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The institutionalized form of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Nepal started with the Ministry of Local Development executed and UNDP funded Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Environment (PPPUE) project in 2002. Until the initiation of PPPUE, the concept and utility of the PPP approach in the provision of basic services and infrastructure was not clear in Nepal. The PPPUE project and its partners have raised awareness of the potential of public private partnerships at both local and national levels and have gone a long way in creating an enabling environment for PPPs in local urban service delivery with increased access of the poor to basic services. With this initiation, the Biratnagar Municipality became the first Municipality as such to involve private sector in solid waste management services in the city.
The UNDP Western Terai Landscape Complex Project (WTLCP) has been promoting Mentha and Camomilecultivation near the protected and buffer-zone areas for the last five years. These aromatic plants are high value cash crops that grow very well in this region. This is also the best non-lethal way to keep unruly rhinos away from farms and avoid crop destruction and the resultant human-wildlife conflict. As rhinos hate the smell of these plants, it is more than enough to keep the animals from entering human settlements and farmlands
The Solid Waste Management and Community Mobilization Programme, a waste collection and recycling initiative of over 1,000 households and businesses run by Nepalese women has become the winner of global SEED award in the category of gender equality
Ram Hari Thapa will soon be graduating as a Community Medical Assistant (CMA) from Rapti Technical School. A former Maoist combatant, Ram Hari feels that this new profession will bring a big change in his life socially and financially. After being discharged from the Maoist cantonment in the category of Verified Minors and Late Recruits (VMLRs), he enrolled himself in the health related programme supported by the UN Interagency Rehabilitation Programme (UNIRP).
Vaglu Majhi is wearing a jacket for the first time in his life. He belongs to a Mushahar community in Ishworpur village, Sarlahi district, terai (low lands) area of Nepal. Mushahar community has always lived in abject poverty due to lack of education, skills and income generating opportunities. Vaglu's purchase of jacket was the result of NRs 21000 profit he made from selling his vegetables in 10 months time.
The UNDP Western Terai Landscape Complex Project (WTLCP) has been promoting Mentha and Camomilecultivation near the protected and buffer-zone areas for the last five years. These aromatic plants are high value cash crops that grow very well in this region. This is also the best non-lethal way to keep unruly rhinos away from farms and avoid crop destruction and the resultant human-wildlife conflict. As rhinos hate the smell of these plants, it is more than enough to keep the animals from entering human settlements and farmlands
The Solid Waste Management and Community Mobilization Programme, a waste collection and recycling initiative of over 1,000 households and businesses run by Nepalese women has become the winner of global SEED award in the category of gender equality
Each year Nepal commemorates the anniversary of Great Nepal-Bihar earthquake of 1934 with a coordinated set of activities to promote earthquake safety and create awareness about disaster preparedness and risk reduction. The theme of this year’s event was— “Earthquakes are unpredictable and deadly, let’s work together to save lives and property.”
Ram Hari Thapa will soon be graduating as a Community Medical Assistant (CMA) from Rapti Technical School. A former Maoist combatant, Ram Hari feels that this new profession will bring a big change in his life socially and financially. After being discharged from the Maoist cantonment in the category of Verified Minors and Late Recruits (VMLRs), he enrolled himself in the health related programme supported by the UN Interagency Rehabilitation Programme (UNIRP).
Vaglu Majhi is wearing a jacket for the first time in his life. He belongs to a Mushahar community in Ishworpur village, Sarlahi district, terai (low lands) area of Nepal. Mushahar community has always lived in abject poverty due to lack of education, skills and income generating opportunities. Vaglu's purchase of jacket was the result of NRs 21000 profit he made from selling his vegetables in 10 months time.
