Government of Nepal

Ministry of Finance

AID MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR NEPAL

5. Project Details:

5.1       Introduction of DCA and DCA in Nepal

DCA is a Danish International Humanitarian and Development Organization with its Headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark and working in Nepal, including South Asia, South East Asia, Africa, Central America and Europe in more than 37 countries of the world. Initially after its inception in 1922, DCA was in operation from relief aid support activities in Europe during Second World War time and now focusing both on relief and long term development sectors in more than 37 working countries. In Nepal including south Asia region, as per DCA South Asia Regional Policy Paper, it focuses mainly on the following 3 major Program Thematic Areas:/sector of its development support: 

• Resilient Livelihood and Sustainable Food Security Programme  (RLSFS)
• Asia Regional Safe Migration Programme (SM)
• Inclusive Citizenship for Accountable Governance Programme (ICAG)

Besides these core themes Climate Change Adaptation, Gender Equality, Social Inclusion, capacity building, human rights and HIV/AIDS are the cross-cutting issues of all DCA programmes.

Besides that since 1984, DCA Denmark as an international humanitarian and development organization has been involved in Nepal with its direct funding support (through DANIDA Frame grant, EU and its own funds) through INGO such as LWF Nepal, and also through Local Nepali NGOs such as 3 national Dalit NGOs-FEDO, DWO, NNDSWO since 2006 and WOREC, POURAKHI, GEFONT, FAYA, IRDC since 2007 in the following areas:

• Dalit Empowerment Programme
• Disaster risk reduction programme
• Food Security Programme
• Safe Migration and Anti-Human Trafficking
• Bhutanese Refugee Support Programme
• Humanitarian assistance during disasters- especially water induced disasters -flood etc.

So, all together DCA Denmark have already provided the direct funding support of more than NPR 63,00,00,000 (approx. 63 crore Nepalese rupees) for the above programmes and projects in the past from 1984 till 2012 through local partners such as LWF Nepal and other Nepali NGO partners in Nepal.  For last 5 years DCA has already invested around than NPR 18,00,00,000 (18 crores) through food security, DRR, safe migration and Dalit empowerment programme directly benefitting more than 20,000 HHs.   

Effective from 2013, DCA HQ has decided to make Nepal a focus country for DCA in south Asia. To make DCA as focus country office, it has upgraded its Nepal office including recruiting of Regional Representative to be based in Nepal office in order to manage organizational and programme affairs more effectively and closely. DCA presently has the full capacity to scout for good partners and work directly with them in geographical locations like far/mid-west and terai regions which are needy and vulnerable from development perspectives. In addition the presence of DCA in the country has opened up greater opportunities for fund raising with back donors HQs such as EU, ECHO, DIPECHO, DFID, USAID and other ACT Sister Organizations as well as other corporate donors/foundations that will also help DCA to contribute towards materializing Nepal’s current socio-economic development interventions and policies as outlined in current 3-Year Interim National Development Plan 2011-2013 and also in line with upcoming approach paper for 13^th national development plan (2013/14 to 2015/16).  

With the above background and emerging developmental needs of Nepal in the present socio-economic and political context, DCA felt the need to work closely with its full fledged 5 year-programme support in Nepal and accordingly has renewed the General Agreement with SWC/GoN for another 5 years on 18^th Jan 2013 for second time. After signing the agreement, DCA in Nepal have strengthened its Nepal office with a regional representative and more technical staffs under the technical support from DCA HQs in Copenhagen, Denmark and New Delhi-India based Technical Support Office.

5.1.1 Introduction of Executing Agencies/Partners

To achieve the below mentioned objectives and results, DCA has finalized the partnership process with 9 partners based on its past partnership experiences, their thematic expertise, comparative advantages, and commitment for a tangible impact in the sector. The NGOs are selected as per DCA partnership policy and partnership assessment guideline by following a formal assessment process of at least 4-5 partners in order to select 1 competitive partner. Main criteria are- district/region based, some are central based but should have district level structures/chapters (district board) for implementation who are pioneer in their sector programme and issues, planning, implementation, bringing the impact and changes and advocacy in the DCA's programme sectors. All NGO partners are affiliated with SWC and registered under the concerned district administration offices and renewed every year with their transparent audit reports and financial management systems. Please refer Annex-D for partner's details, major activities and planned budget.

