Ongoing Programs – Sahakarmi Samaj https://sahakarmisamaj.org Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:22:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://sahakarmisamaj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-icon-32x32.png Ongoing Programs – Sahakarmi Samaj https://sahakarmisamaj.org 32 32 Facilitating the Implementation of the activities under the Accountability Project https://sahakarmisamaj.org/ongoing-programs/facilitating-the-implementation-of-the-activities-under-the-accountability-project/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:21:50 +0000 http://www.sahakarmisamaj.org/?p=2732

Ongoing Program

Facilitating the Implementation of the activities under the Accountability Project

Project duration: 20th April 2023 to 20th Oct 2023

Funding Organization: UNDP

Project objectives:

  • To enhance the communication/ feedback loop between the citizens and the government, and raise awareness

Project coverage:

  • 4 districts and 10 municipalities

Target beneficiaries:

Household coverage: 2000 direct households

Project Volume: 12,961 Euro

No. of staff: 4

Other Ongoing Programs

]]> Livelihood Initiatives for Vulnerable and Excluded https://sahakarmisamaj.org/ongoing-programs/livelihood-initiatives-for-vulnerable-and-excluded/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:20:07 +0000 http://www.sahakarmisamaj.org/?p=2729

Ongoing Program

Livelihood Initiatives for Vulnerable and Excluded

Project duration: January 2023 to December 2023 (Pilot Project)

Funding Organization: FEMI, Netherlands

Implementing partners/consortium:

  • Sambriddha Samaj, Dang

Project Goal:

  • By the end of 2025, 1400 (1290 female and 110 male) marginalized households will have enhanced livelihood and food security of marginalized and socially- excluded communities through improved farm practices and animal husbandry.

Project goal (FEMI): to strengthen the COSELI project in year 1 by

  • Expanding the community groups with 19 extra (already existing 51 + 19 extra = 70 in total)
  • Strengthen the team with capacity building and hiring an extra Community Educator and Agricultural technician

Key approach:

  1. Facilitation on Empowerment and Social Transformation:
    • Social Analysis and Listening Survey
    • Group Formation
    • Problem definition, Action Planning, and Implementation
    • Organizational development.
  2. Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
  3. Right Based Approach
  4. Collaboration with Local Government
  5. Group fund mobilization (Local resource mobilization based on entrepreneurship/economic growth.
  6. Partnership with CBNOs and CBNO Federation

Project coverage:

  • Dangisharan Rural Municipality

Target beneficiaries: Poor, marginalized, food insecure Dalits, women, and lead farmers.  

Household coverage: 1400

Project Volume: 15k Euro

No. of project staff: 4

Other Ongoing Programs

]]> SAHAJ PROJECT (Integrated Program for Strengthening Security and Justice) https://sahakarmisamaj.org/ongoing-programs/sahaj-project-integrated-program-for-strengthening-security-and-justice/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:18:31 +0000 http://www.sahakarmisamaj.org/?p=2726

Ongoing Program

SAHAJ PROJECT (Integrated Program for Strengthening Security and Justice)

Project duration: July 2023 to December 2023

Funding Organization: International Alert, IJPSJ/UK AID

Project objectives:

  • To strengthen Community-Police Partnership (CPP)
  • To improve access to security and justice for women and marginalized individuals

Project coverage:

  • 2 palika of Karnali Province
  • 4 palikas of Lumbini Province

Target beneficiaries: Women and Marginalized individuals

Project Volume: 19.5k Euro

Other Ongoing Programs

]]> Capacity development of Community Groups/Tole Bikaas Committee and Community Governance Strengthening Program https://sahakarmisamaj.org/ongoing-programs/capacity-development-of-community-groups-tole-bikaas-committee-and-community-governance-strengthening-program-2/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:01:40 +0000 http://www.sahakarmisamaj.org/?p=2723

Ongoing Program

Capacity development of Community Groups/Tole Bikaas Committee and Community Governance Strengthening Program

Project duration: June 2019 to July 2024

Funding Organization: Bheri Municipality of Jajarkot district, and Jagannath Municipality, Budinanda Municipality, Badimalika Municipality, and Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district.

Project objectives:

  • To support the existing mechanism of local government for effective mobilization, implementation, and management of local government for Community Groups/ Tole Bikaas through strengthening their organizational, management, and mobilization capacity.
  • To create an enabling environment for those mechanisms to have access to resources by developing coordination and collaboration with various organizations.

