About CARE IN 2015, CARE. CARE International COUNTRIES REACHING MORE THAN 65 MILLION PEOPLE SUPPORTING 890

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3 About CARE CARE International CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE places special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE s community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of disease, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and help people rebuild their lives. IN 2015, CARE WORKED IN 95 COUNTRIES SUPPORTING 890 POVERTYFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN AID PROJECTS REACHING MORE THAN 65 MILLION PEOPLE

4 CARE Nepal CARE was one of the first international aid agencies to work in Nepal. Today, CARE Nepal works to address the systemic and structural causes of poverty and social injustice, such as discrimination based on gender, caste, class and ethnicity; poor governance; and vulnerability from conflict and natural disasters. CARE works with some of the poorest, most vulnerable communities in Nepal, focusing on Dalits (people deemed as lower class), socially excluded indigenous people, poor families, marriageable girls and boys, single women, people with HIV/AIDS, and people affected by conflict and disaster. CARE Nepal seeks to enhance the access of poor, vulnerable and socially excluded (PVSE) communities including Dalits, the landless, women and those frequently affected by natural disasters and environmental degradation to natural resources along with improving their access to basic services such as health, education and economic opportunities. Humanitarian Response and Recovery in 2015 CARE was one of the first humanitarian agencies to respond to the floods in 2014 and also the Nepal Earthquake in In 2015, CARE Nepal worked with local partners to deliver emergency relief in four of the worst affected districts during the flood response and recovery - Surkhet, Bardiya, Banke and Kailali. Similarly, during the earthquake response we delivered life saving emergency relief to the four worst affected districts - Gorkha, Sindhupalchowk, Dhading and Lamjung. The emergency response focused on providing lifesaving shelter, water sanitation and hygiene, reproductive health, genderbased violence and livelihood assistance, helping communities recover in the months and years to come. Women and girls empowerment has been one of the most significant focus areas for CARE Nepal. We look into the economic, social, political, and cultural aspects of women and girls lives, identify the challenges and carry out programs to mitigate them and support women and girls. CARE Nepal has also been tracking achievements resulting from its interventions, for example, regarding the change in women s access to resources and change in their decision making abilities. We engage communities on issues of inequity and justice, challenge harmful traditional beliefs and aids in raising awareness. Policy dialogue and advocacy is also an integral part of our programmes. Gender equity and diversity, social inclusion and governance remain as cross cutting strategies through all of CARE Nepal s work. We carry out numerous projects every year to facilitate lasting change by: Strengthening capacity for self-help Providing economic opportunity Delivering relief in emergencies Influencing policy decisions at all levels Addressing discrimination in all its forms In 2015, CARE Nepal was able to reach more than 1,040,000 people through its various development and humanitarian projects. Guided by the aspirations of local communities, we pursue our mission with both excellence and compassion because the people whom we serve deserve nothing less. Human Resource Total reach through humanitarian response: 146,000 + Total number of women and girls reached 79,500 + Total number of men and boys reached 66,400 + Shelter: 74,200 + Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH): 55,200 + Food and Nutrition Security: 18,200 + Livelihood Recovery: 12,800 + Protection: 9,600 + Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health (SRMH): CARE Nepal has an inclusive human resource policy. In 2015, the organization had 284 staff, including 173 men and 111 women.. CARE Nepal is committed to gender equity and diversity and is positively progressing in terms of diversifying its staff composition. Of the total employees in 2015, 102 were Brahmins, 51 Chettris, 49 Newars, 47 from indigenous groups, 20 Dalits, 13 from the Terai, 2 Muslims and 3 international staff. In 2015, out of 21, there were 10 women in managerial positions. Gender Based Violence: Health (other than SRMH): 16,700 + Total number of beneficiaries reached- 1,040,000 + Total number of women and girls reached 666,000 + Total number of men and boys reached 375, by the Numbers In 2015 CARE Nepal implemented 16 development projects and 2 humanitarian projects in 46 districts in partnership with 60 NGOs and hundreds of community groups.

