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CARE Nepal annual report 2013
CARE Nepalannual report
2013
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VISION
From the Himalayas to the plains of the Terai, we seek a peaceful and harmonious society in which poor, vulnerable and socially excluded (PVSE) people live in dignity, and their rights are fulfilled. We will be a partner of choice and be recognised for our commitment to social justice.
MISSION
We facilitate the empowerment of poor, vulnerable and socially excluded people to fulfill their basic needs and achieve social justice. This will be attained through:
• Addressingsocial,culturalandpoliticaldiscrimination
• Facilitatingmicro/macrolinkageforpolicyinfluence
• Forginglocal,regionalandglobalalliancesandpartnerships
• Supportingsustainableeconomicdevelopment
• Promotingconflictsensitiveprogramming
• Preparingfordisasterriskreductionandemergencyresponse
CORE VALUES
• Respect• Integrity• Commitment• Excellence
GOAL
The work of CARE Nepal and its partners will lead to equitable and sustainable development resulting in greater gender and caste equity and improved livelihoods of the poor, vulnerable, and socially excluded. Our work will contribute towards creating an enabling environment.
IMPACT GROUP
CARE’s primary impact groups are marginalised women and girls with a focus on Dalits, highly marginalised indigenous groups, ultra poor and poor households, conflict survivors and disaster affected people.
contentsforeword from the country director's desk 3about CARE 42013 by the numbers 6women and girls' empowerment 8governance and accountability 10disaster risk reduction, climate change and food security 12sexual and reproductive health 16policy and advocacy 19CARE Nepal projects' map 2013 21project list and summaries 22financial figures 30partners list FY 2013 33list of abbreviations 34i am powerful 35
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Dear friends,
I am happy to share with you CARE Nepal’s annual report for the year 2013. The report not only gives an overview our projects, activities and stories from the field but it also provides a better understanding of our impact in the various thematic interventions.
We start by giving you an overview of CARE Nepal’s work on women and girls’ empowerment. Identified as key drivers of change in the fight against poverty, our focus on women and girls continued in 2013. The motif of women and girls’ empowerment programmes cross-cut all of our projects with a shared vision of enhancing individual agency of
women while maintaining healthy and equitable relations. Constantly learning from failures and successes, regularly pausing to reflect, adapt and innovate, CARE Nepal was successful in bringing a significant positive change in the lives of marginalised women and girls across the country. In 2013, all of CARE Nepal’s projects worked towards challenging the traditional gender roles to empower women and girls even while responding to humanitarian emergencies, advocating for the rights of smallholder farmer groups and empowering mothers to be more informed about health services.
We get to understand how women like Somiya Chaudhary are breaking gender stereotypes and why it is important for us to educate girls like
11-year-old Indrawati Kahar who has dropped out of school due to the poor economic condition of her family. We also reflect on how a simple participatory mapping technique at the community level can help save lives of hundreds of mothers and babies. And we hear from communities who have learned to adapt to climate change through CARE Nepal’s various interventions at the community level. Similarly, we see how our work on advocacy, transparency and accountability has played a significant role in transforming communities and empowering them.
As always, I would like to thank the Government of Nepal through its line ministries, the Social Welfare Council (SWC), our donors, partners, CARE
International members and our CARE Nepal staff for their great support and tireless work towards the betterment of the lives of those with whom we work. Without their support, our work would not have been possible.
Happy Reading!
Lex KassenbergCountry DirectorCARE Nepal
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CARE International
CARE is a leading humanitarian organisation fighting global poverty. CARE places special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power
to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE’s community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of diseases, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivours of war and natural disasters, and help people rebuild their lives.
In 2013, CARE worked in 87 countries around the world, supporting 927 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid projects to reach more than 97 million people.
CARE Nepal
CARE has been working in Nepal since 1978. Its initial focus was on addressing the basic needs of poor and vulnerable communities through infrastructure development,
agriculture extension activities and natural resource management. This focus changed in the 1990s with the introduction of a more diversified portfolio and a community-based ‘human infrastructure development’ approach. Since 2000, CARE Nepal has been working in partnership with local NGOs, networks, federations and community groups to address the underlying causes of poverty, conflict and vulnerability through promotion of gender and social inclusion, a rights-based approach and social mobilisation.
In 2013, CARE Nepal implemented 18 community development projects in 48 districts in partnership with over 40 NGOs and hundreds of community groups. CARE Nepal currently works in the following areas:
• ClimateChangeandNaturalResourceManagement
• DisasterRiskReductionandEmergencyResponse
• FoodSecurity• HIV/AIDS• Maternal/Child/FamilyHealth
Services• Popular/InformalEducation• RuralInfrastructure/QuickImpact
Programme• PeaceBuilding• PsychosocialWellbeingofWomen• RuralMicro-Financing• WaterandSanitation• EconomicOpportunities• Advocacyandpolicyengagement• StrengtheningtheCivilSociety
Gender equity and diversity, social inclusion and governance remain as cross cutting strategies through all of CARE Nepal’s work.
CARE Nepal identifies three primary focus areas for its current programmes:
a. Women and Girls’ Empowerment: Women and girls’ empowerment has been one of the most significant focus areas. CARE Nepal looks into the economic, social, political, and cultural aspects of women and girls’ lives identify the challenges and carry out programs to mitigate them and support women and girls. It has also been tracking achievements resulting from its interventions, for example, regarding the change in women’s access to resources and
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63 Brahmins
50 Chettris
20 Newars
41 from indigenous groups
15 from the Terai
18 Dalits
2 Muslims
4 Others
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change in their decision making abilities.
b. Natural Resource Management/Environment/Securing Livelihoods: CARE Nepal seeks to enhance the access of PVSE communities including Dalits, the landless, women and those frequently affected by natural disasters and environmental degradation to natural resources along with improving their access to basic services such as health, education and economic opportunities.
c. Addressing Issues of Equity and Justice: CARE Nepal engages communities on issues of inequity and justice, challenges harmful traditional beliefs and aids in raising awareness.
Policy dialogue and advocacy is also an integral part of this focus area.
In order to deliver relevant and lasting development results in Nepal, CARE has been designing and implementing its programmes based on the findings from its Underlying Causes of Poverty Analysis (UCPA). In the rapidly changing socio-political context of Nepal, we have demonstrated our capacity to adapt and consistently focus our programmes on ensuring that the rights of the PVSE population are understood, respected and addressed in positive ways. CARE’s focus in Nepal and globally is to empower women and girls and those who systematically face discrimination due to gender, caste, class, ethnicity and geographic settlement status.
CARE Nepal has collaborated with organisations including the National Forum for Women Rights Concern (NFOWRC), Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN), Dalit NGO Federation (DNF), National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nepal (NAP+N) and Disaster Preparedness Network (DP-Net) in order to amplify people’s voice in policy dialogue.
