Annual Report 2017
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ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Association for Social Transformation and Humanitarian Assistance (ASTHA) Nepal Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................................1 Organizational Goal ....................................................................................1 Objectives of the Organization.....................................................................2 Working Policies and Guidelines .................................................................2 ASTHA Partners:........................................................................................3 The Executive Committee ...........................................................................3 Management System: ..................................................................................3 The Chief Executive....................................................................................3 Central Management Committee ..................................................................3 Major Activity: ...........................................................................................5 1. Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement programme (RWSSIP) (Water Supply) : .........................................................................................5 2. Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement programme (RWSSIP) (POST ODF ) :- ..........................................................................................6 3. National Rural and Renewable Energy Programme (NRREP) ....................7 4. Bio mass Energy Program (DSC, Surkhet/ASTHA) :.................................9 Community People Becomes Happy after Installation of ICS.......................10 5. South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Project: ..........11 6. Local Governance and Community Development Programme (LGCDP) Achham ...................................................................................................12 7. Poverty Reduction Support Program (PRSP), Achham.............................13 8: Poverty Alleviation Support Program (PASP) Sindhuli............................15 9. Rural Village Water Resource Management Project (RVWRMP) .............17 Some Glimpse of 2017 ..............................................................................20 List of Acronyms AEPC : Alternative Energy Promotion Centre CCU : Climate and Carbon Unit CSP : Community Support Program DADO : District Agriculture Development Office DCSIO : District Cottage & Small Industry Office DDC : District Development Office DEEC : District Energy and Environment Committee DLSO : District Livestock Service Office DPCC : District Project Coordination Committee EC : Executive Committee FAD : Finance & Admin Director FGD : Focus Group Discussion Fund Board : Rural Water supply and sanitation development Board GESI : Gender and Social Inclusion GoN : Government of Nepal HHs : Households IAP : Indoor Air Pollution ICS : Improved Cooking Stoves IGA : Income Generating Activities ISPS : Institutional Solar Photovoltaic System IWM : Improved Water Mills LGCDP : Local governance & Community Development programme MCTG : Mother child Tap Group MHP : Micro Hydro Power NPC : National Planning Commission NRREP : National Rural and Renewable Energy Programme ODF : Open defecation Free PAF : Poverty Alleviation Fund PASP : Poverty Alleviation Support Program PEU : Productive End Use RWSSFDB : Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Development Board RWSSIP : Rural Water supply and Sanitation Improvement project S/C : Saving & Credit SHG : Self Help Group SWB : Sub-Watershed Boundary SWC : Social Welfare Council TOT : Training of Trainee UC : User Committee VDC : Village Development Committee WSUC : Water supply user committee WTSS : Women Technical support service WUC : Water resource User Committee Acknowledgement, The implementation of the projects have consumed huge amount of work and dedication. Still, implementation would not have been possible if we did not have a support of many individuals and organizations. Therefore, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all of them. First of all, we are thankful to our stakeholders’ continuous support and for providing necessary guidance concerning projects implementation. Their support has been immensely essential to us since the very beginning. We would also like to express our sincere thanks towards all the volunteers, Staffs and all the individuals who devoted their time and knowledge in our projects. Furthermore, we express our gratitude toward our families and colleagues for their kind co- operation and encouragement throughout the year. Furthermore, I would also like to heartily welcome and thank all our Partners and supporting individuals & institutions for their kind support and valuable suggestions. I further express my gratitude to all national and international Stakeholders specially, NRREP/AEPC, RWSSFDB, PAF Nepal, and District Development office Achham in this year who provided the Financial assistance in their remarkable support to implement the project of the ASTHA operation. Hem Bahadur Wa iba Chairperson, ASTHA Nepal Introduction Association for Social Transformation and Humanitarians Assistance (ASTHA) Nepal, 1996 is established with the objective to contribute for the socio-economic transformation of the country for upliftment of living stander of rural people by enhancing their awareness on socio-economic, cultural and environmental issues through various development programs related to awareness raising entrepreneurship evelopment, community infrastructure development, environment protection, skill development etc. The rationale behind the inception of ASTHA is the realization that the problems of poverty and rural backwardness cannot be addressed through efforts of the government alone and complementary programs and initiatives should come from non- governmental sector as well. The basic purpose of ASTHA, therefore, is to work with the poor and disadvantaged people and their organizations/groups at the grassroots level as a mechanism of enhancing their capacity for rural development. ASTHA's role in the process of development is to serve disadvantaged people by acting as a development catalyst and service provider towards the achievement of organizational goal. Since, the establishment of this organization started with working in rural empowerment and socio-economic development. During this period, based on the fivefold approach of Village Development - education, health, livelihood, renewable energy and self-government, it has been involved in the implementation various development programmes and projects to address the crucial problems of the country and people. These include education, healthcare, natural resource management, renewable energy promotion, empowerment of women, children and the Dalit, and ethnic minority groups. Besides, it has also implemented activities that produced quick impacts at the many rural communities within a short period. Such activities included the rural infrastructure development, renewable energy promotion, life skill dev elopment, and group savings and credit programmes, among others. Of late, in considering the escalating plights of conflict affected Nepalese people resulting from the continued perpetual poverty, inequity and absence of a stable and competent government, ASTHA has been focusing on the conflict affected areas as well by pursuing an approach of ‘conflict sensitive development’ with the intention of creating an enabling environment for peace building. Organizational Goal To establish social justice and guarantee rights of disadvantage and marginalize people in the society by empowering and making them aware, competent, skilled, develop network and stand for them. To expand the concept of communal co-ordination and its advertisement and optimal mobilization of the local resources so as to create the sustainable independent society. To search for the sources which can contribute to construction of immediate community property and infrastructure demanded by community and work for its coordination, effective implementation and long term management To reduce global incremental environmental negative impact through social mobilization and empowerment and contribute to its long term protection To develop the network of ASTHA Nepal and its implementation partner and introduce it to National and International level. 1 Objectives of the Organization To implement various programs in different sectors at local level such as adult literacy, Women literacy, Health and Population control to uplift village level socio-economic condition. To reduce on-going global environment’s negative impacts by implementing various programs such as agricultural improvement, forest conservation, water and water resources conservation and its effective utilization along with public awareness programs. To implement various programs for affected youth group in villages those fell into social aberration such as bad friendship, drinking alcohol and further make them active in social development programs. To implement economic development programme based on public and private partnership. To implement programs on Human Rights, Media and Information Rights and for war victims. To develop local good governance and partnership. To develop and implement programme contribute to long term peace development, human rights promotion and socio-economic transformation sector. To assist in promotion and development of Alternative