One of the four objectives of our work is to people and communities have improved social justice, human rights, and social well-being through social transformation.
One of the four objectives of our work is to people and communities have improved social justice, human rights, and social well-being through social transformation.
Goal: Communities are able to realize social well-being and sustainable agriculture with active participation of women.
Duration: April 2022 to March 2025
Project Location /Districts:
Beneficiaries
Marginalized women, Small holder farmers, women groups, women network, cooperatives and local NGOs
Funding Partner
KZE/MISEREOR, Germany
Implementing Partner
The Situation (Background)
Rural women in program implementing area are facing numerous challenges stemming from social norms, limited resources and gender inequality. These obstacles include barriers to education, restricted decision-making power, limited access to healthcare and economic marginalization. Domestic violence and social issues also impact their well-being. Furthermore, the excessive use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and hybrid seeds in program area is causing significant damage to the agro-ecology and undermining the sovereignty of farmers. The overreliance on these inputs not only harms the environment but also disrupts the natural balance of ecosystems, leading to soil degradation.
Approach (Strategies)
The community groups, women’s networks, and cooperatives collaborate to achieve locally owned socio-economic visions. Through People Led Development Process (PLDP), they engage in regular discussions and meetings to address social and economic issues. This empowers community people to assert their rights, promote social change, and take action against discrimination. The community also encourages a shift towards food sovereignty and agro-ecology, aiming to attain social well-being and sustainable agriculture. By preserving and transferring local knowledge, resources, and cultures, they strengthen traditional practices. Collective decision-making and the process of action reflection action foster learning, collectivism, and ownership, enabling them to achieve common goals.
Goal
To support local health facilities to deliver basic health services and build a resilient community through community health, disaster risk reduction and disable family support.
Duration
December 2020- November 2023
Location
Kavrepalanchok (Balthali and Chandenimandan), Dolakha (Orang and Bulung) and Sindhuli (Hariharpurgadhi)
Beneficiaries Outreach
11697
Funding Partner
Caritas Poland
The Situation (Background)
In order to build resilient communities, the rural health facilities shall be supported with necessary health equipment. Similarly, the health workers of rural health facilities shall be capacitated through various health related trainings, which will enable them to actively address the community health needs. Likewise, to ensure the communities have improved resilience to future disasters, activities on disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction have been incorporated. The project will also support the vulnerable population especially people/ families with disability through trainings and grant support.
Achievements:
Goal
To promote community participation, strengthening citizen networks and existing spaces, or creating new ones that contribute to society’s empowerment in terms of risk reduction, increased resilience, and adaptation to climate change.
Duration
1st October 2021- 1st October 2023
Location
Gaindakot municipality
Beneficiaries Outreach
11697
Funding Partner
Caritas Spain
The Situation (Background)
Gaindakot Municipality is situated at the foot of the Chure (Siwalik) hills. It lies in the Middle Siwalik region, which is comprised of medium to coarse-grained sandstones interbedded with mudstone. Around 61% of municipality areas are covered by forest. The climate is subtropical monsoon type which is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. Its average annual rainfall is 1455mm and the average annual minimum and maximum temperature are 5ºC and 36ºC respectively. More than 80% of the precipitation occurs from June to September. The increased intensity in rainfall is also resulting in long, dry spells and this is predicted to result in increased droughts.
Trishuli, Kali Gandaki and Narayani are some of the major rivers flowing through the district. All three rivers have a spiritual values and during monsoon the water level rises and result flooding in Narayani belt. The predicted increase in frequency and intensity of rainfall events is likely to result in flash floods and encourages downslope run-off. So communities residing in the city area are at risk of losing assets and lives due to flash flood and riverbank cutting. The major fish species found in the rivers are Rahu (Labeorohita), Hile (Channagaucha), Saur(Channastriatus), Tengar (Mystustengara), Bam (Amphipnouscuchia), Sidra (Puntiassophore), Bahmana) Macrognathusaculatus) etc. The mammals and wildlife species such as Nil Gai, locally called Ghodgadha (Boselaphustragocamelus), Jackal Canisaureus (Rufous-tailed Hare), Caprolagushispidus (Monkey), Maccamulata (Fox), Vulpexbengalensis (Mongoose). The vegetation species found around the project area are Sal (Shorea robusta), Asana (Terminalia tomentosa.), Harro (Terminalia chebula), Barro (Terminalia bellirica), Jamun (Syzygium cumini), Karma (Adina cordifolia), Satisal (Dalbergia latifolia), Simal (Bombax ceiba), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Kusum (Schleicheraoleosa), Teak (Tectona grandis), Ipil ipil (Leucaena leucocephala), Peepal (Ficus religiosa) and Chilaune (Schima wallichii).
