Development projects in Nepal

This activity Governance Advisor's Cost is a component of Local Governance and Community Development Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £258,390. It works in the following sector(s): Public sector policy and administrative management.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 1K

Timeline

Jul 1, 2008 → Sep 30, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Technical Assistant to Local Governance and Community Development Programme is a component of Local Governance and Community Development Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 109 - Multilateral organisation and a budget of £1,500,000. It works in the following sector(s): Decentralisation and support to subnational government, Public finance management (PFM), Rural development.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 1, 2008 → Sep 30, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Financial Aid Support to Government is a component of Local Governance and Community Development Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 108 - Non-budget support financial aid and a budget of £10,000,000. It works in the following sector(s): Decentralisation and support to subnational government, Democratic participation and civil society, Rural development, Public finance management (PFM).

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 15.7M

Timeline

Jul 1, 2008 → Sep 30, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Design of Local Governance and Community Development Programme is a component of Local Governance and Community Development Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £115,758. It works in the following sector(s): Decentralisation and support to subnational government, Public finance management (PFM).

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 10K

Timeline

Jul 1, 2008 → Sep 30, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

Strengthened Governance Of Natural Resources & Selected Inst

Organization

USAID Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 2013 → Sep 30, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

Strengthen the legal, regulatory, institutional, and information environment which protects and enables the growth in associational life and the development of independent and sustainable civil society organizations (CSOs). Build the capacity of civil society organizations to act as agents for reform and support their participation in democratic decision-making through articulating and representing their members interests, engaging in service delivery, and advocating for issues which become part of the public agenda and are reflected in public policies. Encourage the strengthening of a civic culture which supports democratic institutions and processes, active participation in political and civic life, and the civic virtues of tolerance, pluralism, compromise, trust, and respect for individual rights, including gender equality.

Organization

USAID Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 2013 → Sep 30, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

Improving Access to Quality Basic Education through ICT-integrated Classes- Improve the quality of education in the public education system through the use of ICT resources modern pedagogical teaching-learning techniques and integrated teaching methods. - Mobilize participation from stakeholders of communities to ensure improved quality of education of public schools. - Build capacities of public school teachers district level resources and central level planners policy makers and implementers within the Mi nistry of Education?s various line agencies. - Support the Ministry of Education in its effort to integrate ICT in education. - Design develop and distribute a comprehensive set of curriculum-based digital learning activities that help Nepali children ?lea rn learning?. - Build maintain and distribute a digital library consisting of education resources.Implementation of ICT-integrated child-centric teaching/learning method in 12 public schools using laptops shared by various classes, Capacity building of tea chers to use the digital learning activities to teach English Nepali Mathematics and Science to Classes 2 to 6 students, Capacity building of Resource Centers and District Education Offices on monitoring and support, and yearlong support to schools to make the program self sustainable.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 18, 2011 → Dec 31, 2013

Coverage

Nepal, Saptari

Given the importance of strong leadership, management, and governance in building and sustaining effective organizations, the think Tank Initiative (TTI) has developed an Organizational Leadership, Management, and Governance Fund for TTI-funded institutions. This fund provides an opportunity for think tanks to take advantage of additional support from TTI to strengthen their leadership, organizational management, and governance to position them for organizational resilience and long-term sustainability when TTI ends in 2019. The fund aims to complement the core funding and other supplementary support provided to achieve their long-term organizational change objectives. Each TTI-supported organization prioritized its greatest needs against three categories for targeting support: executive directors or senior management; staff who have been identified in succession planning processes in the face of impending executive director retirement or departure; and new or existing board or assembly members with a need/desire to strengthen their governance skills and competences. This project covers assistance to the following TTI grantees: Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (Nepal), the trustees of the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (India), BRAC University (Bangladesh), the Public Affairs Centre (India), the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (Pakistan), the Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (India), the Centre for Policy Dialogue (Bangladesh), the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (India). The Think Tank Initiative (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.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 19K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Jul 31, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