Key approach:

  1. Facilitation on Empowerment and Social Transformation:
    • Social Analysis and Listening Survey
    • Group Formation
    • Problem definition, Action Planning, and Implementation
    • Organizational development.
  2. Coordination with Local Government for access to resources
  3. Use of local resource
  4. Good governance

Project coverage:

  • Bheri Municipality
  • Jagannath Municipality
  • Budinanda Municipality
  • Badimalika Municipality
  • Gaumul RM

Target beneficiaries: Marginalized and Rural Households

Household coverage: 80% of households of the total household coverage of the mentioned palikas.

Project Volume: 30k Euro

No. of project staff: 19

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]]> Water Justice Fund https://sahakarmisamaj.org/ongoing-programs/water-justice-fund/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:00:24 +0000 http://www.sahakarmisamaj.org/?p=2720

Ongoing Program

Water Justice Fund

Project duration: October 2022 to December 2023

Funding Organization: Simavi, Netherlands

Implementing partners/consortium:

  • Samabesi Bikas Samaj, Kailali
  • Samaj Bikas Sanjal, Dang

Objectives:

The objective of the program revolves around Key features of the climate justice framework (i.e., increase the capacity of communities to respond to climate crises); gender equality objectives (by amplifying the voice and agency of women and girls), and adopting a shift-the-power approach. The Water Justice Fund intends to provide customized grants designed around the fund’s unique climate financing model and assess its feasibility during its pilot phase of 2023. The fund’s climate financing model based on localization offers climate adaptation grants related to water, the last mile women and girls. The grants start with women and girls identifying climate vulnerability related to water that she seeks to redress and follows her decision and leadership in producing ways to support that. The grant seeks to support and strengthen women and girls agency and leadership in responding to and adapting to climate change adversities.

Key approach:

  1. Facilitation on Empowerment and Social Transformation:
  • Social Analysis and Listening Survey
  • Group Formation
  • Problem definition, Action Planning and Implementation
  • Organizational development.
  1. Group fund mobilization
  2. Grant-making

Project coverage:

  • Banglachuli Rural Municipality of Dang
  • Gauriganga Municipality of Kailali.

Target beneficiaries: Marginalized Women and adolescent girls of the last mile deprived of the WASH facilities.  

Household coverage: 576

Project Volume: 38k Euro  

No. of project staff: 6

Other Ongoing Programs

]]> Strengthening Community Engagement at the Local Level through Mobilization and Empowerment of Tole Lane Organizations (TLOs) to Improve Local Governance https://sahakarmisamaj.org/ongoing-programs/strengthening-community-engagement-at-the-local-level-through-mobilization-and-empowerment-of-tole-lane-organizations-tlos-to-improve-local-governance/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:57:58 +0000 http://www.sahakarmisamaj.org/?p=2717

Ongoing Program

Strengthening Community Engagement at the Local Level through Mobilization and Empowerment of Tole Lane Organizations (TLOs) to Improve Local Governance

Project duration: 2023 (Pilot) to 2027 (Expected)

Funding Organization: The Asia Foundation, Australian Aid

Objectives:

  • To enhance awareness and capacity of “TLOs” and their network, especially marginalized members, and their engagement with local government to secure citizen rights, and inclusion with woman leadership to government services and resources.
  • To strengthen local governance processes for inclusive annual planning and budgeting process, increased transparency and accountability, and service delivery including health facilities.
  • To strengthen resource mobilization mechanisms and enterprise development of members of TLO.

Key approach:

  1. Facilitation on Empowerment and Social Transformation:
  • Social Analysis and Listening Survey
  • Group Formation
  • Problem definition, Action Planning and Implementation
  • Organizational development.
  1. Strengthening coordination with local government
  2. Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
  3. Conflict Sensitivity and Mitigation
  4. Local resource-based entrepreneurship/economic growth

Project coverage:

  • Birendranagar Municipality of Surkhet
  • Tikapur Municipality of Kailali

Target beneficiaries: Marginalized community, underserved, PWDs, and disadvantaged groups, deprived of the WASH facilities.  

