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USAID Agriculture Higher Education activity the purpose of this activity is to strengthen afu's capacity to contribute to nepal's agricultural development by improving the quality of agricultural higher education, increasing agricultural graduates' employability, and contributing to research and extension activities that play a central role in nepal's agricultural and economic transformation.  it is anticipated that direct work with afu will in turn also create system-level change in the overall higher education system in nepal.
Strengthen Political Parties, Electoral and Legislative Processes program (SPPELP) (Nepal):  FY 2014 funds will support ongoing support for Nepal's transition to a more stable and peaceful democracy.  To promote and strengthen broader political processes, SPPELP provides assistance to political parties to improve organizational structures, enhance intra-party communications, improve financial transparency, and develop political leaders from marginalized groups.  SPPELP helps the Election Commission of Nepal strengthen electoral process, electoral management capacity, and voter education.  Through SPPELP, USAID will provide support to the local elections expected to take place in the next year. FY 2014 funds will be used for local observation and voter education/registration targeting marginalized groups. FY 2014 funds will also support technical assistance to Constituent Assembly members and the Parliamentary Secretariat in an effort to strengthen parliamentary committees and the promulgation of the constitution. Women in Nepal continue to face cultural and procedural barriers to political participation. Opportunities exist at the Constituent Assembly - Legislative Parliament (CA-LP) level and within political parties' women's wings to implement a transformative approach that would increase women's capacity to influence decision-making and empower women leaders by enhancing their leadership skills and showcasing them. At a secondary level, USAID will address GBV through activities related to women's leadership in the CA-LP and within political parties for policy development and agenda setting. Work with women's leaders will explore policy and decision making related to GBV and procedural development to assist women facing GBV. ~Additionally work will be done through civil society to improve their knowledge of their rights. Consequently, many women are unaware of their rights, and this contributes to low participation in decision-making processes and limited political leadership opportunities. ~
FY 2010 ASHA Award - American Leprosy Missions FY 2010 ASHA Award - American Leprosy Missions
Ghar Ghar ma Swasthya - TA (Nepal):  USAID will use FY 2014 funds to provide technical assistance to the Nepal Contraceptive Retail Sales (CRS) Company under the Ghar Ghar Maa Swasthya (GGMS), or "Healthy Homes" project.  More specifically, USAID's assistance will assist CRS in achieving increased profitability from key commodities; and plan and design family planning and maternal and child health behavior change communication activities for other USAID projects. USAID will assist CRS to expand its coverage of quality health products and services in rural and remote areas and improve CRS' management, behavior change communication and marketing capabilities. As a result of this support, the enhanced profitability of products will permit CRS to increase its financial independence whiland maintain the uninterrupted provision of quality health products.  Lastly, USAID will provide technical assistance to CRS staff for evidence-based marketing of 3 million packets of ORS as well as communication capacity development.
Feed the Future Nepal Integrated Pest Management (FTFNIPM) (Nepal):  USAID's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) activity will invest FY 2021 resources to increase farmers' adoption of IPM for vegetables, maize, rice, and lentils by promoting the use of an integrated package of technologies and practices to minimize the use of chemical pesticides. Endorsed by USAID and the Government of Nepal, IPM minimizes the use of chemical pesticides while effectively controlling pests and diseases to benefit farmers, consumers, and the environment. Through training and targeted technical assistance, it will build public and private sector stakeholders' capacities for science-based pest management and pesticide selection processes to reduce pests, including Fall Armyworm, pesticide risk, and conduct pesticide safety training of trainers. Using FY 2021 funds, this activity will partner with agro-dealers to conduct field trials and demonstrations of IPM technologies side-by-side with conventionally treated crops. It will closely collaborate with other Feed the Future activities to share methods and practices that have proven successful in managing pests using integrated methods. The activity will expand the scale of its interventions to improve technologies and practices with women and marginalized groups, and train and empower women scientists and plant health professionals. .Virginia Tech University was selected due its technical capacity to implement this intervention in partnership with its Nepal-based sub-awardees and with public and private sector stakeholders. This activity will utilize $50,000 of Adaptation - Indirect directives. It contributes to USAID/Nepal's CDCS DO2: Broad-Based and Inclusive Economic Growth Fostered, and Embassy Kathmandu's ICS Goal Two: Increase America's prosperity by developing Nepal as a reliable economic partner... .. .
Saath-Saath (Nepal):  The primary goal of the Saath-Saath project is to reduce the transmission and impact of HIV/AIDS and improve reproductive health among selected Key Populations (KPs) - groups historically most at-risk - in support of the Government of Nepal's HIV/AIDs efforts. FHI 360 implements this project in partnership with over 40 local NGOs. Expected results from this activity include reduced HIV transmission and increased use of family planning services among KPs. Under Saath-Saath, USAID will also improve the lives of people infected with HIV by providing home-based and community care and improving the quality of HIV and preventative mother-to-child transmission services. To build on successful prevention, treatment, and care services, this program will integrate family planning services at all Saath-Saath service sites. The project will also integrate innovative activities designed to address gender-based violence among KPs as part of an award from the Key Populations.
