning.Third partner AK Books and Educational Enterprise (AK Books) was established in the year 2002. The company is active in content development, publishing and distribution of educational materials.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The joint venture will apply for ISO 9001 certification, which assures that the company will have a quality management system according to international standards. A complete and formalised CSR policy will be formulated as a deliverable of this project. Some of the subjects that will be included in the CSR policy are:- The company will adhere to the labour laws of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal;- The company will always comply with all ILO regulations, including child labour, safe working conditions regulations and regulations regarding women in the workplace;- Gender equality will be ensured and the company will act as an equal opportunities employer, regardless of the social, cultural, religious and/or ethnic backgrounds of the employees;- Appropriate measures will be taken to minimise negative impacts on the environment. This will include a company waste disposal plan.Impact• Employment and working conditionsAll employees will have fixed contracts. All labour contracts will be compliant to Nepalese labour law. The monthly salaries are well above the minimum level and employees are entitled to fringe benefits like medical services, retirement plan, paid holidays and possibility for education.The company follows the internationally recognised ILO Labour Standards, which guarantees that the working conditions are good and safe.The training focuses on knowledge transfer on subjects that are new or rare in Nepal, in the field of data centre hardware, software and content development. Employees will acquire new skills on state-of-the art technologies, which will strengthen their position in the labour market.• Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe main innovative aspects are:- Introduction of tailor-made Data Centre technology for the construction of a SaaS-based e-Learning system in Nepal;- Development and deployment of portals;- E-Content Development as a consultancy service.• Chain effectsDirect suppliers of raw materials and/or local services are suppliers of various inputs to the company, like company and employees’ insurance, external education for employees, implementation of the retirement plan, external auditors, office supplies, promotion and advertising companies.Local content companies will be involved in order to develop current printed course contents into an open e-learning environment.B2B clients will benefit from improved availability, lower costs, access to infrastructure, high quality infrastructure, professional support with developing e-learning content and standardisation of the market for e-learning. The boost e-learning gets through this project will also lead to more businesses.Furthermore, the joint venture will also develop and distribute e-content itself for specific target groups, such as health care workers, migrant workers, etc. Such groups will mainly benefit from cost effectiveness of local accessible training courses and examination opportunities, saving expensive travelling costs from rural areas.• Impact on the sectorThis project will be fully embedded in the Nepalese education sector in the broadest sense and it will boost e-learning in Nepal, thus creating critical mass for this modern form of education, which can reach millions of people in urban and rural areas. Close cooperation with the clients is foreseen, which includes knowledge sharing about e-learning content (development) and ICT infrastructures. The platform creates economies of scale for its clients, while creating an affordable opportunity for them to offer e-learning.Suppliers of traditional educational material (books, papers) will be offered the opportunity to take their products to a new level by offering the possibility of digitalisation, thus broadening the reach of their markets.The project will be developed in cooperation with and embedded in academic, institutional, governmental, NGO, healthcare, and industrial settings, matching a vast demand in Nepalese society and economy.• EnvironmentThis joint venture is aiming not having an adverse impact on the environment directly. But the cooling system installed with the data centre, high energy consumption and the use of fossil fuel during business work will certainly have some environment concerns. But the joint venture is committed to respect national and international norms to minimise the negative environment impact. The hardware investments are based on state-of-the-art, highly energy efficient systems. Upon availability, the venture strives to green energy sourcing. A waste disposal plan will be developed.• Position of womenThe percentage of women that will be employed by the joint venture will be at minimum 35% in all levels of the company, including management. The project will enhance girls/women education by providing anytime, anywhere learning opportunities for them.

Organization

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Budget

USD 963K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2013 → Apr 12, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

