| Thematic Areas | Major Achievements |
|---|---|
| Health, Water, and Sanitation | 39 Water Users Committees (WUC) were formed and registered in the District Development Committee of three districts, namely Bara, Rautahat, and Makwanpur. 15 Social Audit was conducted, and 15 hoarding boards were placed in public places, including all the planned budget and expenditures of the project 1632 members of the mothers’ groups were educated on sanitation, health, and hygiene 403 pan seal toilets were constructed in the community households in Rautahat district. Ten Institutional latrines were constructed in Bagahi, Amarpatii, and Piparabirta VDCs. 204 Mothers’ Child Tube well groups were formed. 15 Women Technical Support Service (WTSS) groups were formed, and the savings-credit program is regularly 125 women were involved in various income-generating activities like vegetable production/trade, goat raising. NPR 527000/- Sanitation revolving loan fund was provided to users of 8 schemes, and they are using the funds for toilet construction purposes A total of 5,432 women saved the time they previously spent fetching water and invested it in other productive activities. 24 members of the water user committee were trained on institutional development. 40 members of the water user committee were trained on financial management. 8 Community Health Workers and 8 Village Maintenance Workers were trained to enhance capacity. 291 tube wells were installed for pure drinking water in various VDCs. 2110 community households of various VDCs were able to have safe drinking water. The 17 former VDCs of Bara district were declared ODF after constructing toilets in 13,950 households. They were oriented on the proper use of toilets and handwashing. |
| Child Development and Child Rights | 145 community women were educated about CDDARI. They knew how to prepare Jeevan Jal for diarrhoea disease. They were taught how to control and treat ARI in children. 157 people, including males, females, and children, were educated about the importance of vitamin A. They knew the sources of vitamin A Increased awareness of the consumption of Iodized salt among 50 people. 450 community women got knowledge about breastfeeding. Community women got knowledge about cholesterol-free feeding. Negative thinking about breastfeeding has declined in the community. Community women knew about exclusive breastfeeding & the way of breastfeeding 355 community children were aware of primary health. Community children knew the importance of education. Community children were encouraged to attend school. 210 hotel working children were counselled and made to read and write. Hotel working children were encouraged to go school. 250 community people (parents) were oriented on child rights. Community People were encouraged to reduce gender discrimination. Formation and mobilization of 81 Ward Level Child Clubs and 9 VDC Level Child Clubs. The level of awareness on child rights, child club management, and leadership has been increased to 383 children. The level of awareness on various issues about child rights has been increased to 383 children. |
| Women’s Empowerment and Advocacy | 630 women are actively engaged through the 10 VDC Level Paralegal Committee (PLC) and 90 Ward Level Sub PLC to identify and solve the various issues on domestic violence, women and child rights abolitions, and other social debates, and are referring the complex cases to the District Resource Group. 630 women of PLCs and sub PLCs are advocating and disseminating information against domestic violence, women’s, and children’s rights. PLC members are creating pressure on VDC and DDC to comply with the governmental provisions on the budgeting process related to women and children PLC members are advocating for the better promotion of education for children, and they have been involved in reaccelerating the School Management Committee, Parents and Teachers Association, and School Administration. And they are realizing their responsibility and accountability towards better education. 345 cases registered and 322 solved, and 23 in process by the PLC and DRG, with the consensus of victims and victimizers. Women suffering from domestic violence in nearby VDCs started to visit PLCs for consultation and paralegal support People’s awareness regarding legal rights and approach, the formal and informal justice mechanisms for accessing justice have increased remarkably Coordination and linkages of PLC members with different district-level line agencies have increased, which has made it easier to solve and refer the registered cases 630 women have been empowered to deal with legal and paralegal aspects related to domestic violence, women’s, and children’s rights. |
| Income Generation and Livelihood Promotion | 1447 families are directly involved in income generation activities by rearing goats & dairy animals & increased their income up to three lakhs in 2 years. 2250 families are directly involved in goat farming & increase their income from Nrs 15150 every year. They are rearing goats from improved goat rearing methods. 830 families are producing organic vegetables by using IPM technologies & making compost in their own households. The milk production is increased from 590 litres to 1833 litres daily. 54 group’s members have planted different fodder & forage & using to their animals. 1447 group’s members have saved Nrs 1985375 by monthly saving & earning Nrs 400000 rupees per years by vdc land after digging of pond & fish keeping profession. 150 groups have saved 3250470 rupees by monthly saving and mobilizing it in the goat & veg farming. 873 improved goat sheds have been constructed in the project areas. 392 dairy animals’ sheds have constructed & one Social Entrepreneur women cooperative have formed where 743 shareholders are involved & now also shareholders are increasing day by day. They cooperative have installing collection centre of milk & will start milk business. Two vegetable collection centres have been established & 500 farmers are engaged in vegetable selling regularly. 54 women groups have been formed for agriculture and livestock promotion in Mahagadhimai Municipality and Devtal Rural Municipality of Bara district. 1035 members of the women’s group have formed a women’s enterprise |
| Education | 25 schools have been declared as Zones of Peace. Reduction of band activities in schools. Increased capacity of SMCs and school principals for conducting social audits of schools. Regular tracking of student attendance to reduce dropout rates. Household-level registration of children for school enrollment. Increased regularity of teachers in schools. Formation of codes of conduct for schools with stakeholder participation in 65 schools. |
| Peace, Democracy and Good Governance | Capacity development training on good governance was provided to 45 representatives of civil society and 45 representatives of government line agencies. A 15-member inclusive pressure group was formed, consisting of government line agencies and civil society members, with consideration for gender sensitivity and disadvantaged groups. The pressure group functions as a watchdog by advocating for the equitable allocation of resources. Government line agencies and civil society organizations began involving representatives of the pressure group in each of their meetings related to public concerns. Citizens started reporting ineffective service delivery by government line agencies to the pressure group. The pressure group began visiting different line agencies to hold them accountable and responsible for citizens’ complaints. 83 complaints across various line agencies were addressed and resolved. Citizen Charters were installed in all government line agencies. A culture of public hearings has been initiated by different line agencies. A “Why Culture” has been developed among civil society members and the public to promote good governance. |
| Human rights | Social Justice and Inclusion More than 100 youths have been trained and made aware of the protection of their rights. Over 75 girl leaders from sister organizations of various political parties have been trained and made aware of human rights. Women and other stakeholders across the district have been actively advocating for the rights of women and children. More than 100 youths have committed to the implementation of human rights. Over 100 young people have been advocating for timely constitution-building. Approximately 50% of the participants were Dalit youths, which is an encouraging development. District-level leaders of sister organizations from different political parties have committed to abandoning private or fixed group interests and focusing on national issues. A district-level pressure group has been formed by consensus of all sister organizations to exert pressure on national agendas. |
| Disaster Risk Management | Close coordination and collaboration were maintained with the Education Cluster, District Disaster Management Committee, and other stakeholders during emergencies. 1,510 student kits, 22 ECD kits, and 114 school kits were distributed to 23 schools in Bara affected by a tornado. 7,120 student kits, 180 school kits, and 71 ECD kits were distributed to 54 schools affected by flooding. |
| Safe Migration | Implemented the awareness-raising street drama project “New Life” on HIV/AIDS in 75 VDCs of Bara district in partnership with USAID/Jhpiego Nepal. Conducted 3 street drama events in each of the 75 VDCs (225 events in total). A total of 17,207 people (9,430 males and 7,777 females) from the targeted communities were sensitized on HIV/AIDS and safe migration. |