Annual Report 2018

Annual Report 2018

ANNUAL REPORT 2018 37 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Publisher: Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Centre (KIRDARC), Nepal P.O. Box: 20842, Sanepa, Lalitpur, Nepal, Tel: +977-1-5548321/5548040 Fax: +977-1-554903 Email: [email protected] | Website: www.kirdarc.org © KIRDARC 2019 Design & Printed at: Masterpiece with Imagination (9851031259) Message from Executive Director It is my pleasure to share the Annual Food Security and Freshwater: Tackling Report of Karnali Integrated Rural Challenges and Nurturing Opportunities Development and Research Centre in Mountain region in Jumla and (KIRDARC). This year we have successfully Karnali Summit on “Rights to Inclusive run 21 projects and this report shares the Development: Fostering Prosperity and summary of achievements made through Social Justice” at Surkhet which contributed various integrated programs and projects to amplifying the voices of mountain undertaken by KIRDARC in financial year people. 2017–18 under different outcome areas with an aim to reaching the unreached. On behalf of the Executive Board, I would like to thank local government stakeholders, KIRDARC is working in alignment with funding partners, local communities for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) placing their trust in us. I would also like to which promise to leave no one behind, and express my sincere gratitude to all KIRDARC also contribute to the national development staffs for their dedication and hard work. plans and priorities. To ensure that the SDGs make sense within local contexts, KIRDARC In summary, I believe it has been a Nepal is working on ten different goals and great year. We are satisfied with the trying to localize the SDGs. This year we continuing growth of our organization worked on 9 different districts of province and are looking forward enthusiastically 3, 5 and 6 in coordination with local to the year ahead. We will continue our government which had instilled hopes that engagement and expand our reach to many local government will be more accountable remote communities together with local towards the citizen. government and local communities. KIRDARC have been continuously Thank you advocating for the rights of the mountain people through effective engagement of civil society organizations in a coordinated approach enhancing visibility of mountain issues in national processes enabling better life, well-being and livelihood of Madhab Raj Neupane mountain people. KIRDARC organized Executive Director National Conference on Climate Change, 3 Highlights of the year: KIRDARC in 2018 Bajura: Kanchanpur: Humla: Simikot, Jumla: Tila, Tatopani, Betkot and Jhalari Sarkeghad, Adanchuli, Hima, Patarasi and Sinja Badimalika, Triveni & Rural Municipality Kharpunath and Chankeli Rural Municipality and Budhiganga Municipality Rural Municipality Chandanath Municipality and Chhededaha Rural Municipality Mugu: Soru, Rara, Khatyad, Surkhet: Birendranagar, Mugum Karmarong Rural Bheriganga, Guravakot and Municipality and Chayanath Panchapuri Municipality and Municipality Baratahal and Chaukune Rural Municipality Kapilbastu: Kavre: Panchkhal Buddhabhumi, Shivaraj & Kalikot: Suvakalika, Palanta, Municipality Maharajgunj Municipality Pachaljharana, Mahavai, Dadeldhura: and Yesodhara Rural Naraharinath and Sanni Nawadurga and Ajayameru Dolpa: Thulibheri and Municipality triveni Rural Municipality and Rural Municipality Tripurasundari Municipality Khadackhra, Tulagufa and and Kaike Rural Municipality Raskot Municipality Population reach Male Female Schools Municipalities RMs 50,761 23,664 27,097 466 18 29 School People with Children Dalit Disability Province 37623 1551 51 3, 5, 6, 7 Districts Humla, Jumla, Kalikot, Mugu, Dolpa, Kavre, Kapilbastu, Surkhet, We reached We Dadeldhura and Kanchanpur OUTCOME Human Rights and Area 1 Social Protection Major interventions and v Improved infrastructure and equipment’s in schools and ECD facilitated quality learning achievements environment in Humla and Mugu district (Science v 2495 Youths from marginalized and excluded lab support in 4 schools , Library support – 6 communities from Humla, Mugu, Jumla, Kalikot schools, ECED material support – 5 schools and Dolpa trained on Human rights. Human Furniture support- 5 schools , School building – rights status report of Karnali published and 1, Computer support -2 schools). disseminated. v Increased access to school and education in v 2 settlements declared Human rights friendly Mugu and Humla district. 5554 sponsored village on Humla and Kalikot. 