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uided by the principle of non-discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, political opinion, gender, race, caste or religion, SEBAC- has Gfunctioned in Achham, Bajhang, Darchula, Doti, Kailali, Sunsari, Morang, Salyan, Pyuthan, Dadeldhura, Kanchanpur and Makwanpur districts. Among them, Achham, Doti, Kailali, Sunsari and Bajura are currently operational districts. Poverty reduction, meeting the immediate needs of the poor people and enabling the communities to be self- reliant are the major areas of focus. It works with and through individuals, households, groups and communities in planning, implementation, monitoring 1. Achham and evaluation as well as 2. Bajhang maintains transparency and 3. Darchula accountability at all levels. 4. Doti 5. Kailali Vision 6. Sunsari Prospective of an equitable, justifiable, well-developed 7. Makwanpur and judicious society. 8. Dadeldhura 9. Salyan Goal 10. Pyuthan Sustainable development of 11. Morang the country and 12. Bajura improvement in the lives of marginalised children, 13. Kanchanpur women and, disadvantaged communities.

Objectives Create awareness through advocacy and communication in order to strengthen the socioeconomic status of the people and complement to the poverty reduction goal of the nation. The specific objectives of the organisation are to: a. Promote and strengthen institutional capacity and mobilize various resources for the overall development of the country. b. Conduct advocacy and capacity building programmes for the rights of women and children. c. Conserve biological diversity and ensure sustainable management of natural resources. Annual ReportAnnual 2010 -11

SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 1 Annual Report 2010 -11 Annual Report d. Work for the improvement in the livelihood situation of the marginalised communities and e. Assist the people in creating community assets and other infrastructures.

Partnership SEBAC-Nepal has established working partnership with various governmental and non-governmental institutions. These include:

Partners/INGOs 1. USAID 2. WFP 3. UNHABITAT 4. Practical Action Nepal 5. TBSU/ Helvetas 6. Plan Nepal 7. CARE Nepal 8. UNICEF 9. LLINK/ Helvetas 10. FHI Nepal 11. GTZ/ RHP 12. SSM-P/ Helvetas 13. GTZ/ RPN 14. IDE/ Nepal 15. ESP 16. Winrock International 17. GTZ/ Food for Work 18. LWF/ Nepal 19. FINNIDA

Govt. Agencies/ Local Authorities 1. Poverty Alleviation Fund-Nepal 2. Ministry of Local Development 3. APPSP/DADO-Achham 4. District Water Supply Office-Achham, Darchula & Bajhang 5. RAP/RCIW/DDC-Achham 6. RAP/RCIW/DDC-Doti 7. Department of Irrigation 8. District Cottage and Small Industries Office- Achham 9. District Education Offices-Kanchanpur & Dadeldhura

2 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 Thematic Work Areas

SEBAC-Nepal has been ascertaining its operational strategy on the grounds of four major thematic work areas which remain the vertebrae on the perusal of a project or a programme. They are: a) Governance and Peace Building b) Health, Water and Sanitation c) Livelihoods Security and Natural Resource Management and d) Climate Change

A brief of the themes is given hereunder: a. Governance and Peace Building

The reciprocal bond between the local governance and society should be based on bilateral understanding and active participation in ground level policy implementation. This may ensure the multiple development benefits to the communities. The design for an ideal social structure can be brought forward if only good governance and peace building go hand to hand.

Crisis of governance is pushing the nation’s economy towards the hazardous stipulation and distorting the subsequent distribution of wealth and human capital. It is threatening the nation’s social justice, harmony and happiness. On the other hand, it has helped promote corruption, insincere environment in the society and widespread frustration among people. The institutionalized corrupt culture, exclusion and discrimination and political instability are the key features of poor governance in Nepal. Therefore, improvement in the governance system is a key priority issue for endorsing peace, prosperity and upgrading the quality of life of people.

SEBAC Nepal is elevating the issue as a major programme priority with the aim to contribute in establishing good governance culture in the society. It works jointly with government agencies, local bodies, international and national agencies and CBOs on the following key areas: • Conducting research/analysis on root causes of pathetic governance, its consequences and strategy for improvement. • Capacity building, empowerment of women, poor, marginalized, vulnerable and socially excluded people for their rights and basic livelihood services. • Promotion of gender-parity, inclusion, peace and social justice through advocacy and alliance building. • Promotion of social audit practices emphasizing policies, result oriented programmes, and service quality of duty bearers and civil society itself. • Strengthening local governance particularly on capacity building, democratization, quality services and accountability building. b. Health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

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SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 3 Annual Report 2010 -11 Annual Report and even the so called literate circle assumes to ignore the important fact that strongly recounts to hygiene and sanitation .All water that we consume is gifted by nature and the natural purity of water is deformed by mankind step by step due to lack of proper water, sanitation and hygiene practice. No one can deny the basic importance of water for life and the undisputed need for the focal collective effort to conserve water and stop it from being our friend to foe.

The man made deterioration in water quality to a large extent and the improper health habits may cause fatal consequences. Highest maternal and infant mortality rates, water-borne diseases and poor health are the major health related problems in Nepal. Lack of awareness and self stimulation among the communities, lack of access to health services of people, and lack of quality in services even if there were any health facilities available are common. There are still more than10, 000 deaths occurring due to water-borne infections/diseases each year that might be prevented. Almost 80% diseases are occurring because of lack of safe hygiene and sanitation. Gender based discrimination against women is another major problem behind such miserable condition of health. There are many women in rural areas, who are compelled to exhaust for four hours a day in fetching water. This tendency in rural Nepal is highly corroding the overall status of women and children.

SEBAC Nepal has prioritized health, water supply, sanitation and hygiene as its thematic work areas in line with Nepal government’s work plan and also the Millennium Development Goals of lowering the rate of water-borne diseases and reducing the morality rates. It has planned to work with the national and international organizations and make obvious itself as a dependable partner to cope up with these problems. It has put forward the following work strategies: • Study on safe drinking water and sanitation behaviour. • Co-work with the government, national and international agencies, civil societies, political parties, media and community based organizations active in health, drinking water sanitation and hygiene sector. • Prepare master plan and strategy for the management of water and sanitation with the leadership of DDC at the district and VDC and municipalities at VDC and municipality level in order to ensure access of all to water supply and. • Support to bring behavioural changes towards hygiene, safe drinking water and sanitation practices through various types of creative, communicative and effective awareness interventions among the communities.

c. Livelihoods Security and Natural Resource Management

Food security is understood as access to sufficient and affordable food to everyone. To be free from hunger and malnutrition is a fundamental

4 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 human right of every woman, man, youth and child. Universal and sustainable food security is part and parcel for the social, economic and human development objectives.

