Sustainable Livelihood Support to Remote Communities in Chitwan and Makawanpur district

Assignment Name: 

Sustainable Livelihood Support to Remote Communities in Chitwan  and Makawanpur district

Country: 

Nepal

Location Within Country: 

Chitwan and Makawanpur District

Professional Staff Provided by Your Consultant/Entity (Profile):

4-Professional Staff

(Bishnu Bahadur Siluwal-Team Leader, Shailesh Acharya-Project Coordinator, Shashikala Poudel-Finance Officer, Ghanshyam Baral-Agri. Technician)

Name of Client:

CCS Italy

Address:

Kathmandu, Nepal

Number of Staff Months:

82 Months

Duration of Assignment:

Start Date (Month/Year): 

November, 2016

Completion Date 

(Month/Year): December, 2017

Approx. Value of Services Proposal:

National Level: Nrs 12,650,000 International Level: US$

Name of Associated Consultant, If Any:

Not Applicable

No. of Staff Provided by Associated:

Not Applicable

Value of Services:

NPR 12,650,000

Source of Financing:

CCS Italy

Name of Senior Staff and Designation (Project Director/Team Leader/Coordinator etc) involved and Function Performed: Name: Mr. Bishnu Bahadu Siluwal, Designation: Team Leader

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: This is the pilot project supported for livelihood sector. The project has been sponsoring individual children’s as well as school meal support for nursery kids to make sure the poor families children can have access to quality education. This livelihood project was designed to support the poor families so they can increase their income which will eventually help their children to have better access to education. The project aimed to improve the livelihood status of the poor people by providing agricultural, livestock inputs and technical support along with different trainings. 

Description of the Actual Services Provided by Your Staff: Nine farmers groups with more than 50 percent representation of women were established and functioning. Fifty percent of target group adopting the right livelihood activities according to identified local resources; The project beneficiaries were engaged in cucumber and beans production and the production was increasing; Altogether 260 goats and 300 chicks were distributed in the project area; Female farmers have better access to government services; All agricultural farmers groups were registered in DADO, likewise the livestock groups were registered in DLSO, which will make the farmers easier to access the government benefits. Four school kitchen rooms were constructed and kitchen equipment supported.