Project Title: 
Jaladh Integrated Watershed and Natural Resource Management Program

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AMP ID: 
872381753268

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Status:  Completed

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Outputs: 

• 2600 villagers with improved skills, knowledge, attitude and self confidence within eco-literacy, bio-intensive gardening, watershed literacy, livestock management, local history and geography, current affairs, natural pest management, primary health, women’s rights, gender based violence and other topics;
• 525 people with knowledge of HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health rights, natural resource management, democracy and other topics;
• 14 different training packages of high quality for illiterate developed and distributed;
• 225 people within the villages with skills in facilitation, teaching and organisation;
• 1,650 people attend meetings and discussions.
• 950 youth with locally relevant knowledge within ecology, watersheds, history, the global challenges, agro-ecology and other issues;
• 18 learning resource centres with audio-visual capacities established and managed;
• 80 youth (both boys and girls) with skills in facilitation and organisation;
• 470 (other) girls and boys participate in meetings, village activities, advocacy and campaign work.
• Existing functional literacy materials are revised and produced;
• 2600 people are functional literate in 4 contexts.
• 3 target group CBOs established and working;
• 10 village organisations established and working.
• 20 wall newspapers produced and distributed;
• 20 radio broadcasts produced and aired.
• 5 studies carried out.
• 400 m² of demonstration garden managed;
• 200 workshops, trainings and seminars housed;
• 20 training/seminar programmes planned and run.
• 200 landless with new technical skills;
• 200 (other) landless people have obtained land use rights;
• Watershed CBO for the promotion of the interests of the landless;
• 144 landless people with some basic skills in conducting meetings, basic primary health, trade unions and other issues.
• 100 village plans prepared with people;
• 100 village projects completed.
• 18 coops with lead representation from poor and socially excluded families formed and running;
• 35 groups have improved their natural resource management capacity.
• 100 households have secure access to natural resources;
• 200 ha fragile land is under conservation management.
• 500 men and women have basic advocacy skills;
• Government acceptance of co-management as the solution for Churia conservation.

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Input: 

• The concept of Open Village School will be established under which 2600 villagers will receive training on eco-literacy, bio-intensive gardening, watershed literacy, livestock management, local history and geography, current affairs, natural pest management, primary health, women’s rights, gender based violence and other topics.
• 525 people will get orientation on HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health rights, natural resource management, democracy and other topics.
• 14 different training packages for illiterate people will be developed and distributed.
• 225 people within the villages will receive training/ develop skills in facilitation, teaching and organisation.
• 1,650 people will attend meetings and discussions.
• Capacity building and infrastructure development will be provided to Jaladh Youth Club. Under the initiative, 950 school youth will receive training/ orientation in ecology, watersheds, history, the global challenges, agro-ecology, family planning, HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health rights.
• 18 learning resource centres with audio-visual capacities will be established and managed
• 80 youth (both boys and girls) will receive training and develop skills in facilitation and organisation
• 470 (other) girls and boys will participate in meetings, village activities, advocacy and campaign work.
• About 2699 people will receive Functional Literacy
• Approximately three community based organisations and 10 village organisations will be established.
• Apart from other regular study tours, information and documentation activities,  the project will establish a 400 m2 of demonstration garden at the Life school center
• Under Rural Workers and Crafts People’s Programme (RWCPP) 200 landless will receive training on new technical skills and efforts will be catered towards providing and use rights to 200 others.
• 144 landless people will receive training/ basic skills in conducting meetings, basic primary health care, trade unions and other issues.
• Participatory Conservation and Community Activities Programme (PCCAP) of the project will assist  in preparing 100 village plan/projects
• Group Partnership Programme (GPP)  will help form and operationalise 18 cooperatives with lead representation from poor and socially excluded families
• 35 groups will receive training/ skills to improved their natural resource management capacity
• The Whole Watershed Programme (WWP) hopes to ensure access of  100 households to natural resources. This also hopes to conserve and manage 200ha of currently fragile land.
• Advocacy and Policy Dialogue Programme (APD) will provide training/orientation on basic advocacy skills to 500 men and women. Similarly, Advocacy campaign will be conducted for popular co-management  of Churia