However, despite of being pre-dominantly agrarian economy, food insecurity is increasing in Nepal day by day. There is rising food demand with a significant increase in population. Global rises in food prices, prolonged drought, unwanted incessant rains, and dependence on rainfall for agriculture are hindering in living of the common people, mainly farmers. Agriculture production is generally poor in the hills and mountains of the far and mid western parts of Nepal due to insufficient arable land, limited area under year-round irrigation and lack of availability of agricultural inputs. The small farm-holders are main victims of rising food insecurity. As a result, there are higher rates of migration mainly to India among the rural and food insecure families, which is an all time coping method adopted by the people.

Such situation will be more complicated, if timely action is not taken to address this problem. The development agencies in partnership with the government of Nepal must make agriculture a national priority to eradicate hunger and reduce poverty. There must be effective strategies so that Nepal could meet the growing demand for food on its own.

Nepal is rich in forest and agriculture biodiversity. It can make the best utilisation of the natural resources and the non-timber forest products as most of the rural communities depend heavily on natural resources for their livelihood requirements. Hence, there should be short-term interventions to address to the immediate needs of the people. In the medium to long run, it should be the provision of productive asset base at both farm and community level so that there is rise in per- unit productivity as well as total production. Provision of irrigation with water-efficient technologies, optimised use of natural resources, better skills of farming and climate-specific input supply and quality human capital can be the sustainable way for better livelihoods.

SEBAC-Nepal has been working in the sector of food security, sustainable livelihoods and agriculture through best use of the natural resources over a long time. It has a vision of a just society of food sufficient people living a healthy hygienic and dignified life. It opts to cooperate and co-work with the development and humanitarian. For this purpose, it has prioritised to work on the following areas: • Make an understanding of the effective livelihood strategies and design the most appropriate livelihood approach in participation of the stakeholders/ right holders • Scale up the practices of natural resource management • Improvise the existing knowledge base and promote the cultivation of area specific landraces Annual ReportAnnual 2010 -11

SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 5 Annual Report 2010 -11 Annual Report • Create community assets for medium to long-term food sufficiency • Deploy Local Human Resource Development persons for growth in marketing systems by linking them with modern communication infrastructures and fairer deals

d. Climate Change

The issue of climate change has become a global phenomenon, crumbling lives and properties of people on a drastic scale. There is an urgent need for immediate and adequate actions to address the burning issue of global warming especially regarding agricultural productivity. An urgent necessity is there to make noble efforts to adapt to climate change before its impacts become unmanageable. Nepal is increasingly facing direct threats from this occurrence, though it is one of the least carbon emitting nations in the world. The major characteristics of Nepal are rain-fed farming system, irrigation and power generation depending on Himalayan water reserves and glaciers; and drinking water supply systems developed from natural springs of the hilly and mountain areas.

However, in recent days, it is seen that there is irregularity and uncertainty of precipitation. The then snow-capped mountains are seen snow less now. Frequency of either heavy rains or sheer drought is a common phenomenon. Incessant rains are causing damage to the existing infrastructures of water supply, hydropower systems and irrigation canals. Water level in the rivers is being reduced making the irrigation and drinking water schemes useless and defunct. Likewise, prolonged drought is resulting in drying up water resources in rivers and streams and underground as well. The floods and landslides are causing heavy loss to people’s lives and livelihoods. This is having a notorious effect on agricultural produce. There is growing reduction in productivity as well as total production. This, in fact, is making human lives miserable.

At the same time we have to prepare ourselves to cope with long-term climate impacts. Examples of these impacts include more severe water scarcity and more frequent floods, agricultural failure and food shortages, and accelerated loss of biodiversity and declining ecosystem services.

SEBAC-Nepal is aware of such a global problem and is active in facing this threat. It is, therefore, acting to minimize the impacts of climate change on Nepali society It has developed a long-term work plan for this purpose and has prioritized the following actions in order to minimize the effects and adapt to climate change vulnerabilities: • Undertake participatory study and research on the nature and types of climate change and its effects as well as identify the possible adaptation strategies. • Conduct advocacy and awareness among the public on the effects of climate change and further build- on their capacity of adaptation through preparing CAPA.

6 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 • Influence the policy makers in supporting the communities’ capacity on resilience. • Disseminate the data and information and lessons gathered from ground-level learning.

Programmes/projects being implemented in 2010 /2011

1. Safe-WASH Project: Achham 2. Food Security Project: Achham 3. ROJGARI Project: Achham, Doti and Kailali 4. Household Economic Security Programme: Sunsari 5. Community Based Poverty Alleviation Programme: Achham 6. Construction of Community Trail Bridge : Achham 7. WASH Bajura : Bajura 8. Access for Opportunities Nepal: Achham 9. Sustainable Agriculture with Bazaar for Advancing the Livelihood of Conflict-affected Poor People (SABAL): Achham, Doti and Kailali 10. Rural Community Infrastructural Works: Achham

