Development projects in Nepal

Målsætningen med dette projekt er, at Teacher Union of Nepal (TUN) skal blive en effektiv, velfungerende og demokratisk organisation, som varetager Nepals læreres interesser og som udbyder kvalificeret service til deres medlemsorganisationer.

Organization

CISU Civil Society in Development

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Mar 1, 2011 → Oct 31, 2013

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Nepal

En styrket praksis for dokumentation, læringsmekanismer og adgang til videns- og erfaringsudveksling har bidraget til at styrke impact af organisationernes arbejde.

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CISU Civil Society in Development

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Mar 1, 2010 → Jun 30, 2011

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Nepal

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CISU Civil Society in Development

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Jan 1, 2010 → Mar 1, 2010

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Nepal

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CISU Civil Society in Development

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Jan 1, 2009 → Jan 31, 2009

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Nepal

At udvikle og teste et innovativt koncept som bidrager til skoleungdommen i Kathnamdudalens forståelse for betydningen af sikring af landets naturarv både indenfor og udenfor beskyttede områder, samt fremme af en bæredygtig naturressource forvaltning som er til gavn for såvel disses familie som det omkringliggende samfund generelt.

Organization

CISU Civil Society in Development

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Oct 1, 2008 → Mar 1, 2010

Coverage

Nepal

Eight women with disabilities will learn to make and sell dolls for generating incomes.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

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Jan 1, 2019 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

DAR is planning to implement four activities: 1) Training on doll making for hearing impaired women, 15 days 2) Collecting local signs to be added to the national sign language dictionary of Nepal) 3) Training on inclusive education to 25 Deaf leaders and parents of Deaf children, 3 days 4) Setting up a showroom for showcasing the dolls made by the Deaf women.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

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Jan 1, 2019 → Dec 31, 2019

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Nepal

The applicant organization was established by Women with Disabilities. The project plan is to provide leadership training for 30 leaders of local Self-Help-Groups, conduct an awareness raising campaign by broadcasting in FM radio, and to provide vocational training (goat rearing for 10 women, wood carving for five men).

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

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Jan 1, 2019 → Dec 31, 2019

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Nepal

The Finnish Country Strategy for Development Cooperation in Nepal reduces poverty and promotes sustainable and equal development on three impact areas: 1) water supply and sanitation 2) high-quality education for all and 3) improving the rights and status of women and vulnerable groups. This project focuses on supporting UNICEF?s Country Programme Action Plan 2018-2022 (CPAP) for the Water and Sanitation Sector in Nepal. The Action Plan strengthens all the impact areas of the Finnish Country Strategy and in creases the synergies between them. Finland has supported UNICEF in Nepal in 2010-2018 with 12 MEUR. The project had significat impacts in sanitation coverage in Nepal. Finland supported UNICEF with 2 MEUR in the reconstruction of water and sanitation syst ems after the earthquake. As a result over 99 500 people benefitted from reconstructed/improved water systems and over 300 schools were supported in upgrading of their WASH facilities. The total budget for the intervention is 8 million euros for the years 2018-2022. The comments of the quality assurance board have been included in the project proposal.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 9.1M

Timeline

Nov 7, 2019 → Dec 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

Sustainable WASH for all in Nepal (SUSWA) strengthens the federalized governance system to guarantee the access to basic safe and sustainable drinking water sanitation services and improved hygiene practices at households schools public institutions and al l people in general including marginalized groups. The project is a bilateral project between the governments of Finland and Nepal. The Finnish funding is 9 million euros and it will run between 2019-2023.SUSWA has four Result Areas: 1) WASH governance at local level 2) Water Supply 3) Sanitation and hygiene and 4) Sector support and enabling environment.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 10.3M

Timeline

Mar 28, 2019 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

Tertiary scholarships are offered to partner developing countries to progress development and workforce planning objectives. This activity is for services to select 577 scholars from approximately 25 countries and to place them in New Zealand and Pacific tertiary institutions. All services will be managed by operational partner, Education New Zealand.

Organization

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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Aug 28, 2025 → Jun 30, 2027

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Nepal

The impact of the Project will be enhanced disaster risk management for human resources development (Post Disaster Recovery Framework and School Sector Development Plan) . The outcome will be disaster resilience of schools and communities increased and learning environment improved. The outputs will be (a) heavily damaged schools reconstructed and improved; (b) unsafe schools retrofitted and disaster risk reduced; and (c) institutional capacity for disaster resilience strengthened.

