Project profile — Sahakarya - Building Self-Reliant Communities - I

• Nepal (100.00%)

• Health, General: Health policy and administrative management (12110) (25.00%)
• Government And Civil Society, General: Democratic participation and civil society (15150) (50.00%)
• Agriculture: Agricultural policy and administrative management (31110) (25.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (significant objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (significant objective)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

Sahakarya aims to improve socio-economic conditions of selected communities by promoting equitable and representative community-based organizations (CBOs) capable of managing local resources and interacting with locally elected bodies and government agencies. The goal of the project is to contribute to the reduction of poverty in the hilly regions of Nepal by strengthening community-based organizations (CBOs) through economic and social development. The project is being implemented in the Mid and Far Western Districts: Jumla, Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Surkhet, and Dailekh. The Canadian Executing Agency is Canadian Centre for Studies and International Cooperation (CECI) and the Social Welfare Council (SWC) is the Nepalese government counterpart.

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Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2012) include: As a result of project interventions, the awareness level of the Community Based Organizations and citizens was raised. It contributed to the communities’ increased decision-making power to exercise their rights and entitlements. They were able to put more demand and get more resources set aside for them from the larger national level Local Governance and Community Development Program. - There was an increased in the number of projects Community Based Organizations got from Village Development Committees, 1,483 compared to 387 from the year before. - The amount of project fund accessed increased from Nepalese Rupees 41,218,559 compared to Nepalese Rupees 32,350,907 from the year before. -Community Based Organizations were encouraged by the project to bring in more women and disadvantaged members in to their organisation. Sahakarya Gender Equality and Social Inclusion tools and strategies were helpful to achieve this objective. Participation of women and disadvantaged members in the Community Based Organizations increased: Janajatis (7% from 4%) and Dalits (24% from 21%) before the intervention of the project - the percentages now reflect their make-up in the population.

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• Related activities: Sahakarya - Building Self-Reliant Communities - II