With grant support from DFID/UNDP, GERUWA has been implementing the HIV/AIDS prevention programme targeting to mobile population and their families covering the whole Bardiya district and conducting HIV prevention though education and awareness, STI treatment, volunteer counselling and testing. Beside, it has also been working for HIV/AID prevention through awareness raising in Banke, Kailali, Surkhet and Dang district. Moreover, it also involved in the capacity building of CBOs, clubs, CBO networks, peace networks, local NGOs of the mid-western region on HIV/AID, social mobilization, conflict transformation and peace building. GERUWA in partnership with 'Support of Peace and Development Initiatives (SPDI/UNDP) implemented a conflict mitigation and social development programme targeting to internally displaced people (IDPs) and other victims from armed conflicts like formation of their groups, building their confidence through trainings, support for income generating activities and rehabilitation of them in the host communities and reintegration of their own place. GERUWA has also been actively involved in formation and mobilization of peace networks, civil society networks at VDC, district and regional level, campaigning and dialogues between warring parties, conducting community peace building initiatives and promotion for peaceful resolution of community conflicts.
Moreover, GERUWA have been supporting the communities, CBOs and local governments to practice the participatory, bottom up and inclusive development process and promotion of local democracy through constructive social dialogues, institutional and leadership development of CBOs, NGOs and local government organizations, training and facilitation and knowledge sharing. The partnership with CBOs and their networks, VDCs, municipalities, VDCs, DDCs and civil society organizations including private sector have resulted greater impact of development, democracy and peace initiative projects. GERUWA has gained profound experiences about social mobilization process, capacity building and mobilization of existing CBOs and their networks which bring significant change in reducing poverty through promotion of local ownership and governance, strengthening the local democracy and peace building mechanisms.
The major projects and activities implemented by GERUWA in the past are summarized below.
S/N | Period Covered (MM/YY) | Project Title | Core Activities | Client | Region/Place of Assignment | Support Agency |
1. | 1993 to 1999 | Out of School Programme (NFE) NFE-Adult Literacy Classes |
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15000 Literate |
11 VDCs of Bardiya district (Rajapur Area) |
UNICEF |
2. | 1993-1997 | Community Forestry Support Program |
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Community Forestry Groups | 7 VDC area of project target groups and households beneficiaries | District Forest Office Gulariya and Rajapur Range Post Bardiya |
3. | January 1999-September 2002 | HIV/AIDS and STD Prevention Programme |
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1750 migrants workers and their families | 5 VDCs of Bardiya district | Save the Children Kathmandu |
4. | November 2000 - April 2003 | Reflect Programme of HSSP/ GTZ |
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300 women of vulnerable and disadvantaged communities | 3 VDCs of Bardiya i.e. Rajapur, Taratal and Sanoshree | HSSP/ GTZ Kathmandu |
5. | January 2001- November 2004 | Freed Kamaiya Food Security Project |
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7390 Freed Kamaiya Households | 28 VDC and 1 Municipality of Bardiya district | RPN (Rural Programmme Nepal) GTZ Kathmandu |
6. | December 2003 - December 2004 | Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction Project |
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2953 Freed Kamaiya households |
25 VDCs of Bardiya district | User Group Kathmandu |
7. | February 2004-January 2005 | Conflict Minimization and Social Development Project (CMSDP) |
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300 HHs of IDPs and conflict victims of the Bardiya |
3 VDCs of Bardiya district Rajapur, Bhimmapur and Badalpur | SPDI\UNDP Kathmandu |
8. | June 2006- 15 July 2011 | Comprehensive Package for Mobile Population and their Families Project (CPMPFP) Bardiya |
|
Mobile population and their families |
Bardiya District (31 VDC 1 municipality |
UNDP Hiv\AIDS Unite Kathmandu |
9. | January 2005 to December 2007 | Community Based Sanitation and Hygiene Program |
|
Freed Kamaiaya Area in Bardiya District |
28 VDC in Bardiya District 3480 household |
Nepal Shwosthaya ko lagi khanepani (NEWA) |
10. | June 2006- Dec 2010 |
Rural Access Improvement Decentralization Project (Consultancy services for social aspect of RAIDP) |
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About 45000 households of project target groups and beneficiaries | Group I three districts of RAIDP namely Banke, Bardiya and Kailali | Rural Access Improvement and Decentralization Project (RAIDP) (DoLIDAR) |
11. | 1 February 2009 to 15 November. 2010 | Comprehensive Package for Migrants Population and their Families Program In Rolpa |