Ministry of Health and Population Implementation Letter - Health Program Activities Ministry of Health and Population Implementation Letter - Health Program Activities
Global Health and Food Security in Nepal (Nepal):  Peace Corps (PC) returned to Nepal in late 2012. USAID and PC signed a five-year Inter-Agency Agreement (IAA) in December 2011. USAID is contributing $10 million to the IAA. This innovative program utilizes a whole-of-government approach, bringing together the comparative advantages of PC and USAID in implementing two Presidential Initiatives: Global Health Initiative (GHI) and Feed the Future (FTF).In FY 2014, $500,000 in GHI funds and $135,000 in FTF funds will be used for volunteer support costs, volunteer infrastructure support, and staff salaries. Thirty-five new Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) will join the previous 50 in Nepal in FY 2014. The PCVs will support both FTF and GHI objectives. PCVs will work in nutrition, business, and agriculture, and may also support capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, and community assessments.
USAID Nepal Engineering Services (NES) (Nepal):  USAID Nepal Engineering Services (NES)
Nepal Seed And Fertilizer Project (NSAF) (Nepal):  The Feed the Future Nepal Seed and Fertilizer (NSAF) activity builds competitive agricultural input systems in Nepal by introducing innovative technologies and strengthening the capacity of the public, private, and community sectors to develop, multiply, and promote improved market-oriented seed and soil fertility management technologies. NSAF enables Nepali companies to develop and advance their seed breeding technology, adopt improved seed multiplication practices, provide recommendations on custom fertilizer blends and judicious fertilizer use to farmers, and expand production and marketing to improve the availability of commercial seed and fertilizer. With FY 2019 funds, NSAF will continue to increase the availability of appropriate and affordable seeds, with a focus on hybrid seeds, and enable farmers to apply integrated soil fertility management technologies to improve the productivity and profitability of rice, maize, lentils, and vegetables. .A member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), CIMMYT has highly specialized technical expertise and the unique capacity to access genetic material for the development of improved seeds in Nepal. As an independent and globally renowned research organization, CIMMYT has the ability to work effectively with the Government of Nepal to achieve policy reform in the politically sensitive seed and fertilizer sectors. .NSAF contributes to Embassy Kathmandu's Integrated Country Strategy Goal Two: Increase America's prosperity by developing Nepal as a reliable economic partner, and Mission Objective 2.1, Nepal advances inclusive and sustainable economic growth to reduce extreme poverty and increase rules-based trade, competitiveness, and cross-border cooperation, and becomes a reliable economic partner for increased American prosperity.. Objectives for Nepal: The Seed and Fertilizer Project seeks to achieve the following results over the course of.five years: Seed Component: Increase accessibility of quality seeds and its adoption by local farmers; Strengthen seed testing, monitoring, and distribution systems; Establish a seed development and distribution platform through public-private partnership; Enhance in-country seed system by strengthening project partners’ capacity; Develop a national seed information system as a decision making tool to partners of the seed.value chain; Increase business capacity and financial access to seed enterprises; Fertilizer component: Increase the capacity of public and private partners for developing and employing ISFM technologies;  Develop and deploy domain-specific ISFM recommendations; Evaluate and commercialize efficient fertilizer application technologies; Complete studies of fertilizer demand, welfare outcomes, and market characterization; Strengthen fertilizer supply chains and markets through private sector engagement, policy experiments, and public-private partnerships; Scale ISFM through dealers, retailers, cooperatives, and development partners-supported by extension agents.