5 Ayusha Nirola/CARE Women & Girls' Leadership, Voice and Empowering Education In 2015, CARE Nepal was able to reach close to 82,500 individuals with this programmatic intervention. Women and girls hold the key to reducing poverty, and to making the greatest improvements to the lives of people. Therefore, CARE Nepal works toward empowering marginalized women and girls so that they are able to participate in decision-making processes, voice their needs and have greater control over their future. Our women empowerment programmes not only seek to improve the life condition of the Nepali women through income generating activities but also strives to secure their strong social position by boosting their individual and networking capacity to gain access to various public and private resources and fight against all forms of violence, discrimination and exclusion. In Nepal, girls generally have a lower social status than boys, which results in child marriage and unequal opportunity to receive education when compared to boys of the same age. Daughters have higher domestic workloads than their brothers and as a result, girls often miss school and cannot give time to their studies in general. This results in girls dropping out of school and majority of the time it means that they enter into early marriage in turn, they do not have any control over their life choices. To address the systematic discrimination girls face due to lack of education, CARE Nepal through its Udaan project makes sure that girls have a chance at a dignified life. In 2015, 160 outof-school adolescent girls from Kapilvastu graduated from four Udaan Centers and are now studying in public schools for their further education; Udaan project supports school dropout and never been school girls from PVSE families of Kapilvastu district by giving them a second chance at education through a catch-up course that is appropriate to their needs. Similarly, CARE Nepal was able to reach more than 2500 women through its women economic empowerment programmes and more than 9000 individuals with its gender equality programmes. More than 4500 individuals also benefitted from our empowering education programme and we were able to reach more than 23,000 individuals with our programmes on good governance; ensuring that women and girls from the most marginalized communities lead a dignified life where their voices are heard.

6 Discovering self When Akwal Hussein heard his daugther s voice on the radio, he could not believe it. He had never known that his daughter could sing so well. In fact, Akwal s daughter Sajiya would not even speak much. Whenever she spoke to people, making eye contact became a herculean task for her. Sajiya s journey to Udaan started with Udaan Centre teacher Rachana Chaudhary visiting her home. Despite the fact that Sajiya s father Akwal worked for an NGO, he had restricted his daughter from going to school. In view of this, teacher Rachana went to the family to explain them about the concept of Udaan Centre. But it was not easy. When insisted by the teacher, Akwal would simply reply, She has already studied whatever she needs in the local Madrasa. Why does she need to study more? After repeated insistence, Akwal finally agreed to send his daughter to the Udaan Centre. His daughter, Sajiya, did not make him regret his decision. After studying for a year at the Dharampaniya Udaan Centre, Sajiya successfully cleared the fifth standard examination and even stood fourth in class. This encouraged other parents to enroll their daughters to the Centre. Realizing the potential in his daughter, Sajiya s father then admitted her to a private school near their home. Sajiya says her experience at the Udaan Centre was worth cherishing for a lifetime. She would attend the classes even when she was ill. We requested her to stay back till she was fine, recalls teacher Rachana. But she would not listen. Not just studies, but Sajiya has excelled even in extra-curricular activities. After realizing that she could sing very well, she was encouraged by the Udaan teachers to participate in a children program in the local Siddharth FM. She says this has helped Sajiya at the Udaan Centre Ramesh Maskey/CARE her boost her confidence skills immensely. Her parents think so, too. Moreover, they have started giving their daughter more decision-making power. Just a few months back, she was allowed to attend a relative s marriage in a nearby village. This was unthinkable earlier. Project Lists EMPHASIS Project Goal: To reduce the vulnerability of key mobile populations to HIV/AIDS along two mobility routes between Bangladesh/India and Nepal/India by delivering focused interventions at source, transit and destination points Working Districts: Achham and Kanchanpur Impact Populations: People from Bangladesh or Nepal who cross into India for the