FORWARD Nepal Bulletin – 15 November 01, 2018 – January 31, 2019
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FORWARD Nepal Bulletin – 15 November 01, 2018 – January 31, 2019 Patronage: Netra Pratap Sen, Executive Director Publication Committee: Mr. Ram Krishna Neupane Ms. Ashmita Pandey FORWARD Nepal’s Bulletin Corners of Belbari Municipality and Gramthan Rural The 15th issue of FORWARD Nepal's Bulletin covers the Municipality on November 17, 2018 and in Letang major activities and events from November 2018 to Municipality on November 21, 2018. January 2019. During the period, two projects have been . One‐day inception meeting was called in Livelihood phased out and one new project has been initiated. The project in Kalyanpur on December 04, in Siraha on phased‐out projects are 1) Facilitation of Riverbed December 17, and in Karjanha on December 20 with Farming Initiatives in Banke, Jhapa, Morang, Saptari, and total number of 50, 46 and 35 participants Siraha districts funded by Helvetas Intercooperation and respectively, which included 17 women, 16 Dalits, 8 2) Monitoring and Evaluation of Community Janajati and 5 Muslim. Each meeting was chaired by Development Project funded by DAI/DAI Inc. ‐ DFID UK. the Mayor or Deputy Mayor of respective One new project “Strengthening Community Resilience municipality i.e. Mayor Mr. Surya Nath Mandal in to Disaster through School Safety Initiative” has been Kalyanpur municipality, Deputy Mayor Dr. Namita initiated with Plan International Inc. Nepal funding. Yadav in Siraha Municipality and Mayor Mr. Ganga 22nd Annual General Assembly and 10th Convention of Paswan in Karjanha Municipality. Participants of the FORWARD Nepal, the formation of new Executive inception meetings have appreciated the Committee, and holding of Half Yearly Progress Review accountability and transparency of the project. Meeting were other major important events during this . Dr. Subhash Chandra Chaudhary and Dr. Swotantra period. Dangi along with Mr. Sharad Adhikari from Practical Major project activities during the period Action Nepal attended the Quarterly Review and . Project action plan meeting of Nutrition Smart Planning Meeting of DDIN Project held at Hetauda Village project was organized at Rajbiraj from on December 14, 2018. November 1‐2, 2018. The meeting was . On December 25, 2018, Strengthening Community concentrated on building common consensus to Resilience through DRM project in Sunsari district plan for implementing the activities smoothly in supported Nawadurga Basic School and Bhagawati Saptari and Rautahat and drafted the criteria and Secondary School from Barahakshetra Municipality guidelines for selecting female community health ward no. 10 and Ganesh Nepal Rastriya Secondary volunteers (FCHV) and excellent farmer’s group School and Sishu Niketan Basic School from Inaruwa leaders. The checklist was finalized to conduct Muncipality ward no. 9 with Light Search and Rescue Village Vulnerability Assessment (VVA) to identify Materials to be equipped as first responder with villages to be transformed into Nutrition Smart response kit. Villages. On December 28, 2018, Girls and Boys Start . Mr. Rishikesh Dhakal, Project Manager and Mr. Bed Equally project supported clinical equipment to Prasad Bhurtel, Project Coordinator, participated in Birthing Centre at Letang Municipality Morang. the three days project kickoff workshop of Livelihood project from November 2‐ 4, 2018. The . Under Strengthening Community Resilience detail implementation plan and monitoring & project in Morang, single day consultation evaluation framework were prepared in the workshop with education focal authorities of workshop. Province level was conducted on December 28, . Three days (December 1 ‐ 3, 2018) residential 2018. The workshop focused safe school policy training was organized for Child Club/Networks and on the mandatory of Disaster Risk Reduction members, adolescence girls group, and VCPC policy in every school of Province No. 1 through (Village Child Protection Committee) members from support of the Ministry of Education. The focal Inaruwa and Barahakshetra Municipality of Sunsari person will monitor and evaluate the schools. district under Strengthening Community Resilience . In regards to the application of disaster risk project. reduction measure under Strengthening . Under Girls and Boys Start Equally project, children Community Resilience project, discussion play material was supported to different Child Play Address: Bharatpur-2, Kshetrapur, Chitwan Contact No.: +977 (0) 56 527734; 56 527623 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] P.O. Box: 11 (Bhp.) programme were organized from December 29‐ inception report and detail methodology of the 30, 2018 with the sponsor family about family study safety behavior in terms of hazards. They were . To conduct detailed situation