Approach (Strategies)
The project will work at municipal and community of ward 2 and 3 of Gaindakot municipality and is thus expected to make a positive impact on the lives of the general population of Gaindakot Municipality, particularly the lives of vulnerable and socio-economically backward groups. The target groups of livelihood support will be;
Achievements and Objectives
Goal
To identify, tap and optimally harness the potential of the youth, who are powerless, oppressed, persecuted and without rights, in such a way as to strike a judicious balance between their own quality of life as well as towards their meaningful contribution to the society especially in socio-economic development and resilience building.
Duration
1st September 2019 – 29th February 2020
Location
Damak Municipality, Jhapa
Beneficiaries Outreach
Vulnerable youths
Funding Partner
Missio
Implementing Partner
Caritas Nepal Sub-Office Damak
The Situation (Background)
Damak Municipality is located in eastern border of Nepal. Youth there are mostly depending on foreign employment for income generation. As youths are going abroad without acquiring any skills, they are forced to face unnecessary hurdles facing physical and mental trauma.
In order to minimize this trend of ending up abroad and returning back disheartened, Caritas with funding partner Missio initiated this project as pilot phase to empower youths and make them capable to do something in home country reducing the brain drain trend. This project also aimed to ensure the rights of youth by providing them opportunities to gain adequate knowledge on role of youth in country development and provisions that they can get from government while working of doing any sort of business in their own country.
As their is a saying that “Children are the pillar of nation”, we believe that same children grows bigger to be youths so empowering youths is a must to move the nation towards sustainable development.
Approach (Strategies)
The project team conducted Focus Group Discussions (FGD) with the objective to understand and prepare the baseline status of the project working areas. FGD has been conducted in ward no. 1, 6 and 7 of Kamal Rural Municipality (RM) in participation of 20 youth committee members. Semi-structured questionnaire covering the status of local level youth policy/guideline, youth capacity/knowledge on DRR and enterprise, status of youth institutions and so on so forth, was used to question the youth committee members. The project team has updated baseline status based on the current circumstances.
Achievements
Goal
To ensure a safe and dignified labor migration. To improve the knowledge and skills of migrants, communities and local institutions through awareness raising, skills development and institutional capacity building
Duration
June 2018 to May 2020
Location
Damak Municipality-Jhapa and Godavari Municipality-Lalitpur
Beneficiaries Outreach
Potential migrants, migrant families Returnees, Youths and Local Governing bodies
Funding Partner
Caritas Germany
Implementing Partner
Jagriti Child and Youth Concern Nepal (JCYCN), Anamnagar, Kathmandu
The Situation (Background)
The global migration trend has increased significantly in the last decade. Nepal is not exempt. In the period from 1993 to 2015, more than 3.8 million (14% of the total population) work permits were issued by the Nepalese Government. In addition, each day hundreds of young people move to the Gulf States because of better job opportunities.
However, lack of knowledge about safe labour migration and lack of qualifications that are essential for employment abroad are dimming the prospect of a career.
Approach (Strategies)
Knowledge and skills are enhanced through professional training, information events, awareness-raising campaigns for safe migration, legal, health and psychosocial support, family counselling, pre-departure orientation, national-level meetings, distribution of IEC materials, coaching courses and data collection.
Vocational training in particular should also help young people to acquire skills in order to be successful in their country of origin. This also helps to reduce the number of migrants.
Achievements
Goal
Promote women in Western Nepal so that they can contribute to good governance and inclusive development.