USAID Biodiversity (USAID Jal Jangal) (Nepal):  USAID Biodiversity (USAID Jal Jangal)
Sustainable, Just and Productive Water Resources Development in Western Nepal (Nepal):  Water, poverty, and environment are intrinsically linked. Management of water to improve access, quality, and safe use at river basin scale is essential for a healthy population. Economic growth is also dependent on water, whether through farm irrigation or hydropower facilities. However, climate change is affecting hydrological systems in Nepal, causing longer dry seasons, changes in the monsoon pattern, reduced recharge of underground aquifers, and increases in the frequency of flood and drought disasters.. .This project will investigate the water resource sector at a river basin scale, in the context of climate change models, to help inform decision makers about options, risks, and opportunities for maximizing sustainable use of water across various sectors within selected basins. Results will inform activities implemented by the Program for Aquatic Natural Resources Improvement.. .The project will utilize $623,015 of FY 2016 GCC Adaptation funds.. Objectives for Nepal: The project aims to establis a community-centered E2E flood EWS in Kamala River Basin that enhances awareness and capacity of vulnerable communities and disaster risk reduction (DRR)-related agencies to understand, monitor, and prepare for effective flood warning and response. Program objectives: Assess community risk from different flooding levels in the Kamala River Basin; Support DHM to establish new flood and rainfall monitoring stations and upgrade existing stations for EWS set up; Support DHM to develop and run flood forecasting, based on information gathered from rainfall monitoring; Set up risk information communication system in the basin building on the existing national facilities; Train communities and stakeholders to prepare for and responding to risks through the EWS; Strengthen the capacity of the DHM in the use of FFGS technologies; Develop and strengthen institutional networks to enhance community and stakeholder capacity to respond to flood risk information; Develop local and district level disaster management plans that skillfully integrate EWS
Ministry of Education Redbook Support (Nepal):  USAID will utilize FY 2015 funds to support the new Early Grade Reading Program (EGRP). The EGRP directly supports USAID's Education Strategy Goal One and will be part of the Government of Nepal's (GON) School Sector Reform Program funded by multiple donors and the GON. USAID will assist the Ministry of Education develop, test, and institutionalize interventions to improve reading in public primary grades 1-3. EGRP is implemented through two separate mechanisms, including on-budget GON support. This GON support will drive results in EGR instructional design, teacher professional development, assessment, and monitoring. Annual Work Plans will outline yearly activities. The total government to government funding for five years from 2014 to 2019 is approximately $8,000,000. From the total planned contribution, the additional funds to be added in FY 2015 will be approximately $245,000 of carry-over frin year one (2014-2015), subject to availability of funds and issuance of an Implementation Letter.
Strengthening Systems for Better Health (Swasthya ko lagi skakchyam Pranali) (Nepal):  The Strengthening Systems for Better Health (SSBH) activity improves access to sustainable, quality, equitable health services. SSBH supports the GON's new federal structures to promote uninterrupted health service delivery and continuously leverages global experience in health systems strengthening to accelerate improvements in health outcomes. USAID provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) and provincial and municipal governments to improve access to and use of quality maternal, newborn, and child health; nutrition; water, sanitation, and hygiene; and family planning services in 16 districts. SSBH supports provincial and local governments, and health workers (HWs) to plan, execute, and monitor the health emergency response, including for COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters. Funding will expand the basic health service package, including nutrition services, to marginalized groups by increasing service delivery points, improving referral mechanisms, and supporting municipalities to improve public and private health services. USAID will train HWs and managers to strengthen the health sector's capacity to generate, analyze, and use real-time data for improved planning and management. Funds will focus on increasing the accountability of local health managers and HWs for quality service delivery by improving linkages among municipal governments, facilities, and patient populations; and leveraging the capacity of Health Facility Operation and Management Committees to make health services more responsive to local needs. .Abt Associates has extensive experience in Nepal and globally in expanding quality health services to vulnerable populations. The activity contributes to USAID/Nepal's CDCS DO3: Inclusive Health and Education Systems Strengthened and Embassy Kathmandu's ICS Goal Two: Increase America's prosperity by developing Nepal as a reliable economic partner..
USAID Hamro Samman II Activity The USAID Hamro Samman II activity is designed to provide appropriate, sustainable, and scalable solutions to the federal, provincial and local Government of Nepal (GON) efforts to combat human trafficking.
Promoting Agriculture, Health, and Alternative Livelihoods (PAHAL) Obligating Mission Funds to Mercy Corps Nepal. Objectives for Nepal: Mitigating risk of socio-ecological stressors and shocks that reduce local food security. Increasing resilience to shocks and stressors by diversifying incomes and response strategies, strengthening participatory planning, and empowering communities to link to relevant Government of Nepal resources. Providing disadvantaged groups with skills and forums necessary to increase their voice and agency. Incorporating training on disaster risk management and mitigation. Encouraging the use of water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities and improved sanitation practices. Strengthening and diversifying livelihoods for food-insecure populations. Increasing agricultural production and finding appropriate non-agricultural livelihoods. Increasing health and nutritional status by improving access to nutritious foods. Providing training on financial, business skills, and vocational skills. Improving marginalized groups’ access to and management of productive natural resources
USAID/OFDA Grant for Nepal/Earthquake To establish epidemic prone diseases surveillance system
Nepal Family Health Program II Improve the delivery and use of basic public sector family planning, maternal, newborn, child health, and literacy/life skills services, in a manner that builds local capacity and encourages stakeholder collaboration.
