Development projects in Nepal

The catastrophic earthquake of 25th April 2015 measuring 7.8 Richter scale had its devastating consequences on human lives and property as well as infrastructures including WASH services in Nepal. The gains that Nepal had made so far in achieving the MDG t argets on water and sanitation has been negatively challenged by the damages of water supply and sanitation services. UNICEF WASH Earthquake Recovery Programme will support reconstruction efforts in Nepal particularly in WASH sector with a particular focus on Disaster Risk Management. The expected results and outcomes of the programme are formulation and operationalization of disaster risk reduction and climate change policies capacity building and system building for disaster preparedness and response and earthquake affected water supply schemes and school toilets and water systems rehabilitation. Rehabilitated water supply schemes will serve at least 33 000 people and school toilets and water systems rebuilding will serve at least 20 000 children. At least 20 000 school children will be also educated on hand washing.In International Conference on Nepal?s Reconstruction on 25th of June 2015 Finland pledged two million euros (2 000 000) to the reconstruction efforts in Nepal. The contribution was decided to b e channeled through UNICEF based on earlier cooperation. Finland provided one million euros (1 000 000) support for 2016. The programme will receive additional funding of one million euros for 2017 as pledged in 25th of June 2015.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 14, 2015 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

Poor hygiene and sanitation, and unsafe drinking water are common problems in the Far-West development region, which is the poorest region in Nepal. Water and sanitation hygiene project is planned to improve the situation in project area with better sanita tion, safe drinking water and healthy habits. In 2015, project has supported 262 low cost latrines and 92 hand pumps for clean drinking water facilities to poor and marginalized families. The goal of the project is improved quality of life among vulnerable persons and communities as result of strengthened partners. The purpose is improved water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and nutrition situation and practices in target communities in 5 VDCs of Kailali District. The project benefits women, children and other most vulnerable groups who become healthier after receiving training on good sanitation, personal hygiene, safe drinking water and nutrition. Fida partners with a local NGO, New Life Service Association (NSA) in the project.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2011 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Kailali, Sudurpashchim

Improve the ability of the USG, host countries and other partners to prepare for and mitigate the effects of disasters, including both natural disasters and complex emergencies, taking into account the differences in men and womens freedom of movement and access to information. Activities under this component include any efforts to enhance the capacities of the USG (in Washington and in the field), humanitarian assistance providers, national host-country authorities, and local communities to engage in disaster reduction and response activities. Activities consist of standardized and coordinated assessments, monitoring, information sharing, data and situational analysis, joint planning; enhancement of coping mechanisms, including the capacity to address adaptation to constantly changing situations on the ground including climate variability and climate change.

Organization

USAID Nepal

Budget

USD 67K

Timeline

Oct 1, 2012 → Sep 30, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

Organizations supporting the national WASH sector include ADB-funded water supply and sewerage projects, Finnish bilateral funding to strengthen sub-national governance in WASH, JICA’s programme on urban water supply service strengthening , DFID funding for large rural water supply investments, World Bank funding to the semi-government rural water supply, Sanitation Fundboard, USAID support focusing on integrated projects (eg. nutrition, livelihood, and health sector), and UN agencies’ engagement in sector strengthening (UNICEF ,UN-HABITAT,and WHO). Thanks to this sector development, the programme can build on this experience. Stakeholders from government involved are the Water Supply and Sanitation Division Office of the Ministry of Water Supply and Department of Water Supply and Sewerage. The WASH coordination committee is responsible for overall coordination. NGO's involved are Relief Nepal and Community For Social Development Centre (CSDC). Further participants are local government, communities, water and sanitation user groups, children’s clubs, women’s groups, religious leaders etc. . The Federation of Water and Sanitation Users Nepal (FEDWASUN) ,a user-based umbrella organisation of drinking water and sanitation user groups.