purpose of work, In the age group of years, Includes both men and women (men/women staying at the selected destination sites), Returnee/circular migrants at selected source sites, Spouses of migrants left behind at selected source sites and Both short term and long term migrants (short term includes people who cross over for a few days to 3 months while long term includes those who have come to India in the last 20 years) Project Period: August 2009 to September 2014 Donor: Big Lottery Fund (UK), CARE UK MUKTI Project Goal: Contribute to full rehabilitation of Haliyas and enable them to enjoy their rights with respect and protection from the government and their communities Working Districts: Kailali, Kanchanpur, Doti, Accham, Bajura, Bajhang, Darchula, Baitadi and Dadeldhura, Humla, Jajarkot and Surkhet Impact Population: Freed Haliyas (bonded labourers) of Nepal Project Period: January 2012 to December 2014 Donor: European Union, CARE Denmark SANKALPA Project Goal: Contribute to a transparent and participatory public budget allocation and expenditure in Nepal that equally benefits marginalized groups, particularly women. Working Districts: Surkhet and Pyuthan Impact Population: Women and marginalized groups (Dalits, Janajatis, minorities, differently-abled people). Project Period: February 2014 to January 2017 Donor: European Union (EU), CARE Austria SAMBAD Project Goal: To promote peace through increased mutual trust and social harmony in the communities of Nawalparasi and Runpandehi districts. Working Districts: Nawalparasi and Rupendehi Impact Populations: Individual/families affected during Armed Conflictkilled, missing, injured, displaced, orphaned, ex-combatants. Project Period: August 2013 to August 2016 Donor: United States Aid for International Development (USAID) Nepal UDAAN Project Goal: To empower approximately 350 school dropout girls of PVSE families to complete their primary and/or secondary education Working District: Kapilvastu Impact Population: Girls from vulnerable and marginalized communities who have dropped out after early grades or have never been to school Project Period: November 2013 to October 2016 Donor: The OPEC Fund for International Development, CARE Austria

7 Trine Gronholt Sidelman/CARE Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health (SRMH) and Gender Based Violence (GBV) CARE believes that access to quality sexual, reproductive and maternal health is both a fundamental human right and a critical development issue. Improving sexual, reproductive and maternal health is therefore central to our commitment to gender equality and to reducing global poverty. In Nepal, hundreds of women are dying from complications during pregnancy or childbirth. The majority of these deaths can be prevented if women have access to life-saving treatments, to well-equipped hospitals and to trained birth attendants. In Nepal, CARE has not only been raising awareness about health issues in particular, proper ante-natal and post-natal care, but has also been instrumental in getting the most marginalized communities involved in making decisions about health services. From innovating approaches such as participatory mapping of pregnant women at the community level to helping establish emergency delivery funds, CARE Nepal has been able to bring a positive impact to the lives of thousands of mothers and babies from the most disadvantaged population of the country. In 2015, through its various projects, CARE Nepal was not only able to establish stronger health facilities in remote parts of Nepal, but was also instrumental in addressing the underlying and systemic factors such as gender inequality, policy barriers and power imbalances that have an impact on health. CARE Nepal was able to reach more than 2,42,000 individuals through its maternal health and GBV programmes in CARE has a long history of working on GBV in Nepal. It includes work to reduce the prevalence of discriminatory practices such as chaupadi, boksi, and child marriage. CARE has actively engaged in responding to GBV and build community resilience during national emergencies, most recently after the 2015 mega earthquake. It works in coordination with other multi-stakeholders in raising awareness through mass messaging using different media, facilitating referrals to appropriate services, and doing community based outreach interventions, including providing shelters, female friendly spaces, and WASH programs. Most notably, in 2015 CARE was actively engaged in the formation of the National Strategy for Ending Child Marriage in Nepal. CARE also worked towards advocating for the effective implementation of the Domestic Violence Act through campaigns and awareness activities at the local level. In 2015, CARE Nepal was able to directly reach more than 21,200 individuals through its GBV programming.