Organization

Asian Development Bank

Budget

USD 148.9M

Timeline

Nov 20, 2018 → Mar 31, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

The results-based lending (RBL)program will assist the Government of Nepal in reforming the school education system through the implementation of its School Education Sector Plan (SESP) in a sector-wide approach (SWAp) supported by eight development partners, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The RBL program will strengthen equity, quality, and resilience of school education by helping the government (i) enhance learning provisions for basic and secondary schools; (ii) strengthen teaching and learning in basic and secondary schools; (iii) accelerate the recovery from learning losses caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic; and (iv) improve the capacity of governments, especially local governments, for education planning, monitoring, and reporting.

Organization

Asian Development Bank

Budget

USD 1.0M

Timeline

Dec 31, 2022 → Dec 31, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

The program will support the School Sector Development Plan (SSDP), which is the government's major education initiative for FY2017-FY2023. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and eight other joint financing partners (JFPs) will finance the program with the government during FY2017-FY2021 through a sector-wide approach.

Organization

Asian Development Bank

Budget

USD 4.7M

Timeline

Apr 9, 2018 → Sep 19, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

Through this project, the Asian Development Bank will support the Government of Nepal in its efforts to put thousands of children back into schools, return vital government services to desperate communities, and create jobs and income for families by repairing critical road networks. The project will rebuild or repair least 700 schools damaged by the earthquake. The schools that are rebuilt or repaired under the project will include stronger construction and engineering specifications that are designed to help the structures withstand future disasters. They will also include improved bathrooms with separate facilities for boys and girls. As part of the project, disaster risk management principles and awareness will be developed in the communities surrounding the refurbished schools. To get vital social services to the people as quickly as possible, transitional government offices will be established while disaster-resistant structures are being built and furnished. The project will also repair and improve about 135 km of strategic roads and about 450 km of rural roads damaged by the earthquake and landslides. The roads will be rebuilt with improved road safety features and designed to withstand future disasters and the impact of climate change. The long term outcome of the work being done under the project is the construction of roads, schools and government buildings that are designed to withstand the disasters of the future. This will speed up the social and economic recovery of communities devastated by the earthquake.

Organization

Asian Development Bank

Budget

USD 200.0M

Timeline

Aug 21, 2015 → Jul 7, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

The Project is aimed at enhancing the benefits of ICT and regional cooperation for inclusive growth and poverty reduction by increasing the supply of affordable broadband, skilled ICT manpower, and local content and e-applications, with a special focus on the needs of the poor. It is also expected to help SASEC countries improve their productivity and efficiency and participate more fully in the global information economy. To this end, the Project will establish (i) a SASEC regional network with fiber-optic and data interchange capacity, directly connecting the four SASEC countries; (ii) a SASEC village network expanding broadband ICT access to 110 rural communities in the SASEC countries and providing direct connections among the communities for local networking and local information sourcing; and (iii) a SASEC research and training network to build technical and business skills in developing local ICT content and e-applications (e-government, e-learning, tele-medicine, e-remittance, e-commerce, etc.) that serve the needs of the poor in particular.

Organization

Asian Development Bank

Budget

USD 5.0M

Timeline

Feb 9, 2009 → Oct 5, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

The project will help the government implement key aspects of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Policy, 2012. The project will help the government (i) initiate strategic reforms that aim to improve overall management and performance of the TVET system, (ii) improve the quality and relevance of public training, and (iii) increase private sector engagement in training delivery and job placement. Each intervention has been designed to increase the efficiency and results orientation of TVET, making it more market-driven. The project will focus on skills development for the construction, manufacturing, and services sectors where large skill gaps exist. The project period is for five years from 2013 to 2018.

Organization

Asian Development Bank

Budget

USD 20.0M

Timeline

Jul 12, 2013 → Jul 15, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

The overall objective of the Education Sector Program I (ESP I) is to contribute to poverty reduction in Nepal by increasing the level of education attainment, particularly for girls and disadvantaged groups. ESP I aims at achieving: (i) improved policy interventions in primary and basic education and performance targets under the Nepal Education for All (EFA) 2004-2009, and (ii) a broadly accepted and financed 1-12 school sector reform and restructuring framework, for implementation by FY2010. ESP I will support EFA by joining the Joint Financing Agreement (JFA). It will help finance the three remaining years of EFA, and help monitor, assess and improve policy implementation under EFA jointly with other pooling donors. Furthermore, ESP I will support the Government's ongoing process of preparing a policy, governance, management, and financing framework appropriate for an integrated 1-12 school sector. This support will be provided in a joint and harmonized manner with other donors in the context of a program based approach.

