Livelihood & Forestry Programme

Achievements

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Working through a Pro-Poor and Social Inclusion Strategy
	What we didWe developed a strategy to be used at every level in Nepal to change attitudes and practice, through greater understanding of exclusion issues and through developing approaches and interven... read more»
Social Mobilisation through local Community Facilitators
	What we didWe developed a social mobilisation programme to empower people to more effectively participate in community activities and access benefits and resources. Community Facilitators, employed th... read more»
Public Land Management by Community Groups
	What we didWe initiated a programme whereby communities take on the management of under-utilised public land with immediate benefit going to the poor Dalits (ex-untouchables) and people of minor... read more»
Networks of Forest User Groups
	What we didOur Community Facilitators support the formation of networks of Forest User Groups (FUGs), developing their institutional capacity and ensuring they operate around principles of inclusion a... read more»
Forest User Groups as vehicles for poverty reduction
	In Nepal Community Forest User Groups are responsible for managing forest resources according to their own constitution and operational plans to meet their livelihoods needs as far as possible. In add... read more»
The poor and excluded involved in decision-making
	Community forestry user groups, with forest and non-forest resources, are highly appreciated for their protection and improvement of forest condition. However, groups are often charged with not being ... read more»
Self employment through forest based enterprise
	“I used to feed allo (Himalayan nettle) to my pigs. I did not have any idea that it could produce fabric and hand-made clothes locally” said Kamala Chamling. She lives in a remote village ... read more»
Social mobilisation: a catalyst to organise and work for better income in Southern Terai
	“We only started 6 months ago. At the start the social mobiliser went to every house to talk to everyone, and then convinced us to come to a meeting to start the group. We decided to do a planta... read more»