Supporting Agency: European Union (EU)
Implementing Partners: AHTCS, Naulo Ghumti, Nepal Redcross Society and GONESA
Duration: 2008-2010
Theme: Community Development
Sub Sectors: Community Health Services, Disaster Preparedness, Agriculture and Livestock based Livelihood promotion, Children, Youth and Women Empowerment and Local Capacity Enhancement.
Catchment areas: 27 remote Village Development Committees (VDCs) of then Western Development Region (Gandaki and Lumbini province) across nine districts including Kaski, Syanja, Gorkha, Parwat, Myagdi, Gulmi, Rupandehi and Kapilvastu districts.
Project Description
A consortium led initiative, funded by European Union (EU), encompassing multiple facets of community development including, but not limited to, Community Health Services, Disaster Preparedness, Agriculture and Livestock based Livelihood promotion, Children, Youth and Women Empowerment and Local Capacity Enhancement was endorsed among 27 remote Village Development Committees (VDCs) of then Western Development Region (Gandaki and Lumbini province) from 2008 to 2010. Experts on the specific themes within the consortium were responsible for the implementation of very particular initiatives. Consortia member organizations included AHTCS, Naulo Ghumti, Nepal Redcross Society and GONESA. AHTCS spearheaded Aid for Livelihood through Agriculture and Livestock Promotion while supporting the other components of the integrated project. The project ensured sustainable positive impacts on the lives of 27 remote communities reaching 1,48,595 people (25,077households) across nine districts including Kaski, Syanja, Gorkha, Parwat, Myagdi, Gulmi, Rupandehi and Kapilvastu districts.