Organization

Asian Development Bank

Budget

USD 30.0M

Timeline

Dec 28, 2006 → Jan 9, 2009

Coverage

Nepal

Tertiary scholarships are offered to partner developing countries to progress development and workforce planning objectives. This activity is for services to select 536 scholars from approximately 23 countries and to place them in New Zealand and Pacific tertiary institutions. All services will be managed by operational partner, Education New Zealand.

Organization

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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Apr 11, 2025 → Jun 1, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

Lhomi Preschool Program in Nepal is a liaison between Wycliffe Finland (WRK) and its partner Nepal Lhomi Society (NELHOS). The main output will be Mother Tongue Based Early Childhood Education program for the Lhomi.The status of children in Nepal is often very poor especially among indigenous people groups. Lhomi children are often discriminated. There is no preschools available and they must start primary school in Nepali language which is unknown for them. This will have a bad effect to their success in t he school and finally it causes exclusion.Providing pre-school opportunity by their mother tongue this project will increase parity in the education levels of children in the target communities with other children in the country. Children's rights will be increased by providing them pre-school education that equip them and easy their transition to the first grade in Nepali instructed primary school. In doing so children will comprehend and learn faster they will stay in school and ultimately will increase t heir self-development. This will be achieved through a well-founded Mother Tongue Based Early Childhood Education (MTB ECE) -program that will be developed in the target language.The project aims to reduce inequality and vulnerability of indigenous childre n. The rights of girls disabled children and low cast children will be emphasized. Moreover gender equality reduction of inequality disability and climate sustainability will be part of the learning material.NELHOS is responsible of project implementation. As an organization they will gain capacity of mother tongue education as well as they become strong advocate of minority language groups and the rights of marginalized groups in Nepal.Main beneficiaries are the Lhomi language speaking children their paren ts and the local education actors who benefit of increased capacity. The government supports mother tongue education and pre-schools but often they do not have resources to start schools in the remote areas.Key activities:- Influencing the attitudes of the stakeholders.- Producing MTB ECE program and material for it.- Training teachers.- Pilot classes.- Capacity building.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

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Oct 27, 2016 → Dec 31, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

In Nepal children are not screened for visual or hearing impairments. Knowledge of eye- and ear health is generally poor. Traditional beliefs and treatments can be detrimental to sight and vision. Having a disability is still greatly stigmatised. Although the majority of children in Nepal have access to education differently abled children are still mostly excluded from it. This is a major risk for marginalisation. The project which is a 2-year pilot in Bara district in the Terai region in the south of Nepa l aims to increase the enrollment of 3 to 8-year-old children with vision or hearing impairment in public preschools. The inhabitants of the district are poor and the number of children not attending school is considerable. The majority of pupils in Bara a re boys and the project aims to promote girls' right to education.Grass-root level volunteers are educated to identify children with problems with vision or hearing. The children identified through screening are examined at eye + ear camps to diagnose cond itions affecting sight and vision. It is estimated that most of these children have problems that can easily be cured with simple treatments. Children with a severe visual or hearing disability will undergo a 4-6 month rehabilitation to enable life outside home and attending school. Awareness raising campaigns regarding eye- and ear health as well as rights of disabled children will be organised among local inhabitants during the camps.This project is as a collaboration between a Nepalese NGO B.P. Eye Found ation and PSR Finland. The collaboration was initiated from Nepal. Like the previous work of B.P. Eye Foundation this project aims to screen for and promote treatment of disabling conditions as well as contribute to a change in the Nepalese view on the rig hts of people with disabilities remove barriers and stigmas associated with disabilities and enable children with disabilities to become productive citizens. The Department of Education (DoED) Nepal has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on implementing these pilot protocols in other districts in Nepal.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