At the district and community level, CARE Nepal has worked with local NGOs, district chapters of national networks and district line agencies. CARE Nepal is also member of the Association of International NGOs (AIN), an informal network of international NGOs operating in Nepal. It has also been involved in networks
to prevent Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) against women and implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325.
Human Resource
CARE Nepal has an inclusive human resource policy. In December 2013, the organisation had 213 staff, of whom 148 were men and 65 were women. It is committed to gender equity and diversity and is positively progressing in terms of diversifying its staff composition. Of the total employees, 63 are Brahmins, 50 Chettris, 20 Newars, 41 from indigenous groups, 15 from the Terai, 18 Dalits, 2 Muslims and 4 others. There are 15 women in managerial positions and 2 expatriates based in Kathmandu who provide overall strategic leadership and guidance.
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Trained in Natural Resource Management (NRM) and biodiversity conservation.
3 birthing centres were
upgraded and 7 birthing
centres were supported with
equipments to improve their
service delivery.
5,679 women
4,776 janajati
1,561 dalits
1,407 youths
3,005 poor
2013by the numbers CARE Nepal
strengthened the internal
governance of 10 Community
Forest Users Groups (CFUGs) by
conducting 13 participatory governance
assessment events, 16 participatory
well-being ranking events and 58 public hearings
and public audits
35,700 students, teachers
and parents were given
orientation on major disaster and response mechanisms
1,020 men campaigners
played a crucial role
in advancing women’s
empowerment and gender
equality issuesCARE Nepal reached
1,816,432 people in 2013
through its various development interventions
395,118 people received
employment opportunities through basic infrastructure
projects carried out by CARE
Nepal
162 training events were
conducted where 5,464 ntegrated
Planning Committee (IPC) members were
trained on good governance and
inclusive planning, among which 1,209 were
women
41 cooperatives implemented economic and
social activities in close
collaboration with District Cooperative
Division (DCD), District
Agriculture Office (DAO),
District Livestock
Office (DLO) and Village
Development Committee
(VDC)
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Farmers we worked with started to collect and sell their products collectively with others.
34%
The number of women migrating through official channels increased in Makwanpur and Rupandehi.
43 farmers groups were formed
covering 1,024 smallholder households
More than 4,000 people benefited
from mobile HIV testing and
counselling camps and 45 people got
tested for their CD4 status through mobile CD4 count camps for the first
time in Bajhang and Bajura
In total 471 health workers and
1,230 Female Community
Health Volunteers
(FCHVs) were trained on Maternal,
Neonatal and Child Health
(MNCH) issues, including
Community Based Newborn Care Program
(CB-NCP)/family planning/infection
prevention and use of
misoprostol
Altogether 21 spouse groups (10 in Achham and 11 in Kanchanpur) were formed and
nearly 750 migrants’ spouses
were mobilised to sensitize their migrating spouse on safe mobility, HIV prevention
and safer remittance
66,834 women participated in different
capacity building programs through
Community Learning
and Action Centre (CLAC), orientations,
workshops and trainings
Through CARE Nepal’s support, 132 Community
Based Adaptation
Plan of Actions (CAPAs) were prepared and
46 CAPA activities were
implemented at the community
level
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[8]Women and girls’ empowerment is not just a programmatic approach but also one of the core and uncompromising commitments of CARE Nepal. The commitment is complimented by a set of innovative strategies that stem from the firsthand insight gained from unique learning tools like Underlying Causes of Poverty and Vulnerability Analyses (UCPVA). CARE Nepal’s intervention for women and girls’ empowerment ranges from intergenerational dialogue and
psychosocial support to advocacy for policy reforms.
In Nepal, women and girls face discrimination in society as well as in their own families. Confined to their traditional roles due to social norms, women and girls are often prevented from taking part in community activities and are often unaware of their legal rights. CARE Nepal believes in empowering marginalised women and girls so that they are able
to participate in decision-making processes, voice their needs and have greater control over their future. CARE Nepal’s women and girls empowerment programmes not only seek to improve the life condition of these women through income generating activities but also strives to secure their strong social position by boosting their individual and networking capacity to gain access to various public and private resources and fight against all forms of violence, discrimination and exclusion. Women empowerment programmes ensure an environment where women can enjoy their rights and freedom.
CARE Nepal’s Women and Girls' empowerment programme envisions that poor, vulnerable and socially excluded women and girls will enjoy their civic, political, social, economic and cultural rights; and lead a dignified life in an enabling environment.
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Nothing is impossible
Somiya Chaudhary received bicycle repairing training from CARE Nepal’s SAKCHAM project. She operates a bicycle repair centre now and earns NRs. 6000 – 7000 per month. She is proud of her achievement.
“Generally, in our society, women are not expected to do such work. But I have realised nothing is impossible if you really want to do it. I feel I have become an example to my community” says a gleeful Somiya.
Dreams of a girl
11 year old Indrawati Kahar from Singhokhor VDC in Kapivastu district had dreamt of a future as a social worker after completing her studies. Her dreams were crushed when she had to drop out of school to take care of her little brother.
CARE Nepal is now providing Indrawati with an education through an innovating training curriculum. This is expected to fast-track her learning skills and help her reintegrate into the formal education system. Indrawati is a happy girl now. Thanks to CARE Nepal’s intervention, she feels that one day she will be able to fulfil her dream.
Setting an example
As someone who was hardly ever involved in any community work, CARE Nepal’s income and livelihoods support to smallholder farmers' program in Mahottari gave Gita Bhandari, 45, an opportunity of not only being part of something she had never expected but also play an influential role in her community. Thanks to the program, Gita was elected Chairperson of a cooperative which was formed as a part of the program. “I feel much more confident now”, she says.
Gita now wants women to open up and be actively involved in the community. She hopes her own example can influence other women.
Campaign against Chhaupadi
As a part of getting rid of traditional taboos, members of the Women Development Network in Achham had started destroying Chhaupadi Goths (sheds designed to keep women and girls during their menstruation period) through their Chaupadi Goth Mukta Campaign (Chaupadi Hut Free Campaign). As one of the partners for the campaign, CARE Nepal’s EMPHASIS project has been strengthening spouse groups in order to make the campaign successful through a joint effort.
11 year old Indrawati Kahar now has big dreams for her future.
Gita Bhandari speaks during her cooperatives’ meeting in Mahottari.
Women of Ridikot Village leading a rally during Chaupadi Goth Mukta Program.Somiya Chaudhary repairing a bicycle.
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CARE Nepal’s work on good governance has been successful in connecting government officials and other power holders to the marginalised population of the country. Challenging unequal power dynamics, the organisation’s focus on participatory decision-making has been able to hold stakeholders accountable and promote transparency in the remotest communities of Nepal. Due to CARE Nepal’s efforts, VDCs like Tatopani VDC of Jumla have been practicing public audits in their community. “Even women these days are curious if any new development project is launched,” says Junkala Pariyar. “We are now making sure the money is put to good use and no middle man misuses the money meant for our village’s development.” She says the villagers
don’t just go to the VDC to enquire about the budget but also make sure that they attend all the events to remain informed.
