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Nepal ANNUAL REPORT 2020 Message from the Regional Director IM South Asia Need To Stay Strong, Now Cover Photo From left to right: Menuka Budhathoki, Kamala Rana, Manuka Pun (single women) and Sita Giri. More Than Ever Leaf plate is one of the materials made from tree leaves served as a plate to a meal. This is one of the environment friendly product. M Swedish Development Partner has been partners supported these families to even get government IM’s partner IRDC Nepal has been promoting working in Nepal since 2010. It has already resources and services for farming. climate resilience entrepreneurship in collaboration with local government. To fulfill entered in its strategic period from 2019-2023 the same objectives, IRDC Nepal supported and working towards empowering civil society This year’s report also has great results in our work leaf plate making machine and dais with towards social inclusion where we have contributed necessary training to the selected rights organizations, promoting social and economic holders from marginalized community. inclusion of the marginalized communities and to women decision making, combating gender-based Isupporting to create enabling environment for civil violence, ending-child marriages and caste-based society following the human rights-based approach. Our discrimination. Together with partners we reached target groups are women and youth from ex-Kamaiya directly to 1,224 women, girls, and youth through 69 and ex-Kamalari, Dalit, Madhesi, Muslim, Janajati groups. Today, these groups are working as vital platforms CONTENTS and other marginalized communities. We work with to discuss the situation of exclusion, discrimination, partner organisations in Dang, Kapilvastu in Lumbini violence, poverty, and empowerment. ABOUT IM’s core beliefs 4 Province, Nawalpur and Gorkha in Gandaki Province, Thinking Digital and Kathmandu in Bagmati Province supported by The Covid-19 crisis has forced every system and Where We Work 6 Swedish International Development Cooperation organizations worldwide to find alternatives to face-to- Agency (SIDA), The European Union (EU) Our Partners 7 face services and working patterns. As the pandemic and The Charitable Foundation (TCF) Australia. fuelled lockdowns, IM pursued digital strategies, many Social Inclusion 8 with innovative initiatives, workshops and events. In Women Unite for Agricultural Reforms 13 But 2020 came as a surprise. Throughout the region, responding to the pandemic, we explored new ways to Economic Inclusion 16 millions of people are severely affected and poverty is engage and improve communication within our partner on the rise. For our work this meant challenges. When eco-system. “With trainings, we learned everything stopped, we and our partners had to change We also see opportunities here for the future. Some about improved farm management” immediately, work with humanitarian support and 21 digital methods allow us to reach people who live far support people in their quest to survive, stay healthy and away, isolated, better than with traditional efforts. For Strengthening Civil prevent the spread of infection distributing water, masks, the future, we will look at hybrid models where digital Society and Ensured Civic Space 24 gloves, PPE Kits, dry food ration among others. Some elements can strengthen meetings and mobilization. Thinking Digital 26 activities have had to be paused or cancelled, but above all, we have changed, done things differently and learned Together We Will Thrive Covid Relief Response 28 very valuable things about digital communication. We Despite deteriorated socio-economic situation of the Livelihoods Improvement of empowered our partners to think digitally and stay affected people triggered by Covid-19, IM and our connected within the eco-system we have built for years. Indigenous Tharu communities partners contributed to social and economic inclusion through Effective Pond Management 30 Progressive Results making a change in our working area. As the Regional Director to South Asia, I am thankful to our dedicated Despite the pandemic, our relentless efforts contributed Enhancing Citizen's Participation staff from Nepal Country Office and all our partner to economic inclusion among our beneficiaries. We and organisations for their great results and change we in Sub-National Good Governance our partners supported and organized self-help groups together could achieve. (Local and Provincial Level) in out of which 85 per cent were women. The confidence the context of the New among women grew significantly as they initiated and Federal System in Nepal 32 registered their enterprise into the government offices. The landless families increased their access to land and Publications 34 continued to adopt lease