Organization

Plan International Netherlands

Budget

USD 2.4M

Timeline

Aug 1, 2017 → Mar 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

to strengthen the capacity of the local organizations and global network in the Citywide Inclusive Sanitation in Bangladesh and Nepal

Organization

Gates Foundation

Budget

USD 59K

Timeline

Apr 17, 2022 → Jul 18, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

to support accelerated uptake of improved sanitation technologies in low income countries

Organization

Gates Foundation

Budget

USD 354K

Timeline

Nov 11, 2021 → Oct 30, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

This Research Support Project (RSP) seeks to enhance the knowledge base on the interactions between women’s paid and unpaid work through two complementary activities. First, it will consolidate evidence from a four- country study (India, Nepal, Tanzania and Rwanda) supported under the Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) program on how women’s child care responsibilities interact with their economic prospects. Second, it will foster policy dialogue on ways to support women achieve better balance between paid and unpaid work. The GrOW project, which was successfully completed, was instrumental in highlighting women’s daily struggle to balance unpaid care and paid work, often leading to depletion of their physical and emotional capacities, and negatively impacting on their children. This research adopted a broad definition of care to include direct care of people as well as indirect household tasks such as care of animals, and collection of fuel and water. While this approach was valuable in understanding the social organization of care, disaggregating the various care tasks is important to provide the basis for targeted policy action. This RSP aims to fill this gap by analyzing the data to understand the difference in the extent and type of depletion that women face because of direct care of people, and the indirect care tasks. The resulting working paper and policy brief will shed light on the extent to which provision of childcare facilities can facilitate women’s engagement in the paid labour force, and thereby assess their importance as a policy solution across various country contexts.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 17K

Timeline

Sep 1, 2018 → Mar 9, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

Beneficiary communities managing and using improved water supply and sanitation facilities effectively

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

May 14, 2008 → Jun 30, 2012

Coverage

Nepal

This funding will enhance the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition - Nepal's (ISET-Nepal) role as a credible development partner by strengthening its ability to provide high-quality, influential, and policy-relevant research. About the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition - Nepal ISET-Nepal is a non-governmental and not-for-profit organization that studies and analyzes the developmental consequences of social and environmental change. Its research areas include climate change, water resources, migration, and urbanization. It receives its funding from the Think Tank Initiative (TTI). Influencing and informing policy TTI is a multi-funder program dedicated to strengthening independent policy research institutions, or think tanks, in developing countries. The program aims to enhance their ability to provide sound research that informs and influences policy. This second TTI phase (2014?2019) will fund 43 institutions, helping them consolidate their role as credible development actors in their countries, and in some cases, regionally and internationally. For ISET-Nepal, this project will help enhance its research quality, organizational performance, and policy engagement. Reputation for excellence Through this support over the next 4.5 years, ISET-Nepal is expected to -become an established research and knowledge-based think tank with growing visibility -cement its reputation as a key contributor to the policy-making process in Nepal -become a centre that formulates, implements, and evaluates public policy to understand how decisions are made -improve decision-makers' uptake of research results -achieve consistently high-quality research outputs through strong research capability and infrastructure -maintain consistent, efficient administration and financial processes and procedures -expand the list of partnerships with new organizations to promote uptake of research results at different levels of government.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 507K

Timeline

Oct 1, 2014 → Jul 16, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

To improve livelihoods through strengthened service systems and equitable access to resources and opportunities, for the poor and excluded (SLOW)

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2006 → Dec 31, 2009

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Accountable Grant AG4486: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH HELVETAS NEPAL is a component of Strategic Partnership Agreement With HELVETAS Nepal reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £3,445,000. It works in the following sector(s): Transport policy and administrative management, Agricultural development, Basic drinking water supply and basic sanitation, Rural development, Democratic participation and civil society.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2006 → Jun 30, 2011

Coverage

Nepal

Swiss engagement through this project assists farmers in doubling their agricultural income through year-round irrigation and better access to markets. Doubling of agriculture income will contribute to poverty reduction and reduce poor farmer’s need to migrate . In addition, Swiss pioneering work in operationalizing federalism, through this project at local level will address issues related to historic over-centralization and social exclusion and will contribute to peace and stability in the country.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2020 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

Incidence of poverty in irrigated areas of Nepal is half that in rain-fed areas and access to irrigation water contributes thus to mitigate poverty. Since the marginal lands are better accessible through small irrigation schemes, reducing poverty of smallholder farmers through small irrigation systems [1] are more effective than medium-sized or large systems. SIP will not only help increase their agricultural productivity but will also enhance the capacity of national and local government so that they can respond to these needs. [1] Small-scale irrigation, defined by the GoN's irrigation policy as command areas smaller than 25 ha in the hills and mountains and 200 ha in Terai.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Feb 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

The overall objective of RVWRMP is institutionalised capacity at local and regional levels to sustain and continuously improve enhanced quality of life better environmental conditions and increased opportunities in rural livelihoods in the project area. Th e purpose of the phase II is to achieve improved well-being and reduced poverty in project VDCs. The new phase emphasises the impacts of the project instead of means.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 2.7M