8 Project Lists ABA MERO PALO Project Goal: Address the underlying causes of child marriage through a dynamic process of innovation, analysis, learning, and advocacy. Working Districts: Rupandehi and Kapilvastu Impact Population: A1dolescent Girls (10-19 Years) from the areas which have high Child Marriage prevalence rates Project Period: May 2014 to April 2017 Donor: Kendeda Fund ACCESS Project Goal: To improve maternal and newborn health and reduce mortality of mothers and infants by increasing access and quality of health services. Working District: Bajura Impact Population: All women of reproductive age, pregnant women and newly delivered/lactating mothers and their families, newborn children, marginalized/mobile Indigenous groups Project Period: May 2014 to October 2016 Donor: Danish Radio, CARE Denmark SAKCHAM III Project Goal: Women empowerment and improving men s engagement in gender equality Working Districts: Kapilvastu, Chitwan and Makwanpur Impact Population: PVSE women Project Period: January 2013 to December 2015 Donor: Austrian Development Cooperation, CARE Austria SMILE Project Goal: SMILE project is focusing on empowering communities, improving local health governance and strengthening maternal health services in the weakest parts of the two districts. Working Districts: Rupandehi and Nawalparasi Impact population: Pregnant mothers, lactating mothers and newborn children. Project Period: June 2012 to May 2015 Donor: COVANCE Inc. SAMMAN Project Goal: To improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes by strengthening and increasing effectiveness of frontline Health Workers (HWs) to positively impact maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) goals. Working Districts: Doti, Dadeldhura and Kailali Impact Population: Women of reproductive age (15-49 years), pregnant women, newborn children (0-28 days) and children less than five years. Project Period: July 2012 to June 2015 Donor: Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK), UK, CARE UK Awareness My Life Saver 35-year-old Kitty Rawal, is from Bajura one of the most remote districts of Nepal. She lives with her husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law and her three children. She is from a village which is very conservative and traditional; especially concerning health practices. People in my community still seek traditional help to cure and treat diseases, says Kitty. Infact, if anyone in our family gets unwell, we go to traditional healers rather than to a health post, she adds. This means that Kitty cannot take decisions regarding herself or the health of her family. Recalling her previous pregnancies she shares, When I gave birth to my first two children, I was not aware about the available health services. So respecting my in-laws and my husband s decision, I gave birth to my two children at home. Unfortunately, her third baby, which was also delivered at home, was not so lucky. During my third pregnancy I was again insisted to deliver my baby at home. Traditional birth attendants were called in but unfortunately during delivery the baby was born with cord round his neck. Due to lack of skills for delivering the baby and delay in transportation, the baby had difficulty breathing and died within few hours of birth. This incident left me and my family in great pain and regret, Kitty shares the bitter experience. Kitty is just one of the hundreds of women in Bajura who go through similar experience. Thus, realizing the need to advocate for institutional delivery, CARE's Access Project started its work in Bajura by providing orientation to Mother's Groups, Female Community Health Volunteers Manju Pandey/CARE (FCHVs), mother-in-laws, father-in-laws, husbands of pregnant women, Kitty Rawal, 35 with her baby boy. pregnant women themselves, and other community leaders about maternal and neonatal health (MNH) issues. The project also supports the District Hospital with necessary equipments and trains the health staff to improve their existing skills. Kitty is one of the beneficiaries of the project. When Kitty was two months pregnant with her fourth child, her house was mapped by FCHV as a part of Self Applied Technique for Quality Health (SATH) in her VDC. SATH, which helps to map the houses of pregnant and post partum mothers in a community, brought Kitty and her mother-in-law together for discussions on maternal and neonatal health issues. The FCHV and the project team then counselled me and my mother-in-law to visit health facility to access available health services for safe delivery. My mother-in-law got motivated with the counselling sessions and she took me to the health facility for checkups throughout my pregnancy. As recommended, I visited the health facility four times for Antenatal Check-Up (ANC) and took iron tablets and TT immunization, shares Kitty Finally, Kitty delivered her fourth baby at a health facility. She says, I am happy that I gave birth to my baby at a health facility because I felt ease over there compared to my previous deliveries. The staff also took really good care of me and gave me more information on proper caring of the baby. Awareness through the project helped save me and my baby's life. (Written by Manju Pandey, Project Manager for Access Project)