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Impact: 

• Improved livelihoods for the poor and socially excluded, particularly of women, Dalits (so-called untouchables) and Janajatis (indigenous populations).
• Increased status at various levels, decision making power and influence on decision making, level of organisation, and utilisation of government services for the poor and socially excluded.
• More productive, resilient, efficient and sustainable management of watershed resources by local communities.
• Improved cooperation and collaboration between upstream and downstream stakeholders for equitable and effective co-management[1] of watershed resources.
• Enabling policies, strategies and guidelines for effective co-management of watersheds in Churia region promoted

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[1] Co-management is defined as the management of Churia Hills resources through collaboration of upper, mid and lower catchment populations, civil society organizations and government agencies.

 

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Outcome:

• At least 10% of the small farmers’ port folio of techniques and seeds has been increased.
• The communities have collectively improved the management of at least 33% of their common natural resources.
• At least 200 persons have obtained the skills for upper watershed management, value addition and marketing.
• At least 10% of the women has increased their negotiation skills at household level
• At least 10% of the small farmers, landless and women are members of the decision-making bodies of Community Based Organisations (CBOs) for the promotion of their interests.
• At least 2 watershed wide CBOs for the promotion of the interests of small farmers, landless and women
• Number of methods changed and used has been increased by at least 10%.
• Protein production has increased by at least 10% due to reduction in lass and increase in N-fixation.
• Number of trees growing has increased by at least 10%.
• There has been at least one community level NRM activity in each village.
• At least 6% of the upper watershed is under a management that reduces run off and erosion[1] by at least 33%.
• Value of stock and production from the area under management has increased by at least 10%.
• Women’s decision making power over household cash has increased by 20%.
• Women’s participation in village gatherings has increased by at least 20%.
• The ratio of women to men in village level institutions is at least 1:3.
• The equality in terms of access to and control over natural resources has increased by at least 10% (increase in Gini Index).
• Daily wage for unskilled work has increased by at least by 10% in fixed prices.
• At least 10% of visits by governmental agencies within natural resource management in villages has been increased.
• At least 10% of governmental support for the livelihood strategies of the landless and marginalized has been increased.
• Mechanisms for participatory policy dialogue conducive for the co-management of watersheds in Churia region promoted.
• Lessons learned from JIWAN Programme fed into broader Churia policy development through documentation, demonstration and sharing to contribute towards policy refinement for better management of Churia.

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[1] Erosion is here to be understood as the load carried by the stream out of the area under management. There will in fact be some erosion within the micro watersheds but it will be trapped.

 

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Climate Change Relevance: 
Highly relevant

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Physical Progress %: 
100

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Gender Marker: 
Indirectly Supportive

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budget
Activity is Off Budget

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Donor Codes: 

Organization Name: Denmark Organization Acronym: DK Organization Group: Denmark Organization Type: Bilateral Organization Code: DK1 [Denmark ]

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Date of Agreement:  01/07/2008

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Date of effectiveness:  01/07/2008

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Proposed Start Date:  01/07/2008

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Actual Start Date:  01/07/2008

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Extension Date 2:  01/07/2012

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Extension Date 2 Comments: 

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Planned Completion Date:  31/12/2012

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Extension Date 1:  01/07/2011

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Extension Date 1 Comments: 

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[NEPAL] [Central (Madhyamanchal)] [Janakpur] [Dhanusa (Janakpur)]

100%

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Development Region

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District

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[National Development Plan (NDP)] [Infrastructure Development Policy] [Environment and Climate Change]

100.0%

Primary Sector

Nepal Sector Classification - LIVELIHOOD

(100.0)%

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Secondary Sector

Nepal Functional Coding - ECONOMIC AFFAIRS - Economic affairs n.e.c.

(100.0)%

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Improved Natural resource management and diversified for increased productivity and sustainability. Also, social and economic relations had been changed to increase equality at household, community and watershed levels. 31/07/2012

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