Similarly, in CARE Nepal’s Hariyo Ban Program, Public Hearing and Public Auditing (PHPA) is a participatory process that aims to strengthen the transparency and accountability of institutions. The process is carried out by CFUGs with the assistance of local resource persons acting as facilitators. Through information sharing and question-answer style discussion, the groups undertake a mutual assessment of performance by user group members (the rights holders) and user group executive committee members (the duty bearers).
CARE’s work on Governance focuses on:
• Raising awareness about peoples’ rights and promoting the engagement of vulnerable people in public decision making processes
• Empowering people and communities to express their issues and demands, often through acting collectively. This contributes to overcoming some of the barriers to being heard
• Strengthening spaces where governments and poor citizens can get together to discuss and negotiate a more inclusive and pro poor development agenda
• Improving government transparency and accountability, and encouraging citizen’s monitoring of public spending
governance and accountability
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All people have a right to participate in and influence the decisions that affect their lives. Therefore, strong community organisations like the CFUGs and individuals like Junkala Pariyar, are making government and public bodies more accountable by ensuring they deliver the vital services for which they are responsible.
In 2013, at an organisational level, CARE Nepal developed a position paper on internal accountability, which consisted of the strategy to promote four dimensions of our internal accountability framework: 1. transparency 2. feedback and response 3. participation and 4. organisational mechanism within CARE Nepal and in partner organisations.
Second Public Audit of furniture support being carried out in Palang in Lahan VDC.
Junkala Pariyar with her son.
Taking a stand against
corruption
Badimalika Citizen Awareness
Centre (CAC), initiated by CARE
Nepal’s Community Support
Programme (CSP) in the Dalit
settlement of Kailashmandu
VDC in Bajura district has helped
bring about huge change in the
role of women in the community.
They proactively engage in
all public hearings and public
audits. The local government
officials are careful not to
misuse the money now. Citizens,
especially the women, now
demand public audits for such
development activities.
“In the next VDC assembly, we
are pushing for even greater
transparency in the utilisation
of funds for women, Dalits and
the poor” says Dila Devi B.K,
Chairperson of Badimalika CAC.
“It is very heartening to see
women taking a stand on issues
of public interest.”
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In order to empower the country’s poorest communities to adapt to climate change, CARE Nepal is working on building capacity of those who are most at risk so that climate change does not escalate into a humanitarian disaster.
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disaster risk reduction, climate change and food security
In order to empower the country’s poorest communities to adapt to climate change, CARE Nepal has been working on building the capacity of those who are most at risk, so that climate change does not escalate into a humanitarian disaster. CARE Nepal has been providing training on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) so that communities know how to react in the event of an emergency. It has also been providing access to land, forest and education to improve living standards for Dalits, women and poor farmers and providing knowledge on the use and conservation of natural resources. The organisation is also building flood defences and planting trees.
CARE Nepal has also been helping national institutions tackle the growing climate and food crisis to avert future disasters from affecting the poorest of the communities. Its activities are carried out in close collaboration with national and local disaster management institutions such as National Risk Reduction Consortium (NRRC), District Development Committees (DDCs), and the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).
By building alliances with organisations such as WWF, Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) and National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), CARE Nepal has also worked towards minimising threats to biodiversity
conservation, supporting livelihoods through forest conservation and regeneration, and building capacity of people and the ecosystem to build resilience toward the impacts of climate change.
A female small holders farmer with her produce in Sindhuli.
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CARE Nepal’s SCAPE project has supported setting up of community agro-forestry nursery in Taplejung.
25,000 forest
species produced
30,000 vegetable seedlings produced
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Mock drill being carried out at Santi Tole of Patharaiya VDC.
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Reducing flood risks
Some villages in Kanchanpur faced losses every year due to floods in the Rautela and Khaniya river basins. Production got affected after floods swept away most of the produce from the fields. However, the villagers did not have to face this problem last year thanks to the CAPA which was prepared with the support of Hariyo Ban Program. As per the plan, CARE Nepal and the community have completed preparing 315m of gabion embankment with bioengineering along the river bank for protection against the flood hazard.
Interestingly, women were the real power agents for the implementation of the CAPA. They were successful in collecting NRs. 2, 00,000 from WWF, NRs. 1, 00, 000 from the DDC, and 42 gabion boxes from one of the municipalities for the embankment. In addition, Hariyo Ban Program/WWF has committed to support NRs. 5, 56,000 for CAPA implementation in the coming year. They have also been successful in installing 10 electric poles, constructing improved cook stoves in each household, cleaning and restoring the local Barakunda Lake and starting an emergency fund with collective savings.
Promoting community agro-forestry nursery for livelihood
CARE Nepal’s SCAPES project has supported setting up of a community agro-forestry nursery in Taplejung where 25,000 forest species and 30,000 vegetable seedlings were produced. The seedlings were then planted in the community as well as in private land as a part of enriching biodiversity and bettering land management. Apart
from this, farmers in the community started setting up their own small gardens. The crops grown would be for subsistence use and in case of surplus even for selling. Thirty households initiated this idea and started producing vegetables using new technologies including tunnel farming. They have now started earning cash by selling surplus vegetables in the local market.
disaster risk reduction, climate change and food security (cont.)
Community Forest Nursery in Taplejung.Women of Bishnu CLAC of Kanchanpur participating in Biodiversity Conservation campaign.
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CARE is committed globally to improving sexual and reproductive health in the poorest communities. In Nepal, CARE has not only been raising awareness about health issues – in particular, proper ante-natal and post-natal care, but has also been instrumental in getting the most marginalised communities involved in making decisions about health services.
From innovating approaches such as participatory mapping of pregnant women at the community level to helping establish emergency delivery funds, CARE Nepal has been able to bring a positive impact to the lives of
thousands of mothers and babies from the most disadvantaged population of the country.
In addition, CARE Nepal’s work on HIV/AIDS has been helping People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), supporting consistent efforts to raise awareness and overcome discrimination.
sexual and reproductive health
A mother with her newborn baby at an interaction between health officials and community people.
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Empowering women to realise their sexual reproductive rights
On a fieldtrip to the Far West, I was really impressed to meet a Mother’s Group and a FCHV who had implemented a mechanism to keep track of important actions that can help prevent maternal and neonatal death. The mechanism, Self Applied Technique for Health (SATH), was based on the commonly used technique of participatory mapping at the community level. Using a flexi-sheet, the women in the Mother’s Group noted the geographic position of all the houses in their community as well as some key landmarks.
