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Reducing malnutrition in Jumla [02-06-2009]
Malnutrition or undernourishment is a major problem in Nepal. The country has one of the highest percentages of undernourished and stunted children. According to the child growth standard chart developed by WHO in 2006, the undernourished children suffer from slow mental growth. This is due to the fact that 80 percent of the brain is and developed within two years of age. Mothers at the health post say that they cannot give their children anything else than rice, potatoes, and occasionally some spinach and apples in season. Milk is a luxury as livestock cannot survive in the cold of Jumla.
Enterprising Tharu women ……... [06-05-2009]
Now, the women have 56,000.00 (approx. US $ 710) cash deposited in the bank and are planning to construct another hut to further expand their business. They are trying to produce mushroom during the summer season and have already put 200 additional packets. The group has also included other women from the village to develop the community as Mushroom Enterprise Village.

News Updates

[05-06-2009] - Press Release
Australia provides AUD4.5 million to Nepal through UNDP to support micro-enterprise development  
The additional resources from AusAID will allow UNDP to support 20,000 more low income families to establish agro-based, forest-based, tourism-based and service-based micro- enterprises through its Microenterprise Development Programme (MEDEP), Phase III (April 2008- December 2010).
[27-05-2009] - Press Release
Disaster Uncovered: Shedding new light on the causes and consequences of catastrophe  
Global disaster risk is increasing worldwide due to unsafe cities and the combined impact of environmental destruction and climate change which jeopardize the lives of hundreds of millions of people says a landmark UN report launched today in Kathmandu.
[28-04-2009] - News
Viewing Nepal’s progress towards peace: UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board members in Nepal
During their field visit to Nepal, the Board members saw first hand some of the challenges and opportunities for Nepal, UNDP and UNFPA during this critical period of transition in Nepal’s process of development, as it moves from conflict to peace, from monarchy to republic, from a unitary to a federal state.
[06-05-2009] - News
Loktantrik Sambaad (Democracy Dialogues)
To-date, these 15 NGOs have conducted nearly 1,000 ‘Democracy Dialogues’ and civic education orientations in over 50 districts, both at the local Village Development Committee (VDC) and district levels.
 
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