hold farming as one of their Financial Report 38 feasible farming options to improve their livelihoods. Our Maria Kempe IM is working to achieve a world free from poverty and exclusion, where everyone can find out about their rights and take control of their lives. IM support poor marginalized and vulnerable women, girls and youth so that they can change their Commitments situation through their own efforts. IM was founded in 1938 ABOUT IM's IM empowers civil society, in Lund, Sweden and has no religious or political affiliation. IM works in 13 countries across the world. catalyzing profound societal change towards CORE BELIEFS IM has been supporting Nepal’s development and humanitarian equality and democracy. efforts since 1980 through Nepali partner organizations. Since 2010, it has been working in Nepal as a legally registered INGO. Since 2019, IM's work is focused on 1) Social Inclusion 2) Economic Inclusion 3) Strengthening Civil Societies and In Order to achieve Civic Space. our vision Vision We need a society with full equality and strong democracy. Therefore, we are working to promote Mission IM’s vision is a fair How we work • Social Inclusion: All individuals To create visibility, fight poverty and humane world. should have the right to be an equal member of When people come together they have greater society, with the same human rights regardless of scope for influence and to bring about change than and alienation. IM always defends gender, age, caste and social status. as individuals. With this in mind, IM works with the principle of all humans’ equal partners throughout the world. • Economic inclusion: Everyone deserves to be value and rights. in control of their own economic life and have Our partners range from individuals working to the possibility to earn their own income, own bring about change in their own villages to civil land and afford an education society organisations and companies. We set up networks, share knowledge and provide financial • Strengthening Civil Society and Civic Space: support. The civil society plays an important part in a democratic society. A strong civil society with In order to bring about lasting change our work enabling operating environment can represent takes place on three levels: and defend marginalized groups while raising • Individual level (people) awareness and pushing for societal change. • Organisational level (groups) • Institutional level (laws and norms) IM and Sustainable Development Goals This approach to societal change is what we apply to all our activities. (SDGs) IM works with IM has chosen to focus on the six partners and Global goals that we feel we are best other ecosystem Women, Girls and placed to contribute to: actors in thirteen Young People are the countries on four focus of our work. continents. We are focusing our efforts on women, girls and young people. This is due to the fact that: • empowering women women and girls helps to strengthen the community as a whole. • empowering young people empowers those responsible for building the future. Posting pamphlets against Child Marriage and GBV awareness 4 – Annual Report 2020 Annual Report 2020 – 5 WHERE WE WORK Our Partners Multi-dimensional Action Bharatpur, Chitwan IM works in partnership with 8 local NGOs in Dang, Kapilvastu, Gorkha and Nawalpur through The Tel: +97756528604 Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) funding. IM and IRDC implement an for Development Email: [email protected] irrigation project in Kapilvastu through The Charitable Foundation Australia ( TCF). In a consortium of (MADE Nepal) www.madenepal.org five organizations, European Union funded governance project is implemented in Jajarkot, Kalikot and Salyan districts of province 6. Banaganga Municipality-10, Siddhartha Chowk Siddhartha Social Tel: +97776550196 Development Centre (SSDC) Email: [email protected] www.ssdc.org.np European Union Project Society for Environment Tulsipur, Dang KALIKOT, JAJARKOT & Salyan Tel: +97782522049 Education Development Email: best. (SEED) [email protected] Buddhabhumi, Kapilvastu Indreni Rural Development Tel: +97776545013 Multi-dimensional Center (IRDC) Email: [email protected] NAWALPUR Action for www.irdcnepal.org GORKHA Development-Nepal (MADE-NEPAL) Jwagal, Lalitpur Justice and Rights Institute Tel: 015538910 (JuRi) - Nepal Email: [email protected] www.jurinepal.org.np Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal Jagaran Media Center Tel: 015172646/ 9861086809 Email: [email protected] (JMC) [email protected] Web: www.jagaranmedia.org.np Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur, Nepal, PO Box 13620, Kathmandu Fair Trade Group Nepal Tel: 977-1- 5549848, 5542608 Email: [email protected] www.fairtradegroupnepal.org Lamahi Municipality- 11, Dang Society Welfare Action Nepal Tel: +97782417020