The map got updated on a monthly basis. An assessment was done to see which households had pregnant women. It would then be seen whether the pregnant woman had visited the local health centre for each of the four recommended antenatal visits. Each visit was marked with a tika. They would also see if the woman had been taking her iron tablets. Those who were not taking the tablets would get a black mark against them. Finally, a woman who delivered her baby at a health institution, rather than at home, was rewarded with a double green tika whereas those not managing to do so would receive only one.
The idea was to encourage and incentivize pregnant women to adopt behaviours that would improve both maternal and neonatal health. A key reason why this technique works is that there is an element of peer pressure to follow recommended practices during pregnancy. In the hope of getting rewarded, the women are incentivised to follow all the required processes.
I am very happy to report that for the group I met, no maternal deaths had occurred in the past two years. The idea of community mapping had an important role to play in this. I believe that by allowing mothers to track their own behaviour and support each other to take steps for their own protection, we are bringing change in the lives of these women.
What a fantastic testament to the creativity and ingenuity of all the women involved. It goes to show that empowered women can, do and will, make a difference in this world!
(The above story is an excerpt from an interview with Cathy Riley, Assistant Country Director of CARE Nepal)
Sexual, reproductive and maternal healthcare (SRMH) is a fundamental human right and globally CARE is committed to improving sexual and reproductive health in the poorest communities.
A SATH Chart.
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“I don’t feel alone anymore”
CARE Nepal’s EMPHASIS project has been mobilising community support groups in Achham to deliver support to PLHIV. Most of the PLHIVs in Achham are widowed women who were infected by their husbands and the community members are using a self help approach to give the required support.
The life of Pawan Regmi, a single HIV infected woman, was saved with the effort of the support group. The support group took her to the hospital for emergency blood supply and treatment when she was taken
ill. “I used to wonder how I was going to continue my life without anyone to help me. But today, I feel that my community is my family. I don’t feel alone anymore,” Pawan says.
Saving lives through emergency delivery fund
Punam Kawat of Rupandehi gave birth to her first child by borrowing NRs 3,000 from the Emergency Delivery Service Fund that her community had formed for emergency medical expenses. Prior to the delivery of her baby, CARE Nepal’s SMILE project had trained Punam and other women about the importance of medical care during pregnancy and while delivering the baby. Women from the community had started saving money into an emergency delivery fund for medical support during delivery.
“Thanks to the fund, I was able to safely deliver my baby and receive proper medical assistance in a hospital. Had we not saved some money, it would not have been possible”, says Punam.
sexual and reproductive health (cont.)
Punam Kawat with her baby after a safe delivery in the hospital.Pawan Regmi with her 3-year old son infront of their house.
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In order to achieve sustained change in communities, it is critical to address the issues of poverty, vulnerability and injustice at the policy level. With a strong focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment, CARE is an advocate for vulnerable communities, globally. CARE Nepal helps in policy advocacy by helping communities to connect with local decision makers and organise grass-root activities to claim their rights.
In 2013, the NFOWRC, a loose network of rural women in association with CARE Nepal was able to conduct district level consultation workshops with district level line agencies and demand the effective implementation of Nepal’s Domestic Violence Act (DVA) at the local and national level.
Established as one of the key actors for policy engagement projects, CARE Nepal has also been successful in enhancing the capacity of civil society to demand state accountability and ensure protection and promotion of Haliya rights through its policy advocacy.
policy and advocacy CARE Nepal supports communities, who often do not have a voice, to connect with local decision makers and organise grass-root movements to claim their rights.
Justice is served
Thumura Bista of Bajura
suffered abuse at the hands
of her husband regularly. Her
husband, a military officer,
physically abused her even
during her pregnancy period.
After bearing with the abuse
for too long, Thumura decided
she had had enough and filed a
complaint. Although he changed
his behaviour shortly afterward
due to the fear of police action,
things went back to the same
old ways after sometime. He
even went on to have a second
marriage after the birth of his
second child.
Thumura tried to file her
complaint with the District
Administrative Office (DAO)
and police office in Bajura.
Unfortunately, no one would
report it. The officials told her
that she would have to file her
complaint in the Military court
since her husband was a military
officer. Frustrated and almost
about to lose hope, Thumura
was assisted by the NFOWRC to
advocate for her cause at the DAO
and the Nepal Police. NFOWRC
and other women’s rights-based
organisation in the district
paid a delegation visit to the
Chief District Officer (CDO) and
Nepal Police to create pressure
on the concerned authorities.
Finally Thumura’s complaint was
registered in the DAO and Nepali
Police and she finally got justice.
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Advocating for Freed Haliyas’ Rights
Sixteen families of Sapatta, Jukot and Wai VDCs of Bajura district continued living as Haliyas even after the informal emancipation by the Government of Nepal. They got to know about the Government’s decision only through an interaction program organised under CARE Nepal’s MUKTI Project in coordination with Rastriya Mukta Haliya Sangh Federation (RMHSF). “We did not even know that we were free until the program informed us about it. Our landlord has freed us from all the loans now” says an ecstatic Shrijane Damai, a recently freed Haliya.
policy and advocacy (cont.)
CARE Nepal’s MUKTI project has been conducting interaction programs in various districts to raise awareness about the Government’s decision to abolish the practice of bonded labour (Haliya) and advocating for stronger rights and opportunities of freed Haliyas.
“Thanks to CARE Nepal’s project, I am now aware about issues pertaining to the rights of Haliyas. I have decided to disregard the system myself and free all my Haliya workers”, says Hari Chandra, a landlord from Sapatta VDC.
A sit in protest being carried out by freed Haliyas in Kanchanpur.
Interaction with the Haliya community during a field visit carried out by CARE Nepal along with of civil society and human right defenders.
