Program location: 21 VDCs of Banke, Bardiya and Surkhet districts
Implementing partners: Tharu Women Upliftment Center, Bardia and Social Awareness Center Nepal, Surkhet
Program Duration : 1 January 2010 to 31 June 2013
Goal: To establish peaceful and harmonious society in 21 action villages of Program Districts – Banke, Bardiya, Surkhet
Major Actions:
- Women Group Formation and Institutionalization
- Peace Education
- Livestock Based Income Generation Program
- Piloting of Conflict Reconciliation
Major Quantitative results
Beneficiaries
Total number of beneficiaries : 164,396 (Female 126452 i.e. 77% and Male 37944 i.e. 23%)
Secondary beneficiaries double of the direct beneficiaries i.e. 328,892.
Few major qualitative results :
Livestock Distribution:
Improved family income sources from livestock raising
Used animal waste as farm yard manure for vegetable cultivation
Enhanced participation of women in program activities due to tangible economic benefit from livestock program
Increased visibility of the program
Key results of the interventions are:
Increased practices of consuming fresh vegetables produced in the farm of women groups members and maintained balanced diet to improve the health of family member
Increased source of income to women group members of program areas by sailing vegetable in nearby markets
Fodder Supplies
Started practice of planting fodder in community forestry by women group members of Bake
Increased awareness and knowledge among beneficiary women on fodder management for proper livestock management
Increased quantity of fodder production in the farm land of women group members to feed their livestock
Peace Building Seminar workshop, Campaign and Interaction :
Some of the major results of the interventions are:
Sensitized community people on negative aspects of conflict in the community
Updated and forwarded the list of conflict victims with recommendation to provide relief package to Local Peace Committee of Government
Made commitment by VLPCs of program VDCs to provide relief package to conflict victims
Enhanced knowledge transformation about peace education to parents through their school going children
Increased collaborative efforts to conduct peace building events through school and youth clubs
Some Effects/Impact level results
Initiated collective farming by some group members thereby promoting social harmony
Initiated collective peace building campaigns by women group members in collaboration with other local organizations
Increased access of group members to resources and services of local government and non-governmental organizations
Increased group fund through collective daily wage work in plantation and harvest season
Increased level of income of women group members through livestock based income generation activities
Increased cooperation and support of government line-agencies to the women groups, Program Management Committee and Village Level Peace Committee
Increased participation of women, dalit and other disadvantaged communities in the program activities
Increased practice of participatory decision making process in groups contributing to increased confidence of marginalized sections
Resource Provider: European Union