Timeline

Mar 23, 2010 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

The UNICEF WASH-programme supports the Government of Nepal in its efforts to formulate and implement one national WASH program to achieve the national target of universal water supply and sanitation coverage by 2017. The programme is implemented throug fiv e components: 1)Support for capacity-building and formulation of a national WASH programme 2) District level coordination and harmonisation and support for WASH programme interventions 3) improved interagency coordination on WASH emergency preparedness and response 4)Rollout of a comprehensive hygiene promotion initiative in selected diarrhoea-prone districts 5): Scale-up of school WASH hygiene promotion (including hand washing with soap) and community approaches to total sanitation (CATS) using children as agents of change.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 3, 2010 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

The proposed project is continuation of the earlier MFA funded project in the Indrawati Sub-basin of the Koshi river basin (Jan 2010-Dec 2012). This project is based on the outcomes needs and recommendations of the first phase and has involved extensive st akeholder consultation in the process of design and planning. The overall development objective of the project is: By 2020 water and related resources of Koshi basin are best managed (in the face of climate change and development scenario) to promote socio economic development for the benefit of all the local people especially the poorest and marginalized while maintaining the ecological balance.The immediate objectives include: 1) By 2016 institutional structures are functional having broad-based partner su pport to implement democratic IWRM approach which empowers local communities and marginalised groups to participate in decision-making planning and implementation 2) By 2016 local communities in target areas are empowered and capacitated to manage natural resources sustainably and to reduce their vulnerability against the impact of climate change through rights-based approach complemented by optimised economic benefits from water and other natural resources At the catchment level the project will be impleme nted through the 9 Integrated Resource Management Committee (IRMCs) the legally registered institutions that were established and institutionalized during the first phase. The IRMCs are responsible for planning and implementation of the IWRM activities at catchment levels with the technical and financial support from project office. The project will strengthen them further to enhance their capability to function as an independent institutions in the longer run. In addition the project will play an instrumen tal role of coordinating with the concerned and relevant agencies and organizations for the IRMCs to enable them to raise funds for sustainable functioning.The proposed project will directly benefit atleast 4000 HHs and 20000 individuals across the project intervention areas in Indrawati. Indigenous people (IPs) Marginalized Janajatis and disadvantaged groups primarily women will be project's prime focus. IRMCs Eco-clubs water smart communities Buffer zone user committees are the direct beneficiaries. The i ndirect beneficiaries are primarily the stakeholders indirectly associated with IRMCs and different user groups (waterirrigation farmers forest agriculture).

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 10, 2009 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Koshi, Nepal

The Power Plant Extension of SCECO will improve daily living condition and enhance economic opportunities by providing uninterrupted hydro-power supply to 1’400 customers, and get up to 500 new connections to the local power grid, in the area of Salleri/Garma/Phalpu (HDI 0.45-0.50). Additionally, it will mitigate uncontrolled deforestation by reducing the use of firewood for cooking, heating and lighting purposes, in an area (lying between 2400 – 3000m alt.) where forest regeneration is slow. The project will thus enhance the sustainable use of local water resources while contributing to the maintenance of resilience to climate change at the local level.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 10K

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal

The main goal of the project is to safeguard the people and assets of eastern Chitwan from flood related disaster and improve their livelihoods and food security. Expected outputs (1): Local communities along Rapti River and in the project VDCs build and rehabilitate river protection works. (2): Local communities rehabilitate the irrigation canals originating from Rapti river. (3): User’s committee and its sub committees formed to implement the works. (4): Communities, VDCs and the DDC strengthen their capacity to engage in dialogues with the central Government on the need to undertake larger integrated watershed management initiatives.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

chitawan, Bagmati

OKP-TMT.19/00295

Organization

Nuffic

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2020 → Aug 30, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

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

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 3, 2013 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Palpa, Lumbini

The overall objective of RVWRMP is institutionalised capacity at local and regional levels to sustain and continuously improve enhanced quality of life better environmental conditions and increased opportunities in rural livelihoods in the project area. Th e purpose of the phase II is to achieve improved well-being and reduced poverty in project VDCs. The new phase emphasises the impacts of the project instead of means.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Mar 23, 2010 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