9 Prashant Vishwanathan/CARE Humanitarian Response, Emergency Preparedness Planning and Disaster Risk Reduction In 2015, CARE Nepal was able to reach more than 179,200 individuals with this programmatic intervention. Globally, CARE responds to dozens of disasters each year, reaching approximately 12 million people through its emergency programs. Our approach is simple; first, we work with communities to prepare for and mitigate the impact of disasters. Then, we partner with local groups to provide immediate assistance when an emergency hits. Finally, we work with survivors, especially women and children, to help them recover after the crisis has passed. In 2015, CARE Nepal continued its support in the regions affected by the 2014 floods. However, our biggest humanitarian response in the country came after the devastating earthquake of April and May Earthquake Response CARE worked with partners to deliver emergency relief in four districts - Gorkha, Sindhupalchowk, Dhading and Lamjung - which were highly affected by the April 2015 earthquake. CARE s emergency response focused on providing lifesaving shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene, reproductive health, gender-based violence and livelihood assistance, helping communities recover in the months and years to come. SHELTER CARE provided shelter assistance to families whose homes were heavily damaged or destroyed in the earthquake. People received emergency shelter supplies that included tarpaulins, corrugated iron sheeting, shelter tool kits, fixing kits and kitchen sets from CARE and also distributed high-quality Many people returned from abroad to help their families rebuild their houses. Man Bahadur Tamang returned from Malaysia after the earthquake to help his family recover from the devastating earthquake. Here, his son Shyam is helping him construct temporary shelter from CGI provided by CARE. Brian Sokol/CARE shelter repair kits which included corrugated sheets, specialized nails, tools and other useful items meant to help people rebuild stronger and sturdier homes. CARE and its partners are now working to empower families to repair and rebuild their homes stronger to face future earthquakes. This long-term building back safer approach involves training local carpenters and community members on improved building techniques to make homes safer, building model homes, holding information sessions and having roving teams of local building experts available to offer helpful advice. WASH (WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE) CARE distributed water purification tablets, built emergency latrines, provided hand washing facilities and carried out hygiene promotion amongst the affected communities. CARE staff and local partners also conducting hygiene workshops and distributed temporary latrine materials. In some districts, CARE worked towards rehabilitating water sources and working back towards achieving open defecation free (ODF) areas.

10 Lucy Beck/CARE CARE WASH Specialist runs a training on water, sanitation and hygiene after the earthquake with a group of women in Daubachour village, Sindhupalchowk. Because of the earthquake, most people's toilets were destroyed by the earthquakes with water sources also contaminated and in some cases water sources drying out. CARE FFS in Sindhupalchowk: FFS were established as a first step of crisis management to promote women s protection and empowerment, mitigate risks of GBV and provide services like food and shelter, health information, psychosocial counselling, trainings on GBV and SRMH to women and girls including GBV survivors. SEXUAL, REPRODUCTIVE & MATERNAL HEALTH An estimated 126,000 pregnant women affected by the devastating earthquake in Nepal were in urgent need of health services immediately after the earthquake. As part of our emergency response to earthquake areas, CARE has distributed reproductive health kits with information related to maternal health to health facilities and pregnant women and oriented them on the usage of health kits. We have also provided transitional homes and maternity tents for women and girls and equipped birthing centers with essential equipment and supplies. 21 year old Manisha Tamang from Banskharka village, Sindhupalchowk shows off the hygiene kit she received from CARE. She gave birth to her second baby Nima not long after the April 2015 earthquake. Manisha was out in the fields collecting wood when the earthquake hit. Her parents were not as lucky and were trapped under the falling rubble of their house but luckily they were later rescued. Lucy Beck/CARE Manisha's husband was working in Malaysia at the time and it took him a week to get hold of Manisha and his parents by phone. After the earthquake all nearby health facilities were destroyed so when it came time to deliver her baby Manisha's parents-in-law had to get the local social work volunteer to come and deliver the baby in their temporary iron sheeted shelter. After giving birth Manisha and her baby received a CARE dignity kit which contained items for new mothers including blankets and clothes. GENDER BASED VIOLENCE & PROTECTION In times of crisis after natural disasters, incidents of genderbased violence (GBV) can increase. As part of our emergency earthquake response, CARE Nepal created Female Friendly Spaces (FFS) in a number of areas where women could go to at any time to feel safe and empowered and have access to