Development projects in Nepal

Three strategic priorities permeate across all strategic partnerships in the period. Democratic values and human rights, fragile context and displacement, and climate and green solutions are present through different approaches and varying emphasis in line with the technical capacity and the partner’s core competencies.

Organization

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark

Budget

USD 666K

Timeline

Feb 28, 2022 → Dec 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

The project advocates for and raises awareness of the human rights of the mentally ill in. It will conduct an in-depth study on existing legal provision in Nepal in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It will sensitize, motivate and influence government authorities to reform and adopt Mental Health Legislation, to amend discriminatory laws and practices, and to implement existing mental health policies. The Project in its second Project phase is called "Promotion

Organization

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 25K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2021 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) advances U.S. national security interests by supporting bilateral, regional, and global programs that enable partners and allies to manage and address transnational threats at their source. INCLE programs mitigate security threats posed by all forms of transnational crime, including production and trafficking of narcotics, and strengthen partner countries' criminal justice systems. These programs improve the ability of partner countries to cooperate effectively with U.S. law enforcement, and address the underlying conditions, such as corruption and weak rule of law, that foster state fragility.

Organization

Department of State

Budget

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Timeline

Oct 1, 2011 → Sep 30, 2012

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

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AidData

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Nepal

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AidData

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Nepal

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AidData

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Nepal

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AidData

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Nepal

Strengthening the Capacity of the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal (SCNHRC)

Organization

AidData

Budget

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Timeline

Jul 19, 2009 → End not reported

Coverage

Nepal

Building Resilient Communities in Himalayan Regions of Karnali and Humla Provinces To reinforce adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities and to strengthen civil society organizations to combat the impact of climate and environmental criseis in Humla, Kalikot and Dailekh districts , Karnali Province. (Link with SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts). Women, adolescent girls, Dalits, PWDs, youth, farmers, and CSOs and local duty bearers will be the key target groups of the engagement.

Organization

Mission East

Budget

USD 90K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2022 → Dec 31, 2022

Coverage

Dailekh, Humla

The aim of the project is to strengthen legal access for Dalits (ethnic group that belongs to the “untouchables”) who are victims of caste-based discrimination. To this end, an app is to be developed that will allow cases to be documented and registered. This data can then be used in both political and legal work with law enforcement agencies. At the same time, Dalit human rights defenders are to be trained (on how to use the app, but also on constitutional and statutory rights and how to cooperate with local law enforcement authorities). In a second step, cases should then be documented with the help of the app.

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

USD 112K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2022 → Dec 31, 2022

Coverage

Karnali, Nepal

The partnership between Eureka Leo Club (LEO) in Kathmandu, Nepal, and the Youth Council of Mariagerfjord (MFU), Denmark. The main activities will revolve around ‘speaking up’ despite generational or cultural differences or inequality of opportunity. The collaboration aims to be a sustainable project empowering young people between the age of 16-28. Nepal is relatively new-democratic, whereas in Denmark we have only lived in a democracy. We will explore activities that can inspire and empower young people to participate and take a stand, in order to feel a part of society and to prevent that we don’t take democracy for granted. In addition, the preparatory study will strengthen our relations and ensure a jointly written pilot project.

Organization

DUF - Danish Youth Council

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 29, 2024 → Sep 6, 2024

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

Kathmandu#KMDU/2015-2016/003 Promotion of Self-Regulation Through Capacity Building of Journalists for Strengthening Media Independence and Democracy

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 25K

Timeline

Aug 31, 2015 → Jun 30, 2016

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

KTM Taft Fund to the Forum for Protection of People's Rights Nepal (PPR Nepal) [in Nepal through Protection of People's Rights Nepal (PPR Nepal)]

Organization

Department of State

Budget

USD 25K

Timeline

Oct 1, 2013 → Sep 30, 2014

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

Building Resilient Communities in Himalayan Regions of Karnali and Humla Provinces To reinforce adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities and to strengthen civil society organizations to combat the impact of climate and environmental criseis in Humla, Kalikot and Dailekh districts , Karnali Province. (Link with SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts). Women, adolescent girls, Dalits, PWDs, youth, farmers, and CSOs and local duty bearers will be the key target groups of the engagement.

