Development projects in Nepal

Kathmandu#KMDU/2015-2016/013 Reducing Obstetric Fistula in women through Awareness and Sensitization Program in Rural Nepal

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 37K

Timeline

Aug 31, 2015 → Jun 30, 2016

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

1. Project: 11751 Socio–economic empowerment of disadvantaged women and girls in Lalitpur district of Nepal 2. Project area and Country: Lalitpur district, Nepal 3. Project justification: Women are the largest marginalized group in Nepal in terms of edu cation, asset ownership, political representation and economic participation. Many poor women from deprived communities are not in a position to access loan from banks or other financial institutions or financial service providers due to lack of physical c ollateral. Most of the women still lack legal ownership of their land and citizenship certificate. This project is a continuation of past project Promotion of Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Lalitpur. It aims to replicate learning to neig hbouring VDCs, increase cooperatives’ membership and services to poor and excluded households and to strengthen women-led cooperatives and their networking. Cooperatives still lack adequate knowledge and skills to develop strong linkages with market acto rs for enterprise development. 4. The main objective and the expected results: The main objective of the project is to contribute to change the oppressive position of rural women promoting their economic, social, political and cultural rights. The projec t aims to develop, expand and strengthen women-led local institutions to promote economic, social and cultural rights of women. The targeted women will have an opportunity to earn, save and access credits equal to men. Women will be economically active and empowered members in their communities through their meaningful stake in decision-making process at households and community level. The project will improve women’s business skills so that they will manage their businesses professionally and profitably. The women will be mainly from economically poor and indigenous Tamang communities in 12 village development committees (VDCs) of Lalitpur district. 5. Right-holders/ beneficiaries: 3,700 cooperative women members and 900 girls Duty bearers: Village Develo pment Committees (VDCs), local government 6. Implementing partner: Society of Local Volunteer's Effort (SOLVE) Nepal and Federation of Women Entrepreneurs’ Association Nepal (FWEAN) 7. Budget 2018: Total budget EUR 150,000

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Lalitpur, Bagmati

DAEC plans to establish 5 Self-Help Groups and build their leadership capacities. DAEC will also arrange a 15-days herbal training for 20 Persons with Disbilities. The groups will process and sell the herbs they collect.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Dailekh, Karnali

The project has three major functions: 1) 30 days vocational training in doll making and crafts 2) Three days inclusive WASH training (covers UNCRPD, constitutional rights and existing legislation) 3) Celebration of International Day of Persons With Disabi lities on 3.12.2017.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Gulmi, Lumbini

This disabled womens´ organization wants to implement a capacity building training and an income generating activity (goat rearing).

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Bardiya, Lumbini

In Nepal, recent federal restructuring coincides with educational challenges: while primary school enrollment is high (91%), secondary rates are low (38.9%). Access to education remains limited, depriving children of prospects. Poverty, unemployment, and unproductive agriculture plague project communities, hindering Nepals development. In Bajura district, despite a 97% enrollment rate, learning outcomes for grade 8 students range from 41-46%. This project aims to address these disparities by providing equitable education and development opportunities, aligning with SDG 4. The goal is to ensure 10,000 children and 2,100 youth in 13 communities have equal access to quality education and future opportunities. Subgoals include establishing monitoring mechanisms, enhancing schooling systems, and strengthening rural economies to reduce vulnerability among children and youth. Structural and social sustainability will be achieved through community involvement and the establishment of Civil Society Organizations.

Organization

GIZ Nepal

Budget

USD 717K

Timeline

Dec 1, 2024 → May 31, 2028

Coverage

Bajura, Sudurpashchim

This project will strengthen tiger conservation in the park by protecting tigers in adjacent buffer zone community forests. The grantee will collaborate with local communities and park staff to determine human and tiger use patterns at the edge of the park in buffer zone community forests, developing a model to minimize human-tiger conflict. This will be used to strengthen cooperative management in the buffer zone.