A brief description of DCA programme executing agencies/implementing partners is as follows;

1. Forum for Awareness and Youth Activity, Nepal (FAYA-Nepal), Kailali: This is a Kailali based on-going partner of DCA since 2008. It is a far-western region based NGO working for the socio-economic development of the poorest of the poor, disadvantaged and disaster prone communities since its inception in 1994. FAYA Nepal has a practical experience in responding disaster (during relief) and post disaster situations linking with the rehabilitation, capacity building of the communities and long term development of the affected community as well as disaster preparedness for disaster prone communities. During the major flood of 2007, and medium flood of 2008 and 2009 flood disaster, FAYA Nepal with their own initiative had played a crucial role in responding flood disaster with the relief assistances and post flood support programmes in Thapapur and Joshipur VDCs of Kailali district and later with the funding support from other INGOs. It has implemented the integrated Disaster Risk Reduction (integrating food security for disaster affected) programmes in 4 most affected VDCs of Kailali and 1 most affected VDC of Kanchanpur district under the last DCA funded projects. The DCA-FAYA partnership agreement has already been done until 2013 and will continue for another 5 years from 2013-17 focusing on resilient livelihood and sustainable food security programme with yearly budget commitment.   

2. Indreni Rural Development Centre (IRDC), Kapilbastu is a Kapilbastu based local ongoing partner of DCA since 2009. It is a non-government organization based in western Nepal and working in the various parts of Nepal in the field of Environment, Disaster Risk Reduction Resource Management, Water Supply, Sanitation, Human Rights Promotion and Good Governance with the partnership of various government and non-government organizations. In order to systematize the organizational activities, IRDC has developed Personnel and Financial Policies, Security Policy, Gender Policy, Child Policy and Emergency Relief Fund. The organization has efficient human resources and active board of directors to manage the organization's programs and activities. The DCA-IRDC partnership agreement has already been done until 2013 under previous project agreement 2012-13 and will continue in future too this next project phase for resilient livelihood and sustainable food security programme. 

3. Pourakhi Nepal is also an on-going partner of DCA since 2008. It is a special national level organization of returnee women migrants and their families in Nepal having their district chapter/board in Bardiya including many districts. It is an organization (NGO) working for rights, awareness, and empowerment of the women migrants in Nepal. It is working for Information, Education and Communication (IEC) development and dissemination activities in all over Nepal through Radio Programmes on Safe Migration and anti-trafficking under this project since 2008. It has also more than 150 listeners clubs in various districts. The DCA-POURAKHI partnership agreement has been planned for another five years especially by focusing on community outreach activities on safer migration education and empowerment including advocacy for effective implementation of government policies and plans. Due to safe migration being a huge sector, POURAKHI being leading issue-based NGO is working with other donors also such as UN Women/EU, AWO- Germany, Helvetas/SDC, World Education for safer migration activities but there is no duplication with DCA project activities and location i.e. 5 VDCs of Bardiya district and fortnightly radio programme for 2013 in national and local languages. After having coordination meeting with POURAKHI, DCA and AWO there is no duplication for radio programmes for 2013 at national level as DCA only funds for radio programme for 2013 (not the AWO or other donors). From 2014 onward DCA and POURAKHI agreed not to implement radio programmes and POURAKHI will explore other donors for radio programmes. DCA funds to POURAKHI only for community level activities in Bardiya and legal services and hotline services at national level for which other have not funded. DCA and POURAKHI have re-ensured that there is no duplication with other donors at activity and District level. DCA and POURAKHI regularly organize coordination meetings with other donors/INGOs working in safe migration programme through national network of safe-migration NGOs. Moreover POURAKHI is itself a current chair of National Network of Safe Migration.   

4. WOREC, is an on–going partner of DCA since 2007. It is a National level organization working on Anti-trafficking since its establishment on 1991 with its district chapters in many districts including Udaypur, Morang and Sunsari and eastern regional office in Udaypur. It is one of the pioneer organizations advocating for mobility right and right to be safe in process of migration for work of all especially women and individuals, from marginalized and excluded communities. It is working through information dissemination through safe migration information booths and community level orientations, radio program at community level, IEC material develop and dissemination targeting potential migrants and support to survivors in the process of migration. The DCA-WOREC partnership agreement has already been done till December 2013 and planned for another four years from 2013-17 especially focusing on community and district level activities on safe information dissemination,  support to survivor and lobby and advocacy to ensure right of migrants. 

