Assignment Name: | Social Mobilization Support to Neureni Irrigation Sub project and Riu Tamta Ghagar Irrigation Sub-project | |
Country: | Nepal | |
Location Within Country: | Chitwan District | |
Professional Staff Provided by Your Consultant/Entity (Profile): | 2-Professional Staff (Min Raj Bhandari-Team Leader/Social Development Expert,) | |
Name of Client: | ADB/CMIASP | |
Address: | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
Number of Staff Months: | 28 Months | |
Duration of Assignment: | Start Date (Month/Year): January, 2009 | Completion Date (Month/Year): March, 2013 |
Approx. Value of Services Proposal: | National Level: Nrs 960,000.00 International Level: US$ | |
Name of Associated Consultant, If Any: | Not Applicable | |
No. of Staff Provided by Associated: | Not Applicable | |
Value of Services: | NPR 960,000.00 | |
Source of Financing: | ADB/CMIASP | |
Name of Senior Staff and Designation (Project Director/Team Leader/Coordinator etc) involved and Function Performed: Name: Mr. Min Raj Bhandari, Designation: Team Leader/SDE Performed Function: Activity and resource planning, Organizing and motivating a project team, Controlling time management, Cost estimating and developing the budget, Ensuring client and beneficiaries’ satisfaction, Analyzing and managing project risk, Monitoring progress, Managing reports and necessary documentation of project. | ||
Narrative Description of the Project: The project seeks the support of MADE-Nepal in providing social mobilization support to Neureni Irrigation Sub project and Riu Tamta Ghagar Irrigation sub-project in Chitwan District. Engagement of MADE is required to carry out social mobilization support activities on the selected sub-projects, which included assistance to the Water User Association with preparation of the feasibility study (FS), draft resettlement plan and subproject implementation plan (SIP). MADE-Nepal provides support to the WUA and in particular the community organizer (CO) in developing and strengthening the WUA in two stages. Stage I. Initiate the social mobilization support activities prior to the start of preparation of the feasibility study and subproject implementation plan. Stage II. Continue the social mobilization and WUA development activities after the FS/SIP has been approved and the subproject accepted for implementation of project. | ||
Description of the Actual Services Provided by Your Staff: Organize WUAs in sub-project planning; WUA members and beneficiaries (including women and disadvantaged) actively participate in preparing the FS/SIP; Coach and orient farmers in subproject area understand CMIASP and their role in project; Disseminate social and agriculture information to the project beneficiaries; Organized WUA and empowered to manage irrigation, agriculture and social development activities in the subproject area; Support WUA for self-sustaining, self-regulating and self-supporting initiatives. | ||
