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Since its establishment in 1996, SUPPORT
Nepal has been implementing development works
based on the need and rights of minority groups
of Terai districts of southern
part of Nepal.
Brief description of services provided in last five years.
Ensuring Inclusion of Minority Rights Provisions in New Nepali
Constitution (Feb 09-March 10)
Promoting Enterprise-based Solutions from SWM Management in
Janakpur Municipality (Feb-Apr 10)
Communities for Peace and Reintegration in Dhanusha (Aug 08-Sept
09)
Civic Education for Constituent Assembly Election (Aug 07-July
08)
Promoting Voices of voice-less for conflict-resolution and
Empowerment (Feb-May 2008)
Advocacy
Campaign on UN SCR 1325 in Terai (Sept 07-Jan 08)
Action for Peace and Reconciliation of Conflict Victims (Aug-Dec
2007)
Peace Campaign (March-October 2007)
Facilitating Identification of Madheshi Issues & National level
Dialogue (Apr-July 2007)
Communities for Peace
Program (Jan-Dec 06)
1. Project Name:
Ensuring Inclusion of Minority Rights Provisions in New Nepali
Constitution (Feb 09-March 10)
Key services provided:
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Status of minority
groups in Nepal was analyzed and findings and
recommendations were published in, Nepalese Minority
Groups; Struggle for Identity and Representation.
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Training manual,
Minority Rights and Advocacy Skills, was published
prior to conducting regional level training to 210 minority
rights activists representing 19 Terai districts. Seven
4-day training were organized to strengthen their capacity
in advocating minority issues and in participating
meaningfully in the constitution making process.
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Seven regional
level networks of minority organizations were formed
representing Dalits, Madheshi, women, religious and
linguistic groups from 19 Terai districts. 210 organizations
were included in 7 regional minority networks. Network
members organized various activities to raise awareness on
minority issues, create pressure at policy makers and build
consensus among different minority groups on the issues to
be incorporated in the new constitution.
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19 district-level
and 7 regional level workshops were organized by the network
members to discuss minority issues and provide feedback on
first draft of the MMCRPC under the CA. Besides, street
drama, signature campaigns and rally was organized in 13 out
of 19 project districts to raise awareness on minority
issues and constitution making process in Nepal. More than
6086 people directly participated and benefitted from these
activities planned under advocacy campaigns.
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140 public
discussions were made in rural areas of 19 Terai districts
mostly isolated and remote from district headquarters. The
discussions were very effective in identifying minority
issues, which led in production of 140 episodes of radio
program bringing 160 CA members from the concerned
constituencies expressing their commitment to lobby the
issues in relevant committee of the CA.
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A national
workshop was organized at Dhulikhel on 26-28 March 2010 with
68 participants from various fields. Minority rights
activists from 19 Terai districts spent ample amount of time
and efforts in discussing issues of minorities and required
actions to promote minority rights with 14 CA members and 18
journalists. Consensus was made over common issues of
minority groups which was translated in the language of
feedback on first draft of the MMCRPC. 16-point National
Declaration of Minorities was issued on March 28, 2010 which
was later handed over to the Speaker of the CA, Rt. Subhash
Chandra Nembang. Various political parties including U-CPN
Maoist, Nepali Congress and CPN-UML attended the hand over
ceremony. Mr. Nembang assured to bring the issues to the
concerned committee of the CA.
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2500 copies of
Issues of Minorities in New Nepali Constitution was
published in Nepali and disseminated among CA members and
other stakeholders of Nepal’s peace process.
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Four quarterly
newsletters, Minority Voice, were published
disseminating information of project activities and minority
rights issues.
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A video
documentary, Constitution for Rights, was prepared
covering Nepal’s peace process, issue of minority groups,
emerging conflict among minority groups and radicalization
of identity and rights-focused movement, and how EIMPNC
activities contributed in bringing different groups together
and built consensus and solidarity over issues to be
incorporated in new constitution. Approximately 20-minute
video documentary is in Nepali language with sub title in
English.
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2. Project Name:
Promoting Enterprise-based Solutions from SWM Management in
Janakpur Municipality (Feb-Apr 10)
Key services provided:
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467 community members through 15 community committees were
trained and mobilized for improving SWM management system at
the community level and promoting green jobs.
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314 Eco Club members trained and mobilized for raising
awareness on environment issues including climate change.
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Public message on environmental issues produced and aired
through local FM stations and print media.
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401 community members, local government agencies
representatives and political parties leaders participated
in community awareness raising campaigns.
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Clean volunteers were trained and mobilized for keeping
neighborhood clean by mobilizing local resources and
technologies for solid waste collection, separation and
disposal.
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Demonstration on waste-bio gas, community composting,
bio-briquette, and vermin composting conducted at public
sites to raise community awareness on waste as a resource.
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Local youth clubs and entrepreneurs trained and provide with
technical support to start waste-based enterprises.
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3. Project Name:
Communities for Peace and Reintegration in Dhanusha (Aug
08-Sept 09)
Key services provided:
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More than 1230
CSOs trained and mobilized for promoting peace at the
community level.
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Approximately 600
signatures collected and were handed over to the
President of Nepal, Rt. Honorable Dr. Ram Baran Yadav. He
assured about raising the concerns as mentioned in the
campaign to the concerned officials such as the Ministry for
Peace and Reconstruction (MoPR) and National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC).
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Approximately 2000 people participated in various peace
campaigns through rally and other activities of
International Peace Day.
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10 VDCs population were provided with information and
documents about rights issues, constituent assembly, and
other key services being provided by various service
providers at the district level.