Organization

Department of the Interior

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Feb 23, 2016 → Sep 30, 2016

Coverage

chitawan, Bagmati

The purpose of this project is to build a community grain storage house that secures the grain of local farmers from crop raiding elephants. By safeguarding grain, the project will help to decrease incidences of human-elephant conflict (HEC), reduce retaliatory killings and foster a more positive attitude toward wild elephants among local communities. The grain storage house will minimize the probability of elephant visits to the villages, thereby reducing the chances of human casualties and injuries. The project will engage the Shreeramnagar Buffer Zone User Committee (BZUC), which falls under Neulapur VDC, and establish a mechanism to manage the community grain storage house in the long term.

Organization

Department of the Interior

Budget

USD -667

Timeline

May 29, 2014 → Jun 30, 2016

Coverage

Bardiya, Lumbini

The purpose of this project is to, (1) Conserve and manage key tiger habitats in the core area of the park, (2) Control poaching and illegal activities along the buffer zone and corridor forests, (3) Enhance institutional capacity of buffer zone institutions and NRM groups, and, (4) Harmonize the relationship between the park and people so there is less animosity toward wildlife.

Organization

Department of the Interior

Budget

USD 102K

Timeline

Sep 1, 2017 → Sep 30, 2019

Coverage

Banke, Lumbini

As a result of the devastating earthquakes in 2015, many families in Gorkha District are still living in temporary shelters, such as tents, whilst their homes are being rebuilt. A sudden change in weather conditions since the evening of 8th January has affected life in the earthquake-affected villages of the Gorkha Region. Temperatures dropped to around -10°C at night. People there have witnessed snowfall and hailstorms since that evening due to a rain producing weather system from the Arabian Sea. This additional emergency has been called after recent snowfall, hailstorm and intensive cold. Government called us to help in providing additional warm clothes and blankets, to families who have already received the standard winterisation package being provided in all high-altitude areas. The project’s main goal is to protect peoples’ health and to keep them safe by distributing warm clothing and blankets to 3000 earthquake-affected families who are living in temporary shelters in Barpak, Gumda and Laprak VDCs.

Organization

CAFOD

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 12, 2016 → Feb 11, 2016

Coverage

Gorkha, Gandaki

PATRA, in consortium with Parivartan, has been working in 2 VDCs of Lahrepauwa and Daibung in Rasuwa district since right after the devastating earthquakes of April and May 2015. Parivartan PATRA provided livelihoods and WASH support to the population of 2800 families as part of the Cordaid project. The earthquake project activities were in two phases: 1) emergency response May-November 2015 and 2) reconstruction phase 1 December 2015 to 31 December 2017. This project is phasing out project. This project aims to extend WASH and livelihoods activities in these 2 communities for 1 year to ensure sustainability of the positive impacts achieved in NEO017 and responsible handover, as Cordaid is phasing out. Additional support will also be provided to vulnerable families on agriculture/livestock to increase their income and sustainability. About 540 household from the current resilient project will be technically backstopped in the livelihood sector to ensure they will have quality products, out of which 45 new families (from the Dalit community, women headed household and disadvantaged people) will be added and supported with goat/chicken production and Tunnel farming to support direct economic upliftment for them. An 100 additional households will also be provided with waste water collection and management support to encourage the clean house. These HHs will be used as volunteers to reach to further 400 HHs with the clean house concept. Planned activities include: - Strengthen market linkages and equipping the collection centres with necessary inputs. - Continue increasing goat production and nutrients - Enhance rural poultry - Continue seed production and coordinate demand for local seed - Support to farmer cooperatives - Technical support on tunnel farming and drip irrigation - Promote household Waste Water management and hygiene promotion - Operations and maintenance training for Water User Committees - Water source protection - Maintenance of the training centre

