Nepal

Baseline Study Report Stronger Communities and Safer Habitat: Promoting Self-Recovery Project

Publication Date: 30/06/2016
Sectors: Emergency|Humanitarian Aid
Languages: English
Country: Nepal
Evaluation Type: Baseline

The goal of the project is to increase the number of newly built or rebuilt houses that incorporate Building Back Safer (BBS) methods in (re)construction as well as to support in broader community Disaster Risk Reduction processes. Expected Results of the project are: Result 1: Men and women artisans have increased knowledge and skills of earthquake resistant construction techniques; Result 2: Men and women responsible for rebuilding or overseeing building of their own homes have increased access to information on BBS and more choices on home design that meet building code; and Result 3: Resilience of affected communities is strengthened, including their capacity to plan and implement development and disaster risk reduction projects at community level with appropriate linkage to District Level Plans.
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Atmanirbhar Project Impact Assessment Report

Publication Date: 28/02/2017
Sectors: Women's Economic Empowerment
Languages: English
Country: Nepal
Evaluation Type: Impact Report

Implemented between December, 2014 to February 2017 with three months no cost extension, the project targeted newly married adolescent girls and women, women from ethnic and religious minority (Muslim women), groups and poorest strata of women of upper castes in the project VDCs Chhotkiramnagar, Rayapur, Semara, Thu. Pipaharahawa, Maryadpur, Bairghat, Ekala and Tenuhawa. The VDCs are located in mid-western and southern (Murchwar area) part of Rupandehi district. Atamnirbhar project focused to entrepreneurships skills development of women which has economically empowered to women and supported for the institutionalization of the seven cooperatives in project VDCs. These Women Agriculture Cooperatives are directed towards creating the sustainable rural employment, too. The main objective of the project was to make 1500 women members in 8 different women led saving & credit cooperatives and to create enabling-business environment to start up high growth potential women friendly micro business. It had of which 600 will be capable to run their own micro entrepreneurs.
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Civil Society Support to the right to food

Publication Date: 01/01/2018
Sectors: GBV, Inclusive Governance
Languages: English
Country: Nepal
Evaluation Type: Final
Keywords: Advocacy, impact at scale

This 32 page document highlights the findings from the first round of the Civil Society Support to the Right to Food project, funded by the Danish government. The project partnered with the Nepali organizations: Community Self Reliance Center, National Land Rights Forum, Right to Food Network Nepal, and the National Farmers’ Group Federation. The project reached 23,000 people directly with $2.5 million from 2013-2017. Read More...