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Timeline

Nov 4, 2016 → Dec 31, 2020

Coverage

Bara, Madhesh

Inclusive and Accountable Schools is a cooperation project of Loo Niva Child Concern Patan Community Based Rehabilitation and Interpedia Finland Ry. The project running from 2017 to 2020 works in South Lalitpur which suffers from a low rate of public schoo ls and was hard hit by the earthquakes in the spring 2015. This project builds on previous co-operation between Loo Niva and Interpedia with a new partnership with Patan CBR adding expertise in children with disabilities.Previous work aimed to contribute t o strengthening efficient and effective school and local education governance mechanism in South Lalitpur. This project is focused on promoting inclusive and accountable schools as well as advancing the realization of the right to education for marginalize d children who face discrimination particularly due to disabilities or the caste but also due to gender and ethnicity. The goal to increase inclusion of these vulnerable groups of children will be achieved by identifying and finding excluded children; prov iding material and financial support that sustains enrolment to school; sensitizing training and rising awareness about rights needs and potential of marginalized children among children parents and teachers; improving school governance and using local med ia for raising awareness of the importance of education for all children. The three organizations involved have versatile expertise of both advancing the right to education improving governance and advancing the involvement of children from margin groups f or instance children with disabilities and dalit children. Moreover the project has been designed with consultation of children local communities and authorities for ensuring engagement of the local communities as well as the most effective implementation of the project in promoting the right to education. From the beginning the project has been planned in collaboration with local and national level authorities other NGOs and community groups for ensuring the sustainability and continuity of the good resul ts of the project.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Oct 27, 2016 → Dec 31, 2020

Coverage

Lalitpur, Bagmati

The School Sector Development Plan (SSDP) program covers the entire basic education system in Nepal and is funded jointly by the Government of Nepal and its Development Partners. The program is implemented during the years 2016-2023. Finland supports the p rogram with a total of 20 million euros in the years 2016-2020. In addition Finland also supports a smaller technical assistance based project which supports the achievement of SSDP's objectives. The SSDP is the second phase of the School Sector Reform Pr ogramme which Finland supported between 2009-2016. It is based on the achievements of the first stage of which the most important were the substantial increase in access to education achievement of gender parity in education a decrease in illiteracy and cl assroom size and an increase in the number of educated teachers. In the SSDP there the focus shifts more clearly towards enhancing the quality equitable participation and learning outcomes in education. There is also a stronger emphasis on linking disburse ments of funds to achieved targets as donors will apply Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) to which part or all of their funding is tied. The objectives of the program are divided into four categories: equity quality efficiency and relevance. The progra m aims to enhance these aspects of education on all levels: early childhood education basic education secondary education and lifelong learning. The program strives to ensure that all students in Nepal have equal opportunities to access high quality educat ion. A reform of the governance and management system of the education sector is also part of the objectives of the program. The final beneficiaries of the program are Nepal's around 7.3 million students and almost 29.000 public schools. The Ministry of Ed ucation of Nepal is implementing the program and the Government of Nepal funds at least 80% of its budget. Other development partners who fund the program include the Asian Development Bank Australia the EU the World Bank Norway UNICEF and Global Partnersh ip for Education.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

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Timeline

Dec 14, 2015 → Dec 31, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

The Technical Assistance for Competence-Based Soft Skills Development in School Education in Nepal (TASS) is the second phase of the Finnish funded TSSP program which was implemented in the years 2012-2015. The aim of the TSSP program was to improve the qu ality of education in Nepal by integrating soft skills into teaching. Soft skills are defined as personal cooperation thinking innovation and business skills. The TSSP project ends in December 2015.The mid-term review of TSSP concluded that the integration of soft skills into the education sector in Nepal is highly relevant as it can improve both the quality and the relevance of education. The evaluation recommended a continuation of the project. The main achievements of TSSP were the approval of new curric ula in six different subjects for grades 9-10 as well as the development of teachers training materials and their testing. The new textbooks for grade 9 will be in schools in 2016 and teachers' training packages have been taught in 40% of Nepal's teacher t raining facilities. The second phase ? the TASS project ? will build on the achievements of the first phase. During the TASS program the update of the curriculum for grades 9-10 moves to the implementation stage. Teaching materials are being developed also for grades 6-8 and work on materials for grades 9-10 continues. The education of teachers and capacity building of relevant institutions regarding the application of soft skills also continues. The beneficiaries of the project are Nepalese students in g rades 6-10. The immediate beneficiaries are the Ministry of Education and regional and district level education directorates and offices. In addition the projects 80 pilot schools and their teachers benefit from focused capacity building support. The Minis try of Education in Nepal implements the project. The proposed budget for the project is 17 MEUR for the years 2016-2018.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Dec 8, 2015 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