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CARE Nepal projects2013Total Number of Projects: 19 • Total District Coverage: 48
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FARWESTERNREgION1.Darchula ,2.Bajhang(Chainpur ),3.Bajura(Martadi ),4.Baitadi ,5.Dadeldhura , 6.Doti(Dipayal )7.Achham(Mangalsen ),8.Kanchanpur(Mahendranagar ),9.Kailali(Dhangadi )
MIDWESTERNREgION10.Humla,11.Mugu(gamgadhi ),12.Dolpa(Dunai ),13.Kalikot(Manma ),14.Jumla,15.Dailekh,16.Jajarkot, 17.Rukum,18.Surkhet(Birendranagar ),19.Salyan,20.Rolpa,21.Pyuthan ,22.Bardiya(gularia ),23.Banke(Nepalgunj ),24.Dang(ghorahi )
WESTERNREgION25.Mustang,26.Manang,27.gorkha ,28.Myagdi,29.Kaski,30.Lamjung(Besisahar ),31.Baglung,32.Parbat,33.Syangja , 34.Tanahun,35.gulmi,36.Arghakhanchi,37.Palpa,38.Nawalparasi(Parasi ),39.Kapilbastu(Taulihawa ),40.Rupandehi(Siddharthanagar )
CENTRALREgION41.Dhading,42.Rasuwa(Dhunche ),43.Sindhupalchowk(Chautara ),44.Dolkha(Charikot ),45.Nuwakot(Bidur ), 46.Chitwan(Bharatpur ),47.Makwanpur(Hetauda ),48.Kathmandu,49.Bhaktapur,50.Lalitpur(CentralOffice),51.Kavre,52.Ramechhap, 53.Parsa(Birgunj ),54.Bara,55.Rautahat,56.Sindhuli,57.Sarlahi(Malangawa ),58.Mahottari(Jaleshwor ),59.Dhanusha(Janakpur )
EASTERNREgION60.Solukhumbu,61.Sankhuwasabha(Salleri ),62.Taplejung ,63.Okhaldhunga,64.Khotang,65.Bhojpur,66.Tehrathum, 67.Panchthar,68.Dhankuta,69.Siraha,70.Saptari(Rajbiraj ),71.Udaypur(gaighat ),72.Sunsari(Inaruwa ),73.Morang,74.Ilam,75.Jhapa
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The Community Support Programme (CSP) Phase I was initiated in 2003, during the conflict period, to support community-led service delivery at a time when government support was severely restricted.
The second phase of CSP was initiated in April 2010 with a more focused approach covering 405 VDCs and 44 DDCs. It was further extended for two years from March 2012 with a focus on integrating disaster resilience into regular CSP activities and aligning with the local governance programme framework of the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD).
The extension aimed to raise awareness and build the capacity of poor and excluded communities with a particular focus on women and girls as well as build community resilience to climate and natural shocks through institutionalising
and mainstreaming DRR and develop small scale infrastructure.
Among other achievements, in 2013 CSP supported the building of 421 basic infrastructures (schools, health facilities, bridge and culverts, foot trails, rural energy and community buildings) which benefitted 85,689 poor and excluded households. 240 users group and community based organisations were trained in infrastructure management. They were also given trainings on DRR process, rights based development, social inclusion and public auditing. Similarly, 606 rights claims were made by CACs to local governments and line agencies.
project list and summaries
Community Support Programme II (CSP II)
Project Goal: To reduce poverty and promote social inclusion
Working Districts: Taplejung, Panchthar, Dhankuta, Terhathum, Udayapur, Okhaldhunga, Gorkha, Achham, Baitadi, Bajhang, Bajura, Dadeldhura, Darchula, Doti, Kailali, Dailekh, Dolpa, Humla, Jajarkot, Jumla, Kalikot, Mugu, Pyuthan, Rukum and Surkhet
Impact population: PVSE communities especially communities prone to natural disaster, disaster affected households and communities, women, children and conflict affected people
Project Period: April 2012 – March 2014
Donor: UKaid, Department for International Development (DFID)
SAKCHAM III
Project Goal: Women empowerment and improving men’s engagement in gender equality
Working Districts: Kapilvastu, Chitwan and Makwanpur
Impact Population: PVSE women
Project Period: January 2013 – December 2015
Donor: Austrian Development Cooperation
SAKCHAM III seeks to strengthen and build the capacity of women-led cooperatives in collaboration with government offices, initiate ‘Gender Violence Free’ VDCs and women empowerment strategies in collaboration with government – DDC, Women and Children Office (WDO) and VDC. It also mobilises men campaigners and supportive men as change agents for gender equality.
Last year, the project established 16 women agriculture cooperatives in the project area where cooperatives were implementing economic and social activities in collaboration with the WCO and DCD. The project also assisted in including PVSE women into decision making positions (eg: into School Management Committee, VDC planning committee, Local Peace Committee). Through the project, 1020 men campaigners played a crucial role for advancing women empowerment and gender equality in their community.
Community people watching a mock drill conducted by CSP II in the Far West region of Nepal.
Mock rescue drill being carried out on the Chameliya river, Darchula.
A member of a women’s group speaking during an interaction in Chitwan. SAKCHAM project has helped to empower women from the most marginalized communities in the district.
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SAEENO
Project Goal: To contribute to the improved livelihood of poor Dalit women by creating economic opportunities
Working District: Nawalparasi
Impact Population: PVSE Dalit women
Project Period: January 2013 – June 2014
Donor: Diageo
SAEENO seeks to strengthen livelihood opportunities of Dalit women by providing grant support to cooperatives and giving technical and vocational skill development training. It also helps in developing linkages for these women to access markets.
In 2013, the project made it possible for 15 cooperatives to implement economic and social activities in close collaboration with DCD, DAO, DLO and VDCs. Similarly, 460 women were trained in on-farm related and technical and vocational skill development. 527 women received loans with low interest rates to enable them to undertake income generation activities.
VISTAR
Project Goal: To reduce disaster vulnerability, mitigate the impact of disasters and promote evidence based advocacy
Working Districts: Dang, Kanchanpur, Kailali and Dadeldhura
Impact Population: Communities most vulnerable to disaster with special focus on marginalized people
Project Period: February 2013 – August 2014
Donors: ECHO, ADC, CARE
VISTAR seeks to replicate, scale up and mainstream DRR in development programs, develop community based early warning systems and establish linkages with different institutions/platforms including NRRC, national and local authorities, communities and media to promote evidence-based advocacy.
In 2013, VISTAR developed a common inclusive Community Based Disaster Preparedness (CBDP) model in coordination with all DIPECHO partners and developed 28 Local Disaster Risk Management Plans (LDRMPs) in its working VDCs (10 in Kailali, 5 in Dadeldhura, 7 in Dang and 6 in Kanchanpur). Similarly, the project was also able to build capacity of 8 NRCS District Chapters on (a) inclusive CBDP model (b) mainstreaming DRR into local development processes and (c) integrating DRR learning of DIPECHO/Handicap International into the network of sub chapters existing within the districts.
SUBHA YATRA
Project Goal: To promote safe migration and protect the rights of female migrant workers through mobilisation and strengthening the response of civil society
Working Districts: Rupandehi and Makwanpur
Impact Population: Potential migrant women, returnee women, deportee women and migrant women
Project Period: January 2011 – March 2014
Donor: European Union (EU), Austrian Development Cooperation, CARE Austria
SUBHA YATRA was designed to build the capacity of NGOs/Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to work for safe migration, vigilance on unsafe migration and trafficking, rights, linkages with relevant government authorities and legal/counselling services. SUBHA YATRA sought to provide information to migrant workers on their rights and safe migration options through peer educators (returnee migrants) and information desks at transit and departure points [border points with India and Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu]. It also provided psychosocial support to potential women migrants, migrating women and returnee migrants in order to enable them to cope with migration effectively and make reasoned and rational decisions.