Organization

Mission East

Budget

USD 90K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2022 → Dec 31, 2022

Coverage

Dailekh, Humla

1,376 women, including those experiencing multiple discrimination through inequality, powerlessness and exclusion because of gender and caste, ability and marital status, will have improved participation, leadership and influence in decision-making in local and provincial level governance. To sustain this change, the women’s movement will raise awareness of 12,800 community members to support women’s participation and leadership in 5 districts of Province 7 in Nepal by the end of 3 years

Organization

Womankind Worldwide

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Oct 1, 2020 → End not reported

Coverage

Sudurpashchim, Nepal

Supporting Democracy and Peace-building through Investigative Journalism in Nepal has been a two year project (2010-2011/12) jointly implemented by CIJ Nepal and Vikes Finland. Investigative journalism is the extreme need of the country where corruptions b ad governance conflict marginalization of people are the common phenomena. Despite some individual?s effort an effective investigative journalism is still missing in the media.Well-researched in-depth and explorative reporting is necessary to promote quali ty debate on national agenda including the discussion on democratization peace-building and governance in Nepal. With this broad concept the first project trained about 50 mid-career journalists to produce well-researched and in-depth stories on various as pects of peace-building and democracy and to publish them in local regional or national media. in 2012 gate-keeper journalists were sensitized to IJ. The second part of the project will take the training from Kathmandu to eastern far-western and mid-wester n parts of the country. The overall objective is to increase and widen the field of investigative journalism. The intermediate objectives will be similar to earlier efforts ? Refresh and enhance the skills of journalists in investigative journalism which i s key to increasing the quality of the debate in the media? Produce a quality content that will ?raise the bar? for all media in Nepal.? Inform the public on the issues in a manner that is not done by the media which essentially remains caught up in day-to -day reporting.? Better inform the general public on the issues of the day and contribute towards their decision making process and influence the debate during constitution writing and upcoming elections. The major outcome of the project is expected to su pport democratic governance and peace process in Nepal through investigative journalism. But the immediate expected outcomes are: ? Provide training to 75 young journalists from different part of Nepal in the field of investigative journalism,? Produce at least 50 well- researched articles and publish them in the media. ? All or the best articles compiled and published as a book (in Nepali and English) for wider dissemination ? Better understanding of IJ issues and greater coverage by media

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Dec 10, 2009 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

Building Resilient Communities in Himalayan Region of Karnali Province To reinforce adaptative capacity of vulnerable communities and to strengthen civil society organizations to combat the impact of climate and environmental crises in Humla district, Karnali Province.

Organization

Mission East

Budget

USD 158K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2023 → Dec 31, 2023

Coverage

Humla, Karnali

Objectives of this grant include to ensure the inclusive participation of community members in post-earthquake reconstruction works, and that funds allocated for reconstruction are used with integrity to assist the reconstruction projects.

Organization

Integrity Action

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Apr 1, 2016 → Feb 28, 2017

Coverage

Sindhupalchok, Bagmati

Support to Nepal's Democracy and Inclusion Processes through Electoral Reform Initiative

Organization

International IDEA

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2023 → Jun 30, 2023

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

USD 50K

Timeline

Dec 10, 2009 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

Measure packages 1.1 Improved equality for people affected by leprosy through awareness raising and education 1.2 Capacity building for early detection of leprosy and prevention of disabilities 2.1 Improved equality for people with disabilities through awareness raising and education 2.2 Strengthen ODPs, self-help groups for PWDs and relevant government agencies 3.1 Local communities are better informed about disaster risks and disaster risk reduction measures 3.2 Local Disaster Management Committees (LDMCs) are prepared and able to respond effectively in case of disasters

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 517K

Timeline

Dec 1, 2024 → Nov 30, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

Increased transparency, accountability and integrity are necessary to ensure the effectiveness of climate adaptation and mitigation activities. As the volume of climate finance continues to rise, there are serious risks of corruption in many countries that rely on public funds to respond to environmental, social and economic challenges posed by global climate change.

Organization

Germany - Federal Foreign Office

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Aug 1, 2015 → Mar 31, 2023

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

USD 0

Timeline

Dec 21, 2011 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

This activity relates to Ukraine and strives to ensure full respect for the rights of the individual and communities in accordance with the letter and the spirit of the relevant bodies of law (international humanitarian, human rights, and refugee law).