The Nepal earthquake on April 25, 2015 and the subsequent major aftershock on May 12, 2015 caused severe devastation to homes, livelihoods, and private and public properties, including considerable damage to the sanitation infrastructure. The Government of Nepal and many agencies addressed immediate needs but agriculture is still severely affected, pushing the sector into further crisis resulting in low production and abandoning of farms. Through the provision of livelihoods, this project aims to improve the quality of life of the earthquake-affected communities, particularly the most vulnerable populations in the Sindhupalchowk, Kavrepalanchwok and Lalitpur districts. The objectives of the initiative are to build capacities and close existing gaps on both the demand and supply sides in different spheres of economic activities. Project activities include: (1) building capacity and promoting environment friendly and gender sensitive agriculture and dairy production techniques; (2) increasing the employability of working age adults through better awareness of skills that are in demand and training them within skills development institutions; and (3) facilitating the development of micro, small and medium enterprises led by vulnerable women groups targeting economic opportunities in agriculture, livestock, poultry and other non-farm sectors.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 1.5M

Timeline

Dec 14, 2016 → Mar 31, 2019

Coverage

Lalitpur, Sindhupalchok

On April 25, 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal and was followed by a series of large aftershocks. The earthquakes resulted in over 8,700 deaths and 22,000 injuries, 2.8 million displaced and 3.5 million in need of food assistance. In response to the earthquake, Canada established the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund that committed the Government of Canada to matching eligible private donations to Canadian organizations. While the Government of Nepal and many agencies addressed immediate needs, one year later, there are still critical water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) gaps. Through the provision of WASH services, this project, funded by the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund, aims to improve the quality of life of the earthquake-affected communities, particularly the most vulnerable populations in the Dhading and Sindhupalchowk districts. The objectives of the initiative are to increase access to potable water, increase use of improved sanitation services and improve the adoption of hygiene practices. Project activities include: (1) providing increased and more equal access to safe and sustainable drinking water and improved sanitation services in communities and institutions; (2) enhancing the capacity of water user committees to construct, operate and maintain drinking water systems; (3) helping district-level stakeholders respond more effectively and appropriately to the different potable water supply, sanitation and hygiene needs of various target groups; (4) building the capacity of communities, schools and health posts to maintain total sanitation; (5) providing increased and more equal access to improved hygiene facilities to individuals and institutions; and (6) improving local knowledge and attitudes about safe hygiene.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 1.5M

Timeline

Feb 7, 2017 → Jan 31, 2019

Coverage

Dhading, Sindhupalchok

On April 25, 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal and was followed by a series of large aftershocks. The earthquakes resulted in over 8,700 deaths and 22,000 injuries, 2.8 million displaced and 3.5 million in need of food assistance. In response to the earthquake, Canada established the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund that committed the Government of Canada to matching eligible private donations to approved Canadian organizations. With funding from the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund, the project improves the wellbeing of 260,000 people by increasing access to and use of safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in severely and crisis-hit earthquake affected areas in Nepal. The project trains local government officials and community organizations to respond to the current and future WASH needs of these communities, building resilience for the long-term. Beneficiaries are people unserved or under-served by adequate WASH services and include women, children and people of lower castes. Local governments and community organizations educate over 250,000 people, at least half of whom are women, on how to use WASH services and practice healthy hygiene behaviours. The project advances women's participation as decision-makers on critical WASH and health issues, and ultimately reduces gender inequalities in access to and control over WASH-related resources and benefits of development. The project focuses on the districts of Dolakha, Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot and Kavrepalanchok. Activities are implemented by a national Water Expertise and Training Centre, hosted by the Environment and Public Health Organization.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 1.2M

Timeline

Nov 22, 2016 → Sep 30, 2021

Coverage

Dolakha, kabhrepalanchok

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

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 20, 2012 → Dec 31, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