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SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 7 Annual Report 2010 -11 Annual Report SEBAC-Nepal Assets Details S.N. Name of Items Unit Qty. Remarks 1 TATA Pick-up (Ba.6cha-3556) Nos 1 2 Motercycle Nos 11 3 Laptop Computer Nos 9 4 Desktop Computer Nos 18 5 UPS Nos 17 6 Printer Nos 16 7 Fax machin Nos 9 8 Photocopy machine Nos 2 9 Steel Cupboard Nos 16 10 Wooden cupboard Nos 6 11 Computer table Nos 17 12 Wooden Table Nos 27 13 Steel table Nos 8 14 Telephone set Nos 12 15 Revolving Chair Nos 18 16 Wooden Chair Nos 66 17 Plastic Chair Nos 48 18 Heater Nos 7 19 CD player Nos 2 20 Measuring Tape (5-50mtr) Nos 18 21 Hand Abney Level Nos 5 22 Ceiling Fan Nos 10 23 Stand fan Nos 8 24 Levelling Machine Nos 1 25 Pideo Camcorder Sony v1 Nos 1 26 Movie Camera Nos 2 27 LCD Projector Nos 1 28 White /soft board Nos 12 29 Round Table Nos 5 30 Generator Nos 2 31 Tea Table Nos 9 32 Wooden Bench Nos 10 33 Vacuum Cleaner Nos 6 34 Sofa Set Nos 3 35 Digital Camera Nos 11 36 Solar Pannel Set 3 37 Inverter Set 3 38 Gas Cylinder, stove and kitchen utensil Set 5 39 Scanner Nos 5 40 Weighing machine (Up to 100 kg) Set 4 46. Office Table Nos 3 48. Normal Chair Nos 4 51. Cupboard Nos 3 53. Meeting Table Nos 1 57. Battery Nos 4

8 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 SEBAC-Nepal Income and Expenditure Details

S.No. Description Current Year PreviousYear (FY 2010-11) (FY 2009-10) A Achham Sanfe-Bagar: 1. Community Based Poverty Reduction Program 2,136,868.94 2,618,860.00 2. WATSAN 164,240.00 1,765,147.75 3. WASH Program (Achham) 2,490,106.40 – 4. ACCESS 4,419,514.62 4,772,956.14 5. Food Security Project 34,529,481.59 6. Rural Community Infrastructure Works (RCIW) 465,094.50 – 7. Community Trial Bridge 224,800.00 – B. Achham : 8. SABAL – 10,095,593.88 9. Skill Development & Sahabhagita 240,070.29 2,582,004.00 10. Community Based Water Supply & Sanitation 7,100.00 1,722,516.00 11. PRRO-II – C. Doti: 12. SABAL 8,649,523.33 13 Food Security Project (Doti) 4,238,806.25 15,569,440.94 D Kailali: 14. SABAL 13,711,277.40 E Darchula: 15 Community Based Water Supply & Sanitation Program 298,063.00 F Bajhang: 16 Progressive Youth Society 296,036.40 G Sunsari-Itahari: 17. Livelihood Improvement Through Agriculture & Natural Resources Management 6,312,341.96 6,695,723.14 18. SEBAC-Nepal KTM 2,367,692.41 2,454,777.60 19. Regional Climate Training for Media 195,537.55 529,750.00 H Makawanpur: 20. Community Managed Irrigated Agriculture Section 160,150.00 (To the extent of the Expenditure) Total Income 57,791,654.51 71,921,819.58

B.B. Joshi & Associates Executive Director Chairperson Chartered Accountant

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SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 9 Annual Report 2010 -11 Annual Report 1. Safe Practices on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Safe-WASH): Achham

Programme period : 12th Jan 2011- 11th Jan 2014 Supporting Partner : USAID Programme Area : 8 VDCs of

With the goal for sustained Improvement in water, sanitation and hygiene in 8 highlighted VDCs of Achham district namely Duni, Patalkot, Buddhakot, Siddheswar, Jalpadevi, Lungra, Mastamandu, Navathana, the programme has been launched with the Support of USAID. There are a total of 27658 beneficiaries covered by the intermediate results of the programme, among them 14077 are women, 13581 are men and 1287 are Dalits.

Preventing infectious diseases through WASH improvement, Enhance local governance of WASH sector, recovered nutrition status of women and children are the overall objectives of the programme. Motivated by the objective to establish behavioural total Sanitation & declare the programme VDCs 'Open Defecation Free' zone, SEBAC-Nepal has already met the traget of declaring three VDCs; Duni (Nov 16, 2011) Patalkot (Dec. 16, 2011) and nawathana (Dec 24, 2011) ODF zones by the end of the first year of programme duration. These VDCs have set the exemplary model to the others at the same time moving towards total sanitation out of SEBAC's indefatigable efforts.

USAID Health and Family Planning Director Sandra Steimer addressing at Duni ODF declaration program Major Activities

a. Extend access to safe drinking water and sanitation

• 8 water supply schemes are renovated/constructed • 5 water sources(tap/reservoir) are protected • 4 schools/HHs are supported for drinking water supply & latrine construction • 5 places had water tested on spot

b. Increase awareness of communities on environmental sanitation and personal hygiene

• 25 awareness classes were conducted on Health, Hygiene and Point of Water Use • 2 times training under School Led Total Sanitation(SLTS) for teachers

10 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 • 8 events of sharing meeting on nutrition among the family members • Child club training / refresher training on SHEE and SLTS/ VDC level situation analysis conducted c.Rural Strengthen Road Undercapacity construcion of community groups, local bodies and local service providers to sustain the services

• Conducted 5 events of masonry training • Workshop on and sanitation to VDC secretaries & local facilitators-1 • 9 events of start up workshops at DDC/VDC level • 3 events of kitchen garden training for user committees • Formation of 5 groups of drinking water user committee d. Enabling environment created for development, application and dissemination (scaling- up and dissemination of “Achham Model”)

• DWASH-CC members were provided orientation training on Achham Model WASH movement-1 • Formation of VWASH-CC in entire 8 VDCs e. Improve nutrition and respiration system of women and children

• 8 events of kitchen garden training for user committees • 100 families are promoted for kitchen gardening • 8 sharing meetings organized on nutrition among the family members • 16 events of demonstration of street drama/video movies each on WASH/SEBAC at different communities. • 16 events of organized cultural programmes related to WASH • 8 events of awareness building and planning workshops for VDC level WRMTS preparation

Case Study (Safe-WASH)

Deu Kumari Saud, Duni VDC, Achham:

“They say women are delicate human beings who can hardly tackle physically tough works like men do. But, women can accomplish any tough or difficult target, if they are determined from within. And also may raise a challenge for men in such acts.” asserts Deu Kumari Saud, unmarried, 21 yrs! In the programme supported by USAID, training in toilet-masonry was conducted by SEBAC-Nepal having 2 people each from the proposed VDCs in Achham. This activity did massive utility but still not all HHs were in the range. This perception made her decide to work as a mason for constructing toilets throughout her VDC. Contradictory to the general conviction that tigers would attack if women work on the rooftop of a construction. Beneficiaries with Rice Sacks

