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FORWARD Nepal Bulletin – 13 April 01, 2018 – July 16, 2018 Patronage: Netra Pratap Sen, Executive Publication Committee: Mr. Ram Krishna Neupane Dr. Ujjal Tiwari, Ms. Ashmita Pandey FORWARD Nepal’s Bulletin five WHH‐ FORWARD partnership projects This is the thirteenth quarterly Bulletin of FORWARD implemented in Chitwan, in an analytical way. Nepal and includes a brief highlight of major activities WHH team appreciated the better sharing of implemented from April 01 to July 16, 2018. During learning and progress of those projects for a the period, some projects have been phased out and potential correction in future partnership. some new project initiated. The completed projects . Quarterly Programme Review and Planning are Meeting of FORWARD Nepal was held on June 28, 1. Girls’ Act Project (BALIKA SHAKTI) in Morang. 2018, in the chair of Prof. Dr. Durga Devkota, Vice‐chair. In the event, different 2. Gender Transformative ‐ Community Resilient programme/project activities, general (GET‐CR) Project in Morang and Sunsari. administrative and financial issues were reviewed 3. Enhancing Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers in and discussed along with the sharing of effective Central Terai Districts of Nepal (ELIVES). feedback and suggestions for further During the same period, four New projects have been improvement. The event also remained a initiated: platform for the sharing of learnings from the national and international training attendees. 1. Dairy for Development in Nepal funded by Jersey Overseas Aid, UK in collaboration with Practical . For the programme transparency, FORWARD Action Nepal. Nepal organized a social audit at Jahada Rural Municipality‐06, Pokhariya, Morang in close 2. Girls Agency and Youth Empowerment Project coordination with Jahada Rural Municipality on (GAP) in Morang District. June 26, 2018. 3. Strengthening Community Resilience through . In the context of Dairy for Development (DFD) WASH & DRR. project implementation, coordination meetings 4. Girls and Boys Start Live Equally under Plan Nepal with Mayors and Chief Administrative Officers of ‐ FORWARD Nepal partnership. Kalika & Rapti Municipalities of Chitwan district, Madhyabindu Municipality & Binayi Triveni Rural As an ongoing process, expressions of interest (EOIs) Municipality of Nawalpur district, and Manahari have been submitted to various donors for new & Bakaiya Rural Municipalities of Makwanpur projects. district in collaboration with respective Livestock Major project activities during the period Service Centres, had conducted at different . Welthungerhilfe (WHH) visited FORWARD Nepal, dates. Both the parties, i.e. Practical Action Nepal Chitwan on July 03, 2018. Ms. Asja Hanano, and the above‐mentioned rural/urban Country Director, Mr. Surendra Gautam, municipalities signed project pre‐consensus Programme Manager, Mr. Maheshwor Rijal, document (MoU). MEAL Officer and Mr. Previn Bastola, Head of . Dairy for Development project team visited and WASH project, interacted with Executive Board interacted with the chairman of Bhagawati Dairy members, Executive Director and Senior Staff of Cooperative, Rapti‐8, Brahmanagar to get FORWARD Nepal on existing status of Building information on the number of smallholder dairy Community Enterprises of Smallholders in farmers, average amount of milk produced, Bangladesh and Nepal (BCES Project) along with collected and chilled by the dairy cooperative, a review of the overall projects run by FORWARD availability of and accessibility to veterinary Nepal, in Chitwan. Mr. Ram Krishna Neupane, services, number of active agrovets, Programme Director, briefed about FORWARD paravets/vet., technicians, artificial inseminators, Nepal to the visitors. Mr. Rishikesh Dhakal and commercial dairy farmers, etc. Ms. Ashmita Pandey presented the scenario of . Dr. Prem Bahadur Thapa, Head of Policy and Address: Bharatpur-2, Kshetrapur, Chitwan Contact No.: +977 (0) 56 527734; 56 527623 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] P.O.Box: 11(Bhp) Practice Unit and Dr. Sujan Piya, Head of . Two‐days training on anchoring and public Agriculture, Food Security and Markets unit of speaking was organized for 14 members of young Practical Action Nepal visited FORWARD Nepal, women organization (YWO) of Morang on May Chitwan on June 15, 2018, and had a meeting 27, 2018. The training focused on introduction to with the senior management team of FORWARD Master of Ceremony, types of programme and its Nepal in relation to project partnership. design along with the use of Podium, Microphone and Impromptu Speech Presentation. Total 30 participants from eight communities from Morang and Sunsari districts participated in . Mr. Sushil Ghimire, Programme Manager, WHH "Family safety and