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"Helping People To Fight Against Poverty"

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026 522 523

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Tallo Kopchey, Dhankuta
Subidhanagar, Kathmandu

Completed projects/Socio Economic Empowerment of Disadvantaged Women and Girls
in Lalitpur District (SEED)

Socio Economic Empowerment of Disadvantaged Women and Girls in Lalitpur District (SEED)

Funding Agency/Donor: Luthran World Federation /Finn Church Aid/Women’s Bank Finland

Start Date

1st Jan 2017

Total Approved Budget NPR

2017: 75, 183 €
2018: 71, 961 €
2019: 102,669 €

Total Direct beneficiaries

4000 HH

Completion Date

31st Dec, 2019

Budget Performance NPR

2017: 75, 183 €
2018: 71, 961 €
2019: 102,669 €

Indirect Beneficiaries

25000

Background

SOLVE-Nepal with the financial assistance from Women’s Bank/ Finn Church Aid a finish INGO has been implementing Socio Economic Empowerment of Disadvantaged Women and Girls (SEED) Project. The project was a continuation of Promotion of Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (POWER) Project funded through LWE. Currently, the project covers 3952 women beneficiaries federating in 12 different women owned cooperatives. The objective of the project is to Develop and strengthen women-led local Institutions for promoting economic, social and cultural rights of poor and marginalized women communities in Lalitpur. There are three specific results set for this project as following;

Result 1: Women have an opportunity to earn, save and access credits equal to men

Result 2: Women are economically active and empowered members in their communities through their meaningful stake in decision making process at households and community level

Result 3: Increased influence of women at family and society level by addressing gender-based discrimination and enhancing governance at local level.

Project Goal

Change the oppressive position of rural women promoting their economic, social, political and cultural rights.

Project Objective

Develop. expand and strengthen women-led local institutions to promote economic, social and cultural rights of women in Lalitpur district of Nepal

Project Area

Godavari Municipality-07, Bagmati Rural Municipality, Konjyosom Rural Municipality, Mahankal Rural Municipality

Focus of project

Women’s Economic Empowerment, Cooperative Development, Community access to finance and Livelihood

Methodology

  • Establish, Strengthen and Mobilization of Women Led Cooperative in new areas.
  •  Income generation through Enterprise Development interlinking with FWEAN to promote enterprise and market access.
  • Collaboration with local stakeholders be made and create so that Women will lead local institutions like groups, cooperatives and actions for social transformation.
  • Train and mobilize Women in the context of new federal structure to cope the development needs.

Collaborations

SOLVE-Nepal has been working closely with District Coordination Committee, Rural Municipality, Municipality and Ward Chairperson and also different concerned organizations, mainly Division Cooperative Office, Lalitpur, and Federation of Woman Entrepreneurs Association, Nepal.

Achievements

  • Devichaur Cooperative succeeded to have soft loan 50 Lakhs form Yuba Sworojgar Fund
  •  Many cooperatives have established office and some of them have own building
  • Cooperative Managers getting capacity building training and working smoothly
  • Growing ownership from community and local Govt. stakeholders
  • Saving culture and amount is increased due to the income generation activities
  • Increasing ratio of Funds in Cooperatives NCRS 55,990,257.00 ( till June, 2018)
  • Increased membership in all Coops 3775 (2017) to 3887 (2018) till June, 2018
  • Average savings/member is over 271 rupees (till June)
  •  Total Loan flow is also increasing gradually by the end of June 2018 NCRS.63,832,174.00 till (June 2018 )
  •  Fund allocation form Local Govt. for Coop building construction In Bagmati VM allocated 3 Lakhs and ward 4: 5 lakhs to Pyutar Coop,
  •  Likewise Rural Municipality allocated the following contribution to Women cooperative.
  • Bagmati Village Municipality provided Rs 16.57,000.00 in different title including cooperative Building construction skill development training, against domestic violence, furniture support and other equipment.
  •  Mahankal Village Municipality provided Rs. 82000.00 for computer, sound system and printer accessories for women cooperative developed by SOLVE-Nepal.

Lesson Learnt and Challenges

  • Requently Changes of Cooperatives Managers and governance issues in new local structure affects negatively to the programme
  •  Duplication of Cooperative membership
  •  Competitor financial institution working in same area also affecting
  • Default loan ration is high in some cooperatives due to multiple loans
  • Whole Leadership changes in Cooperatives affecting cooperative performance
  •  Space availability for cooperative office operation and Safety in new area is problem due to earthquake, there is no such building.
  •  Uncertainty of establishment coop division in Village Municipality as per new federal structure.
  • Women-Led cooperative can play crucial role in rural in social and economic development. Similarly the cooperatives are the easy way to access finance for the poor people.