Being a semi-literate social worker, she made up her mind to utilize her skills and awareness to break the traditional belief that women shouldn’t work. She served as a mason also to those who could offer her a hen or meal and not money as her wages! She mobilized her young colleagues for awareness campaigns including street dramas, spreading the message for building toilets in a hygienic way in each and every HH in her VDC. She is now very pleased to see all HHs having a toilet. Those who had discouraged her at a time are, too, proud of her now. She sometimes chuckles them “Look! Tiger hasn’t eaten me!” ReportAnnual 2010 -11

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Programme period : 1st January 2011 -30th June 2012 Supporting Partner : WFP Programme Area : 6 VDCs of Achham District

With the objectives to reduce vulnerability and improve short-term food security among the drought-hit populations and provide a basic safety-net and future protection measures through the creation of quick-impact economic opportunities and construction of productive assets focused on restoring livelihoods, SEBAC-Nepal has started the Food Security Project (FSP) with support from the UN World Food Programme (WFP). FSP is focused in 6 vulnerable VDCs of Achham in response to the crisis of food insecurity.

The 1st phase of the project was successfully implemented from 1st Jan 2011 to 30th June 2011.The 2nd phase of the project began on 1st August 2011 with the prospective to create sustainable livelihood assets in the aimed area using local agro-based skills and the natural resources of the area to utmost.

Also named as “Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO- 200152)”, this project is being implemented in Khaptad, Thanti, Rishidaha, Sodsha, Bindhebasini and Kuskot VDCs.

Amalsadi MUS at Kuskot VDC, FSP Major Activities:

a. Provisioning immediate food & cash distribution to the urgent needy.

• 3623 HHs were benefited with the distribution of 652.14 MT of food and cash disbursement of Nrs. 26,005,500.00 under Food and Cash for Assets scheme during the 1st phase of the project covering 80% of the total HHs of 20289 beneficiaries.

b. Creating community infrastructure assets. • Dhamigaon irrigation canal, Rishidaha, FSP 30 irrigation canals constructed covering 170.5 hectare of command area

12 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 • 16.70 km irrigation schemes constructed and 13.80 km rehabilitated • 16 masonry ponds constructed covering 16 hectare of land. • 2 Micro-Hydro Power canal constructed, 1 at Rishidaha and 1 at Bindhebasini. • 2 Wooden Bridges constructed each at Kuskot and Khaptad VDC. • User Committees collected NRs. 1,368,600 as maintenance fund from their daily earnings and deposited in Bank. Mallotuka pond at Khaptad VDC c. Efficient use of natural resources including multiple use of water system.

• 9 Multiple Use of Water System (MUS) constructed. • 3 water sources improved to have benefited 155 HHs d. Development of Local Resources for sustainable income to the food insecure HHs through Agro-Tech transfer

• 705 target participants have participated in Kitchen Garden, High Value Crop Farming training. • 4930 Saplings of Walnut and Apple distributed to 493 HHs • 600 target participants have received vegetable seeds. • 20 Participants have received House Wiring Training • 45 potential target participants have received training for organic vegetable farming.

The project has created 80 working days employment to the selected households. Each participating HH has received 160 kg rice, 20 kg pulse and NRs. 7200 for labour contribution or food and cash for assets creation of 80 days.

Almost support of the project was focused on construction and rehabilitation of the small-scale infrastructures that directly would contribute in increasing food production and productivity. Moreover, environmental protection and disaster risk reduction were given top priority while selecting, designing and implementing the schemes at field level. Organic agro-production at Kuskot VDC, FSP

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A normal vegetable farmer who used to indulge in farming to make a living not even enough for his own family’s annual consumption, was later encouraged to participate in the kitchen garden training facilitated by SEBAC-Nepal during Food Security Project, Phase-1.Persuaded by his own eagerness and SEBAC-Nepal’s motivation, Chandra Bahadur received Organic Farming Training conducted in Tanahun District for 30 days. Now, he has planted tomato, cucumber, capsicum, bitter-gourd and beans without using chemical fertilizers or pesticides/ insecticides. On the contrary, he uses organic manure and medicines. He has sold vegetables worth NRs. 22872 and still can reap the equivalent amount. Highly encouraged by the outcome of his diligent effort, he plans to commercially expand his farming territory from one and half ropani to three ropanis of land. Besides this, he is shortly installing Poly Houses for off seasonal vegetable production in order to multiply his income!

3. Access for Opportunities Nepal: Achham

Programme period : February 2007-Jan 2012 Supporting Partner : Practical Action Programme Area : 6 VDCs of Achham District

In the financial support of European Union and Jose Foundation, technical support and partnership with Practical Action Nepal, the project has been implemented in Ghughurkot, Hattikot, Kushkot, Babla, Devisthan and Siddheshwor VDCs.

Having completed its fourth year in March 2011, the project has already achieved its preliminary focus and is working to increase the incomes and reduce the marginalization of poor communities in Western Nepal. SEBAC- Nepal’s specific objective is to improve the socio-economic situation in Achham, district through improved access and transport services.

Plastic Tunnel, ACCESS

Kushkot Babla Tuin (Wire-bridge), ACCESS 14 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 Major activities: a. Access to Market for Local Agricultural Production.

z Completion of Hattikot Gravity Ropeway, 679 HHs are benefitted

z Completion of Ghughurkot Gravity Ropeway, 794 HHs are benefitted

z Kushkot Babla Improved River Crossing Tuin, 145 HHs are benefitted b. Community Income Generation through Agro-Technology GR has alleviated too much labor in transportation of food & other stuffs Transfer

z Farmers’ Exposure Visits included 15 leader farmers from 3 GR sites to Gorkha and Palpa districts for enhancing knowledge. c. Small Irrigation Technology Support

z 5 masonry tanks in Kushkot and Hattikot, 4 completed 1 is under construction at Ghughurkot GR site

z 3 plastic ponds at Hattikot GR site and 2 at Kuskot GR site are completed

z HDPE pipe, Plastic Tanks & Masonry Tanks worth Nrs. 700,000 distributed to farmer groups.