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Registration of conflict victims at the local
administration, compilation and availability of VDC Offices’
Citizen Charter/s at the peace centers, health, school and
other services and the name and contact details of the these
providers at the peace centers were contributed tremendously
bridging the information gap at the local level. More than
2190 persons were outreached through the mobile CPC and 1200
rural population visited the CPC during project period.
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The project also facilitated the issuance of 187
citizenship, 64 birth and 91 marriage certificates inside
the project VDCs.
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90 sessions of ward level meetings were held in 10 project
VDCs that led to the formation of 10 Community Action Group
(CAG). 1329 persons were involved in implementing micro
projects benefiting more than 10000 rural populations.
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Detail information about 139 persons killed during armed
conflict in Nepal were collected and verified. After
verification and registration, family members of 139 persons
killed during armed conflict received compensation package
from the MoPR.
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96 conflict victims were provided with micro grants to start
their own micro enterprises.
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10 rural schools were provided with technical and financial
support to improve their education facilities and teaching
environment. 191 children affected by the conflict were
provided with scholarship support/material support.
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10 rural health posts were provided with technical and
financial support to improve their health service delivery
facilities. The project contributed to improve the life
standard of more than 9421 rural populations directly from
the project activities and thousands others from improved
education and health service delivery mechanisms and
facilities.
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4. Project Name:
Civic Education for Constituent Assembly Election (Aug
07-July 08)
Key services provided:
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Training manual on
Voter Education for Constituent Assembly election prepared
in Nepali and Maithili.
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Training to 2250
people representing political parties, human rights
organizations, professional organizations, student unions,
trade unions, and journalists.
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Monitoring of the
Constituent Assembly election in Dhanusha.
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5. Project Name:
Promoting Voices of voice-less for conflict-resolution and
Empowerment (Feb-May 2008)
Key services provided:
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16 issues,
concerns, demands of the people identified, raised,
discussed and promoted among 2916 people representing
academia, human rights defenders, politicians, intellectuals
and the community members.
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Issues of the
conflict victims widely heard, and facilitated to be
addressed with concerned authorities and representatives of
the Constituent Assembly election.
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Issues, demands,
concerns raised were documented and disseminated/circulated
for wider coverage/influence and replication. 1000 stickers,
1000 audio files and 1000 booklets were designed, published
and disseminated to civil society, conflict victims, human
rights activists, media, RLG members, CA members and the
rural population.
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6. Project Name:
Advocacy
Campaign on UN SCR 1325 in Terai (Sept 07-Jan 08)
Key services provided:
a.
Advocacy kit for Media’s Role in Promoting UN SCR 1325 developed
and 210 media persons trained in seven districts of Eastern and
Central Terai.
b.
Information leaflet on UN SCR 1325 designed and published in
Nepali.
c.
Master ToT manual was designed, published in Nepali and 239
women rights activists trained.
d.
Action Plan on The Women of Terai in Peace Process was prepared
and published in English, Maithili and Nepali.
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7. Project Name:
Action for Peace and Reconciliation of Conflict Victims
(Aug-Dec 2007)
Key services provided:
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Training manual for Capacity Building of Local Peace
Committee (LPC) Members developed and 20 LPC members of
Dhanusha LPC trained.
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Formation of a common platform of conflict victims from both
sides; state and rebellion, registration of their
organization and capacity building training to the
organizational members.
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Three year Strategy Plan on Peace and Reconstruction of
Dhanusha District (2065-2067 BS) developed and published in
Nepali.
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10 episodes of radio programs produced and aired focused at
peace and human rights issues related to conflict victims
and LPCs.
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8. Project Name:
Peace Campaign (March-October 2007)
Key services provided:
a.
Identification and registration of 413 internally displaced
persons with local administration.
b.
Developing guideline of IDPs’ voluntary return and facilitated
return of 309 IDPs in Dhanusha.
c.
Local Labor Market Assessment was conducted and report published
in English and Nepali.
d.
Training package on Human Rights Education developed, 28
schoolteachers trained.
e.
Training package on UN SCR 1325 developed and 24 women rights
activists trained.
f.
Training package on Conflict Transformation and Peace Building
developed and 30 CSOs and political parties representatives
trained.
g.
Training package on Peace Journalism (Media and Peace building)
developed and 30 media persons trained.
h.
Training package on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)
developed and 30 dalits, women and other socially excluded
groups representatives trained.
i.
Communication Strategy for Media Campaign was developed and
implemented in forming 24 radio listeners groups at the most
conflict affected VDCs of Dhanusha district and production of
weekly 52 episodes of radio programs on peace and constitution
assembly election issues.
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9. Project Name:
Facilitating Identification of Madheshi Issues & National level
Dialogue (Apr-July 2007)
Key services provided:
a.
Organization of 7 district level workshops in eastern and
central Terai districts to identify common issues of Madhesh.
Workshop material preparation and publication.
b.
Compilation of common social, cultural, political and economic
issues of Madhesh, organization of national level workshop with
state and non-stake stakeholders on Madhesh and publication of
Issues of Madhesh in English and Maithili language.
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10. Project Name:
Communities for Peace
Program (Jan-Dec 06)
Key services provided:
a)
Capacity building of 37 CSOs of Dhanusha on conflict resolution,
negotiation, peace building etc. Development of training manual
and workshop materials.
b)
Establishment of community peace centers and provided
psychosocial counseling to more than 321 conflict affected
internally displaced persons/youths.
c)
Organization of 21 peace focused activities benefitting more
than 7561 peoples.
d)
Designed and provided vocational training to 53 youths and
supported in linkage with job market.
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