The proposed project is continuation of the earlier MFA funded project in the Indrawati Sub-basin of the Koshi river basin (Jan 2010-Dec 2012). This project is based on the outcomes needs and recommendations of the first phase and has involved extensive st akeholder consultation in the process of design and planning. The overall development objective of the project is ?By 2020 water and related resources of Koshi basin are best managed (in the face of climate change and development scenario) to promote socio economic development for the benefit of all the local people especially the poorest and marginalized while maintaining the ecological balance?.The immediate objectives include: 1) By 2016 institutional structures are functional having broad-based partner s upport to implement democratic IWRM approach which empowers local communities and marginalised groups to participate in decision-making planning and implementation 2) By 2016 local communities in target areas are empowered and capacitated to manage natural resources sustainably and to reduce their vulnerability against the impact of climate change through rights-based approach complemented by optimised economic benefits from water and other natural resources At the catchment level the project will be implem ented through the 9 Integrated Resource Management Committee (IRMCs) the legally registered institutions that were established and institutionalized during the first phase. The IRMCs are responsible for planning and implementation of the IWRM activities at catchment levels with the technical and financial support from project office. The project will strengthen them further to enhance their capability to function as an independent institutions in the longer run. In addition the project will play an instrume ntal role of coordinating with the concerned and relevant agencies and organizations for the IRMCs to enable them to raise funds for sustainable functioning.The proposed project will directly benefit atleast 4000 HHs and 20000 individuals across the projec t intervention areas in Indrawati. Indigenous people (IPs) Marginalized Janajatis and disadvantaged groups primarily women will be project's prime focus. IRMCs Eco-clubs water smart communities Buffer zone user committees are the direct beneficiaries. The indirect beneficiaries are primarily the stakeholders indirectly associated with IRMCs and different user groups (waterirrigation farmers forest agriculture).

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 10, 2009 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Koshi, Nepal

to support pilot municipalities in Nepal and Bangladesh to strengthen urban sanitation service delivery, and test innovations to fill SDG 6.2 data gaps

Organization

Gates Foundation

Budget

USD 870K

Timeline

Sep 1, 2021 → Nov 14, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

to develop indicators for measuring the resilience to climate change of water and sanitation services in urban and rural communities in Bangladesh, Nepal, Ethiopia, Senegal and Uganda

Organization

Gates Foundation

Budget

USD 601K

Timeline

Sep 30, 2020 → Aug 19, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

Oxfam together with Community Self Reliance Centre (CSRC), and with research by Dr. Navin Rai, examined the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) and FMO’s (Dutch Development Bank) implementation of its Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) commitment at the Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric project at Rasuwa Nepal. IFC is the lead arranger of the debt package for the UT-1 hydroelectric project involving eight other lenders among them the Dutch Development Bank, FMO. The financing is provided to the privately-owned Nepal Water and Energy Development Company (NWEDC) that is majority owned by the Korean Southeast Power Corporation. The research assessed and compared the extent to which the NWEDC’s interpretation of FPIC aligns with best practice andthe Oxfam definition of FPIC,and whether NWEDC behavior and process aligns with FPIC requirements as defined in IFC’s performance standards 7 on indigenous peoples. IFC’s performance standards 7 on indigenous peoples will be the primary standard againstwhich FPIC implementation will be evaluated, since FMO has adopted IFC’s performance standards. This research provided communities with the opportunity to express their views on how agreement-making with communities has taken place, how consent has beenreached, and how FPIC has been implemented. Documenting and sharing lessons learned with stakeholders nationally and globally is key in improving the situation for the affected communities of the Trishuli dam, as well as FPIC practices in Nepal, and around the world. This report follows and builds on research, carried out by LAHURNIP in 2017, in Rasuwa District. This research highlighted key concerns from communities related to inadequate consultation and engagement in decision making. In 2018 in a three-month period, an FPIC process took place, even though we can challenge the fact that the Free and Prior components were already violated, as land was acquired already back in 2011 and 2012. The need for Phase IV of the Advocacy Program (April 2025 –March 2026) stems from the notable progress achieved during Phases I, II, and III. These phases led to significant outcomes, including the inclusion of three additional villages in the IPP, raising the total number of beneficiary villages to 13. They alsoresulted in the development and endorsement of comprehensive IPP guidelines and the establishment of strong, cooperative relationships between the company, project team, and community members. Additionally, each village demonstrated their commitment by designing their own IPP programs and budgets based on their real needs, and the implementation of IPPs began in real field settings in 2024. Despite these accomplishments, there remain critical areas that require further intervention and strengthening. Onepressing issue is the need to increase the overall IPP budget to align with the specific needs of each of the 13 villages, ensuring it effectively reflects the priorities of the communities. Another crucial area is the expansion of the IPP's scope and budget to address the communities' requirements for additional land purchase for relocation support to seven vulnerable communities. Phase IV of the advocacy program will focus on tackling these challenges, further fortifying the program to meet the evolvingneeds of the communities and ensure its continued success.

Organization

Oxfam Novib

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026

Coverage

Rasuwa, Bagmati

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Organization

Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic

Budget

USD 89K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2015 → End not reported

Coverage

Nepal