z 53 quintals of potato seeds at 3 GR sites, 13 quintals at Devisthan Ghughurkot GR site and 100 kgs at Hattikot GR site distributed. 25 farmer-participants earned Nrs.4, 46,000

z 3 plastic tunnels at 3 GR sites are supported, 171 HHs directly benefited. d. Provide various technical & vocational Trainings

z Opération & management of Tuin, 18 participants from Kushkot and Babla

z Market Chain Analysis, 18 participants from Kushkot, Siddheshwar & Ghughurkot

z Co-operative Orientation Training, participants from Kushkot, Devisthan, Babla, Hattikot & Ghughurkot

z Operational/Management Training of GR/Tuin for Operators, 19 participants

z Financial Management Training, 20 participants

z Advocacy Training about Alternative means of Transportation,20 participants from all target VDCs

z Project planning & institutional Development Training for UCs, 20 participants

z Training for Operation & Maintenance of Transport Services (Hattikot/ Ghughurkot GR), 19 participants

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z Training on market chain analysis,18 participants from Kushkot, Hattikot, Siddheswar and Ghughurkot

z BDS Training, 19 participants from Kushkot, Devisthan, Babla, Hattikot and Ghughurkot

z Financial Management Training, 20 participants from Kushkot, Babla, Hattikot, Devisthan, Ghughurkot and Siddheswar

e. Institution Building

z Community Resource Centre Establishment z Establishment of Co-operatives at upper station of each GR

Case Study (ACCESS) Dhan Bahadur Rawat, Ghughurkot VDC Success Case Study

Surrounded by sheer penury, he could difficultly afford the domestic and his children’s school expenses over working as a part-time labourer during leisure period from his own vegetable farm that used to make limited production, not even sufficient for his own family all year round. So, he had no alternative for labouring to manage the homely expenses. But now, the scenario is different. After he learnt about professional vegetable farming in the “ACCESS” programme implemented by SEBAC-Nepal with support of Practical Action 4 years back, he was attracted to vegetable farming in his one and half ropani land as he gained 5 times greater income from vegetables rather than from merely traditional wheat/rice farming. Currently, he sells vegetables worth NRs. 60,000 a year and also barters them with rice and other grains in his locality. As a busy vegetable farmer, he also appeared the S.L.C. examination and passed two years back, which was long ago postponed because of his weak financial condition SEBAC-Nepal’s 50% contribution on behalf of the Programme in for purchase of vegetable seeds added to his success. He is a popular farmer in his area now. He also produces onions and off seasonal vegetables though facing inconvenience storing them since there is no storage facility. Nevertheless, he has proved that if one works really hard, he may reap the crops of gold in his own field. Amazingly, he has produced a cabbage weighing up to 5 kgs, a cauliflower up to 3 kgs, and a cucumber up to 2 kgs!

16 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 4. Household Economic Security Programme: Sunsari

Programme period : July 2011 to June 2012 Supporting Partner : Plan Nepal Programme Area : 16 VDCs of Sunsari District

SEBAC-Nepal has implemented the programme throughout 16 VDCs of Sunsari district in association with Plan Nepal since July 2010 to June 2011.Project has set its goal to support the poorest and most marginalised families achieve their sufficient economic security. Following this, project has been remarkably successful so far, regarding the overall objectives of the programme.

Water-pump Irrigation Management

Major Activities: a. Promoting household economic security of landless, very poor and marginalized families in program areas through their access to natural resources. • 281 HHs in community fish ponds • 187 HHs are in lease-based and rent-free vegetable farming, • 183 HHs in agro farm forestry • 497 HHs in semi-commercial vegetable farming • 50 HHs in mushroom production • 210 HHs are in home garden activities • ground water management through providing irrigation measures are the major sub-sectors of natural resource management-90 Annual ReportAnnual 2010 -11

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On-farm activities b. Enhancing capacities of local service delivery structures in sustaining HES Programme process. • rehabilitation of community fish ponds-12 • establishment of agro-farm forestry blocks-183 • land preparation and management to attain higher yield of vegetable • animal health camp for 1614 animals • improved goat & buck rearing-19 nos • 2 hatiya maintenance a total of 1935 most marginalized people benefited • trainings-76 events

c. Support for increase the capacity of VDC council sub-committees to implement the HES plan of each VDC. • Almost all of the activities were carried out with close coordination of government line agencies and local development bodies in resource sharing basis. • seed support-757 events • economic security plan-31 events

d. To initiate multi-actor approach through local governance mechanisms.

No. of Beneficiaries in total: 1935 a. Women : 1201 b. Men : 734 c. Dalit : 649 d. Janajati : 1148 e. Others : 138 Technical Support for Agro-products Support for Technical

18 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 Case study (HESP)

Niro Devi Bhagat, Aurabani-9, Sunsari

Living a penurious life with husband, a daughter and a son, she was in dire lack of income source and cultivation in her non-irrigated 7 Kattha land. Niro Devi (40) simply had built her identity as a household worker with no opportunity to go outside domestic circumference for work, often tolerating destitution for 9 to 10 months. In 2063 SEBAC – Nepal initiated for the formation of Radhakrishna Vegetable Group among such 11 deprived HHs under Household Economic Security Programme. Niro Devi involved in the Group to improve her economic condition and started vegetable farming in 2 Kattha leased land after she gained enough confidence after the training. At beginning SEBAC – Nepal endorsed her for equipments and other necessary seeds, pesticides and fertilizers as well as technologies.

Since then, she has been working in the field as a prominent vegetable farmer and enabled herself socially and financially by earning nearly Nrs. 35000/- yearly.

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5. Sustainable Agriculture with Bazaar for Advancing the Livelihood of Conflict-affected Poor People (SABAL): Achham, Doti and Kailali Districts

Programme period : 1st January 2008 to 30th June 2010 Supporting Partner : European Union / Practical Action Nepal Programme Area : 26 VDCs of Achham, Doti & Kailali Districts

The project is being implemented in 26 VDCs of Doti (8 VDCs), Achham (10 VDCs) and Kailali (8 VDCs) districts. The project aims to improve the socio- economic condition of the conflict affected poor people. It applies two pronged approach starting with “Confidence Building Activities” leading to “quick return complementary livelihoods activities”, which is considered to be appropriate for post conflict development work.

