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A N N U a L R E V I E W 2 0 A N N U A L R E V I E W 2 0 1 0 Who We Are World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and CONTENTS communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Motivated by our Christian faith, World Vision is dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. Message from the Regional Leader 1 World Vision started out in Korea in 1950 to meet the needs of children orphaned by the war in Korea. From there, the programme expanded to other Asian nations and gradually spread to nearly a hundred countries. Message from the National Director 2 Celebrating 10 years in Nepal 3 Impact in Communities 5 Area Development Programmes 11 Humanitarian Emergency Affairs 33 Advocacy 35 Child Sponsorship 37 People and Culture 39 Finance Report 41 Child Well Being 43 Country Strategy 2010-2013 44 List of Acronyms 45 Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so W O R L D V I S I O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L N E Celebrating 10 years in Nepal P A L Message from the Regional Leader Dear Friends, World Vision desires that all people be able to reach their God-given I vividly remember my tenure in World Vision International Nepal (WVIN) potential. We strive for a world that no longer tolerates poverty. World as National Director amidst strikes, curfews, protests and demonstrations. Vision carries a hope for the children of Nepal with a vision – “ for every Despite the challenging context, World Vision established and grew its child, life in all its fullness; for every heart, the will to make it so”. Together operations in Nepal. Ten years ago, World Vision started operations in with our community partners, I am glad to share that we have witnessed Nepal working with children, families and communities without adequate modest success in realising this vision for many children in Nepal. Many access to food, water, healthcare, sanitation, education, livelihood have gone back to school. Many have access to safe drinking water and opportunities, and equality. The ten-year journey has had its valleys as well sanitation. Many are immunised and well- nourished. Many are well-cared as peaks. Today World Vision has positioned itself as a child-focused for by families with increased incomes. Many are empowered with a voice. community-based organisation advocating for the rights of children, who There are many success stories and the communities are testimony to the comprise nearly half the population of Nepal. transformational development work that is bringing hope to the lives of children in many Village Development Committees across Nepal. In past years, WVIN routinely responded to humanitarian emergencies th that affected children, families, and communities. In 2008, WVIN was able It is with a sense of pride we celebrate our 10 year with this special to quickly respond with immediate relief to the flood-affected people in edition of the Annual Review that illustrates our continuous service to the Sunsari and Kailali districts of Nepal. We are still there, assisting in the poor with a goal to “empower vulnerable children, families, and communities rehabilitation of the areas. in Nepal to improve their quality of life with dignity and peace”. The instability in the world’s financial markets toward the end of the decade Finally, I would like to congratulate all our staff, partners, and communities did not stop World Vision from carrying out its mission in Nepal and in Nepal for their dedication and cooperation in ensuring the success of commitment to the children and the communities in need. World Vision our programme in Nepal. Many thanks also to all our donors and sponsors in Nepal continued to practise good stewardship by finding ways to who trust us and offer their financial resources and prayers for our work maximise the benefit that went to the poor in target communities. in Nepal. Children are most vulnerable to the effects of poverty. World Vision works with each partner community to ensure that children enjoy improved nutrition, health, and education. Poverty is not inevitable. Our Mission Trihadi Saptoadi Statement calls us to challenge those unjust structures that constrain the Regional Leader poor in a world of false priorities, gross inequalities, and distorted values. World Vision South Asia and Pacific 1 Message from the National Director It has been almost 3 years that I have been working as National Director Getting this opportunity to observe the 10 years of work in Nepal gives for World Vision International Nepal (WVIN). During this time, I have me immense pleasure as well as hope. I hope that WVIN in future will observed a country overflowing with beauty, diversity and complexity. have increased opportunities to work for the betterment of vulnerable Above all, I have experienced a country of warm-hearted, friendly people. communities focusing on children. WVIN has revised its strategy and now I do get confused at times trying to understand some aspects of the we have put systems and structures in place to forward the development, country – for example the political situation and the tendency to protest advocacy and relief work in Nepal. An important task that was completed by the use of bandhs. But I am lucky to be surrounded by my Nepali last year was the development of secondary strategies for each sector of colleagues who patiently help me through these periods of befuddlement. WVIN. The process of development of secondary strategies was I have learned so much from visiting our programme areas in Nepal – participatory and involved most of the WVIN staff. The process of strategy from Kathmandu Valley to the Eastern region districts of Morang, Sunsari, development has been really helpful for us as an organisation to be more and Udayapur; to the mountainous regions of Kaski, Lamjung, and Jumla; focused to serving the communities with the most vulnerable children of to the Western areas of Rupendhi, Kailali, and Doti. In every area, in every Nepal. World Vision-supported Area Development Programme (ADP), I got the Lastly, I highly commend the work of all staff, partners, and donors who opportunity to know and cherish all of the WVIN staff who are hard- have contributed towards the work of WVIN during this 10 year journey. working and dedicated to improving the lives of children in Nepal. It is I am grateful to all staff for their resilience through all the political challenges not an easy task but their efforts are making a difference. of the country and perseverance in serving communities, especially children. I remember one particular child I met in Jumla. She was a member of her school’s “Child Club”. I could only talk with her for a short time as she was on a mission with some of her fellow students to visit the District Education Office – a three hour walk. They were going there to speak on behalf of their teacher who they believed was being treated unjustly. They Michael Frank were not only standing up for justice but for educational future – they National Director told me he was a very good teacher. The conversation gave me a picture World Vision International Nepal of how we are empowering children with the work that we do in communities. 2 Celebrating 10 World Vision started its development initiatives in and AIDS, and Leadership and Local Governance. Nepal in 1982 by donating funds to local groups for From 2003-2005, the Mid-West Relief and building hospitals and providing health care. In response Rehabilitation Programme was implemented in Jumla to the 1988 earthquake, World Vision helped local and Kalikot districts to improve food security, health, non-governmental organisations in providing assistance the development of children, and provide socio- to the people affected. Similarly, in 1993, World economic benefits. The main projects included child Vision helped people affected by the floods through nutrition, emergency health services, education and local partners. World Vision formally started its long- Food for Work for asset creation, such as renovation term development work in Nepal after signing both of irrigation canals, foot trails, schools and health general and project agreements with the Social posts. In 2004, WVIN was honoured for this Welfare Council in 2001. programme with the Deuda Cup given by the then Prime Minister of Nepal. Starting in 2001, World Vision International Nepal (WVIN) began its development work based in the During the same time, Nepal witnessed an internal community, working with families and children without armed conflict and massive political changes but adequate access to food and water, to healthcare, WVIN continued to work towards achieving its vision, to sanitation, to education, to livelihood opportunities, that is, “for every child, life in all its fullness and for and to equality. It did this through its Area every heart, the will to make it so.” WVIN continued Development Programme (ADP) in six districts of to practise good stewardship, finding ways to maximise Nepal, namely Bhaktapur, Kailali, Kaski, Kathmandu, the benefit that went to the poor in its target Lalitpur, and Rupandehi. In 2002, WVIN expanded communities. In 2006, the armed conflict came to its work to Lamjung and Sunsari districts, and in 2003 an end with a comprehensive peace agreement to Jumla, a remote Mid-Western district. By 2005 between the Maoist insurgents, and the government. WVIN was operational in ten districts of Nepal This led to the successful Constituent Assembly (CA) including Morang in the sectors of Early Childhood elections in 2008 and subsequent declaration of Care and Development, Community Health focusing Nepal as secular democratic republic, abolishing the on Water and Sanitation, Education, Livelihood, HIV age-old monarchy.
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