Organization

CAFOD

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

May 1, 2017 → Apr 30, 2018

Coverage

Rasuwa, Bagmati

As the number of COVID-19 cases in Nepal rapidly increased in April and early May, the nation’s public health system quickly reached its limits. Hospital beds are currently in short or supply in health facilities across the country, and facilities are facing critical shortages of life-saving oxygen, other critical medical supplies, and personal protective equipment (PPE). Prospects for rapidly increasing supply have been hampered by the India’s moratorium on exports of critical medical supplies and lockdown measures imposed by the Government of Nepal in the face of the country’s second wave, including a nearly full moratorium on international flights, which has reduced options for transporting medical supplies into the country. In addition to driving a spike in morbidity, the rise in COVID-19 cases in Nepal and in neighboring India, is also expected to have a strong negative impact on the ability of Nepali’s ability to address their basic needs. Within Nepal, GoN lockdown measures imposed on April 29 and currently in force have severally limited the function of markets and transportation of agricultural production and other goods, and disrupted informal economic activities on which a large portion of the population depends. At the same time, migrant workers are returning to Nepal from India having lost their primary source—and in many cases, only source—of income. Caritas Nepal (CN) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Nepal expect to support 1-2 under-resourced government or community-funded hospitals in several districts. As supplies are procured, CN/CRS will apply a targeting criteria based on bed occupancy, stock-out of supplies and municipal caseload to target activities to areas most in-need. With the majority of arriving aid currently being focused in the Kathmandu Valley, CN/CRS expects to initially prioritize districts outside the valley. CN/CRS will also distribute home isolation kits and provide awareness raising messages.

Organization

CAFOD

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jun 1, 2021 → Sep 15, 2021

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

Shree Udaya Secondary School, Dhampus, Gargra, Kaski West Nepal

Organization

openmindedly

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Apr 1, 2015 → Mar 31, 2016

Coverage

Kaski, Gandaki

1. Project: 11752 Strengthening community resilience through sustainable livelihood 2. Project area and Country: Sindhuli district, Nepal 3. Project justification: The Sindhuli area is mainly resided by marginalized and ethnic minority groups such Tamang, Danuwar and Majhi along with others caste groups. The economic and social development status of target groups (socially marginalized and ethnic minority groups) is low. Women’s engagement in social and economic development initiatives is limited regardl ess their huge contribution for family economy. Awareness of women on possible options for income generation and services available from the government agencies is very limited. The local population in the target area do not have reliable access to finance as financial intuitions are located mostly in urban centres. 4. The main objective and the expected results: The main objective of the project is to contribute for poverty reduction in remote Village Development Committees of Sindhuli district. The proj ect aims to strengthen social and economic status of socially marginalized groups through enhancing access to finance, engagement in appropriate enterprises and social empowerment. Local population, including socially marginalized groups, will diversify th eir income from access to finance, farm + off farm based enterprises and business development. Governance at local level will be strengthened and communities will access government services in line with the prevailing policies. The project will support the establishment of new cooperatives and strengthening the capacity of existing cooperatives. Furthermore, it will support vocational training and creation of sustainable linkages to profitable markets at national level. 5. Right-holders/ beneficiaries: 600 economically poor and socially marginalized households Duty bearers: 20 local institutions including cooperatives, mother groups, and other community based organizations (CBOs) and local authorities 6. Implementing partner: Sahakarya Nepal and Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Nepal (FWEAN) 7. Budget 2018: Total budget EUR 70,000

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Sindhuli, Bagmati

The project content for 2017 will be defined later on; it will be a continuum for 2015-2016. The budget will be allocated from 11591 “Promotion of Global Justice”. The description for 2015-2016: The Overall Objective of the project is to promote and pr otect human rights of Dalit in Nepal. The Specific Objective is to contribute for addressing the key human rights concerns of Dalit through second cycle of Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The specific human rights issues and concerns of Dalit community di scussed and documented through a participatory process with the involvement of more than 200 Dalit organizations representing all five development regions of Nepal. A report on the specific human rights issues and concerns of Dalit will be developed and su bmitted to UPR concerned committee of UN within third week of March 2015. The specific human rights concerns of Dalit advocated and lobbied with the delegates of different countries during UPR of Nepal in October / November 2015.The project will carry out a quick research on the implementation status of UPR recommendations in Nepal, Regional level consultation workshop will be organized at Nepalganj, Chitwan and Itahari, National level consultation workshop will be held at Kathmandu. Advocacy and lobbying w ill be carried out with international governments through embassies in Kathmandu, Advocacy and lobbying will be done to the government of Nepal for recommendation involving media houses. Lobbying to the HRC members and other state representatives during i nteractive dialogue session will be carried out.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2016 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

chitawan, Kathmandu

PIN is a pilot study to take stock of UK foreign policy engagement and development programming support in Nepal with a specific focus on influence and how to systematically plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate influencing to achieve BEK’s foreign policy and development goals. This work will be the first of its kind in the region and as such will not only serve to inform work in Nepal but also across FCDO. The evidence produced in this review will be used by BEK delivery colleagues and requires Abt to provide longer term support to embed a process of planning, implementation action, monitoring, evaluation and learning of influencing within the British Embassy, Kathmandu (BEK).