Students performing simulation earthquake drill.
Women doing embroidery work in Nawalparasi. SAAENO provides skills development training to women from the most marginalised community.
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project list and summaries (cont.)
In 2013, with the support of SUBHA YATRA, returnee women from Gulf countries were organised into groups in the working VDCs and a Returnee Federation was officially registered at the district level. It was reported that the number of women migrating through official channels increased from 25% (baseline survey report) to 69.6% (outcome monitoring report) in the working VDCs of two selected districts. A total of 29 Information Desks from VDCs to TIA were made fully functional, providing migrating women with pre-departure and reintegration information.
In partnership with 15 different organisations, the project was able to organize the First National Conference on Migration which saw participation from the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Foreign Employment Promotion Board, UN Women, EU, Maiti Nepal and various other organisations. Some of the
recommendations made during the conference were - the need to create jobs for all citizens in Nepal by operating industries, factories and other development activities for nation building as well as through self-employment schemes, the need to ensure country-wise training opportunities for potential migrant workers through development and establishment of training centres to produce trained human resources and the need to establish safe houses in embassies targeting domestic workers.
HARIYO BAN
Project Goal: To reduce the adverse impact of climate change and threats to biodiversity of Nepal
Working Districts: Kailali, Kanchanpur, Banke, Bardiya, Parsa, Bara, Rautahat, Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Mustang, Manang, Kaski, Syangja, Palpa, Tanahu, Lamjung and Gorkha
Impact Population: People who are involved in Natural Resource Managemet (NRM) groups
Project Period: August 2011 – July 2016
Donor: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
HARIYO BAN seeks to strengthen internal governance of NRM Groups, including livelihood improvement and women empowerment, through CLACs awareness, capacity building and advocacy. It also aims
to support NRM on forest operational plan renewal and constitution amendments, equitable benefit sharing and in developing a common understating on climate change issues and adaptation.
In 2013, HARIYO BAN worked towards strengthening internal governance of NRM Groups including livelihood improvement and women empowerment through CLACs, awareness, capacity building and advocacy activities. The project was also successful in developing a common understating on climate change issues and adaptation, vulnerability assessment among community groups, civil society organisation and government staffs at different levels along with CAPA preparation and implementation.
Honourable Vice President of Nepal, Parmananda Jha inaugurating the First National Conference on Migration in Kathmandu.
Locals walking in a 400 metre foot trail in Birenchowk VDC of Gorkha. The foot trail was constructed with the help of Hariyo Ban Program.
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MUKTI
Project Goal: To contribute to full rehabilitation of Haliyas and enable them to enjoy their human rights with respect and protection from the government and their communities
Working District: Kailali, Kanchanpur, Doti, Dadeldhura, Bajhang, Baitadi, Darchula, Bajura, Achham, Surkhet, Jajarkok and Humla
Impact Population: Freed Haliyas
Project Period: January 2012 – December 2014
Donor: European Union and CARE Denmark
MUKTI focuses on institutional strengthening and capacity building of freed Haliyas in collaboration with a local NGO, RMHSF. The project undertakes policy advocacy to address the issues of the Haliya
community and establish their rights and protection.
In 2013, the project familiarised senior government officials with the present situation of freed Haliyas. The project also coordinated with journalists, civil society members, human rights activists and others to create pressure on the Government of Nepal to finalise the rehabilitation modality and three year action plan regarding freed Haliyas. This included completing the verification and ID card distribution process and immediately providing rehabilitation packages to them. District level government line agencies, political parties and other stakeholders were also pressurised to allocate budget for the Haliyas at local level and make necessary arrangements to create job opportunities for them.
EMPHASIS
Project Goal: To reduce the vulnerability of key mobile populations to HIV/AIDS along two mobility routes between Bangladesh/India and Nepal/India by delivering focused interventions at source, transit and destination points
Working District: Achham and Kanchanpur
Impact Population:
• PeoplefromBangladeshorNepalwhocross into India for the purpose of work,
• Intheagegroupof15-49years,
• Includesbothmenandwomen(men/women staying at the selected destination sites),
• Returnee/circularmigrantsatselectedsource sites,
• Spousesofmigrantsleftbehindatselected source sites and
• Bothshorttermandlongtermmigrants(short term includes people who cross over for a few days to 3 months while long term includes those who have come to India in the last 20 years)
Project Period: August 2009 – August 2014
Donor: Big Lottery Fund, UK
EMPHASIS focuses on cross border HIV prevention and care, ending harassment and violence at borders along with women’s empowerment. In 2013, EMPHASIS organised bilateral meetings between National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC), Nepal and National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), India to create an
enabling environment for easy access to HIV/AIDS services for Nepali migrants in India. EMPHASIS has also worked with the Nepal Police and border stakeholders to establish citizen help desks. These citizen help desks are working to promote and protect the rights and dignity of migrants.
Similarly, the EMPHASIS team also identified forming Migrant Spouses Groups as a key intervention approach to mobilise the spouse groups towards spreading safe mobility and HIV prevention messages.
A drop-in information centre to promote safer mobility and HIV prevention in Achham.A freed Haliya with his identity card infront of this house in Kanchanpur.
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SAMMAN
Project Goal: To decrease maternal mortality and morbidity of women and new born children in rural areas of Doti, Kailali and Dadeldhura districts by increasing their access to quality maternal and neonatal health services in the communities
Working District: Kailali, Doti and Dadeldhura
Impact Population: Pregnant mothers and newborn children
Project Period: July 2012 – June 2015
Donor: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
SAMMAN seeks to increase the capacity of health workers at the community level, enhance the effectiveness of the community health system and health governance, and improve the effectiveness of community mobilisation and capacity building of front line health workers on maternal and neonatal health and reproductive health.
In 2013, 30 Community Health Score Boards (CHSB) were established, 30 mothers’ groups began using SATH and three birthing centres were newly upgraded with the support of this project. SAMMAN also provided equipment support to seven birthing centres to improve their services.
BHAROSA
Project Goal: To reduce the socioeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS by increasing access to prevention, care and support services
Working District: Bajhang and Bajura
Impact Population: Migrant Population and their families, PLHIV and their family members
Project Period: January 2011 – June 2014
Donor: DANIDA and EU
BHAROSA focuses on reducing stigma and discrimination towards PLHIV through increased awareness and increasing access to HIV testing and counselling services through mobile camps in remote areas.
In 2013, the programme worked with district level stakeholders to develop a 3-Year District AIDS Response Plan (DARP) in Bajura and Bajhang comprising of prevention, treatment, care and support. After the massive dissemination of HIV/AIDS-related information at district level, 96% of people have now heard of HIV/AIDS in 2013 as compared to 62% in 2011.
Community women gather in the presence of a FCHV to conduct SATH. A woman receiving CD4 in one of the clinics in Bajura.
