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Appraisal of the Karnali Employment Programme As a Regional Social Protection Scheme Appraisal of the Karnali Employment Programme as a regional social protection scheme Kirit Vaidya in collaboration with Punya Prasad Regmi & Bhesh Ghimire for Ministry of Local Development, Government of Nepal & ILO Office in Nepal November 2010 Copyright © International Labour Organization 2010 First published 2010 Publications of the International Labour Offi ce enjoy copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. Nevertheless, short excerpts from them may be reproduced without authoriza- tion, on condition that the source is indicated. For rights of reproduction or translation, application should be made to ILO Publications (Rights and Permissions), International Labour Offi ce, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland, or by email: [email protected]. The International Labour Offi ce welcomes such applications. Libraries, institutions and other users registered with reproduction rights organizations may make copies in accordance with the licences issued to them for this purpose. Visit www.ifrro.org to fi nd the reproduction rights organization in your country. social protection / decent work / poverty alleviation / public works / economic and social development / Nepal 978-92-2-124017-4 (print) 978-92-2-124018-1 (web pdf) ILO Cataloguing in Publication Data The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed articles, studies and other contributions rests solely with their authors, and publication does not constitute an endorsement by the International Labour Offi ce of the opinions expressed in them. Reference to names of fi rms and commercial products and processes does not imply their endorsement by the International Labour Offi ce, and any failure to mention a particular fi rm, commercial product or process is not a sign of disapproval. 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Catalogues or lists of new publications are available free of charge from the above address, or by email: [email protected] Visit our web site: www.ilo.org/publns Printed in Nepal Table of contents List of Tables ...................................................................................................................................iii List of abbreviations ........................................................................................................................iv Preface .............................................................................................................................................. v Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................vi Executive summary ........................................................................................................................vii 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 The context and study objectives ................................................................................1 1.2 Introduction to the Karnali Zone, KEP and study aims ............................................ 3 1.3 Organisation of the rest of the report ......................................................................... 7 2 Lessons from international experience and study framework ............................................ 8 2.1 Brief review of international experience ....................................................................8 2.2 Study framework ........................................................................................................14 2.3 Study plan and selection of study districts and locations ........................................ 20 3 Implementation of KEP: Institutional and management aspects ......................................23 3.1 Issues investigated and approach .............................................................................. 23 3.2 Jumla: Institutional and management aspects ..........................................................23 3.2.1 KEP management and communication in Jumla ............................................23 3.2.2 KEP funds and their allocation in Jumla .........................................................25 3.2.3 Technical support for KEP projects in Jumla ..................................................29 3.3 Humla: Institutional and management aspects ........................................................ 29 3.3.1 KEP management and communication in Humla ..........................................29 3.3.2 KEP funds and their allocation in Humla .......................................................31 3.3.3 Technical support for KEP projects in Humla ................................................34 3.4 Comparison of districts and summary of main fi ndings ..........................................34 4 Characteristics of benefi ciaries and assessment of impact of KEP on them .....................36 4.1 Characteristics of survey households ........................................................................36 4.2 Access to KEP and participation ............................................................................... 38 4.3 Implementation and asset creation issues .................................................................48 i 5 Technical appraisal of projects ............................................................................................49 5.1 Introduction to the technical appraisal .....................................................................49 5.2 Jumla district: Technical appraisal of KEP projects ................................................. 50 5.2.1 Projects appraised in Jumla ..............................................................................50 5.2.2 Rehabilitation of the canal intake for a micro-hydro .................................... 50 power scheme in Patmara 5.2.3 Rural road construction in Kartikswami .........................................................52 5.3 Humla district: Technical appraisal of KEP projects ................................................55 5.3.1 Projects in Humla .............................................................................................55 5.3.2 KEP fund contributions to projects in Dandafaya VDC ................................ 55 5.3.3 KEP projects in Simikot VDC ..........................................................................58 5.4 Technical aspects: Summary and fi ndings ................................................................60 6 Overview, conclusions and recommendations ...................................................................65 6.1 Overview and conclusions .........................................................................................65 6.2 Recommendations ......................................................................................................68 ii List of Tables Table 1.1 : Approximate Kep Allocations, 2006-7 To 2009-10 And 5 Estimates Of Number Of Days Of Employment Table 2.1 : Studying The Features Of Kep As A Public Works Based 17 Social Protection Scheme Table 2.2 : Karnali Districts: Population And Location Features 19 Table 2.3 : Kep Study Vdcs And Wards 20 Table 2.4 : Kep Study Timetable And Activities 22 Table 3.1 : Kep Funds Received By Jumla Ddc, 2006-7 To 2008-9 25 Table 3.2 : Kep Funds Allocation By Vdc In Jumla 28 Table 3.3 : Kep Funds Received By Humla Ddc, 2006-7 To 2008-9 31 Table 3.4 : Kep Funds Allocation By Vdc In Jumla 33 Table 4.1 : Size Of Sample Households 36 Table 4.2 : Caste And Ethnic Breakdown Of Sample By District 37 Table 4.3 : Size Distribution Of Farms Of Sample Households 37 Table 4.4 : Number Of Months In The Year With Insuffi cient Food 38 Table 4.5 : Had You Heard Of The Karnali Employment Programme? 38 Table 4.6 : From Which Source Did You Hear About The Programme? 39 Table 4.7 : Perceptions Of The Main Objective Of Kep 39 Table 4.8 : Participation In Kep 40 Table 4.9 : Women’s Participaiton In Kep 40 Table 4.10 : Age Composition Of Kep Participants 41 Table 4.11 : Number Of Kep Participants Per Household 41 Table 4.12 : Methods Of Participation In Kep And Payment Arrangements 42 Table 4.13 : Whether Pay Received On Time And According To Agreement 42 Table 4.14 : Number Of Days Of Work Per Person On Kep In The Last Year 43 Table 4.15 : Estimated Pay Per Day Of Work On Kep In The Last Year 44 Table 4.16 : Household’s Use Of Income From Kep 45 Table 4.17 : Most Preferred Pay Per Day And Number Of Days Option 45 Table 4.18 : Least Preferred Pay Per Day And Number Of Days Option 46 Table 4.19 : Most Preferred And Least Preferred Daily Pay And 46 Number Of Days Options Cross-Tab Table 4.20 : Economic Activities Of Sample Household Members In 47 The Past Seven Days Table 4.21 : Main Implementation Problems Of Kep Perceived By Respondents 48 Table 4.22 : Types Of Project 48 Table 5.1 : Summary Of Rapid Technical Appraisal By Project 61 Table 6.1 : Kep Study: Summary Of Findings And Recommendations 69 iii List of abbreviations ADB - Asian Development Bank CCT - Conditional Cash Transfer CMC - Coordination and Monitoring Committee (Humla District) DDC - District Development Committee DFID - Department for International Development (UK) DTO - District Technical Offi cer EEC - Execution and Evaluation Committee (Humla District) EGS - Employment Guarantee Scheme FGD - Focus group discussion GoN - Government of Nepal GTZ - Gesellschaft
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