Organization

Abt Britain Ltd

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Feb 21, 2022 → Mar 31, 2023

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

This 12-month project will empower young people with disabilities in Sindhupalchowk and the Kathmandu valley in Nepal to demand accountability in their communities and make a major contribution to ensuring that public services and infrastructure projects in Nepal are fully inclusive.

Organization

Integrity Action

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

May 1, 2018 → Apr 30, 2019

Coverage

Kathmandu, Sindhupalchok

Improved Knowledge, attitude and behavior (KAP) among Adolescent and their families and communities regarding SRHR, Strengthened ASRHR service

Organization

Office for Government Policy Coordination

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Mar 6, 2024 → Dec 31, 2026

Coverage

Bardiya, Lumbini

The purpose of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the veterinary team of Chitwan National Park and NTNC in the veterinary care of wild rhinoceros and tiger populations, and subsequent re-wilding and release of rescued rhinoceroses and tigers. The project has the following objectives: (1) upgrade and modernize the veterinary rescue teams ability to capture and rescue injured and sick tigers and rhinoceros, by providing them the necessary training for post immobilization management of captured animals, and use of appropriate anesthetic drugs; (2) upgrade facility for treatment of the injured animal; (3) study the diseases affecting tigers and rhinoceroses; (4) study disease prevalence in livestock in the buffer zone, and vaccinate domestic livestock for diseases that are potentially transmissible to wildlife; and (5) improve the capacity of veterinary workers working in buffer zone.

Organization

Department of the Interior

Budget

USD 56K

Timeline

Sep 6, 2016 → Sep 30, 2018

Coverage

chitawan, Bagmati

The IFRC launches Emergency appeals at the request of and in support of the National Society in the country of operation. Emergency operations are supported by partners from across the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.

Organization

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Nov 17, 2022 → May 31, 2023

Coverage

Sudurpashchim, Nepal

Good Karma Group of Companies Private limited (Holding Company, Parent Company) has undertaken the construction and development of a greenfield apartment complex in Kathmandu Nepal totalling 186 apartments, of which 56 serviced apartments are proposed to be operated by Marriott International (the Operator, Marriott) and the balance 130 apartments will be sold to the general public. The 56 serviced apartments (the Project) will be owned by the sponsors under a 100% subsidiary company of the Parent Company named Good Karma Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. (Company).

Organization

International Finance Corporation

Budget

USD 7.0M

Timeline

Jun 28, 2024 → End not reported

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

Summary Of Project Information (SPI) Project Name Nepal-Jomsom Mountain Resort Region Asia Sector Project No008464 Projected Board DateNovember 1, 1997 Company NameJomsom Mountain Resort Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders Mr. R. P. Pradhan and his family will own 100% of the hotels equity. Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment Project cost is $7 million and proposed IFC investment is $2.45 million A loan and $1.05 million B loan - Location of project and Description of site Jomsom, Mustang District. The hotel will be located in Jomsom in West Nepal. The site is a relatively flat piece of land with no vegetation. - Description of Company and Purpose of Project The sole purpose of the company would be to build and operate the hotel in Jomsom, Nepal. - Environmental Category and Issues This is an environmental review category B project. Environmental, health and safety issues include liquid effluent treatment and disposal, solid waste, water supply, power supply, site selection and land use, fire safety, employee training, and emergency response. The land is barren and is not being used for any purpose. It is not suitable for growing and there is no vegetation on the land. The mitigating measures include a waste water treatment plant, an incinerator for solid waste disposal, water filtration plant for drinking water, wind mill for environmentally friendly power generation. In order to minimize the environmental impact, the Sponsors are planning to build the hotel with no more than two floors thus eliminating the need for sprinkler system. The employees will be provided with training to respond to fire and other emergencies. Likewise, there will be no air conditioning, which will eliminate the issue of CFC. The is August 15, 1997 from the Public Information Center. Date SPI sent to PIC July 25, 1997 For Additional Information contact: Corporate Relations Unit Telephone: (202) 473-7711 Fax: (202) 974-4384 Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).