The project aim is to develop child and environmentally friendly schools in rural Eastern Nepal by supporting school child clubs in their activities and the cooperation between school stakeholders (child club, school management committee, parent-teacher as sotiation, school administration, Village education committee) in preparing school improvement plans (SIP). The project provides capacitation to Child Club board members on child rights, life skills, gender, social inclusion and environmental issues. The s chool stakeholders participate in trainings and workshops to manage the schools efficiently and transparently. Through Child Clubs the youth can contribute to the development of their own shools and communities. There is also hardware components to improve the classrooms, sanitation and safe drinking water facilities in project schools. The project will result in quality rural schools with good environment to study and work. The project is implemented by Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness (ECCA) . http://www.ecca.org.np/home

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

UNESCO will work with education institutions, youth organizations, and media partners to support gender-responsive, inclusive Media and Information Literacy (MIL) policies and digital initiatives that strengthen resilience to disinformation, misinformation, and gender-based online hate speech. This workplan contributes to UNESCO’s regional priority on inclusive, safe, and rights-based digital transformation, while strengthening young people’s particularly young women's role as informed, safe, and responsible digital actors.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2026 → Dec 31, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

School based disaster preparedness projects where local Red Cross youth clubs are set up, equiped and trained. School contingency plans are updated and drills are organized. Pupils and teachers skills are increased through training (including first aid) an d culture of safety is disseminated through peers.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2013 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

1. Project: 10837 FCA Nepal Country Office (NEPCO)#2. Project area and Country: Nepal#3. Project justification: #In 2018, FCA Nepal country programme will return to promote development cooperation after completing three years (2015-2017) of humanitarian as sistance after the earthquake. FCA will continue to provide Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) services and effectively link learning to earning, and develop and strengthen village level saving and credits cooperatives to enhance access to finance. FCA will stress on youth mobilization in awareness of development issues and combating caste based discrimination, and building capacity of CBOs in leadership development, organizational management and advocacy towards the local government.#FCAs f ield presence is essential for increased impact and enhanced programme quality. It is in line with FCAs strategy and supports FCAs strategic goals related to programme development and quality, capacity building, advocacy, thematic/technical support, monito ring and diversification of the funding base.#4. The main objective and expected results:#The objective is to improve effectiveness, quality and impact of FCAs Nepal country programme through established field presence. #The expected results are: #- Establ ished a functional working relationship and collaboration with UN agencies, I/NGOs, CBOs and government authorities at district and national level #- New partnership and networking opportunities are created to broadening the funding opportunities #- Effec tive coordination of work and cooperation with other aid organizations #- Capacity of local partners are built for effective and efficient programme implementation #- Strategic and operational planning for the country programme including programme and proj ect PME and administrative support #5. Right-holders/ beneficiaries: Nepal Country Office staff and partners#6. Implementing partner: FCA Nepal Country Office

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Strengthening Education Policies and Ensuring the Right to Education ?project has been planned by Loo Niva Child Concern Group and Interpedia expert NGOs on child rights and education. The NGOs have previously partnered in the Far-West Dadeldhura district through Concern for Education -projects in 2012-2014 and 2015-2017.Dadeldhura is one of the least developed areas in Nepal where vulnerable groups such as girls ethnic minorities and Dalits face discrimination and have lower access to education. The projec ts have improved the status of education through sensitizing children parents teachers and local authorities on their role in promoting education; strengthening child participation in society; forming and supporting local action groups for supervising and promoting quality education and raising awareness about good educational practices. The projects have also promoted peaceful education and avoiding misuse of schools as an instrument of politics.This project works at local municipal and provincial levels w ith the objective of enabling efforts on realizing the right to education in the new provincial structure of Nepal. In 2015 Nepal ratified a new constitution and the recent federalization process has reformed structures related to education policy shifting decision making to local and provincial levels. The civil society now has an opportunity to strengthen its role in policy-making and to advance the democratization process.The project will work to ensure better educational policies and programs at provinc e No. 7 and two municipalities through training local government leaders and provincial assembly members. For ensuring good practices developed are sustained and spread this phase will focus on empowering and engaging local civil society to ensure the sust ainable redistribution of roles and responsibilities. In addition the project will improve learning achievements and reduce dropouts in two municipalities reaching over 4000 school-going children in 32 schools their families and 60 teachers. The project is in line with Finnish development policy objectives has a strong rights-based approach and focus on gender + reduction of inequality

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

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Timeline

Nov 9, 2011 → Dec 31, 2022

Coverage

Dadeldhura, Sudurpashchim

Support to strengthen STEM education capacities and to advance scientific collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2026 → Dec 31, 2027

Coverage

Nepal