Program Aspirations and Impacts
Livelihoods: Thriving sustainable communities where people are engaged in shaping their own future
•Off-farm community-based livelihood options and security for poor households are increased
•On-farm agricultural productivity and income for poor households are increased (for those with access to land)
•Women’s capacity and confidence to earn independent income a
nd manage resources are increased, and women are respected and valued
•Community-based livelihoods, environmental stewardship and sustainability are supported by accountable and responsive district and national level institutions
Education: Equitable relevant quality public education sought by all
•An inclusive environment that enables and promotes equal access to quality education for all children
•The capacity and confidence of girls and women are increased through education
•The value of education is recognized and invested in at all levels, from family and community to national level
Health: Healthy contented communities, families, men, women & children
•Families take better care of their health and have increased access to basic health care services
•Women have better access to health care and make theirown health-care decisions with the
support of their spouses and families
•The ability and capacity of communities to create and maintain a healthy living environment are increased
•Delivery and access to quality preventative, maintenance and curative health care are supported by accountable and responsive organizations from community to national level
Linking & Supporting Cross-cutting Themes
Gender – Women & Girls: Confident women & girls valued & empowered by their families, communities & the nation. Benefiting women and girls is a priority, explicitly addressed in and across core program areas. The severe multiple forms of discrimination faced by women and girls from cradle to grave occur within family, community and societal contexts. The overall objective is to see self-confident women and girls capacitated and empowered with the support of their families and communities, and an enabling society. Inclusive Engagement & Community Cohesion: Strength-based community driven
development. Inclusive approaches that engage everyone, ‘the whole system’, are necessary to creating sustainable personal, community and societal change to bring the excluded into the mainstream and move the poor out of poverty. The transformation of attitudes and power structures will move away from control by elites, to community empowerment in identifying and addressing development goals. Environment & Climate Change Mitigation: Stewardship for health & sustainability
Nepal’s environmental degradation and vulnerability will be addressed by translating the principles of environmental stewardship into behaviours that promote human health, and environmental rehabilitation and sustainability.