Organization

International Finance Corporation

Budget

USD 4.0M

Timeline

Apr 22, 1998 → End not reported

Coverage

Mustang, Gandaki

This project, led by CAFOD’s partner Catholic Relief Services, aims to meet the immediate needs of vulnerable families and communities affected by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. It addresses the first, six month, phase of DEC funding, to be followed by a further 30 months of recovery programming. It aims to: • assist families to prepare for the monsoons, and help mitigate risks associated with aftershocks, through the provision of appropriate transitional shelter solutions, including: shelter kits, toolkits, material transport, debris clearance, and appropriate training; • assist families to obtain essential household items such as clothes, blankets, kitchen utensils, and water buckets through the provision of unconditional cash grants; • support market recovery in the main market areas north of Gorkha district centre, in particular Hansapur and Simjung markets which service the most vulnerable households, through the provision of materials or cash to rebuild store fronts and/or storage facilities.

Organization

CAFOD

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

May 1, 2015 → Oct 31, 2015

Coverage

Gorkha, Gandaki

This project continues Caritas Nepal's work enabling earthquake-affected communities in 4 earthquake-affected Districts of Nepal - Dolakha, Sindhupalchowk, Sindhuli and Kavrepalanchowk - to rebuild safer and dignified lives. Caritas Nepal will support the families and individuals most affected by the earthquake to rebuild their houses, restore access to safe water and sanitation facilities, restore livelihoods and enhance their resilience to future disasters. Caritas Nepal will use a holistic recovery approach that integrates permanent Shelter, Livelihood, WASH, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), school construction support and Protection solutions. Their holistic approach will apply community-driven, people-centred, participatory methods for recovery and reconstruction. Caritas Nepal is working with 5 local partners to implement WASH and Livelihoods components in some districts, and is directly implementing the other activities with communities. The project will continue work implemented in 8 locations (VDCs) during the first year of the project. 6 VDCs (Orang, Bulung, Thokarpa, Kalika, Chandenimandan and Balthali) will continue to receive the full package of Shelter support (including housing grants and technical assistance) and WASH, Livelihood, DRR, School Reconstruction and Protection and Psychosocial interventions. In Baseswar and Hariharpurgadhi VDCs all sectors except for shelter will be supported. In 6 new locations to be covered from mid-2017 onwards, Caritas Nepal will provide shelter technical assistance and limited livelihoods support.

Organization

CAFOD

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Jun 30, 2019

Coverage

Dolakha, kabhrepalanchok

Program I 1. Grassroots and National level dialogues will be organised under the Social Forum banner. SADED, through its grassroots dialogue, collects memories, thoughts and experience from the grassroots level 2. Those interesting and important memories a nd outcomes of the dialogues will be published and disseminated through newsletters, newspaper articles, blogs and websites. 3. SADED-Nepal prioritizes to interact with various social movements in South Asia. Since it is easy for Nepalese to visit Pakistan , and Bangladesh in comparison to Indians, SADED-Nepal will engage with social movements there so that regional social movements especially Social Forum will be strengthened. Program II: Sustainable rehabilitation and reconstruction (after 2015 earthquake) 1. To stay with our green principles to use local technological skills and material for reconstruction: There is a risk that some of the multinational companies will monopolize the reconstruction discourse in order to expand their capital. SADED-Nepal has a plan to recruit some of the technicians to mobilize in the affected areas before and during the reconstruction work. They will be given chance to have exposure visits to places like Uttarakhand and Assam of India. These technicians will be able to sugge st a good engineered structures so that the reconstructed houses with local materials will be equally or even more stronger than that of corporate promoted #modern# houses. Dialogues will be organized in the affected areas with the participation of communi ty-based organizations and local elites. Also we will invite experts from Uttarakhand and Assam for sharing dialogues in the affected areas. 2. Resuming/Building/supporting public spaces for children and elders in the villages: SADED-Nepal have identified 5 Village Development Communities (VDCs) in Nuwakot and Rasuwa/Sindupalchowk from where we start relief and reconstruction work of children's space. While doing so, pre-primary schools, play schools along with the village based public spaces will be recons tructed where it is destroyed. We will take a VDC, and after having need assessments in the villages, will help reconstruct damaged infrastructures so that public spaces can resume/start their activities. Elderly and young people will be involved in runnin g these children spaces. Furthermore, midday meals and play materials will be provided in a school and a children’s play space.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2014 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nuwakot, Rasuwa