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Migrants population and their families | 12 VDC Migrants Area of the Rolpa District | Save the Children Kathmandu |
12. | 1 November 2009 to June, 2012 | Prevention on Human trafficking, Safe migration and Gender based Violence |
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Migrants Population and Human trafficking Risk Families | 3 VDC (Shanoshree, Taratal and Kalika) Gulariya Municipality in Bardiya Districts | Karitas Nepal4 |
13. | July 2011 to Dec. 2011 | Public Hearing and compliance monitoring |
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Stakeholder Local government | 5 VDC Baridya |
LGAF Government of Nepal |
14. | Nov. 2011 to Jan. 2016 |
Breaking Barriers (Marginalised Women and Girlsaccess safe abortion |
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Marginalised Women and girls | 5 VDC Bagnaha, Dhodari, Baniyabhar, Magaragadi, Dhadhawari | CREHPA\Nepal |
15. | 1 May 2013 to 31 Dece. 2013 | Programme for accountability in Nepal |
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VDC, DDC, local service providers,local development stakeholders, | Khairapur, Kalika and soruwa VDC in Bardiya District | Centre for international Studies and cooperation |
16 | 14 april to 16 July 2014 | Local Adoption Plan of Action (LAPA) |
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5 VDC area of project target groups and households beneficiaries | 5 VDC in Bardiya (Gola, Pathabhar, Khairichandanpur, Manau and sivpur | District Development Committee (DDC) Bardiya |
17 | 1 May 2015 to 30 April . 2016 | District Level Social Mobilisation Programme |
Chure area of Bardiya district Social Mobilization |
60 percent area is under the Chure range of the total area of Bardiya district. | Chure area of Bardiya district | President Chure-Terai Madhesh Conservation Development Board. |
18. | Agust to 2015 December,. 2016 | Programme for accountability in Nepal |
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VDC, DDC, local service providers,local development stakeholders, | 10 VDC Bardiay District | Centre for international Studies and cooperation |
In partnership with development organizations, government agencies, local governments and CBOs, GERUWA has been implementing three major project in the mid and far western development region. It has been providing consultancy services for the social aspect of Rural Access Improvement and Decentralization Project (RAIDP) in Banke, Bardiya and Kailali district since July 2007.
Similarly, GERUWA has been implementing Comprehensive Package of Mobile Population and Their Families Project (CPMPFP) covering whole Bardiya district i.e. 31 VDCs and 1 municipality with technical support from UNDP and financial support of DFID since June, 2006 and same programme Comprehensive Package of Mobile Population and Their Families Project (CPMPFP) covering Rolpal district 12 VDCs an with technical support from Save the Children US and financial support of Global fund since February 2008 Further, a project entitled "Community Based Integrated Mother and Child Health Project (CBIMCHP) has been operation in 28 VDCs Banke district and 6 VDCs Bardiya district with technical support of DPHO, Banke and DHO Bardiya and support from Plan Nepal.
The summary of ongoing major projects and initiatives are presented as follows.
S/N | Period Covered | Project Title | Core Activities | Client | Funding Organizations | Region/ Place of assignment |
1 | July 2018-June 2019 | Gender transformative community resilient project |
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Community of Banke and Bardiya | Plan International | Two Rural municipality of Bardiya and Two Rural municipality of Banke |
2 | July 2018-June 2019 | Care and Gender Transformative Parenting Project |
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Pregnant and childrens of Banke and Bardiya | Plan International | Two Rural municipality of Bardiya and Two Rural municipality of Banke and Nepalgunj sub metropolitan |
3 | 1 January 2016 to December 2018 | Women Health programme |
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60,000 WRA informed on SA services | PSI (Population Service International) | 5 District (Banke, Dang, Bardiya, Kailali and chanchanpur) |
4 | 1 January 2017 to November 2018 | Mohanpur Pigey Business form |
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Poor Community targeted People |
PAF (Poverty Alleviation Fund) Nepal Government Kathmandu | Basgadi municipality Mohanpur village |
5. | 1 June 2018 to December 2018 (First phase) |
Urban Sanitation and Hygiene for Health and Development (USHHD) |
|
13 school students (10500) |
SN-V (Netherland Development Organization) |
Nepalgunj 16 Sub Metropolitan, Banke |
6 | August 2018 to July 2020 (First phase) | SAFA Water Project (improvements Water quality and sanitation Service in Health Care Facilities and Surrounding communities) |
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3500 House hold in working area | TDHF (Terre Des Hommes Foundation) | Bardiya District (Barbardiya, Bashghadi Municipality and Badaiya tal Rural Municipality |
Priority project and initiatives in immediate, intermediate and long-term interventions are presented hereunder in priority.