Duration
June 2018 to July 2020
Location
Birendranagar Municipality
Beneficiaries Outreach
There are 462 members, including 45 male adults, 251 female adults, 94 young girls and 72 young boys. Of the 462 beneficiaries, 2 women and 1 man are disabled persons.
Funding Partner
Implementing Partner
Australian NGO Cooperation Program
The Situation (Background)
In the patriarchal society of Nepal, women usually subordinate to men in virtually all walks of life. The indispensable contribution women make to the economy also goes largely unnoticed, as their traditional role is often taken for granted. In addition, about 28% of Nepalese women are exposed to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
Approach (Strategies)
Women and girls should therefore learn to counterbalance unequal power relations and gender stereotypes, so that they have the same development and relationship opportunities as male members of the community.
The aim of the project is to promote the role of women and to motivate them to become involved in social issues. In this process, leadership development and critical engagement with the local government are promoted.
Given that many women have a very limited freedom of choice and socio-economic and political participation permits, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed to strengthen women’s rights, empower women and promote gender equality.
Achievements
Goal
To contribute to the holistic growth of children by introducing courses that address the development of infants, as well as by improving access to safe drinking water and the nutrition and income situation of families.
Duration
May 2017 to May 2020
Location
Jajarkot, Bheri Municipality
Beneficiaries Outreach
1,933 women participants, 153 children in early childhood development centres and in total 1,730 child participants benefiting from water and sanitation improvement activities.
Funding Partner
Implementing Partner
Kinder Missionswerk, ECCA (Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness)
The Situation (Background)
Jajarkot is located in the west of Nepal, is characterized by a hilly landscape and belongs to one of the most remote areas of Nepal. Good road connection exists only up to the main administrative location. Also, in the area of power supply and telephone connection Jajarkot is laggard.
Approach (Strategies)
The project supports children and their families by providing knowledge about the purchase and cultivation of nutritious food and vegetables. In addition, children at the ECDC (Early Childhood Development Center) are guaranteed play, fun, education and safety, which play an important part in child development.
In children’s clubs, children have the opportunity to organize their own activities and learn about clean water, hygiene and nutrition.
For women in this community, monthly meetings are held to raise awareness of thrifty and effective households, nutrition, early childhood development and child marriages. An attempt is being made to improve the livelihood of female group members by lending to women.
Achievements
Early Childhood Development Centre
Child Club
Woman groups
General
Goal
Rehabilitation of substance users and HIV / AIDS sufferers. Socio-economic empowerment of young people
Duration
June 2017 to May 2020
Location
Bhaisepati, Lalitpur
Beneficiaries Outreach
34 participants
Funding Partner
Implementing Partner
Salvation Nepal
The Situation (Background)
Teenagers are particularly vulnerable to bad habits such as excessive consumption of alcohol and other drugs due to their low age. Often, this bad habit has become associated with depressive illness.
Approach (Strategies)
For this reason, Caritas Nepal supports affected youth in the fight against their dependency and prevents them from developing such behavior through an anti-drug campaigns.
Achievements
Achievements
Goal
To encourage poor people to demand their human rights, to support the emerging democracy in Nepal and to improve the housing situation by creating sustainable livelihoods.
Duration
April 2019 to March 2022
Location
Saptari, Makwanpur, Kapilvastu, Dang, Gulmi, Palpa,
Beneficiaries Outreach
Marginalized women and Children, Local Government Offices, CBO’s and cooperatives, Local NGOs, Political representatives
Funding Partner
KZE and Misereor Germany
Implementing Partner
The Situation (Background)
Especially women and children are affected by social exclusion in the listed districts. Violence against women and child marriages are not uncommon. In addition, the lack of technical and agricultural knowledge aggravates the situation of many families.
Approach (Strategies)
Disadvantaged women and children are therefore supported by various activities. The project though does not aim to provide as much knowledge as possible to those affected, but rather to network the members of the community with each other, in such a way that those affected benefit from each other. This will be achieved gradually through specific exchange visits, exchange and discussion activities.