The project aims to enhance women and girls’ social and economic growth. It focuses especially on women from Dalit and most vulnerable groups by relying on proven poverty reduction measures. The project ensures that these women know about their human rights and can claim them. It focuses on micro and small-scale enterprises adapting to climate change, enhancing their performance and increasing their access to the products and services they need. The project also works to strengthen women’s and girl’s aspirations, confidence, decision-making autonomy and leadership. In parallel, it promotes a strong sense of community inclusion and sisterhood, enabling them to effectively engage in their communities. Project activities include: (1) enhancing agricultural livelihoods through diversification and best practices; (2) increasing the membership of community-level women’s groups; (3) increasing community knowledge and understanding of human rights issues affecting the most vulnerable women and girls; and (4) increasing capacity of local partner non-governmental organizations serving women and girls to advocate for human rights.

Organization

Global Affairs Canada

Budget

USD 857K

Timeline

Oct 4, 2019 → Sep 30, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

The project's areas of intervention are: 1: Strengthening and Creating Green Jobs, 2: Addressing the Impact of Climate Change in Human and Natural Systems, 3: Enhancing the Productivity of Natural Systems, 4: Capacity Building and raising awareness on trad e union rights and conservation.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2012 → Dec 31, 2013

Coverage

Nepal

The project aims at strengthening rights and safety of forest trade union members and individual wood workers and improve the ecological values of the forests in Nepal by educating wood workers on sustainable forest management and biodiversity protection. Increased memberships of forest trade unions and safe working conditions is also an objective. Capacity of government agencies and trade unions to advocate for policies is increased to support sustainable forestry to address climate change.Effective partic ipation of the formal and informal forestry sector workers and local communities is essential to ensure successful implementation of sustainable forest management and biodiversity protection. Many workers working under community forest user groups (CFUG) a re unorganised which has resulted in problems with health and safety issues and rights of workers. In addition workers lack knowledge on sustainable harvesting and other forest management methods.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 9, 2011 → Dec 31, 2014

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

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 21, 2011 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

Nepalese reformers in key areas of governance identified encouraged and strengthened.State institutions and citizens work together to promote inclusive policies and programmes

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 5, 1997 → Apr 30, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Enabling State Programme-IMPREST Account (Nov-Dec2010) is a component of Enabling State Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £90,850. It works in the following sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Aug 1, 1997 → Jun 30, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

This activity JANJATI Empowerment Project II - Enabling State Programme is a component of Enabling State Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £91,476. It works in the following sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 146K

Timeline

Aug 1, 1997 → Jun 30, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Accountable Grant: DALIT NGO Federation is a component of Enabling State Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £211,702. It works in the following sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 346K

Timeline

Aug 1, 1997 → Jun 30, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Rights Democracy and Inclusion Fund Management is a component of Enabling State Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £12,410,091. It works in the following sector(s): Public sector policy and administrative management.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 2.0M

Timeline

Aug 1, 1997 → Jun 30, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

This activity The Asia Foundation- Addressing Gender Based Violence is a component of Social Inclusion Action Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £36,467. It works in the following sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 54K

Timeline

Dec 1, 2005 → Jan 31, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Gender Based Violence Radio Programme- BBCWST is a component of Social Inclusion Action Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £200,000. It works in the following sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 306K

Timeline

Dec 1, 2005 → Jan 31, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Consultancies- Social Inclusion Action Programme is a component of Social Inclusion Action Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £1,263,528. It works in the following sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 15K

Timeline

Dec 1, 2005 → Jan 31, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

Nepal’s new federal constitution addresses the long-standing root causes of conflict related to poverty, gender inequality and social exclusion. The Provincial and Local Governance Support Program is the government’s nationwide framework capacity building initiative to enable the newly elected provincial and local governments to assume their constitutional rights and duties. Switzerland led the planning for the development partners, The program will strengthen subnational institutions and service delivery, and contribute to peace and stability.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2019 → Jul 15, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

Remittances sent home by over 3 million Nepali migrant workers have significantly reduced poverty. Nevertheless, the rights of migrants are regularly violated. The proposed project will enhance the Government of Nepal’s understanding of overseas labour market conditions and strengthen mechanisms to better protect the rights of Nepali workers at home and abroad through better consular support and a strong presence in the international policy dialogue.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 502K