Note: This project has been cancelled, because the applicant has withdrawn the project.Nepal has a severe energy deficiency. Only a minor part of the country is connected to the national grid or to local grids. "Load shedding" is frequent. Bio fuel is at present a major source for energy in rural areas. This is, however, in short supply and causes deforestation. For his reason, the Nepalese government and aid agencies have set up schemes to distribute and finance solar power installations for rural households. All installations are imported and often of poor quality, especially the Chinese ones.The joint venture aims to assemble Dutch modules in Kathmandu and install them in rural areas. Combining high quality standards and low production costs will give them a competitive edge over cheap imported modules. The joint venture expects to increase the return on investment to an extent that follow-up investments can be financed commercially. The above-mentioned agencies will pay for the installations on behalf of the customers. In this way the joint venture will not have to set up an extensive dealers network. The local partner has already signed a preliminary contract with one of the agencies. After two or three years, the joint venture also wants to engage in the production of energy by building solar farms for companies. The electricity for the assembly line will be produced by a solar farm.The applicant, Rimas B.V., is a Dutch company producing solar module manufacturing equipment. The local partner (Solar Augmentation Group) is a newly established consortium of companies partly involved in solar energy related activities, and partly in investing.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The assembly itself is low risk as far as CSR is concerned. The complexity of the process demands highly qualified personnel. CSR principles will be added to the specification of parts to be supplied by other companies.Impact• Employment and working conditionsLabour laws in Nepal are strict and labour unions powerful.• Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThere is no assembly line for solar modules in Nepal.• Chain effectsLocal suppliers will sell the glass and the frames. Local contractors will be hired for installation and maintenance.The consumers will have electricity.• Impact on the sectorThere will be close cooperation with a vocational training school.• EnvironmentPositive impact. It will reduce the use of generators.• Position of womenNeutral.

Organization

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Budget

USD 95K

Timeline

Jul 1, 2012 → Dec 11, 2015

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

May 2015 - On April 25, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal, with the epicentre 81 km northwest of Kathmandu. The earthquake has affected over 8 million people, displaced 2.8 million, and has left more than 3.5 million Nepalese in need of food assistance. To date, the Government of Nepal has confirmed over 8,600 deaths and 16,800 injured. On May 12, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, northeast of Kathmandu, and near its border with China. This aftershock caused additional damage and loss of life, including throughout many areas already impacted by the April 25 earthquake. With DFATD's support, CCF Canada is helping to meet the protection and education needs of up to 4,526 earthquake-affected children. Project activities include: (1) establishment of Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) and Child Friendly Spaces (CFS); (2) delivery of child protection in emergencies training to local authorities; (3) delivery of child protection in emergencies and emergency preparedness training to school principals and administrators; and, (4) provision of teaching and learning materials to teachers and students.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 272K

Timeline

Jul 20, 2015 → Feb 27, 2016

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

April 2015 – On 25 April, an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit Nepal near the capital city of Kathmandu. The government has reported that 30 out of 75 districts are affected in the Western and Central Regions including districts in Kathmandu Valley. The epicentre is located 81 km northwest of Kathmandu. A number of large aftershocks have occurred since the first earthquake. To date, over 3,000 deaths have been confirmed and over 6,000 people have been injured. These figures are expected to increase as more information becomes available. With DFATD's support, Save the Children Canada is helping to meet the emergency water, hygiene, and sanitation needs of people affected by the earthquake. Project activities include: (1) providing safe drinking water; (2) distributing hygiene kits; (3) repairing essential water and sanitation facilities; and (4) delivering community educational messages to promote good hygiene practices.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 486K

Timeline

Apr 30, 2015 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

The project aims to strengthen local and regional capacity for human rights education in developing countries and countries in transition. Building on the achievements of Equitas' annual training of approximately 120 human rights educators from around the world, the project also implements new country-based, focussed initiatives on local priorities that consolidate and expand on earlier results. Equitas employs a methodology developed and refined over the years, which is participatory and learner-centered. Equitas works with key organizations representing local and national governments, human rights institutions and civil society. It has made progress in its efforts to build new Canadian, international and multilateral partnerships and has established partnerships with a number of international institutions and multilateral agencies such as the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Development Program and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 169K

Timeline

Apr 28, 2008 → Jun 28, 2013

Coverage

Nepal

The project supports the Government of Nepal in its movement towards democracy with specific initiatives that enable the population to actively participate in the upcoming election of a Constituent Assembly and the drafting of a new Constitution. The project is being implemented by three Canadian organizations and is focusing on three key areas: civic education, local conflict resolution, and media training. The initiative aims to provide greater and improved access to information, understanding of rights surrounding the election, and increased ability of Nepalis to participate in informed debate related to the elections.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 1.8M

Timeline

Jan 23, 2007 → Mar 26, 2010

Coverage

Nepal

The project supports the Government of Nepal in its movement towards democracy with specific initiatives that enable the population to actively participate in the upcoming election of a Constituent Assembly and the drafting of a new Constitution. The project focuses on three key areas: civic education, local conflict resolution, and media training. The initiative aims to provide greater and improved access to information, understanding of rights surrounding the election, and increased ability of Nepalis to participate in informed debate related to the elections.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 2.1M

Timeline

Dec 1, 2006 → Mar 31, 2011

Coverage

Nepal

Women at Work Children at School

Organization

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Mar 31, 2012 → Aug 10, 2017

Coverage

Nepal