Household coverage: 59,307

Project Volume: 125k Euro

No. of project staff: 33

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]]> Community-led Agroecological Practices for Food Sovereignty (CAPFS) https://sahakarmisamaj.org/ongoing-programs/community-led-agroecological-practices-for-food-sovereignty-capfs/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:51:33 +0000 http://www.sahakarmisamaj.org/?p=2714

Ongoing Program

Community-led Agroecological Practices for Food Sovereignty (CAPFS)

Project duration: January 2022 to December 2024

Funding Organization: FASTENAKTION, Switzerland

Project Impact:

An increased standard of living for marginalized people resulting from ensuring food security through agroecology practices, enhanced capacity to access available resources and strengthening community governance through viable and inclusive community-level groups that will have their own operational process, resources, and accountable structures.

  • Objective 1: By the end of 2024, 600 HHs (285 Dalit HHs; 175 Janajati HHs; 140 Chhetri HHs) are effectively empowered to strengthen sustainable livelihood through agroecology
  • Objective 2: By the end of 2024, 600 HHs (285 Dalit HHs; 175 Janajati HHs; 140 Chhetri HHs) will enhance their food and agriculture situation through the promotion of kitchen gardens, fruits, and fodder and other agroecology initiatives.
  • Objective 3: By the end of 2024, 24 CDG, and 1 CBNO will advocate influencing the Junichande RM and Karnali Province to establish legal frameworks, and strategies to initiate services on agroecology.

Key approach:

  1. Facilitation on Empowerment and Social Transformation:
    • Social Analysis and Listening Survey
    • Group Formation
    • Problem definition, Action Planning, and Implementation
    • Organizational development.
  2. Development of Local Resource Persons and Mobilization
  3. Agroecology and food interventions
  4. Matching with Local Government
  5. Community Advocacy

Project coverage:

  • Junichande Rural Municipality (wards no. 7, 8, & 9)

Target beneficiaries: Community leaders, small farmers, and women and disadvantaged groups.  

Household coverage: 600

Project Volume: 150k Euro

No. of project staff: 5

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]]> Enabling Truth, Memory, and Justice (Oct 2022- September 2025) https://sahakarmisamaj.org/ongoing-programs/enabling-truth-memory-and-justice-oct-2022-september-2025/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:48:50 +0000 http://www.sahakarmisamaj.org/?p=2711

Ongoing Program

Enabling Truth, Memory, and Justice (Oct 2022- September 2025)

Project duration: January 2022 to December 2024

Funding Organization: International Alert

Project Objectives:

  • To strengthen the capacity of local government and local civil society to conflict sensitively document, archive, and preserve victim’s stories for truth, justice, reconciliation, and memorialization, especially victims from marginalized caste and ethnoreligious groups, women, youth, sexual and gender minorities, and people with disabilities.
  • To strengthen locally-led advocacy and education initiatives to enhance local, provincial, and federal government accountability on reparation, and memorialization efforts and to promote learning from past conflict and encourage non-recurrence in the future.
  • To empower conflict victims, survivors, and their families, especially those who have been marginalized based on caste or ethnoreligious background, gender, age, sexual orientation, or disability, to effectively participate in safe TJ processes to reflect their individual and collective needs.

Key approach:

  1. Facilitation on Empowerment and Social Transformation:
  • Social Analysis and Listening Survey
  • Group Formation
  • Problem definition, Action Planning, and Implementation
  • Organizational development.
  1. Right-based Advocacy
  2. Locally led Advocacy

Project coverage:

  • Surkhet (Chingad RM, Chaukune RM, and Birendranagar Municipality)
  • Rukum west (Musikot Municipality, Triveni RM)
  • Rukum East (Bhume RM)

Target beneficiaries: Conflict victims and their families.  

Project Volume: 224k Euro

No. of project staff: 8

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]]> SHAKTI (Empowered Civil Societies of Nepal) https://sahakarmisamaj.org/ongoing-programs/shakti-empowered-civil-societies-of-nepal/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:43:51 +0000 http://www.sahakarmisamaj.org/?p=2702

Ongoing Program

SHAKTI (Empowered Civil Societies of Nepal)

Project duration: October 2022 to November 2025

Funding Organization: SHEP/ Irish Aid Ireland Gaumul RM & Jajannath RM of Bajura

Implementing partners/consortium:

  • Samabesi Bikas Samaj, Kailali
  • Kanchanpur Samudayik Bikas Kendra, Kanchanpur

Objectives:

Project aim:  Contribute to a sustainable and empowered civil society, by mobilizing marginalized people in rural Nepal

Project objectives:

  • Objective 1 .1 Build capacity of 4 CBNOS and 138 CDGs to organize, be socially inclusive, engage with Government and claim legal rights and entitlements
  • Objective 1 .2 Enhance food security and climate resilience & engage youth in Agroecology and green entrepreneurship
  • Objective 2.1 Revised policies, procedures and working practices of 4 Palikas (1 Rural Municipality and 3 Municipalities) in line with rural communities’ needs, rights and priorities related to GESI, Youth, Climate Resilience, and Food Security

Key approach:

  1. Facilitation on Empowerment and Social Transformation:
  • Social Analysis and Listening Survey
  • Group Formation
  • Problem definition, Action Planning, and Implementation
  • Organizational development.
  1. Right Based Approach
  2. Community Mobilization
  3. Youth Engagement for Governance and Civic-Participation
  4. Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
  5. Conflict Sensitive and Mitigation Approach
  6. Climate Adaptive Village
  7. Collaboration with Local Government
  8. Local resource-based entrepreneurship/economic growth
  9. Community Networking

Project coverage:

  • Gaumul RM & Jagannath RM Bajura
  • Gauriganga Municipality Kailali
  • Beldandi RM Kanchanpur

Target beneficiaries: Marginalized Community people, Women. Youths, Dalit, Janjati, PWD  

Household coverage: 3600

Project Volume: 410k Euro

Number of project staff: 20

Other Ongoing Programs

]]> Community Organizing for Sustainable and Empowerment based livelihood Improvement Program Phase 2 (COSELI 2) (2021-2025) https://sahakarmisamaj.org/ongoing-programs/community-organizing-for-sustainable-and-empowerment-based-livelihood-improvement-program-phase-2-coseli-2-2021-2025/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:38:52 +0000 http://www.sahakarmisamaj.org/?p=2697

Ongoing Program

Community Organizing for Sustainable and Empowerment based Livelihood Empowerment Phase 2

January 2021 to December 2025

Funding Organisation: Development Fund, Norway

Implementing partners/consortium:

  • Paschim Jajarkot Bikas Samaj, Jajarkot
  • Samaj Bikas Sanjal, Dang
  • Sambriddha Samaj Samaj, Dang
  • Bheri Samudayik Bikas Samaj, Jajarkot
  • Tribeni Bikas Samaj, Banke
  • Janashakti Bikas Samaj, Bardiya
  • Nepal Gandharva Samaj, Banke

Project Impact:

Strengthened climate resilience, well-being & community governance in rural communities of Western Nepal.

The grass-root organizations in meaningful collaboration with the local government will have practiced, implemented, and established CAV, obtaining a sustainable and empowered improvement in the standard of living.

Project Outcomes:

  • Improved food security and nutrition for rural households.
  • Increased economic empowerment for rural households, especially women, youth, and marginalized groups.
  • Improved government services and legal frameworks in line with rural communities. needs, rights, and priorities.
  • Rural women and marginalized groups have increased influence and recognition within their households, grassroots organizations, and communities

Key approach:

  1. Facilitation on Empowerment and Social Transformation:
    • Social Analysis and Listening Survey
    • Group Formation
    • Problem definition, Action Planning, and Implementation
    • Organizational development.
  2. Partnership with local CBNOs
  3. Community mobilization
  4. Climate Adapted Village
  5. Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
  6. Right Based Approach
  7. Youth Engagement for Governance and Civic-Participation
  8. Collaboration with Local Government
  9. Group fund mobilization (Local resource mobilization based on entrepreneurship/economic growth.
  10. Community Networking
  11. Partnership with CBNOs and CBNO Federation

Project coverage:

  • Bajura: Jagannath RM
  • Banke: Kohalpur Municipality and Janaki RM
  • Bardiya: Badhaiyatal RM and Gulariya RM
  • Dang: Banglachuli RM and Dangisharan RM
  • Jajarkot: Bheri Municipality, Chhedagad RM, and Shivalaya RM

Target beneficiaries: Poor, marginalized, climate-vulnerable women, and food insecure Dalits, women, and lead farmers.  

Household coverage: 12,213

Project Volume: 1.3 million Euro

No. of project staff: 40

Other Ongoing Programs

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