Supporting the Government of Nepal (GoN) to tackle second wave of COVID-19 in the country and support children, women and the most vulnerable families impacted by the coronavirus.
The report highlights key achievements made despite several challenges with the coordinated efforts of WVI Nepal staff and its partners across health, education, protection, agriculture and economic development, youth development, disaster risk and emergency response programmes with Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) mainstreamed.
Strengthening the capacity of Nepal’s disaster risk management and preparedness institutions.
Amidst concerns related to the spread of COVID-19 in the country, World Vision International Nepal (WVIN) supported the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) with 1,000 PPE and 120 Infrared (IR) thermometers.
The Government of Nepal (GoN) gears up its efforts to prevent spreading of Covid-19 in the country as the number of cases increase gradually. Being one of its partners, World Vision International Nepal (WVIN) has developed a comprehensive response plan to backstop the government’s efforts to contain outbreak in the country. Keeping children at the core, the strategic response will be implemented across 14 working districts of WVIN initially with room for expansion to other districts/areas depending on the need.
The charming little girl World Vision started sponsoring 15 years back, is all grown up. Her name is Prabha, who is 22 years old now. She lives with her family members, who are as charming as she is, in a beautiful little village in Sunsari district, Nepal. Prabha loves spending time with her family, that spans four generations.
World Vision is responding to the flooding crisis in Eastern and Central Nepal, providing much needed humanitarian relief to affected children and families. Incessant heavy rainfall, since July 11, battered Eastern and Central Nepal. 117 people have died, 38 people are missing and 80 were injured. 51 of the 117 casualties were children (14 girls and 37 boys), and majority of those affected in all districts were children.
It has been four years since they started their salon. Now, Chandan actively supports his father running the parlor. They earn NPR 800-1,000 ($ 8-10) per day from the salon. With the sustainable income source, Chandan and his father have been supporting the basic needs of the family members, including education for his younger brother who studies in grade 11.
World Vision is addressing the learning gap in Nepal through a comprehensive programme referred to as ‘Unlock Literacy’ that complements the National Early Grade Reading Programme of the Nepal Government.
Around 8% of school children in Nepal do not know how to read and write. World Vision’s literacy programme has given a new hope to provide quality education to underprivileged children.
We have introduced multiple agriculture-related activities for drought-affected communities in Jumla to become food secure and even have means for more income.
We are working to create favourable platforms for women to be financially independent. Our Savings for Transformation model is a very good example of this.
We are supporting community school teachers in Nepal to achieve their dream of a child-friendly school.
Up until two years ago, Nir Bahadur’s farm was barren. This farmer from Udayapur district was hardly utilising his land, sowing only rice and maize. Read how his life has improved with the help of World Vision Nepal.
On the frontlines, far from doctors, nurses and health care facilities, community health workers like Bhagwati are the real heroes.
World Vision International (WVI) Nepal is a part of the World Vision International global partnership operating in more than 100 countries. WVI started its long-term development programme in Nepal since 2001 to contribute for well-being of children. At present, WVI Nepal has long-term development programmes in 16 districts (Udayapur, Sarlahi, Mahottari, Rautahat, Sindhuli, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Lamjung, Jumla, Kailali, Achham, Doti, Bajhang, Dailekh, Jajarkot and Kanchanpur) across six provinces of the country with the goal to improve the well-being of 0.8 million children, in particular the most vulnerable ones.
See the ways we are working with most vulnerable communities in Nepal to make a positive change.
While most children are able to recognise all the letters in the alphabet by the age of five, many primary school age children in Nepal are falling behind due to the lack of books and guidance at home. As a result, as many as 25 percent of children do not complete primary school and 20 percent of children repeat Grade One (Ministry of Education, 2014). World Vision is addressing this in Nepal through a comprehensive programme referred to as ‘Unlock Literacy’ that complements the National Early Grade Reading Programme of the Nepal Government. An important aspect of this programme comes in the form of a reading camp, a community-inclusive intervention that enhances learning outside of school.
World Vision has been conducting training programmes on Disaster Management to various Educational Institution, primarily to generate awareness about unsafe building practices that can put children at risk.
As part of the CVA Initiative, children and community people were trained on public policy and services that are being offered by the Government. Equipped with this training, various services were then being evaluated and a plan of action drawn out by the communities themselves.
Alisha has been found underweight since birth and her mother Mana has been trying various ways to improve her baby’s health. Mana decided to attend a Nutrition training programme organized by World Vision in Udayapur district, where she was trained in making low -cost nutritious meal for her baby. Cooking nutritious meal has helped Alisha gain weight and is now a healthy baby.
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