Organization

Department of State

Budget

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Timeline

Oct 1, 2018 → Sep 30, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

This project aims at strengthening science-based policy-making for increased impact towards the Sustainable Development Goals by assessing key environmental issues and providing focused outlooks. It attempts to identify environmental challenges and opportunities for sustainable development, while strengthening the science-policy interface to support regional, national and local governments, the business sector, and civil society including non-governmental organizations and local community groups (women, men and children). The project’s approach will be integrated, inclusive and evidence-based, ensuring scientific robustness and credibility, policy-neutral legitimacy and enhanced transparency. Informed decision- and policy-making on today’s key environmental matters at regional, national and local scales should be based on the sound scientific assessment of the state of the environment, in conjunction with the driving forces, trends in pressures and their environmental impact, while providing policy response options and solutions for governments and other stakeholders. While we near the end of the second decade of the Twenty-First Century, governments and principal stakeholders often still lack adequate capacity and robust knowledge in the fields of data collection, information, analysis, scientific assessments, and science-based policy options. Often, the lack of access to sound scientific data, clear information and robust knowledge continues to hamper decision-making by policy-makers and relevant stakeholders. This project is meant to tackle this challenge for a set of specific and selected environmental themes as requested by governments and stakeholders during the past few years.

Organization

UN Environment Programme

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 18, 2019 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

Environmental challenges are typically not confined by national borders and often require concerted responses by groups of countries. In its Outcome Document ‘The Future We Want’, the Rio+20 Summit explicitly recognized the importance of regional and sub-regional efforts towards sustainable development. Therefore, this project aims at increasing effectiveness and coherence in environmental governance by the countries concerned, with the main intermediate outcome of increasing the number of strengthened mechanisms to address the governance of shared natural resources and transboundary environmental issues among countries.UNEP’s convening power at the sub-regional and regional levels gives it a unique position to support countries in enhancing transboundary cooperation pertaining to the environment. Within the context of the Environmental Governance Sub-programme, this project will focus on supporting countries that mandated UNEP accordingly, in establishing and strengthening institutional mechanisms for addressing common interests in shared natural resources, transboundary ecosystems and common environmental problems. In response to priorities emanating from regional, subregional intergovernmental and other forums, this project will achieve its objective through 2 components with different levels of engagement depending on institutionalization level of transboundary cooperation:1.Where no transboundary institutional mechanisms exist, UNEP will support the development of new mechanisms for transboundary environmental governance;2.Where transboundary institutional mechanisms already exist but require further strengthening, UNEP will enhance existing mechanisms for transboundary environmental governance.

Organization

UN Environment Programme

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jul 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

fossil fuel industry is responsible for one-third of anthropogenic methane emissions and is the sector with the highest potential for fast reductions that could slow the rate of global warming as efforts continue to decarbonize the energy system through cleaner forms of energy. To date action by companies and governments on fossil fuel methane emissions has been limited and uncoordinated at the global level. UNEP will establish an International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) that accelerates reductions in fossil fuel methane emissions globally. IMEO will be the nucleus of a multi-sector partnership, including companies, research institutions, governments, and civil society partners. Hosted within UNEP, IMEO will benefit from UNEP’s experience on methane, track record of collaborating with diverse partners on complex environmental issues, global reach, and institutional legitimacy. IMEO will build upon the success and experience of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition’s Mineral Methane Initiative, which seeks to achieve ambitious methane emissions reductions of 45% by 2025 and 60-75% by 2030. Furthermore, it will contribute to Sustainable Development Goal #13 on Climate Action: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning. Specifically, IMEO will increase the number of countries with Nationally Determined Contributions and Long-term Strategies under the Paris Agreement. To achieve this objective, IMEO will aggregate and analyse multiple methane emissions data streams, including company reporting, national inventories reported to the Climate Change secretariat, direct measurements, and satellite observations, and reconcile inconsistencies between reported and observed emissions levels. By assisting industry and governments in addressing uncertainty related to reported emissions, IMEO will improve the consistency and credibility of methane emissions data and accelerate mitigation actions based on sound science. Additionally, IMEO will commission new scientific measurement studies, provide feedback to companies on the quality of their data and the ambition of their targets, and engage governments on the findings from the data analysis. The Observatory will also be a platform for dialogue between industry, governments, research institutions, and civil society organizations conducting research on fossil fuel operations, and will engage with countries to implement methane mitigation projects by acting as a resource for capacity building, best practice sharing and emissions measurement support.

Organization

UN Environment Programme

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Feb 28, 2021 → Feb 14, 2026

Coverage

Nepal