information, education, recreational activities, support and services. Referral mechanisms for the reporting and identification of genderbased violence were also put in place. In 2015, CARE also worked with the BBC Media Action to provide people with practical information through a radio program on different issues like shelter, safety information, information on economic recovery and livelihoods. LIVELIHOODS & FOOD SECURITY The earthquakes were devastating for local livelihoods. Some 2.8 million people were affected, with livelihoods and sources of income destroyed, lost or disrupted. Working closely with our local partners, CARE has assisted vulnerable families with financial support to restore livelihoods activities such as vegetable farming, rice production and other incomegenerating activities. CARE is also providing a variety of vegetable seeds along with weatherproof storage bags to families. The goal of this Brian Sokol/CARE Tek Bahadur Thapa's house was damaged and was uninhabitable after the earthquake. His family received packets of seeds and CGI from CARE. "I will be planting these seeds after I finish harvesting millets" he says. programming is to help families meet their basic needs, while earning additional income to help them build back their lives. Project Lists NEPAL FLOOD RESPONSE Project Goal: To increase resilience by addressing most pressing early recovery needs of flood and landslide affected communities in mid-western Nepal and to ensure that the right of men, women, girls and boys are protected for a dignified living and recovery of their livelihood. Working Districts: Banke, Bardiya and Surkhet Impact Population: Targeted population of Banke, Bardiya, Surkhet districts affected by 2014 floods in mid and far western Nepal. Project Period: July 2014 to July 2015 Donors: DFID, ECHO, MAC Foundation NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE Project Goal: To provide lifesaving shelter, water sanitation and hygiene, reproductive health, gender-based violence and livelihood assistance, to help the affected communities recover from the April 2015 earthquake in the months and years to come. Working Districts: Gorkha, Sindhupalchowk, Dhading and Lamjung Impact Population: Communities affected by the April 2015 earthquake Project Period: April 2015 to April 2019 Donors: ECHO, OFDA, DFAT, DFATD, HC, NiN, ADA, Taiwan ICDF, SHO, Hermes foundation, DEC, MAE Luxemburg, DFID VISTAR Project Goal: To reduce disaster vulnerability, mitigate the impact of disasters and promote evidence based advocacy Working Districts: Dang, Kanchanpur, Kailali and Dadeldhura Impact Population: Communities most vulnerable to disaster with special focus on marginalized people Project Period: February 2013 to August 2014 Donors: ECHO, ADC, CARE Austria

11 Vibeke Volder/CARE Livelihoods, Food Security, Climate Change Adaptation and Natural Resources CARE Nepal was able to reach more than 537,600 individuals through this programmatic intervention. At CARE, we know that reacting only when disaster strikes is not enough. The priority must be on raising poor people s voices, building their resilience and ability to adapt to climate-induced shocks and stresses. CARE Nepal has been working on building the capacity of those who are most at risk, so that climate change does not escalate into a humanitarian disaster. Climate change has differential impacts and it is particularly impacting poor and marginalized women and girls as they are most at risk during any natural calamities. Therefore, CARE Nepal has been prov iding training on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) so that communities, especially women and girls, know how to respond in the event of an emergency. CARE has also been providing access to land, forest and education to improve living standards for Dalits, women and girls and poor farmers and providing knowledge on the use and conservation of natural resources. Together with National Farmers Group Federation (NFGF), National Land Rights Forum (NLRF) and Right to Food (RtF) Network, CARE Nepal promotes role of civil societies for their contribution to the realization of right to food to the benefit of its impact groups. CARE Nepal has also been helping national and local institutions tackle the growing climate and food crisis to avert future disasters from affecting the poorest of the communities. Its activities are carried out in close collaboration with national and local disaster management institutions such as National Risk Reduction Consortium (NRRC), District Disaster Relief Committee (DDRC), and the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA). By building alliances with organizations such as WWF, Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) and National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), CARE Nepal has also worked towards minimizing threats to biodiversity conservation, supporting livelihoods through forest conservation and regeneration, and building capacity of people and the ecosystem to build resilience toward the impacts of climate change. In 2015, CARE Nepal was able to reach more than 119,300 individuals with Climate Change and Resilience programmes and reached more than 6,400 individuals through our Food Security programme. Similarly, more than 4,000 individuals benefited from our economic empowerment programmes.