disaster response visited Ichhakamana‐1, on May 08, 2018 to preparedness planning workshop" conducted monitor the project activities. Project team from June 2‐9, 2018. Participants prioritized shared the progress of the project in Kaule. hazards through group discussion and prepared During the visit, he observed the progresses mitigation plan for each individual. achieved in Padampuri vegetable Collection Centre, Hattibang and the farmers' registration . FORWARD Nepal’s Morang Office organized a and sensitization work for the facilitation of Line Agency Monitoring meeting in collaboration participatory guarantee system (PGS), with DCC, Jahada rural municipality Team, District undertaken by Development Voyage Private Youth Committee (DYC), Plan International Limited (DVPL), in Kaling village. Nepal, and media personnel on June 07, 2018, at Jahada Rural Municipality Office. The meeting Training/Workshop/Meeting/Visits was followed by a visit to a Commercial vegetable . Mr. Netra Pratap Sen, Executive Director, farming site, meeting with Young Women FORWARD Nepal participated in a joint stakeout Organization members and interaction with visit to Rautahat and Siraha districts with Ms. Asja vocational trainees with a start‐up support to the Hanano, the Country Director of Welthungerhilfe Participants. (WHH) and her team, and Mr. Naval Kishore Yadav, Executive Director of AASAMAN Nepal and . Pragati Young Women Organization, Letang his team in relation to the potential livelihood organized a one‐day workshop on Early Child resilience project in Siraha and nutrition‐smart Marriage in close coordination with Letang villages project in Rautahat and Saptari districts Municipality and PLAN/FORWARD project. The from July 4‐9, 2018, along with a trip reflection organization received NPR. 10,000.00, from meeting in Janakpur, Dhanusha. Letang Municipality and NPR. 29,000.00 from PLAN/FORWARD "Girls' Act Project". Mr. Netra Pratap Sen, Mr. Ram Krishna Neupane and Mr. Rishikesh Dhakal visited the . Participatory Capacity and vulnerability representative of DAI in Kathmandu on June 25, Assessment (PCVA) has been conducted in four 2018. The team discussed on different prospects communities of Morang. They assessed the risk of CASA project and further collaboration in the of the community and recommended response future. plan for developing Community‐Based Disaster and Climate Resilience Plan (CBDCRP). Mr. Rishikesh Dhakal, Programme Manager, FORWARD Nepal, participated in the Rural . Under IFAD/ICARDA project, 15 metal seed bins Entrepreneurship (RE) training in Ghana from with 200 kg capacity each, were handed over to June 11‐22, 2018 under the sponsorship of the Sahlesh Fulbari Seed Producers Group Lahan. The Netherlands Fellowship Programme (Nuffic). It bins will be used in storing lentil seeds produced was facilitated by Centre for Development by seed producer farmers. Innovation (CDI)/Wageningen University (WU) . BCES project has piloted Moringa (Shital Chini) and organized by Innovative Learning Centre promotion activity through the nursery (ILC)/ Kwame Nukrum University of Science and establishment and its seedling distribution. The Technology (KNUST), in Kumasi, Ghana. The overall objective is to promote Moringa in the training was supportive in understanding foothills of Chitwan and orient the producers on knowledge on value chain approach on agro‐ moringa production, utilization, post‐harvest business promotion for rural entrepreneurship management, and marketing. The nurseries have development and poverty reduction. The training been established in six clusters in Kalika knowledge can be contextualized for the Municipality ward No. 8, 9, 10 & 11 of Chitwan promotion of rural farm enterprises in Nepal. District. Mr. Krishna Bahadur Bhandari, Internal Audit and Address: Bharatpur-2, Kshetrapur, Chitwan Contact No.: +977 (0) 56 527734; 56 527623 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] P.O.Box: 11(Bhp) Monitoring Officer participated on preparedness by different organization from the three for emergency response training, organized by countries. The major trust of the meeting was the Centre of Resilient Development (CoRD) from promotion of Conservation Agriculture Based June 19‐21, 2018, in Suraha, Chitwan. Sustainable Intensification (CASI) technologies. In the occasion, Mr. Neupane presented the . Executive Director, Mr. Netra Pratap Sen, possible intervention area on CASI technology attended a meeting called by Bharatpur out scaling based on experiences of FORWARD Metropolitan City on June 15, 2018 on NGOs Nepal. work planning and budget to be implemented in the Metropolitan City. Executive Director, Netra Pratap Sen, Programme Director, Mr. Ram Krishna Neupane, and . Mr. Ram Krishna Neupane, Mr. Ramesh Jung Programme Manager, Mr. Rishikesh Dhakal