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SCAPES
Project Goal: To address immediate threats to biodiversity while promoting social equity, good governance and sustainable livelihoods in partnership
Working District: Taplejung
Impact Population: Poor and marginalised population of Kanchanjunga Conservation Area (KCA)
Project Period: September 2010 – July 2014
Donor: USAID through WWF-US
SCAPES seeks to build an understanding of vulnerability of communities to climate variability and climate change, and implement integrated community and ecosystem adaptation approaches to benefit people and biodiversity. It also ensures equitable benefit sharing and access to natural resources and conducts pro-poor planning training for local youth
to be local resource persons and mobilises them in the preparation of livelihood improvement plans.
In 2013, with the project’s initiation of making CFUGs more inclusive, three CFUGs had women representation in key positions (Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer). Similarly 75 CFUGs’ members (including 32 women) were trained on sustainable forest management and how to improve forest inventory processes. The trained members have now begun maintaining a forest inventory.
UNNATI
Project Goal: To support income generation and livelihoods of smallholders farmers of Sindhuli and Mahottari through vegetable production and marketing
Working District: Mahottari and Sindhuli
Impact Population: Smallholder women farmers
Project Period: December 2012 – December 2015
Donor: EU
UNNATI seeks to support cooperatives to deliver high quality support services and link smallholder farmers along the BP highway corridor to large markets (Kathmandu and Indian border towns).
In 2013, 43 farmers groups were formed covering 1,024 smallholder households, an assessment of the capacity of the existing
cooperative was done and members of farmer’s group were trained on group mobilisation. All 1,024 farmers were trained in organic vegetable production techniques and all have started using farm yard manure as fertiliser to complement chemical fertiliser .
Similarly, 66 households fully replaced chemicals and used animal urine as a pesticide and a fertiliser. All of the 1,024 beneficiary households received and cultivated high yielding varieties of vegetable seed and were able to generate income of NRs. 1,368,890 selling 35 metric ton of fresh vegetables.
Climate Change Adaption Plan implementation committee meeting in Taplejung.A small holders farmer couple in their tomato farm supported by Unnati project.
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project list and summaries (cont.)
CHULI Post Project Support (PPS)
Project Goal: To contribute to the improvement of livelihood security for poor, vulnerable and socially excluded women, men, girls and boys at household, group, community and district levels
Working District: Sarlahi, Mahottari and Dhanusha
Impact Population: PVSE population
Project Period: July 2006 – June 2014
Donor: DANIDA
CHULI aimed to strengthen the capacity of cooperatives and Women Right Forums (WRFs). It aimed to enhance the capacity of WRFs and WRF leaders at district and village level and foster linkages horizontally (with other networks in the districts) and vertically (with national women rights organisations).
In 2013, with the project’s support, 70% of WRF members were invited to VDC planning process, 50% of WRFs received VDC budget allocated for women, and 40% of VDC WRF members were invited by their VDC to discuss issues such as gender based violence.
Three district level WRFs were also linked to a central level WRF and attended its General Assembly, 38 agricultural cooperatives were linked with district cooperatives, and three cooperatives received financial support from district cooperatives and other organisations.
SMILE
Project Goal: To create an enabling environment for sustained outcomes in community health
Working District: Nawalparasi and Rupendehi
Impact Population: Pregnant women, lactating women, neonates, infants and children under 5
Project Period: July 2012 – June 2015
Donor: COVANCE Inc.
In 2013, 315 mothers’ groups in Rupandehi and 93 mothers’ groups in Nawalparasi were strengthened and mobilised and 52 FCHVs received training on leadership development. In Rupandehi, 17 birthing centre staff including Skilled Birth Attendants (SBAs) were provided with onsite coaching to ensure quality health services, in collaboration with the District Public Health Office (DPHO).
A joint monitoring visit by CARE and the DPHO was also carried out to monitor the status of utilisation of equipment that was provided by the project. The visit found the equipment is well utilised to deliver Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) services.
SAMBAD
Project Goal: To promote peace through increased mutual trust and social harmony
Working Districts: Nawalparasi and Rupandehi
Impact Population: Individuals and families directly affected by the conflict which include retired ex-combatants, families whose members were killed during conflict period, injured, disabled, displaced, disappeared, survivors of SGBV, Vigilant Groups in the program areas
Project Period: August 2013 – August 2016
Donor: USAID
In 2013, SAMBAD completed two rounds of coordination meeting with Peace Coordination Division at Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction (MoPR) related to the project’s relevancy and MoPR’s role in SAMBAD Project implementation. Baseline survey and project start up workshop were completed in both program districts and field level program implementation is now being carried out.
Joint visit being carried out for SAMBAD in Makwanpur.
A toilet constructed in with the help of SMILE project, in Nawalparasi.
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UDAAN
Project Goal: To empower approximately 350 school dropout girls of PVSE families to complete their primary and/or secondary education
Working District: Kapilvastu
Impact Population: Girls from vulnerable and marginalized communities who have dropped out after early grades or have never been to school
Project Period: November 2013 – October 2016
Donor: The OPEC Fund for International Development, CARE Austria
UDAAN project seeks to support school dropout girls from PVSE families of Kapilvastu district. The project aims at giving them a second chance at education by providing a catch-up course that is appropriate to their needs. It also equips them with necessary skills to lead a self-determined life. Through this project, CARE directly contributes to Nepal’s efforts towards achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG).
ABA MERO PALO
Project Goal: Innovation and Advocacy in Addressing the Underlying Causes of Poverty
Working Districts: Rupandehi and Kapilvastu
Impact population: Adolescent girls and boys of the two working districts
Project Period: June 2013- June 2017
Donor: KENDEDA FUND
In 2013, the project completed selecting its implementing partners and working VDCs. Various capacity building activities, gender training, advocacy training workshop and monitoring, evaluation and learning training, workshops, etc. were conducted by this project in 2013.
RIGHT TO FOOD
Project Goal: Representative civil society organisations have contributed to the realisation of right to food to the benefit of impact groups
Working District: Okhaldhunga, Siraha and Udaypur
Impact Population: Small holders and landless farmers with specific focus on marginalised groups such as women, Dalits and Janajatis
Project Period: July 2013 – June 2019
Donor: DANIDA
In 2013, RIGHT TO FOOD supported strategic partners in developing their strategic plan, provided financial and technical guidance in implementing their strategic plan, and strengthened monitoring and evaluation systems of the partners by integrating the outcome mapping methodology as part of
their regular monitoring and evaluation process.
Along with other agencies the project was also actively engaged in the campaign against the import of Genetically Modified (GM) seeds. This ultimately resulted in the Supreme Court of Nepal issuing a stay order prohibiting import of GM seeds including those supplied by Monsanto, a US based chemical and agricultural biotechnology company.
Women farmers at an awareness rally.