Target beneficiaries of the project are the youths, dalits, ethnic minorities and marginalized communities comprising of women headed households, internally displaced persons, ex-combatants, returnees, survivors of conflict ensuring a proportional representation of women. The project components are building confidence, creating livelihood opportunities locally, improving access to business and improving market chain linkages. Agro - Support activity, Doti - Support activity, Agro

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The major interventions of the project are:

Community Peace Centre (CPC)

CPCs are platforms for counselling, negotiating and mitigating the issues of community conflicts. The project formed and capacitated these CPCs, which are being found instrumental in developing social harmony at household and community level. Total 26CPCs are formed and mobilized. CPC members are trained on conflict, peace and reconciliation process. CPCs have been promoting as local level “peace promoter” from the very beginning by mediating in local disputes and developing social cohesion among the ex- conflicting parties through meeting and discussions. Besides, these have been working towards advocacy for effective public service delivery for their communities.

As a result, in most cases the CPCs are considered VDC level common forum for peace and development.

Better Life Option Programme (BLOP) The BLOP is aimed to reduce gender discrimination, increase self-confidence, self-reliance and self-respect, provide life skills, promote positive and fruitful friendship among the peers, enhance the capabilities of adolescents to analyse, make decisions, debate, enhance knowledge on HIV & AIDS and

Irrigation Canal , Doti sexually transferable diseases (STDs), and problem solving technique. It was also focussed to improve access to resources and opportunities, improve the attitude and dealings of family and society towards adolescents and facilitate for their better future.

A total of 92 BLOP centres were conducted. Starting from August 2008 and ending in March 2009, eight months long duration course was facilitated by the project. Trained and employed 46 BLOP facilitators. These classes provided the BLOP services to 2062 youths, of which 1436 (69.64%) were girls. Out of which 11.93% (246) have enrolled in formal schooling and 13.77% (284) engaged in productive occupations. These classes have also brought significant changes in the behaviour of most of the graduates which help them to be active in different social works.

20 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 The project has rehabilitated drinking water and irrigation schemes. 10 schemes were rehabilitated (6 in Achham and 4 in Doti). The new drinking water schemes are providing access to clean drinking water facility to 531 households while the irrigation schemes provide irrigation facilities to 282 hectares of land benefiting 896 households. Water resources are being utilised through canal irrigation, water harvest tank, drip and sprinkler systems have applied to improvement of livelihoods of the conflict affected people. Water resource systems are being optimally utilised in small-scale vegetable farming and the community people have raised their income. Likewise, 372 HHs have benefited from 30 rainwater harvesting tanks covering 29 hectares of land. On the other hand, 756 HHs from Doti & Achham are advantaged from the installation and promotion of 756 Plastic pond construction covering 63 hectares of land. 130 schemes of Treadle Pumps were installed benefiting 616 HHs of Kailali District.

On-farm and off-farm activities

Altogether 8779 farmers were provided agricultural inputs (1944 in Doti, 1558 in Achham and 5277 in Kailali) in different season and off-season during project period. A total of 48 poly houses (20 in Achham, 16 in Doti and 12 in Kailali) have been established. Besides these 379 sprayers tanks and 1809 watering canes have been distributed to the farmers groups. In total 62344 quintals of vegetable were produced and sold by the project’s beneficiaries for a total sum of NRs. 75239786.00 (Euro 826810). (2) This has been further supplemented by the formation of 430 saving and credit groups where a total of NRs. 5163426.00 (Euro 12,647) has already been collected as a group funds. NRs. 3608029.00 (Euro 15,312) has been disbursed as credit within the group members.

Vegetable farming, fish farming and river bank farming are the major activities under on-farm sector. Total 430 groups are river bank farmers. Tailoring, incenses and candle making training. 53 unemployed youths were trained for incenses and candle making, tailoring and carpentry respectively. They are applying their skills as major occupation and providing service to the community. A total of 81 farmers (40 from Kailali, 25 from Doti and 16 from Achham) were selected as leader farmers from the project sites covering all three project districts and trained in seasonal and off-season vegetable production and management. Seven hundred and twenty two (722) members of 51 community fish farming groups were familiarized with the techniques of improved fish farming.

Skill promotion in market linkages and management

In all Kailali, Doti and Achham district, market fair was organized with the active participation of farmers, local traders, and stakeholders, members of collection center management committee and chamber of commerce and industry. The objective behind this activity was to bring the farmer’s product into market. In Kailali, It was jointly organized by SABAL, District Agriculture Development Office and collection center management committee. Similarly in Achham, it was by Mahila Uthhan Saving and Credit Cooperative. Total 501 (152 in Doti, 220 in Achham and 129 in Kailali) farmers demonstrated their produce in market fair. Officials from District Administration Office, District Development Committee and District Agriculture Development

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SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 21 Annual Report 2010 -11 Annual Report observed the market fair in Doti, Kailali and Achham district. Wholesaler of regional market Attaria and Dhangadhi also participated and observed the market fair.

Participatory market mapping workshops were held for held for farmers and other market actors in Achham, Doti and Kailali considering the lack of market infrastructure, particularly collection center and collection points as a constraint to accessing better markets. SABAL Project has worked

Masonery Pond with MUS, Doti

with local communities supported by the District Agriculture Development Office and Village Development Committees in more than 26 VDCs. SABAL Project is going to construct and develop 4 collection centers and 12 collection points with the aim to provide access to organized markets, frequent Haat Bazaars and match making facility with local buyers.

Hand over of the completed schemes

The hand over process of the completed infrastructure schemes had been completed. Total 458 schemes have been handed over to the community. Among the total 458 handed over schemes there are 70 (50 Plastic pond, 10 Small Irrigation System, 5 DWSS, 2 collection centers, 2 collection points and 1 Value adding technology) in Achham, 86 (40 Plastic pond, 30 rainwater harvesting tanks, 6 Small Irrigation System, 3 DWSS, 1 collection centers, 5 collection points and 1 Value adding technology) schemes in Doti and 302 (130 Treadle pumps, 118 motors, 40 tri-cycles, 6 riksa,1 collection center, 5 collection points and 2 Value adding technology)schemes in Kailali.