5. Dalit Welfare Organization (DWO): DWO is established in 1994 and registered in the Kathmandu on 16 September 1994. It is a member-based and at presents there are 53 Districts chapters/boards in 53 districts of Nepal including Achham and Salya districts. DWO has been implementing  Non Formal  Education Program, Sport and Development, Media awareness   through lobbying, Street drama, interactions, community awareness raising and through the Media  own Community Radio Station Pratibodh FM 102.4MHz at Kohalpur in Banke , Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment and Health , climate change sector. It empowers Dalits- to make them aware of their rights and improve their access to education and the nation's resources In order to address issues of discrimination and Untouchbility in Nepal. So DWO is ongoing partnership with DCA since 2006 and currently, it has done long term five years  partnership 2013-2017 for  Dalit inclusion and participation in respective Salyan district  to develop leadership capacity of Dalits for inclusion in local governance structure, promote human rights,  access to local resources , capacity development , Lok Sewa (Public service commission)  Preparation , Media Mobilization ( Local Community Radio  for information dissemination social mobilization , close coordination with local government  authorities likeminded civil society .

6. Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO): FEDO is established in 1994 by a group of concerned Dalit Women with the vision to "fight against caste and gender discrimination and to construct a just and equitable society". FEDO is an issue-based organization that works in 45 districts with their district boards/chapters. FEDO is challenging Nepalese culture and customs – it would like to change the currently oppressive systems and society's negative views about Dalit women. FEDO takes a participatory approach to development and its programs assess the needs of the local communities in which it works in order to increase the community members' ownership of the project. Since 1994, it has been launching different Dalit focused social and economic development programmes through its district chapters and central office with the support of varied donors and partners. DCA-FEDO has been partnering since 2006 through various EU funded projects. Under this project, FEDO will implement inclusion of Dalit women and men in the local governance structure and develop leadership capacity of more than 400 Dalit women in Doti district.

7. Jagaran Nepal, Eastern Regional Chapter: It is a new partner of DCA. Jagaran Nepal has been working for women rights, peace and governance since 2002 in more than 15 districts of Nepal with having its own regional chapters and partnership with local civil society as district chapter. It works to increase participation of women and marginalized community in decision making process considering their economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights. It has been contributing for empowering marginalized community as well as women at different level.  It advocates, lobbies, partners at policy as well as decision making levels on issues of women rights, sustainable peace and democratic governance. It has been working for contributing to increase inclusive participation of the women in local govt. institutions, political parties and social institutions; contributing for strengthening the democratic process and institutions through its different program like electoral education, women in politics,  constitution assembly initiation etc. Agreements between DCA and Jagaran Nepal have recently been done for 2013-2014 and it will be continue until December 2017.

8. NNDSWO has a good partnership with DCA since 2006. It is a member and network based organization, having its district chapters in 71 districts in Nepal including in Dadeldhura and Banke districts. NNDSWO particularly works for the rights, inclusion and development of Dalits and most marginalized community in Nepal. Human rights, non-discrimination, community empowerment, education (formal and non-formal), livelihood, HIV/AIDS, and gender empowerment are the main programme interventions of the organization. NNDSWO has developed its sound working system and procedures defined by more than 10 governing policies, plan and regulations. Strategic and Operational Plan is its guiding documents for developing its programme and project. It primarily advocates for combating caste based discrimination and untouchability practices from Nepali society. It has also done significant works on the research and publication in this field.

9. INSEC, as a non-government human rights organization, has successfully completed its twenty years on the protection and promotion of human rights in Nepal. It has come a long way during the period with respect to creating a human rights and value based society. Established for promoting the economic rights of cart pushers of Kathmandu valley in 1989, the organization has involved in diverse aspects of human rights over years. It has been working on research, awareness, monitoring and education programs in relation to the promotion of human rights and social justice in the country. INSEC is well established in the country as a leading, credible and efficient national human rights organization. In all the five development regions, INSEC has its regional offices, 14 district chapter offices and district representatives in each of 75 districts. Currently, there are 89 members in General Assembly, 11 members in Executive Committee, and 202 staff members (Full time and part time). DCA-INSEC partnership has been formally started from 2013 till 2017 from DCA's core programme and funding, however INSEC has been proposed as project level partner in various anticipated EU funded human rights projects.

Following are the new proposed district partners who will be selected during second half of 2013 and early 2014 and in consultation with SWC, DCA will amend the Project Agreement accordingly to reflect these partners in PA document.  

