Programs

Programs and Projects

The programs and projects run by IRDC Nepal.

Sn	Name of Program/Project	Location	Support Organization
1	Disaster Risk Reduction Programme	Kapilvastu district	IRDC and other CSOs
2	Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program	Buddhabhumi Municipality (Jayanagar, Buddi and Dubiya VDCs)	Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Board
3	Initiatives for Social and Economic Empowerment of Marginalized Communities	Bijayanagar Rural Municipality (Gugauli, Khurhuriya) and Shivaraj Municipality (Shivagadhi)	IM Swedish Development Partner
4	Civil Society Mutual Accountability Project	Bijayanagar Rural Municipality	FHI 360

I. Initiatives for Social and Economic Empowerment of Marginalized Communities

Indreni Rural Development Centre Nepal is implementing Initiatives for Social and Economic Empowerment of Marginalized Communities (ISEE) Project in Bijayanagar Rural Municipality (Gugauli, Khurhuriya) and Shivaraj Municipality ward No. 9 (Shivagadhi VDC) of Kapilvastu district  with the partnership of Swedish Development Partner from 2015. The main purpose of this project is to facilitate the marginalized communities to uplift their social and economic status following rights based development approaches.

The goal of this project is Women, Men and youths living in the target locations enjoy their socio economic and cultural rights in diversified ethnicity with unity, human dignity and self respect.

The outcome of this project is "Marginalized women and men of project area have increased income and improved social status".

The project has targeted to achieve 4 outputs

• Marginalized women, men and youths of project areas have been organized and mobilized to promote ESC rights.
• Economic empowerment of man and women of marginalized communities are enhanced through increasing access to income generating opportunities
• Enhanced advocacy initiatives by marginalized communities to claim their ESC rights and their effective implementation.
• Increased capacities and organizational development of IRDC as a model CSO for the promotion of ESC rights.

 II. Civil Society Mutual Accountability Project

Indreni Rural Development Centre Nepal is implementing Civil Society Mutual Accountability Project in Bijayanagar Rural Municipality  of Kapilvastu district  with the partnership of CHI 360 from March 2017. The main purpose of this project is to foster a more legitimate, accountable, and resilient Nepali civil society that is capable of advancing the public interest.

The objectives of this project are:

• ·   Improved civil society and media capacity for effective policy advocacy and government engagement;
• ·      More coordinated and effective civil society and media oversight of public resource use and public service delivery; and
• ·      Strengthened organizational capacity and sustainability of selected CSOs working in USAID priority sectors to advance local solutions.

III.       Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program

The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program has been implementing in Buddhabhumi municipality 2 and 3  i.e. Jthe then ayanagar and Dubiya VDCs of Kapilvastu district. This project is a demand driven community based project completely run by the users with the facilitation of this organization. This project aims to enhance the access of rural community on safe drinking water and sanitation facilities. The total beneficiaries of this program are 2318 from 375 households.