12 Right to Food as a Fundamental Right in Nepal 20th September 2015 was an important day for all the development workers in Nepal aiming to promote zero hunger. On this day, for the first time in Nepal s history, the Constituent Assembly (CA) of Nepal had promulgated the new constitution with the provision of right to food as one of the fundamental rights. The constitution of Nepal 2072 (2015) section three article 36 states: Right relating to food: 1. Every citizen shall have the right relating to food. 2. Every citizen shall have the right to be safe from the state of being in danger of life from the scarcity of food. 3. Every citizen shall have the right to food sovereignty in accordance with law. CARE Nepal is a part of this achievement. CARE Nepal through its Civil Society Support Project on the Right to Adequate Food (Right to Food Project) entered into the strategic partnership with National Network on Right to Food Nepal (RtFN) for the advocacy on the right to food issues. The primary aim of the partnership was to build the capacity of RtFN so that it can contribute to influence the policies that would help change the behavior of the government stakeholders resulting progressive realization of right to food by small-holder farmers in Nepal. Right to food as fundamental rights in the new constitution was one of the key issues agreed in the joint advocacy plan 2014 and The joint advocacy plan was developed by all the strategic partners of the Right to Food Project. RtFN was selected to lead the campaign with the strong solidarity and support of National Farmer s Group Federation (NFGF), Community Self Reliance RtFN Demonstration organized by the Right to Food Network infront of Constitutional Assembly Building demanding Right to Food as fundamental rights during World Food Day- 16 October 2014 Center (CSRC) and National Land Rights Forum (NLRF). As planned, RtFN organized different activities targeting the policy makers specially the key political leaders and CA members. It presented different cases such as food sovereignty context of Brazil and Right to Food Bill of India. Several sessions of interactions with the key CA members, lobby meeting with the key political party leaders, rally in front of CA building and submission of memorandum and demand letters to the major political parties were held. CARE Nepal through its partners mobilized other actors who are working of right to food issues such as FIAN Nepal, JURI Nepal (Justice and Rights Institute- Nepal), and the media for inclusion of right to food in the constitution. (Written by Krishna Hari Paneru, Evidence Based Advocacy Specialist for the Right to Food Project) Project Lists Hariyo Ban Program Project Goal: To reduce the adverse impact of climate change and threats to biodiversity of Nepal Working Districts: Kailali, Kanchanpur, Banke, Bardiya, Parsa, Bara, Rautahat, Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Mustang, Manang, Kaski, Syangja, Palpa, Tanahu, Lamjung and Gorkha Impact Population: People who are involved in Natural Resource Management groups Project Period: August 2011 to July 2016 Donor: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Nepal Right to Food Project Goal: Representative civil society organizations have contributed to the realisation of right to food to the benefit of impact groups Working District: Okhaldhunga, Siraha and Udaypur Impact Population: Small holders and landless farmers with specific focus on marginalised groups such as women, Dalits and Janajatis Project Period: July 2013 to June 2019 Donor: DANIDA, CARE Denmark Project Name: SABAL Project Goal: To ensure that the targeted populations in the targeted districts of Nepal are more resilient and food secure Working Districts: Makwanpur, Sindhuli, Ramechhap, Udaypur, Okhaldhunga, Khotang, Kavreplanchowk, Sindhupalchowk, Dolakha, Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts of Nepal. (The project was initially launched for 6 districts, however its coverage now includes 5 additional districts affected by Earthquake.) Impact Population: Most marginalized and vulnerable population Project Period: December 2014 to October 2019 Donor: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Nepal SCAPES Project Goal: To address immediate threats to biodiversity while promoting social equity, good governance and sustainable livelihoods in partnership Working District: Taplejung Impact Population: Poor and marginalized population of Kanchanjunga Conservation Area (KCA) Project Period: September 2010 to July 2014 Donor: USAID through WWF-US UNNATI Project Goal: To support income generation and livelihoods of smallholders farmers of Sindhuli and Mahottari through vegetable production and marketing Working Districts: Mahottari and Sindhuli Impact Population: Smallholder women farmers Project Period: December 2012 to December 2015 Donor: European Union (EU) RtFN Right to Food team in a consultative discussion with the Suryamukhi Farmers Group in Udayapur.