Proposed new partners:

1. New partner-1 ( Far west hills from 2013) for resilient livelihood programme
2. New partner-2 ( Far-west hills from 2014) for resilient livelihood programme
3. New partner- 3 (Far-west region and national from 2013)  for resilient livelihood programme
4. New partner- 4 (Central Terai region and national from 2014) for safe migration programme

5.2 Background and Objectives:

5.2.1 Background:

            5.2.1.1 DCA's past experience and rationale for new project:

            After successful completion of three project agreements on disaster risk reduction, safe migration and food security sectors from 2008-2013 in three phases, DCA’s recently signed second general agreement with SWC/GoN on 18 Jan 2013 for next 5 years (2013 to 2017). DCA now has intended to propose its 4^th project agreement with Integrated Development Programmes to SWC as a funding commitment to GoN for coming five years. DCA has developed 4^th project agreement of an Integrated Umbrella Project Proposal called "Promotion of Livelihood, Safe Migration and Participation in Accountable Governance in Nepal” under DCA’s three focused programmatic themes for Nepal. They are:

1. Resilient Livelihood and Sustainable Food Security Programme (RLSFS),
2. Safe Migration Programme (SM)
3. Participation in Accountable Governance ("Inclusive Participation" in short)

Firstly, these three programme themes and Project Proposal has been designed and developed taking into consideration of learning of past five years programmes/projects of DCA and suggestions from SWC and concerned line ministries:  

1. The need for balancing needs based, and capacity building/advocacy interventions considering the needs for resilient livelihood of disaster affected and food insecure vulnerable communities and consequence of disaster on livelihood, food and agriculture in the targeted areas,
2. The need of wider community level outreach to the districts about the vulnerable situation of migrant workers and their risk of being trafficked, and
3. Lack of meaningful participation and empowerment of discriminated women, Dalits, minority groups into decision making level at local governance and democratic institutions. 

Secondly, DCA has given due consideration to the recommendations of past 2 projects' evaluation carried out by SWC and concerned line ministry including suggestions of past and current CPAC/DPAC meetings and consultation with various line ministries.

Moreover the project is developed considering the recommendations of final evaluation of DCA’s two projects carried out by SWC/GoN in 2010 ( first phase) and in 2011 (second phase) to expand the focus DCA’s programs in far-west and Tarai regions; based on the DCA’s  and its partners comparative advantages and expertise in the thematic areas; adopting participatory programme development processes with concerned stakeholders; and  based on the learning of Nepali NGO partners and DCA’s similar past experience in Nepal and South Asia region.

5.2.1.2 Problem Analysis and gap for safe migration theme:

DCA has been successfully implementing safe migration programme since 2008 in Nepal. DCA and its partners have done context analysis and needs assessment from community, district and national level to identify major problems, on-going initiatives by Govt and Non Govt sector and related gaps of this sector.

Nepal is a nation where 30% of the employable youth population migrates to other nations for securing their livelihood. In recent years, migration has become increasingly predominant sub-sector, with an increasing number of Nepalese migrating to abroad. The National Living Standard Survey-III report 2011 and World Bank/NIDS study states that 55.8% of all households in the country received money from overseas as remittance. The migratory movement in Nepal is highly influenced by unemployment and poverty and seeking for better job. The census does not have updated data particularly on international migration however 2011 census reports that 1.92 million Nepalese youth are recorded as absent population (migrant workers) against 0.76 million in 2001 census report. National Planning Commission’s 3 year interim plan 2011-13 has recognized that at least 23 % GDP is contributed by the foreign employment mainly through remittance which is the second biggest contributing sector to Nepal's economy after agriculture in Nepal. The major implementation and policy gaps are:

• While there is an amended Foreign Employment Act 2007 along with in place, although govt. and civil societies are working closely for the ratification of the UN Migrant Workers Convention, most of the migrants especially women migrants remain cheated, exploited and unprotected in Nepal and destination countries.  
• Most migrants have little information of their rights as migrants or access to any kind of information or knowledge about support available in case of exploitation or trouble they face.
• The Government is trying their best to facilitate in this sector as a priority sector in Nepal and abroad to protect migrants’ rights in close partnership with civil societies through foreign employment acts and policies. There are several gaps especially for the effective implementation of this act, and also needs for revision from the perspectives of women migrants.
• The structures that exist like pre-departure training package are not effectively implemented and monitored which makes migrant workers especially women a vulnerable as many of them migrate without this kind of training programmes.
• There is a serious lack of outreach activities for massive awareness, sensitization of potential migrants on safe migration at community's level despite of govt. and few I/NGOs efforts.
• Although ministry of labor and departments are working hard together with other NGOs such as POURAKHI, WOREC, still govt. efforts has not been able to reach out at community level or potential migrants' level. However skill development training on domestic works who migrate for domestic works are undergoing through foreign employment board in free of cost but potential migrants are not able to access these programmes due to lack of awareness and information. Therefore there is a high need to focus at community level awareness, empowerment and direct support services to potential migrants, their families and returnee migrants as well as some national activities such as direct support services e.g. legal services, shelter etc.    