Regular social discussions and exchanges of experiences through street dramas and meetings animate female members and children’s clubs to participate socially. These activities seek to encourage each individual to assert their rights and to realize themselves in order to possibly initiate social change within the society.
Achievements
Goal: Increase knowledge and skills on safe migration through awareness and capacity building
Location: Lalitpur, Godawari Municipality – 5, 6 wards. 385 participants.
Period: October 2017 to March 2018
The trend of migration globally has increased significantly in the past decade. Nepal is no different to that. In the period of 1993 to 2015 more than 3.8 million (14% of the total population) work permits were issued by the Nepalese Government. This figure excludes the migrants working in India and those who have migrated illegally. Hundreds of youths migrate each day for work namely to the gulf states.
Lack of ability to pursue safe migration for work and lack of skills needed for accessing employment in foreign countries results in migrants. CN with various vocational and technical capacity building trainings is empowering youths for developing self-confidence to achieve success in their own country which is helping to decrease the number of unsafe migration.
Duration: June 2017 to September 2018
Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) project was designed to uplift the local dwellers of the Raptisonari Gaupalika of Banke District. This district ranks 26th out of 75 districts in context to vulnerability to floods. On July 2016, the natural course of the river blocked by the Laxmanpur dam and Kalkala embankment constructed by the India breaching international standards, and as per the record maintained by the Kusum based flood recording center the water level in the river was up to 5.70 meters at the center. Due to which around 600 families had been displaced, one person even died. There was a significant damage to vital infrastructure such as roads, irrigation, drinking water facility, agriculture and property. In order to mitigate the risk of the disaster the project is design to Improve the livelihood along with building the capacity of vulnerable communities of Rapti Sonari Area.
Duration: May 2016 to July 2019
Caritas Nepal with the financial support from Caritas Germany launched a three-year project entitled“Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives in Jumla and Mugu Districts”, in Jumla and Mugu. The overall objective of the project was to improve the resilience of vulnerable communities to future potential disasters (earthquakes and climate-induced hazards) leading to improved lives and livelihood security.
The project has been designed to improve the resilience of vulnerable communities towards potential future disasters and to increase food security by strengthening livelihoods opportunities in the communities. The primary beneficiaries of the project were conflict and disaster-affected and those who lived in disaster-prone areas, with special focus on rural poor, women, dalits and people with disabilities. The project has been implemented in four rural municipalities (Tatopani, Tila, Hima, and Kanakasundari) of Jumla; one rural municipality (Khatyad) and one municipality (Chhayanath Rara) of Mugu. The project was working with 12 cooperatives and 12 child clubs to improve the local capacities to identify and implement preventive and mitigation measures to reduce the risk of earthquake and climate-induced hazards and improve and diversify food production and livelihood options for target communities.
The project has covered 1723 HHs (60.64 % were female and 19.2% were Dalits) as the direct beneficiaries and 8334 individuals are the indirect beneficiaries.
Duration: June 2017 to May 2018
The project entitled “Institutional Capacity Building to Sustain the Impacts of Safer School Project (ICB Project) in Udayapur district of Nepal”, had been designed and implemented to ensure the sustainability of previous safer School project’s impacts. It was more like an exit strategy as a project. The overall project objective of the project was School Disaster Management committee and a local organization are engaged in disaster management activities to increase the resilience of school and community. The strategic objective was Self-sustaining changes are realized and foundation developed for project sustainability and viability of the local organization.
The project activities had implemented in 3 municipalities (Triyuga, Chaudandigadi, and Khambu) of Udayapur district, targeting six higher secondary schools. More than 500 participants: student, parents, teacher, School Management Committee and NGO staffs were benefitted.
ICB project engaged in a variety of activities contributing to the intended result. The project reformed schools disaster Management Committee (DMC) in all target schools. The project has contributed to improving the institutional capacity and skills of students in DRR through training, Awareness, exposure and developing guidelines and policies.
Goal: Securing survival, safety and dignity of communities
Location: Morang
Period: January 2015 to June 2018
Caritas has been working to prevent trafficking since 1995. Our focus has always been centered on preventing trafficking for forced labor and prostitution.