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22 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 6. Rural Community Infrastructure Works: Achham

Programme period : March 2011 to July 2011 Supporting Partner : WFP Programme Area : 6 VDCs of Achham District

The project was implemented from 1st March 2011 to 30th July 2011 for five months, in six most food insecure VDCs which were identified as most vulnerable communities by District Food Security Network and the VAM unit of WFP. The covered VDCs are Mastabandali, , Ghodasain, Dhungachalna, Hichma and Mastabandali Irrigation Cannel, Achham Balata.

Government of Nepal and World Food Programme initiated the RCIW project with the objective to improve short term food security by providing a safety net and creating productive assets for the people. There is urgent need of food related interventions and productive assets for a longer term of food security in order to hold back their miseries. They are too penurious to afford food required and no sustainable mechanisms adopted for integrated development of agriculture sector.

Objectives: a. Improve short term food security by providing a safety net and creating productive assets for the most vulnerable communities following the Local Self Governance Act.

• In response to food Insecurity, Government of Nepal (GoN) and World Food Programme (WFP) initiated the Rural Community Infrastructure Works (RCIW) with the objective improve short term food security by providing a safety net and creating productive assets for the most vulnerable communities following the Local Self Governance Act b. Improve food security of a rural HHs by creating productive assets.

• Completed 74 schemes (Irrigation canal – 6, water harvesting masonry pond- 9, Drinking water supply schemes – 7, Bio-Engineering-4, River training-1, Rural road-3, Compost pit preparation- 954 and Agriculture land improvement- 60.hec) c. Enable rural community to lower the crisis of short term food deficiency.

• Served food insecure 1772 HHs/9923 population with the provision and allocation of 504 MT of food commodity, covering 32% HHs of the VDCs.

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Programme period : 3rd April 2006 to December2011 Supporting Partner : Poverty Alleviation Fund Programme Area : 7 VDCs of Achham District

With the endorsement of Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF), SEBAC-Nepal has been implementing the programme in 7 VDCs namely, Siddu, Lungra, Siddheswar, Ghughurkot, Navathana, Duni and Sokat since 3rd April 2006. Social mobilization and empowerment, Establishing physical Infrastructure, Capacity building and Income generation and Micro enterprise development are the key objectives of the programme for reducing poverty of the programme VDCs and optimum utilization of local resources. Socially excluded, underprivileged communities and poor female are the target group of the programme.

With objectives to reduce poverty of programme VDCs by 10% -50% according to GoN’s development and millennium development goal, the programme activities are identified, prioritized, selected and implemented from the direct participation of target community.

Ghughurkot plastic tunnel/poly house

Major Activities

a. Formation of Community Organizations (Cos) b. Capacity Building through different training & exposure visits of CO members c. Formation of CO network d. Income generation interventions e. Utilizing saving credit mobilization: f. Creating community Infrastructures

24 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 105 COs have covered 3332 HHs of project VDCs. Considerably 3237 are women members and 95 are men. Among them, 1393 are dalits 1939 are non dalits. Relating to income generation programme, the amount of Nrs. 14269189 was released for 1092 livestock, 123 retail shops & 12 others for upliftment of CO members in CO sub-projects to generate income raising activities. A saving of Nrs. 1381941 has been raised out of 744 cumulative investments at Nrs. 1126722. Altogether 21 community infrastructure projects have been forwarded to PAF through consultant. Among them 7 projects, 5 water supply schemes and 1 irrigation pond entitled in addition to this, 1 micro-hydro Navathana water reserve tank scheme is being implemented.

Case Study (CBPRP)

Rupa Bhul, 31, Siddheswar VDC, Achham

After his father died when he was only 5, his mother looked after them working in the field. The family was passing through many obnoxious states regarding monetary terms. Rupa’s brother gradually supported the family working as labourer in the construction sites. He too apprenticed his brother as a daily wages labourer in contract/daily basis.

In 2063 B.S., SEBAC-Nepal launched Poverty Reduction Programme in Achham district. He participated in the program and was designated as treasurer in ground level committee. He plunged into goat- rearing right after taking loan of Nrs. 12000. He soon sold 9 goats out of 15 and accordingly, has earned Nrs. 70000 till date. His children have been enrolled in a boarding school and most of his domestic problems terminated. Presently, He is planning to sell all of his goats and run a micro business in Sanfebagar.

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Programme period : July 2011 to June 2012 Supporting Partner : Practical Action Programme Area : 16 VDCs of Achham, Doti and Kailali Districts

In order to improve the livelihoods of poor and marginalized rural communities through better employment opportunities, SEBAC-Nepal has recently launched the project in the areas with the financial endorsement of European Union and technical/managerial support from Practical Action, for the duration of 36 months. 4 VDCs of Achham, 4 VDCs of Doti, and 8 VDCs of Kailali Districts are the fields for the implementation. The target beneficiaries of the project are dalits, ethnic minorities and marginalized communities.

Program review workshop in Kailali

Major Interventions:

• Strengthen the capacity and network of private and public • Establish technical and Vocational Training Centres (TVTCs) for providing demand based skills and training to 5000 unemployed rural youths from Achham, Doti and Kailali • Build confidence, skill and networks of rural youths for employment • Access to information, critical inputs and services • Influence policy makers and stakeholders for the development and support for inclusive and pro-poor employment services and opportunities • Formation of District Project Advisory Committee (DPAC) and 16 Local Entrepreneurs Networks (LENs) in each programme VDCs

The involving beneficiary youths are (In numbers):

a. Women : 1650 b. Men : 3350 c. Dalit/Janajati : 2500 d. Non-Dalit : 2500

26 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 9. Construction of Community Trail Bridge: Achham

Programme period : May 2000 to December 2010 Supporting Partner : TBSU/DDC-Achham

The programme was introduced in Achham District in May 2000..The programme involves local governments, community groups and channel resources through the DDC and Project VDCs at community level. It also ensures mobilization of local resources and adequate representation of the disadvantaged groups in planning, implementation and making decisions.

Major Activities:

• Feasibility study, design and cost estimate of the bridges • Suspension bridge construction and training of construction • Training resource persons for skill development ,enterprise development and group formation • Training user groups on sustainability and skill / enterprise development

Community Trial Bridge lessens hardships in day to day life.