Young girls in Rupandehi whose lives CARE Nepal hopes to change for the better through Aba Mero Palo project.
Sunita Raidas (10) from Kapilvastu had dropped out of school when she was in the 3rd grade. She is now an Udaan participant.
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CARE Nepal donor wise budget expenses of FY 13
CARE Nepal theme wise budget expenses of FY 13
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Health 19
Governance 2
Food Security 2
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DRR 4
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Women Empowerment 9
Rural Infra 41
EC Danida Big Private DFID CUSA OFID USAID Lottery
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• Agro Forestry Basic Health and Co-operatives (ABC-Nepal), Kathmandu
• Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Policy, Research, Extension and Development (CEPREAD), Kathmandu
• Centre for Rural Development Society (CRDS), Darchula
• Community Self Reliance Centre (CSRC), Kathmandu
• Conscious Society for Social Development (CSSD), Kailali
• Dalit Awareness Society Nepal, Tehrathum
• Dalit Social Development Center (DSDC), Kapilbastu
• Environment Conservation and Development Forum (ECDF), Taplejung
• Federation of Community Forest Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) (Kailali, Kanchanpur, Tanahun, Bardiya, Gorkha, Banke, Hetauda, Lamjung, Kaski, Nawalparashi)
• Forum for Awareness and Youth Activity-Nepal (FAYA-Nepal), Kailali
• Forum for Rural Development (FORD), Okhaldhunga
• Forum for Rural Development Nepal (FORD Nepal), Kathmandu
• Gangotri Rural Development Forum (GaRDeF), Achham
• Generating Income Foster Transformation (GIFT), Bajura
• HANDICAP International, Kathmandu
• Himalayan Area Development Center (HADC), Gorkha
• Human Rights Social Awareness and Development Center (HUSADEC), Dhankuta
• Jiwan Kendra (PPS), Janakpur
• Kalika Community Women Development Center (KCWDC), Chitwan
• Kalika Development Center, Pyuthan
• Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Center (KIRDARC), Surkhet
• Maiti Nepal, Kathmandu
• Muldhar Mahila Sewa Kendra, Udayapur
• National Farmer Group Federation (NFGF)
• NEEDS, Kanchanpur
• Nepal Janajagaran Manch (N-PAF), Rukum
• Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare Organisation (NNDSWO), Dadeldhura
• Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), (Doti, Panchthar, Dadeldhura)
• Nepal Rural Self Reliance Campaign (NRUSEC), Chitwan
• Panch Tara Yuwa Samrakshak Manch, Jajarkot
• Participatory Effort at Children Education and Women Initiative Nepal (PEACEWIN), Bajura
• Rastriya Haliya Mukti Society Federation (RHMSF), Kanchanpur
• Rural Development and Environment Management Society (RUDES), Baitadi
• Rural Reconstruction Nepal on behalf of National Network on Right to Food Nepal (RtFN)
• Rural Women Service Center (RWSC), Hetauda
• Saipal Development Society, Bajhang
• Saipal Youth Club, Bajhang
• Samajik Samanata Aviyan (SSA), Kanchanpur
• Social Awareness Center (SAC), Surkhet
• Social Service Center (SOSEC), Dailekh
• Society for Environment and Human Resource Development (SOURCE), Doti
partners list FY 2013
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AIN Association of International NGOsCAC Citizen Awareness CentreCAPA Community Based Adaptation Plan of ActionsCBDP Community Based Disaster PreparednessCB-NCP Community Based Newborn Care ProgramCDO Chief District OfficerCFUGs Community Forest User GroupsCHSB Community Health Score BoardCLAC Community Learning and Action CentreCSOs Civil Society OrganisationsCSP Community Support ProgrammeDAO District Administrative Office DAO District Agriculture OfficeDARP District AIDS Response PlanDCD District Cooperative DivisionDDC District Development CommitteeDFID Department for International DevelopmentDIPECHO Disaster Preparedness ECHODLO District Livestock OfficeDNF Dalit NGO FederationDPHO District Public Health OfficeDP-Net Disaster Preparedness NetworkDRRER Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency ResponseDVA Domestic Violence ActECHO Humanitarian Aid department of the European CommissionADC Austrian Development CooperationEU European UnionFCHVs Female Community Health VolunteersFECOFUN Federation of Community Forest Users, NepalGM Genetically ModifiedGSK GlaxoSmithKlineHBP Hariyo Ban Program
HID Human Infrastructure DevelopmentIPC Integrated Planning CommitteeKCA Kanchanjunga Conservation AreaLDRMPs Local Disaster Risk Management PlansLPC Local Peace CommitteeMDG Millennium Development GoalMNCH Maternal Neonatal and Child HealthMNH Maternal and Neonatal HealthMoPR Ministry if Peace and ReconstructionNACO Nepal and National AIDS Control OrganisationNAP+N National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS and NetworksNCASC National Centre for AIDS and STD ControlNFOWRC National Forum for Women Rights ConcernNGO Non-Government OrganisationNRCS Nepal Red Cross SocietyNRM Natural Resource ManagementNRRC National Risk Reduction ConsortiumNTNC National Trust for Nature ConservationPHPA Public Hearing and Public AuditingPLHIV People Living with HIV/AIDSPVSE Poor, Vulnerable and Socially ExcludedRMHSF Rastriya Mukta Haliya Sangh FederationSATH Self Applied Technique for HealthSBAs Skilled Birth AttendantsSGBV Sexual and Gender Based ViolenceSMC School Management CommitteeSRMH Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal HealthcareSWC Social Welfare CouncilTIA Tribhuvan International AirportUCPA Underlying Causes of Poverty AnalysisUCPVA Underlying Causes if Poverty and Vulnerability AnalysisUNSCR United Nations Security Council ResolutionUSAID United States Agency for International DevelopmentVDC Village Development CommitteeWCO Women and Children’s OfficeWDN Women Development NetworkWWF World Wildlife Federation
list of abbreviations
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Dhangadhi Regional Field Office (DRFO)Hasanpur Chowk, Dhangadhi, Kailali.Tel: 094-420518/420554 Fax: 094-420519Email: [email protected]
Bharatpur Regional Field Office (BRFO)Ward No. 10, Balmandir Road, Bharatpur, ChitwanTel: 056-526139/533094/533097Fax: 056-533098Email: [email protected]
UNNATI Project OfficeKamalamai nagarpalika - 6, Sayapatri Marg Ratamata, SindhuliTel/Fax: 047-520109
Nepalgunj Project OfficeBanke Bagiya, Nepalgunj, BankeTel: 081-525609/521667Fax: 081-526589
Dhankuta Project OfficeDhankuta 7, Sirwani, DhankutaTel: 026-520472/520259/520369Fax: 026-520383
Pokhara Project OfficeLekha Nath Marg, New Road -9, PokharaTel: 061-522242