Since the beginning, we have been providing awareness on trafficking issues through advocacy from the local to national level. Awareness campaigns, street dramas, workshops, TOT (Training Of Trainers), empowerment and leadership trainings are being organized in different parts of Nepal reaching out to the community, particularly children and women.
Through this we have been empowering communities to pursue gender justice concerns such as gender equality, and prevent violence, abuse, exploitation and trafficking. ‘Human beings are not commodities. The value of a human being is immeasurable, human dignity needs to be protected,’ with this message, Caritas Nepal in collaboration with Prakash Saving and Credit Cooperative of Jadah, organized street drama at four places (Don Bosco Chowk, Damauriya Border, Laxminagar and Don Bosco School) of Jadah Municipality, Morang.
Approximately, around 1,500 people observed the drama entitled ‘Price of Human.’ It was an effective public awareness program on anti-trafficking with a mix of typical humor, song, slogan and simple dialogue for empowering people on gender equality and strengthening communities capacity to address gender concerns including prevention of gender violence and trafficking.
Duration: April 2016 to March 2018
Strengthening Community Resilience Program in Mahottari & Dhanusha districts is implemented by our local partner Community Development & Advocacy Forum Nepal Bardibas Mahottari , funded by Caritas Germany and Caritas Nepal. Project was designed for three years. Now, Project was completed in two year & running in third year till March 2019.
The primary problems faced by community supported under the project are climate change adaption, vegetable farming, reducing the use of pesticide, drought tolerant paddy seed, improved goat management, preparedness knowledge on disaster management specially on earth quake safety, degraded & reclaim land management by plantation, impact of drought in livelihood, safe drinking water & safe construction practices for irrigation management.
The strategic objective of the project was, Vulnerabilities reduced and capacities enhanced of community and individual household to make safer and resilient against hazards like soil erosion, drought, fire, flash flood and earthquake in propose area of project. The primary beneficiaries of the project were disaster vulnerable people, with special focus on rural poor, women, Dalit and people with disabilities.
In implementation phase, community people, local stakeholders & leaders are assisting in beneficiaries’ selection, staffs facilitate them in process. In this regard, most vulnerable people in terms of poverty, disaster and disadvantage females are selected. The direct & indirect beneficiaries households proposed in project document were 3,000 & 18,184 respectively. Actual beneficiary households covered by project are 4786 and 8480. Among them the number of female is 4834.
Animation trainings instill in development workers and animators primary values and principles such as respect for human dignity and human rights, and organizing communities for common good in a democratic and inclusive manner. Once they agree on primary values and principles, the animators and development workers are to practice these values and principles themselves and promote the same through their work in the needy locations. Animation encourages development workers to respect the poor, backward and marginalized people and families and engage with them as brothers and sisters to work for change. In this way, animation process encourages local leaders and development workers to take time to understand the people and accordingly find suitable ways to rapport with them and to encourage them to work for social transformation.
Four animation trainings were conducted in the reported period (2017/18) with the financial 1 support from Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Caritas Germany (CG).
Goal
To increase the quality of life of the Chepang community. To improve the community’s resilience to future disasters.
Duration
August 2017 to July 2020
Location
Ichhyakamana Rural Municipality, Chitwan
Beneficiaries Outreach
527 Households
Funding Partner
Caritas Germany
Implementing Partner
NRUSEC (Nepal Rural Self Resilience Champaign)
The Situation (Background)
The Chepang are one of the most deprived indigenous groups in Nepal and are classified as “highly marginalized”. The earthquake in Nepal in 2015 and its aftershocks have contributed to further worsening the living conditions of the Chepang community in the project area.
Approach (Strategies)
The project supports a wide range of poverty reduction, livelihood, disaster risk reduction, community mobilization and empowerment measures. In the course of this, courses are offered that address better agricultural strategies, group management and child marriages and their bad effects. In addition, hygiene campaigns and training sessions on vegetable cultivation are supported. Children are motivated to go to school regularly in order to reduce their drop-out rate.
Achievements