Presently, altogether 9 VDCs have been directly undergone by the project schemes. The major outcome of the project is the construction of suspended bridges and transportation facility to the local communities. In 2010/2011 project has completed the constructions of three Suspension Bridges namely Halesi Bridge in Basti VDC, Debresain Bridge in Dhakari / Shera VDC and Kharakhet Bridge in Chalsa VDC. Distinctively 3702 HHs with a population of 18500 poor people are getting benefitted out of these infrastructures. Moreover, 6 Suspension Bridges are under the rapid construction in Siddheshwor/ Budhakot, Khaptad/ Devisthan, Budhakot/ Devisthan, Thanti/ Bajura, Jopu and Ghodasain VDCs.

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Programme Period : December 2011 to Jan 2013 Supporting Partner : UNHABITAT Programme Area : 15 VDCs of Bajura districts

Bajura is the lowest ranking 75th district out of overall 75 districts, in terms of sanitation and hygiene coverage with 90% people practicing open defecation. The district has 27 VDCs with 128,590 populations with 23% of Dalit. With different criteria set for the selection and in terms of coverage by other development agencies, fifteen VDCs LDO of Bajura delivering menifesto for were selected. As some of the VDCs making Bajura an ODF district by 2016 on Induction Program, Jan 17th 2012 have already WASH program implemented by other agencies those were left and from remaining VDCs fifteen VDCs have been selected. They are as follows:

z From Eastern Bajura: Pandusen, Kolti, Kotila and Jaganath

z From Western Bajura: Jayagageswori, Kanda, Barabisa, Kuldevmandau, Bramhatola, Toli, Antichaur, Manakot, Dahakot, Jugada and Martadi

Household level water treatment and safety measure application on water use is virtually zero and hand washing practice on critical period is further worse. Worst effect of the situation is on infants, children below five years, adolescent girls, and pregnant and lactating women due to being a direct contact with the situation.

SEBAC-Nepal is implementing this project in partnership with the local NGO named GIFT Bajura. the agreement between SEBAC-Nepal and UNHABITAT has made on 6th Dec. 2011 for two major components of the total sanitation project. The two components are ODF campaign and Capacity development of the stakeholders.

The overall objectives of the two components are: z Ensure people’s access to hygienic situation facilities and promote hygiene behavior for improving health condition through the process of capacity building, community mobilization, mass sensitization and institutional strengthening. z Capacity development of stakeholders on sector coordination and sensitize the participants about the implementation of hygiene and sanitation in public health and development and to create enabling environment for total sanitation movement by means of effective sector coordination, joint planning, and financing and institutional strengthening.

With these Objectives SEBAC-Nepal and UNHABITAT made an agreement on 6th December 2011.After a brief orientation received from UNHABITAT, SEBAC- Nepal has initiated its preliminary activities like Induction Programme and Kick-up Workshop on January 17th 2012 at Martadi, Bajura for the execution of the project. Pupils of schools carrying out rally conveying message about WASH scruples ‰‰

28 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 Chairperson’s Message

The context of Global Village has prospered human approach to several facilities like health, communication, education, economy and other prospects. A sour reality prevails along with this journey towards a better world. The rapid advancement has not been embracing fellow people in equal proportion. Being responsible Nepalese citizens, we have experienced many ups and downs on the path of rural development. Geographic differences and restricted mentality limit comprehension of development to the downtrodden poor communities living in remote areas, deprived of basic human privileges though they share the same universe.

SEBAC- Nepal has shouldered the last 14 years for the interests of such oppressed hamlets of Nepal. Conversely, as a nation that has recently endured almost ten years of upheaval as armed conflict and political malfunctions, Nepal stands fairly away from the benefits of overall development. Moreover, the need to address agro based communities who rely upon traditional agriculture and natural resources for their livelihood are a must because of the rapid consequences of Global warming. Climate change is one of the vicious phenomena confronted also in Nepal though the country remains one of the least carbon emitting nations in the world.

As a committed soldier for equivalent and rational development in the areas, SEBAC- Nepal has joined hands with numerous stakeholders, development agencies, fellow programme partners, supporters and well-wishing donors to whom we owe huge gratitude. This annual report for 2010/2011 is subject to narrate our experiences that taught us to be even more objective and prudent, for, new challenges on the way still exist. Identifying resources within the targeted communities and environment friendly modus operandi enhance our image as a truly feasible organization to work with.

Our organizational staffs, volunteers, professionals, intellectuals and well wishers have endowed us with their remarkable support and companionship strengthening the pillars of SEBAC- Nepal and establishing her existence deeper within the hearts of numerous beneficiary communities. SEBAC-Nepal will always be pacing towards better understanding and co-ordination without which SEBAC- Nepal could not have reached the height as of today.

Remant Nath Chairperson

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32 SEBAC-Nepal Annual Report 2010-11 Executive Director's Message

With courage to confront the prevailing challenges in the course to transforming the underprivileged rustic life into an equitable, justifiable and well developed human society with the practice of mutual co-operation, I feel glorified to have become a member of SEBAC-Nepal family. Talking of today, we have come across the 14th anniversary that makes us feel more responsible towards the path of development as the bygone years have now turned out to be a reflective inspiration and precious experience.

Apart from the fact that our nation has been undergoing severe social, political and economic disturbances and tolerating perpetual impediments on the road to advancement, the geographic aspect and ignorance may cause serious misunderstanding between the deprived society and the rest of the world. SEBAC-Nepal has been working to rectify these vulnerable social issues and malpractices since almost one and half decades and we are more than exhilerated to witness commendable changes in the lives of the poor, ignorant and oppressed human beings as the beneficiaries of our projects.

It is the matter of pride for us to have extended our operational districts from 7 to 13 within a year. We undoubtedly owe a vast obligation towards our Donor Agencies, Partner Organizations, Government of Nepal and our indefatigable colleagues. They all have equally contributed to establish SEBAC- Nepal as one of the forerunners in the endeavour of social benefit. Presently, we have to face challenges to upgrade the qualitative and quantitative service of our alma meter organization more scientifically to ascertain the sustainability of the promising social structures created in numerous regions of the nation as humanitarian support.

Subhas Gurung Executive Director

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