Chairperson’s Word I feel proud to make a note that Sansthagat Bikas Sanjal has prevention in Kailali and Achham District. Migrant spouses successfully completed its’ 8th year of operation promoting and PLHAs have formed self- help groups and started income good governance, peacebuilding and rural community generation activities for their livelihood. They have been development through capacity development of NGO. maintaining adherence to ART. Since the country has been threatened by political instability Rural Education Project is producing significant results with and natural disaster (earthquake), Sanjal too is facing the high pass rate in SLC. Due to the commendable effort in consequences. Particularly project execution and monitoring improving education, Janjagriti Higher Secondary School in of the projects have been partly affected by the unexpected Dhading is recognised as model school by DEO. The school occurrences. Despite this, Sanjal is able to make progresses with was awarded Rs.500,000 grants from DEO this year. Similarly, its continual effort and interventions. Executive committee Sagma Secondary School, Morang has made tremendous of Sanjal is now more inclusive with participation of Janjati progress in achieving tangible results in SLC exam in women from Kosis Nepal- Okhaldhunga. Newly commenced comparison to other school in northern hilly areas of Morang practice of holding Sanjal executive committee meeting in the district. constituencies of EC members has significantly contributed to Food security projects in Morang, Achham, Banke and Surkhet mutual learning and sharing. Sanjal was able to have meetings have been implementation in partnership with 4 member of Eastern region and Western region in Okhaldhunga and organizations to improve the food and nutrition security of Kailali exploring new capacities and strengths of MOs for marginalized, vulnerable, landless and economically poor collaborative ventures. communities. Projects are aimed to improve the availability of In addition, Sanjal has provided support to needy MOs food by increasing production, improve food access through to identify needs of constituencies and develop plan for income generation, and improve nutritious utilization of it. Furthermore, Sanjal has worked with MOs to support available food. The projects, which directly benefit 4675 Tarpaulin and CGI sheets to 185 earthquake hit families in households across 4 districts, focus on nutrition, agriculture- NGO Solidarity Project Sindhpalchowk and Ramechhap. Sanjal also successfully based income generation including a farmer business coordinated with Tewa to supply earthquake survivors with school, and strengthening community-based organization or 1100 blankets in Okhaldhunga via Gramin Mahila Jagaran cooperatives. ansthagat Bikas Sanjal has been implementing order to enhance their management capacity and Samuha. SNGO Solidarity Project (NSP) with financial clarify the role and responsibilities of staff and EC Community peace and Sustainable Development Project a assistance from Bread for the World, Germany since members. 31 members including board and senior In order to fulfil the vision of Sanjal, Capacity Development unique project with concept of Interfaith and others issues of CBNOs and NGOs has been continued in this year as well. related to injustice, has been successfully implementing last seven years with the key objective of strengthening staffs have attended the meeting. governance and organizational development of Sanjal’s Through NGO solidarity project, Sanjal provided grants to 5 in Banke. The project with especial focus on the Muslim • Five member organizations that have been CBNOs and NGOs to enhance livelihood of Rajbanshi, Majhi communities has been expanded in Kailali and Achham. Under member organizations around the country The project implementing livelihood projects held one day and indigenous ethnic groups in Okhaldhunga and Morang. the project, women and youths are engaged in livelihood also has been contributing in advocating the rights orientations to their respective target communities. Sanjal also organized several trainings and workshop for the activities. They jointly organize and celebrate Dashain and Eid of highly marginalized communities living within organizational development of MOs. Most of the member programme to develop religious tolerance in community. The A total of 166 participants attended such orientations. constituencies of the member organizations. organizations nowadays maintain computerized book keeping. material support project provided to construct Madarshas in In the meantime, Sanjal conducted advocacy training focusing compliment to teaching learning has resulted improvement in Currently, Sanjal is in its phase-III of the project on the