OFDA-D20081726-Preparedness/Vulnerable and IDP Protection-Grant to The Asia Foundation for Protection Activities OFDA-D20081726-Preparedness/Vulnerable and IDP Protection-Grant to The Asia Foundation for Protection Activities
Knowledge-based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition Project-II (KISAN II) (Nepal):  KISAN IIis a flagship activity under the Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) that provides technical assistance to increases resilience, inclusiveness, and sustainable income growth of small-holder farmers in 21 hill and Terai districts of Nepal's Western, Midwestern, and Far-Western regions; and four earthquake affected districts. The implementing partner, Winrock International, is well positioned to achieve GFSS goals given its extensive experience implementing GFSS activities in Asia using a market systems approach to increase the ability of vulnerable farm households to respond to market opportunities, a core strategy adopted under KISAN II. KISAN II develop local market systems for rice, maize, lentils, high-value vegetables, and goats through technical assistance to  farmers to access productivity-enhancing and improved post-harvest practices and technologies; and by strengthening extension services through introduction of new technologies and business models to improve storage, mechanization, input supply, and finance. KISAN II will administer a $1.5 million grants program to foster partnerships with 125 private firms and cooperatives in order to provide market-based solutions to improve agricultural productivity and market access for 130,000 farming households. KISAN II will work with the Ministry of Agriculture and relevant departments to provide an evidence base that will inform policy formulation to create a favorable business enabling environment. These interventions will contribute to the GFSS overall goal of sustainably reducing hunger, malnutrition and poverty through nutrition-sensitive approaches, which directly contributes to Embassy Kathmandu's Integrated Country Strategy (ICS) Objective 2.1: Nepal advances inclusive and sustainable economic growth to reduce extreme poverty and increase rules-based trade, competitiveness, and cross-border cooperation, and becomes a reliable economic partner for increased American prosperity.
Elections and Political Parties (Niti Sambad) This five year (2017-2022), $20 millionNiti Sambadprogram has a central role in achieving USAID/Nepals goal of advancing a more democratic, prosperous, and resilient Nepal by strengthening inclusion and participation in political processes. This program will support democratic institutions, strengthen inclusion into political processes and harness political competition as an effective vehicle through which citizens can democratically choose their leaders who will, in turn, set a policy agenda responsive to the needs of the public. Objectives for Nepal: This program will support democratic institutions, strengthen inclusion into political processes and harness political competition as an effective vehicle through which citizens can democratically choose their leaders who will, in turn, set a policy agenda responsive to the needs of the public. Implement a comprehensive program to strengthen Nepal’s electoral system in partnership with the ECN and key civil society leaders and organizations. Strengthen Parliament’s capacity to draft and monitor implementation of effective legislation. Political parties function more inclusively and transparently.
Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project (EAAP) The objective of this project is to support the GON to accelerate reconstruction and the reestablishment of public services following the devastating earthquake of April 25, 2015 through the construction of disaster-resilient infrastructure. USAID/Nepal's co-financing contribution to the Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project (EAAP) will assist in further reducing the still unmet needs for school reconstruction.
Nepal Reconstruction Engineering Services (NRES) (Nepal):  In 2015, earthquakes in Nepal damaged more than 8,200 schools and 1,200 health facilities, presenting a monumental reconstruction demand to ensure that the newly built, rebuilt, or retrofitted structures would withstand the next disaster. The Nepal Reconstruction Engineering Services (NRES) activity strengthens the GON's ability to manage reconstruction and independently deliver services, utilize disaster-resilient designs, adopt improved building, health, and safety codes in construction management, and inclusively engage with communities to encourage sustainability. With FY 2020 funding, NRES will continue to oversee the completion of construction of education facilities, and further strengthen the ability of construction workers and architect-engineering firms to meet the country's growing demand for disaster-resilient building techniques by providing online and on-the-job training. NRES designed and USAID constructed public facilities accommodate the needs of people with disabilities, women, and girls. The NRES activity is implemented by CDM International, an engineering and construction firm with a strong track record of effectively managing the construction of public infrastructure projects, integrating government interests, and employing industry best practices. NRES supports Embassy Kathmandu's ICS Goal Three: Exercise American leadership to transform Nepal into a more self-reliant, independent, and resilient partner for the United States and Mission Objective 3.3, Nepal strengthens its ability to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from shocks and fulfills the U.S. commitment to support the reconstruction of seismically safe public infrastructure damaged in the 2015 earthquakes supporting the GON's goal of meeting reconstruction needs by 2021.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Recovery Activity (WRA) (Nepal):  USAID will improve the health and well-being of the earthquake-affected populations living in two districts, Sindhupalchowk and Dolakha. USAID will improve community water and public sanitation infrastructure; promote hygiene; and strengthen Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene governance.  USAID will form or revitalize water users' committees (WUCs) to construct or renovate community based water supply systems and develop the capacity of WUCs to operate and manage these systems. USAID will also help schools and communities promote menstrual hygiene management and support improved hygiene practices.