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Nepal
In Nepal, ActionAid Denmark supports building local democracy in four districts. We also support land reforms, conflict management and peaceful reconstruction.
An unequal and divided society towards democracy
In Nepal, a small group of elderly high caste men holds most power, and the majority of political decisions have so far benefited this group. Despite recurrent political instability, the slender democracy, with a broad-based Constituent Assembly, gives hope of a future with a deeper democracy. It is this hope MS, together with ActionAid Nepal, work to strengthen both at central and local levels.
MS supports poor and marginalised groups of the population in getting their share of resources and in gaining a political voice. In Nepal, there is a special need for supporting local democracy, which has lain dormant during the 10-year long armed insurgency and has yet not begun functioning for real. There is also a need to support land reforms to benefit the poorest and to support conflict resolution and peace work, which may curb ethnic conflicts and give peace to the many who lost family members during the insurgency.
Within all areas of work MS supports poor, women, youth and marginalised groups to be involved and have influence on the development of the country.
How we work
Since April 2010, MS in Nepal has been merged with ActionAid Nepal. This means that our programmes will continue as before, but now under the umbrella ActionAid. Together this gives a larger organisation, with opportunities for greater influence on central level and to disseminate the successful parts of our work to even more people.Most of MS's resources in Nepal is put into developing local democracy by:
- Supporting partner organisations to inform the poor and marginalised about their political rights and democratic rules, and give them tools to enhance their active involvement in local democracy.
- Establishing dialogue with local authorities and strengthening their capacity. E.g. a lot of municipalities have difficulties using their budgets because they lack knowledge about their local area. Hence, there is a need for involvement of local groups and support for more efficient use of local resources.
- Supporting the development of partner organisations' internal democracy - e.g. with board elections, affirmative action for women and ethnic minorities and transparent budgets and accounts.
We also support
- A more equitable distribution of land, which will also promote a much-needed growth in agricultural production.- Small farmers' and former bonded labours' right to land.
- Advocacy and organising bonded labours.
- Umbrella Organisation CSRC's work with land reform.
- Conflict and peaceful reconstruction after 10 years of civil war years of political vacuum.
Learn more
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ActionAid International Nepal
GPO Box 6257, Apsara Marga, Lazimpat,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (00 977) (1) 4436477, 4419115
Fax: (00 977) (1) 4419718
mail.nepal@actionaid.org
www.actionaid.org/nepal
Kalika Bro-Jørgensen
Communications Advisor
ActionAid Nepal
Mobile: +977 9813844477
Mail: kalikabro@gmail.com