rights of highly marginalized communities such as education of Muslim Children in the community. incepted in April 2014. The phase-II of the project Chidimar, Kushabadiya ,Raji, Mushar and Majhi and helped I am really pleased with the progress of Sanjal has made to in forming groups to keep on the process further. that has been completed in March 2014 included serve marginalised people in remote rural areas of Nepal. The programmatic activities focusing on good governance Reaching Across Boarder for HIV prevention project is able progress has been possible only through hard work of the team of its member organizations, organizational capacity to build network of PLHIV support group for advocacy of led by Mr.Bal Krishna Maharjan, Executive chief. Similarly, the rights of PLHAs in 4 districts namely Makwanpur, Kailali, I highly appreciate member organisations for their sincere building and advocacy on behalf of highly marginalized Surkhet and Makwanpur. PLHIV support groups have and deliberate efforts to accomplish the project activities. communities. In the fiscal year 2071/72, Sanjal has acquired support from VDCs and DDCs for Endowment The project implementation is impossible without support carried out following activities under this project: fund. Further, revolving fund allocated in the project has been of Nepal government and also with the financial support effectively mobilised to execute livelihood activities. It has been of Mennonite Central Committee, Bread for the World, Developed Capacity of Member Organiza- observed in the community that PLHAs are less stigmatised Germany and Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Nepal and their spouses have started seeking HIV health services in and other agencies. I look forward to continuous cooperation tions in terms of project implementation local health institutions. and coordination of financial partner to intensify the capacity and managerial skills of Sansthgat Bikas Sanjal for the cause of needy people in Education on Migration for HIV prevention project has future. • Sanjal carried out six meetings, two each with three contributed in raising awareness on Safe migration and HIV member organizations—CDF, NJSS and VLTA—in Photo: Participants of Training on Right-Based Approach and Advocacy SANJAL SANJAL Annual Report 2015 | Vol. 5, Year 5, July 2015 2 Annual Report 2015 | Vol. 5, Year 5, July 2015 in order to find out their Training that changed my perception… advocacy issues. Dr. Bidur Pakhrin • In Morang, five days Programme Director, Animal Health Training and Consultancy Service long organic vegetable production training was work as programme director for the Animal Health Training and Consultancy Service, Pokhara. The organization provided to the members of works in the area of animal health and animal rights and is one of member organisations of Sansthagat Bikas I Rajbanshi Community. The Sanjal. I am also a Executive Commitee member of Sanjal. I got an opportunity to participate in rights-based advocacy training, from 17 to 19 September 2014 in Budole, Kavre, was organized by Sanjal for progamme staff program also purchased of its affiliate organizations. two Bigaha land for the landless people of Rajbanshi This was my first participation in any advocacy related training. The training began with expectation collec- Community. tion, introduction of participants, experience sharing of respective NGOs, and setting norms and the time-table. When session started with sharing of the case study of a Mushahar community in Sunsari district, we had a good • Held four days (November deal of brainstorming on Problem versus Issue and Cause versus Effect. I perceived that “advocacy is the action 20 to 23) workshops with taken against the cause” so as to dig out unseen issues. In fact, demonstration, information and communication staff and EC members of exchange are not advocacy but they are only essential parts of advocacy. Advocacy is a well-managed process by GMJS and KOSIS Nepal which basic rights and concerns of the people are stated. in order to enhance their management capacity. In the training, we also discussed and learned various steps of advocacy, factors affecting advocacy, advocacy Altogether 31 members Photo: A woman harvesting vegetables from her field< Morang tools, analysis of advocacy and governing factors, identifying lobbyist for successful advocacy, how to implement including board and senior effective advocacy etc. Simulation exercises on selected issues for advocacy were helpful to understand and use staff attended the meeting. Sanjal member organizations. Three trainings were advocacy tools. organized in different regions, Chitwan, Morang • Prepared Organisation profile of 16 Sanjal’s and Nepalganj by Co-operative experts. Also, Now,