Timeline

Sep 1, 2018 → Aug 31, 2021

Coverage

Nepal

Labour migration is positively affecting Nepal’s socio-economic development with remittances significantly reducing poverty. Nevertheless, the rights of migrants are often violated. The Safer Migration project will empower migrants and their families and strengthen government protection mechanisms. The project will benefit about 600’000 men and women in three states of Nepal and enable about 60 local governments to run foreign employment services.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jul 16, 2018 → Jul 15, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

To support the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2006, including the provision of training and reintegration assistance to 2,100 combatants by December 2012, contributing through the Nepal Peace Trust Fund to the reestablishment of 270 police stations by June 2014, and supporting elections so that at least 7.2 million people can freely cast their vote by March 2015. It will also support for enhancing conflict sensitive development and women's meaningful participation in peace-building.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 11, 2007 → Mar 28, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Support to Governance Facility is a component of Nepal Peace Support Programme reported by FCDO with a funding type of 112 - Other bilateral donor and a budget of £5,000,000. It works in the following sector(s): Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution, Human rights, Legal and judicial development.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 6.9M

Timeline

Mar 1, 2007 → Sep 28, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

People in Nepal still suffer from weak public accountability, lack of rule of law and prevailing impunity. Switzerland, Denmark and DFID have established a sector-wide multi-donor basket facility to support public and private institutions in the governance sector, aiming at improving the rule of law, access to justice for marginalized men and women, the protection of human rights and at strengthening public accountability mechanisms for the most vulnerable people in Nepal.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

The guarantee of press freedom in the Preamble of Nepal's Constitution has given a tremendous boost to the media sector. However, the rights and responsibilities of the media continue to be the subject of discussions on a daily basis. The theme that UNESCO chose this year to mark World Press Freedom Day highly relevant for Nepal's present and future. Nepal's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, the Election Commission Nepal, the Federation of Nepali Journalists together with UNDP and UNESCO Nepal plan to jointly mark the occasion with a one-day national conference.

Organization

UNESCO Kathmandu

Budget

USD 8K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019

Coverage

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 is 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 support 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 5 0 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

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 10, 2009 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

Chepang and Tamang communities living in the hills of central Nepal are among the most marginalized and resource poor groups in Nepal.Their tiny land holdings provide no more than 3 to 6 months of food security and deforestation has contributed to environmental degradation. Due to lack of knowledge of efficient and sustainable agricultural practices and land-tenure rights, the communities are practicing unsustainable agriculture and animal husbandry which aggravate soil erosion that causes regular landslides that destroy agricultural fields and threaten the lives of people and animals. To improve access to remote villages, local government has started infrastructure development projects without proper social and environmental impact assessments. The objective of this project is to uplift the livelihoods and food security of the Chepang and Tamang communities through agro-forestry development and developed market access, strenghten community-based natural resource management, sustainable land use and climate change adaptation and empower women and persons with disabilities.This is achieved by, e.g. developing sound biodiversity management and sustainable livelihood activities in cooperation with community-based organizations and local government. Capacity building of forest user groups will be done to strenghten their operational capacity and local government will be supported in preparation and implementation of the local climate change adaptation plan of action. The continuation project implemented by NAFAN and supported by Swallows supports Finland's development objectives by increasing food security and promoting sustainable use of natural resources, local democracy and participation of women in decision making. The project will strengthen local partner organization's capacity and role in community capacity building and establishing linkages between communities and local government. The project is expected to benefit directly around 3000 right-holders and 150 duty-bearers. In addition, approx. 3500 people are expected to benefit indirectly.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2023 → Dec 31, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

Domestic and gender based violence (D/GBV) is widely prevalent in Nepal because of the dominance of patriarchal values, lack of awareness about rights, lack of support services and poor implementation of laws. Based on consultations with communities, the line ministry, the police and other donors, SDC will focus on working with civil society organizations and government agencies on awareness, prevention, legal aid and psychosocial support; and on strengthening duty bearers at district and national level, including policy implementation and reform.

Organization

Swiss Development Cooperation

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Timeline not reported

Coverage

Nepal