For safe migration programme, DCA has selected 4 districts i.e. Udaypur, Sunsari, Morang and Bardiya based on the survey of the reports/records of those returnee migrants and potential migrants who receive services from our partners-POURAKHI and WOREC. While providing legal services, counseling, shelters and other support to victim women and Dalit migrant workers, DCA found that there are more than 60 % are from these four districts. Based on this assessment DCA and partners have agreed to have comprehensive awareness, capacity building programs for potential and returnee migrants at community levels from these districts. Also DCA is working closely with District Administration Office (DAO) with information booths. DCA's partners also assessed the data of these DAO information booths for selection of potential VDCs and migrant workers for project implementation. So DCA prioritized to work in these 4 districts (which are also among the 22 districts have recently selected by Department of foreign employment as migration prone districts) as first phase and gradually expand in other unsafe migration prone districts such as Jhapa, Dang, Kanchanpur in future.

In the analysis of 10^th plan and current interim plan for 2011-13, the Government recognizes the inflow of remittances amongst the four reasons for poverty reduction in the country. In the current interim plan, in the section under labour management and employment, migrant workers feature in a large way and the objective includes making foreign employment safe and organized. The interim plan recognizes  the need to: To provide necessary assistance and protection to workers seeking foreign employment; To make legal and institutional provisions up to date according to the new forms of labor;  To increase the access of the women, amongst other marginalized groups.  And as a strategic plan interim plans foresees to make timely reforms on legal provisions related to foreign employment, and restructure and strengthen implementing agencies and mechanisms.

5.2.1.3: Linkages with national development plan 2067/68-2069/70 and their sector plans:

The project is planned to directly contribute to the objectives, sectoral plan, strategies, and priority sectors, and quantitative targets outlined in the current 3-year interim national development plan (2011-13) especially in the sector of agriculture and food security (chapter 4.19), disaster management (chapter 6.3), environment and climate change (chapter 6.9), foreign employment ( chapter 4.17.2),  Inclusion of excluded groups in development (chapter 7.3) and Gender and Women Empowerment (chapter 7.2). The proposed project ensures complementary support to these sectoral plans of Government of Nepal. Moreover the proposed project will contribute to on-going plans and priorities of concerned ministries such as Agriculture Development Strategies (2013-33), core programmes of ministry of agriculture and development, ministry of home affairs and ministry of local development, ministry of foreign employment and ministry of women etc. Additionally, the Disaster management component of the project will be implemented under the framework of District Disaster Response Committee (DDRC) plans and District Disaster Response and Management Plan (DDRMP), VDRMP developed by ministry of local development of Kailali, Kanchanpur, Kapilbastu, Acchham, Doti etc.  

5.2.1.4: Synergy with other govt-donor projects and coordination process to reduce duplication:

From its first phase of the project, DCA and its partners have been coordinating with all related INGOs/NGOs, bilateral donor projects, UN and government  agencies at all levels while designing and implementing the project for greater coverage and reducing duplications. Moreover as per the suggestions of and information given by ministry level project facilitation and review committee and CPAC, DCA and its partners have again undertaken coordination meetings with all concerned stakeholders working in the sectors of safe migration in the same working areas such UN women, Helvetas, Care Nepal, World Education and national network of NGOs working in safe migration sector; shared the project activities with them and re-confirmed that there is no duplication at activity level, geographical areas (VDC) and beneficiaries levels. Similarly for resilient livelihood programme/projects, DCA and partners are in regular coordination and contact with DDRC in respective districts, Dpnet, AINTGDM, and UN food security, Right to food network, and other INGOs e.g. Mercy Coprs, Care, Action Aid, DIPECHO partners in Kailali and Kanchanpur, UNICEF in Kapilbastu. This has ensured to reduce duplication and expand coverage.