and gap analysis of made aware of the importance of family safety agriculture sector for Livelihood Project in Siraha, plan and encouraged to develop family safety FORWARD Nepal hired Practical Solution plan in each individual’s house. Consultancy Nepal Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu‐4, . Under Strengthening Community Resilience through a rigorous selection procedure. project, three days residential training on Disaster . Under the DDIN project, fifteen events of farmer‐ Risk Reduction (DRR) was organized in Sunsari, level trainings on the preparation of balanced especially for women and girls during January 11‐ feed for cattle by using locally available feedstuffs 13, 2019, and two days onsite training organized like rice bran, chokar, mustard cake, etc. were in Inaruwa and Barahakshetra Municipality, carried out by the leader farmers who Sunsari District from January 17‐18, 2019. participated in the TOT training on improved dairy . Dr. Subhash Chandra Chaudhary, Project technology. Coordinator attended the opening session of 35‐ . Under the BCES project, final evaluation of day Village Animal Health Worker (VAHW) community enterprise was done by Dr. David Training at Animal Health Training and Stone, Consultant appointed by WHH on January Consultancy Service (AHTCS), Pokhara on January 8, 2019. 21, 2019. Dr. Chaudhary briefly introduced dairy project & working modality to the participants Training/Workshop/Meeting/Visits and explained how the trained VAHWs will be . Dairy for Development in Nepal (DDIN) Project mobilized in the future, after completion of the Coordinator, Dr. Subhash Chandra Chaudhary along training. with Project Manager, Mr. Sharad Adhikari from Practical Action Nepal coordinated with the officials . A total of 51 leader farmers including 15 females of National Livestock Breeding Office (NLBO), from 15 riverbed farming groups have been Pokhara, viz. Mr. Krishna Kant Neupane (Chief), Mr. trained on riverbed farming in Siraha. Participants Shiva Nath Mahato, Mr. Bharat Gautam, Dr. Shova were 18 from Kalyanpur, 11 from Karjanha and 32 Sharma on November 13, 2018, for the official from Siraha municipalities. The two‐day training procedure for importing of sexed semen from India was organized in two slots first on January 21 ‐22, or a third country. Similarly, also coordinated with 2019 and the second on January 23‐24, 2019 the officials of Livestock Service Training Center, which were followed by field practices in their Pokhara, viz. Dr. Grishma Neupane (Chief) and Dr. farms. Dipa Diwali on November 14, 2018, for an event of Animal Reproduction and Artificial Insemination . Joint Monitoring visit on Responsive Care and training to the animal health technicians from Early Stimulation (RCES) class at Childhood working sites of DDIN Project Education Development (ECED) center was held on January 23 and 27, 2019 in Miklajung Rural . Project inception meeting was held at Paroha Municipality, Morang with local authorities. Municipality of Rautahat district and Rajgadh Rural Municipality of Saptari district on November 21 and . FORWARD Nepal has received an approval from 27, 2018, respectively. Mr. Sajjan Yogesh from all three municipalities (i.e. Kalyanpur, Karjanha Aasman Nepal and Dr. Bedanand Chaudhary and Siraha) to implement ‘Building Livelihood FORWARD Nepal presented a brief introduction, Resilience and Nutrition Security in Kamala River objective and target groups of the project in Basin of Siraha District, Nepal Project’. Similarly, Rautahat and Saptari. Project activities and methods FORWARD Nepal has also received an approval of implementation were also discussed in the from District Administrative Office, Siraha to open meeting. Project advisory committee (PAC) was branch of FORWARD Nepal and implementation formed in both districts to monitor project activities of the project. and provide feedback and guidance for proper implementation. The selection of consulting firm for baseline and KAP survey of the Livelihood project has been . Three days VCA training from November 22‐24, completed. Out of 14 interested consulting firms, 2018 was conducted in Sunsari District. The training was organized by Plan International Nepal on Rural Infrastructure & Management Consultant Strengthening Community Resilience through DRM (RIMC) Pvt. Ltd, Kathmandu‐32 was selected. (Disaster Risk Management) Project. Different VCA Selected consulting firm has also submitted (Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment) tools were Address: Bharatpur-2, Kshetrapur, Chitwan Contact No.: +977 (0) 56 527734; 56 527623 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] P.O. Box: 11 (Bhp.) practiced to enable the girls and women to assess March 2019 to be hosted by WHH. the vulnerable situation. Ms. Ashmita Pandey (Senior Programme Officer) . Mr. Rishikesh Dhakal participated