167 Local CSOs registered vulnerable children supported with mainstream and roll out Human Rights Based stationaries, bags, other education materials and Approach (HRBA) on Humla, Mugu, Jumla, uniform. Kalikot and Dolpa. v Number of students have increased at ECED v Increased net enrollment by 99.75 percent centers due to joyful and child-friendly classroom in Kalikot and established quality learning and increased the ownership of SMC, PTA, environment in 37 percent schools out of 104 teachers and community towards ECCD centre. schools. v Free Basic and Compulsory Education (FBCE) v Increased girl’s regularity in school due to declared in Naraharinath Municipality. extracurricular activities in 21 schools in Mugu and open up the opportunity to participate v Declared 4 ward as Child Friendly Local on regional, national and international football Governance (CFLG) ward in Tilagufa Municipality tournaments. and Shuvakalika Rural Municipality in Kalikot. v Increased girl attendance rate in school from v Established discussion forum (BaL Kachahari ) to 15 percent to 97 percent in Kalikot and Mugu discuss on the children issues. 45 cases of child districts. marriage stopped in Kalikot. 5 v 5 local bodies mainstreamed Quality Learning Environment (QLE) indicators in their planning process where they considered software 'Where there is will, activities along with infrastructure. there is a way' v Increased learning achievement (Literacy rate "My years of passion has been fulfilled when from 2 to 57 and numeracy rate from 4 to 46 KIRDARC supported library books and Desktop percent in grade 3 and 5) in Kalikot. computers (financially supported by Good Neighbour International Nepal) to increase the v 100 out of 104 schools developed Annual School IT knowledge of the students in our school" Kali improvement plan (ASIP) by incorporating the Bahadur Mahatara (head master) of laliguransh QLE indicators in Kalikot. Secondary School, Humla. v 45 classrooms in 15 schools are equipped It takes one and half day to reach in Simikot on foot with teaching learning materials and increased from school. 19 communities’ people and secondary learning environment in Jumla. level students carried the desktop computers and books for library. Now, the school has managed v Increased student’s regularity in Sundare Sherpa separate library and desktop computers rooms, School in Dolpa after construction of school rack and table for computers from the contribution building, toilets and drinking tap. of the community. For the management of these activities, the head master, SMC and community v Empowered and capacitated 1865 adolescents people requested the hydropower for power supply through 135 Junior Champion club, 69 life skill at day time, previously the hydro power had been camps, 155 learning camps in Kalikot and Mugu. supplying electricity at night time only. Now they have agreed to supply the power in school when v Increased trend of producing teaching learning it is needed (computer class day). They agreed material using local and indigenous skill and with the hydro power and the electric line was equipped 200 schools with those locally transferred up to school. The have also agreed with developed teaching learning materials by the hydro power to circulate the electricity regularly teachers and parents. from the new session (starts from March) with free of cost. v 1500 parents engaged in reading mela and thus improved children learning habit. "We have managed all the process for computer learning but we worried if some technical electric problem occurred, we have to think about the v v v alternative electric power as well." SMC Member 6 I saw my feet after nine year “When I was about four years old; my mother aware me about my physical disability and told me that my feet are not normal due to which I cannot walk like my brothers and sisters”. She remembered early gloomy days and said. It was difficult for me to attend school before, “When I grew old enough and ready for school, I could not get admitted in the school because I was not able to walk as others do to reach school”. Ashmita BK Now she studies in grade two in Shree Rupadevi Basic School, Malkot, Kalikot. Nowadays she pays attention towards her study; takes all the classes and take part in classwork and does her home assignment well. She is learning better life skills at school and home. She enjoys her classmates, teachers and school. Unlike before, she is not teased by her friends at school. She remembers her old days and says; “before three years ago, I got enrolled in school but my school mates and classmates teased me looking at my abnormal feet”. As a result, she was not regular at school and in addition she used to feel guilty of herself to attend school daily as she This initiative had helped used to be bullied. to increase the knowledge of the children and had This transformation of Ashmita to give her a new life was increased access of possible through “an integrated education, child protection computer knowledge in one and child

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