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

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Nov 4, 2016 → Dec 31, 2018

Coverage

Bara, Madhesh

Within the project members of five community forestry communities will be trained on the national and international legal context of biocultural community protocols. The same communities will document their biocultural life-heritage, develop biocultural co mmunity protocols and organize local campaigns to demand bio-cultural rights. Representatives of FECOFUN and local communities will participate in the meetings of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity to share the experiences related to the community p rotocols. Individual biocultural community protocols will be published at local level. In addition, FECOFUN will publish an evaluation report on the state of biocultural rights of local and indigenous communities to be shared at international fora. The bio cultural rights of the indigenous and local communities have been recognized in many international human rights and biodiversity instruments, but because of the reluctance of the Nepalese government, they are not implemented. Community forestry plans based on the National Forest Act emphasize technical standards rather than rights, so it is necessary to produce separate biocultural protocols. At Community level knowledge of international instruments such as the UN Biodiversity Agreement is weak, so it is ne cessary to increase it. Communities also need stronger campaigning capacity for biocultural rights to be included in forest management plans and forestry legislation. As a result of the project, the awareness of biocultural rights of local communities is e xpected to grow, the communities' biocultural life heritage will be documented and biocultural protocols will be drafted, government and other actors will recognize the community's cultural rights and the campaigning capacity of the community will be stren gthened to defend the rights. FECOFUN and local community representatives will be able to effectively participate in national and international forums and share the publication with wider audiences. The beneficiaries of the project are the members of the s elected five Community Forestry Groups in the following districts: Bardiya (Tharu People, Khata Corridor), Sunsari (peasants, Ramdhuni Cultural Forest), Kathmandu (Tamang people, Shandong National Park Buffer Zone), Rasuwa / Nuwakot (Tamang People, Lantang National Park Buffer Zone), Dhading / Gorkha (various populations, Community Forest adjacent to the Budigandaki hydropower project). 'Biocultural Rights' is a concept related to the international

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Jan 1, 2017 → Dec 31, 2017

Coverage

Sunsari, Dhading

Youth Centre in Kathmandu. The project seeks to empower a local partner for youth work of its own. Now, after the civil war, the capital of Kathmandu is facing a huge wave of immigration from the rural areas to the city. The young generation in particular is moving into the city in search for work, but lacks sufficient skills and training. Fida partners with the Assemblies of God church (AOG) to address the needs of the youth. Fida and its partner will establish a youth centre in the capital that provides v ocational training and counselling to the youth, and facilities for leisure time activities. The AOG church youth will act as volunteers at the centre. Through the youth centre the partner will learn to work with the youth in practice. The youth, in turn, will have their educational and other needs addressed. All in all, the project will improve the life skills of the youth.

Organization

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget

USD 0

Timeline

Mar 15, 2007 → Dec 31, 2015

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati

The project seeks to combat attitudes and practices leading to discrimination of women and girls in Bajhang. The three main practices are a) Chhaupadi (segregation of women during menstruation) b) Gender based violence c) Alcohol abuse

Organization

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

Budget

USD 350K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2020 → Dec 31, 2022

Coverage

Bajhang, Sudurpashchim

Changu Narayan is one of the oldest Hindu temple complexes in the Kathmandu valley, but the brick buildings surrounding its ancient (pre-4th-century) courtyard are underutilized and in a state of disrepair. This project continues work begun under an Ambassadors Fund grant in 2011 to restore one of the surrounding buildings for reuse as an ethnographic museum.

Organization

Department of State

Budget

USD 26K

Timeline

Sep 1, 2013 → Aug 31, 2014

Coverage

Kathmandu, Bagmati