Important Snapshot

Project One : Suaahara, Good Nutrition Project

Title: Suaahara, Good Nutrition Project

Donor: USAID/ Save the Children

Period: 1^st May 2015 to 29 February 2016

District/VDC: Rukum

VDCs: All

Major theme/ activities:

Organize 5 days MIYCN inclduing Suaahara components FCHVs and key non-health sector staff (CLT)
Organzie 1 days ward level interaction with 1000 days months and key family members mothers’ /decision makers
Celebrate nutrition related days such as Breastfeeding Week, Iodine Month, School Health and Nutrition Week, Egg Day, FCHV Day at district and VDC level with a focus on interacting with 1,000 days women and family members to promote the day-specific behavior.
Organize food demonstration sessions including Citizen Awarness Centers (CACs), health mother’s groups (HMGs) and homestead food production (HFP) group members using locally available foods and also ensure male engagement during these sessions. (25% VDCs)

Project Two: Livelihood and Nutrition Project (LNP)

Title: Livelihood and Nutrition Project (LNP)

Donor: Save the Children International

Period: Jan 2013 to Dec 2015

District/VDC: Rukum

VDCs: Rungha, Bhalakcha, Syalapakh, Pipal, Banphikot, Magma, Duli, Aathbiskot, Aathbisdandagaun, and Jhula

Major theme/ activities:

Improved infant and young child feeding behaviors

Nutrition education session conduction.
Demonstration of foods from locally available resources/materials.
School kitchen gardening.
Home kitchen gardening.

Strengthened agricultural service providers and market outlets and linked with government agencies and the private sector.

Support to link agriculture products to markets
Capacity building agriculture value chain actor
Coordination and networking with District Education Office, District Health Office, District Agriculture Development Office (DADO) and private sector

Improved delivery of nutrition service on growth monitoring and counseling at community.

Growth monitoring of children and infants.
Referral support to malnutrition affected children to rehabilitation centre at Neplagunj.
Logistic support to DHO for growth monitoring.

Improved group’s capacity on saving credit, leadership and governance.

Group formation, registration, conduction of training account keeping training, group leadership traing ext to group and cooperative members.

Increased level of household income through creation of micro-enterprises and vocational skill.

Conduction of carpentry and tailoring trainings.

Prioritized the concerns of children and youths in local level policy and programmes enabling their access on budget and other resources.

Project Three : Multi stakeholder forestry Program (MSFP)

Title: Multi stakeholder forestry Program (MSFP)

Donor: Rupantaran Nepal

Period: Jul 2014 to August 2016

District/VDC: Rukum

VDCs:

Bhalakcha, Muru, Rungha,Khara, Chhibang, Garayala ,peugha,Nuwakot,Kholagaun,Simlee and Purtimkanda

Major theme/ activities:

Outcome 2: Private Sector increase investment and jobs in the forestry sector

Skill development trainings conduction such as MADAL making and furniture
Capacity building on enterprise selection and establishment
Entrepreneurship development training
Support to prepare business plan

Outcome 3: Rural Communities -Especially Poor, Disadvantaged and Climate Vulnerable People and Households-Benefit from Local Forest Management and Other Investments

Forest Survey and Inventory of growing stock
Community Forestry Operational Plan (OP)revision,
Strengthen capacity of Agriculture Forestry Coordination Committee on forestry and climate change adaption ,
Forest Management,

Project Four : Income Generation for Deprived Group (IGDP)

Title: Income Generation for Deprived Group (IGDP)

Donor:Poverty Alleviation Fund(PAF)

Period: 2066 to Till now ( long term)

District/VDC: Rukum

VDCs: Rungha, Simli, Kotjahari, Bijayashwari and Hukam

Bhalakcha, Muru, Rungha,Khara, Chhibang, Garayala ,peugha,Nuwakot,Kholagaun,Simlee and Purtimkanda

Major theme/ activities:

Social mobilization: VDC level Orientation, Ward level Orientation, group formation, capacity building and mobilization

Income generation program: bee keeping, goat raising, buffalo, seasonal and off seasonal vegetable cultivation

Infrastructure development support:

Water supply. Irrigation, primary school building, suspension bridge and as demand/needs of Communities

Capacity building:

capacity building on group management, record keeping, leadership, Logistic Support
Proposal preparation: public audits etc
Starting Improvement SIYB (TOPE) training
Monitoring and Evaluation Mobilization on sanitation as ODF activities

Project Five: Sustainable Sanitation for All

Title: Sustainable Sanitation for All

Donor: SNV Nepal

Period: 1^st September 2014 to September 2018

District/VDC: Rukum

VDCs: Khalanga, Hukam, Takasera ,chhibang,kanda simlee, Kol and Kankri

Major theme/ activities:

Sanitation Supply Chain Development

capacity building on group management, record keeping, leadership, Logistic Support
Proposal preparation: public audits etc
Conduct mason trainings, with documentation of training – 16 masons trained

BCC- Behavioral change Communication and Post ODF activities

Develop district BCC strategy (based on findings provided by SNV on formative research) and facilitate process of endorsement by district stakeholders
Design and implement BCC campaigns for district level awareness
Develop hygiene promotion IEC materials
Provide TOT (3 days) on BCC, with documentation of training, at District level-20 trainers trained
Conduct Training of facilitators as local resource people for BCC, with documentation of training – 15 facilitators trained
Conduct BCC activities, in the post-triggering phase of SDC, in the VDC (household level, schools, institutions, public places) through local media, street drama, door to door etc.
Monitor impact of BCC activities by assessing the number of people that are reached and number of people that are changing practices/behaviours