Moreover the project will develop synergy with the following on-going programmes/projects of the INGOs and bilateral donors and GoN projects/programmes. DCA and partners are in close coordination in following other donor and govt. funded initiatives:

• USAID-GoN/MoAD funded feed the future (food security) project 2013-17 implemented in mid and far western region
• World Bank/GoN/MoAD Food security project implemented in far and mid western region
• IFAD-MoAD High Value crops project in 22 districts including far-western hills
• EU-IDE Agriculture and Nutrition Extension Project- mid western region
• EU-Rural Development Programmes/Agriculture Development Projects 2014-2020- far and mid western regions
• ECHO funded DIPECHO projects of Care, Mercy Corps, Practical Action, Oxfam in far western region for Disaster management sector,
• DFID funded Disaster Management and Community Support Programme projects of Care, Oxfam in Kailali, Kanchanpur, Doti, Achham for DRR and community development sector
• EU-UN Women and SDC-Helvetas, AWO-Germany funded safe migration projects in mid, far, central and eastern regions
• DCA and its partners coordinating and will also coordinate with safe houses for women and girls implemented by Ministry of Women, Child and Social Welfare ( MoWCSW) in Sunsari. DDC and WOREC jointly managing government safe shelter in Udaypur and other relevant working districts especially for women victims of trafficking and VAW.
• Similarly DCA and its partners –FAYA has done coordination meeting with Mercy Corps in Kailali to reduce duplication and increase synergy in disaster risk reduction working areas in Thapapur and Khailad VDCs of Kailali.

Under Resilient Livelihood and Sustainable Food Security Programme:

Under Safe Migration Programme:

(TANGIBLE/HARDWARE and SOFTWARE ACTIVITIES)

 Under Participation in Accountable Governance Programme:

(TANGIBLE/HARDWARE and SOFTWARE ACTIVITIES)

Major Total Expected Outputs of Projects:

1. Approximately 15000 farmers HHs (70,000 people) will have access to resilient livelihood and sustainable food security services and preparedness from disaster through 90 farmers field schools/groups

2. Around 10,000 farmers empowered to have regular access to government food security and DRR programmes

3. At least 15000 potential migrants and their families made aware on safe migration process

4. Approximately 1000 returnee migrant workers receive legal aid, referral services, shelter and other services and claim their entitlements from recruiters and government

5. 300 women and 500 men from Dalits, Madheshi, Muslim are developed as community leaders for their inclusion and participation at local governance bodies and structures

6. Approximately 10,000 women and men from Dalits, Madhesi and Muslim communities have increased access to government programmes and services   

1. Major Expected Outcomes:

• More than 15,000 HHs from excluded and marginalized communities adopt, promote climate resilient and sustainable livelihood/agriculture technologies (low cost, replicable, easy to manage, innovative) reducing the food insecure periods from 180 to 50 days
• Local govt. line agencies acknowledge and promote climate resilient livelihood models in their development programs
• Increased access of excluded and marginalized women and men (more than 10,000 HHs) to govt. programmes /provisions on food security, natural resources, disaster mitigation, preparedness, and response
• Increased legitimate representation and active engagement of excluded and marginalized communities including women in relevant local decision making bodies and CSOs by 50 %
• Increased number of migrants who access services and assistance, including interventions from government through the legal system
• Increased active participation of migrants, particularly women, in public actions, lobbying activities and decision making processes.
• Enhanced effective implementation of existing policies and UN convention on migration and foreign employment policies
• Increased women leaders from discriminated communities (Dalits and other excluded groups) that are elected and actively represented in local governance structures
• Increased influence on gender sensitive policy priorities and resource allocation by a range of women from discriminated groups,
• Increased formal and informal spaces in govt and social institutions for Dalits and other excluded groups to participate and access justice, programmes and resources as per govt. policies and commitments
• Increase in the access to protection measures for safeguarding rights of women/ men human rights defenders and their organizations

5.2.2 Project Objectives:

Overall Objective:

Contribute to poverty reduction of the poorest and vulnerable communities from highly food insecure and disaster affected areas of Nepal through resilient livelihood, safe migration and empowerment.

Specific objectives  

1. Improve resilient livelihoods and sustainable food security of most vulnerable and food insecure communities in disaster prone and food insecure areas in far western region of Nepal

2. Enhancing safer migration through empowerment of potential migrant workers, family members and returnee migrant workers, support to make government policies and systems effective, and strengthening migrants’ civil society organisations.

3. Increase participation of women and men from vulnerable/discriminated communities in furthering accountable governance and fostering a culture of equality and diversity