Livelihood Improvement Activities for Disadvantaged Households in Banke District
PROJECT LOCATION |
6 VDCs of Banke District |
PROFESSIONAL STAFF |
2 |
OTHER STAFF |
5 |
NAME OF CLIENT/DONOR |
Lutheren World Federation/Nepal |
NO. OF PROFESSIONAL MAN MONTHS |
84 |
NO. OF OTHER MAN MONTHS |
210 |
START DATE (Month/Year) |
July 2004 |
COMPLETION DATE (Month/Year) |
December 2007 |
APPROX. VALUE OF SERVICES |
NRs. 5,902,979 |
NAME OF ASSOCIATION FIRM, IF ANY: |
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NO. OF MAN-MONTHS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF PROVIDED BY ASSOCIATED FIRM: |
Not Applicable |
NAME OF SENIOR STAFF
Mr. Madhav Lal Shrestha, Project Coordinator was responsible for the implementation, supervision and monitoring of the project activities. |
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
The main objectives of the program was to improve and empower the livelihoods of the marginal and disadvantaged women's groups (Dalit, Non-Dalit and Mixed including widows) by increasing their income through mobilization of group savings in kitchen gardening and semi-commercial vegetable production and small livestock rearing. Under the partnership, CEAPRED provided technical backstopping to 475 members spread over six VDCs. |
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES PROVIDED
- General agricultural extension services
- Livestock extension services
- Mass sensatization on the nutritional aspects of vegetable crops
- Identification of suitable vegetables crops for plantation
- Group formation for vegetable production, livestock raising
- Training on vegetable production and marketing
- Linkages and coordination
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