13 Financial Statements 2015 Livelihoods, Food Security, Climate Change Adaptation and Natural Resources 34% Humanitarian Response, Emergency Preparedness Planning and Disaster Risk Reduction 37% Themewise Expenditure Women s and Girls leadership, voice and empowering education 12% Others (GPF and Unrestricted) 3% Sexual Reproductive and Maternal Health (SRMH)/Gender Based Violence (GBV) 14% Expenditure by Donor USAID, 29.43% Institutions/Foundations, 22.01% Expenditure by CARE Member Partners CARE Australia 1% Others (GPF and Unrestricted), 2.55% Austrian Development Cooperation, 3.70% CARE Austria, 0.14% CARE Austria 19% DANIDA, 8.26% CARE USA 44% CARE Canada 2% DFID, 7.06% European Union, 17.30% CARE Denmark 14% Private Donor, 9.56% CARE UK 19% CARE Netherland 1%

14 Independent Auditor's Report

15 Projects in 2015 Total Number of Projects: 18 Total District Coverage: 46 Mid Western Region Western Region Far Western Region Central Region Eastern Region sb sb Butwal Field Office (ABA MERO PALO Project, UDAAN Project, SAMBAD Project) am Aba Mero Palo - Rupandehi and Kapilvastu ac ACCESS - Bajura ef Emergency Flood Response Surkhet, Bardiya, Banke em EMPHASIS Accham and Kanchanpur h Hariyo Ban - Kailali, Kanchanpur, Banke, Bardiya, Parsa, Bara, Rautahat, Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Mustang, Manang, Kaski, Syangja, Palpa, Tanahu, Lamjung and Gorkha ec MUKTI - Kailali, Kanchanpur, Doti, Accham, Bajura, Bajhang, Darchula, Baitadi and Dadeldhura, Humla, Jajarkot and Surkhet E Nepal Earthquake Response Gorkha, Sindhupalchowk, Dhading and Lamjung rf Right to Food Okhaldhunga, Siraha and Udaypur sa SABAL Makwanpur, Sindhuli, Ramechhap, Udaypur, Okhaldhunga, Khotang, Kavreplanchowk, Sindhupalchowk, Dolakha, Rasuwa and Nuwakot w SAKCHAM III - Kapilvastu, Chitwan and Makwanpur sb SAMBAD Nawalparasi and Rupandehi sa SAMMAN - Doti, Dadeldhura and Kailali sk Sankalpa - Pyuthan and Surkhet sc SCAPES - Taplejung sm SMILE Rupandehi and Nawalparasi ud UDAAN - Kapilvastu u UNNATI - Mahottari and Sindhuli v VISTAR - Dang, Kanchanpur, Kailali and Dadeldhura

16 CARE Member Partners Out of 14 CARE member partners, CARE Nepal worked with the following in 2015: CARE USA CARE UK CARE Nederland CARE Australia CARE Denmark CARE Canada CARE Austria Donors Austrian Development Agency/ Austrian Development Cooperation (ADA) Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC ) European Commission Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection Department (ECHO) Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) Danish Television Denmark Indsamling/Danish Telethon Department for International Development (DFID) Department of Foreign Affairs &Trade (DFAT), Australia Department of Foreign Affairs Trade & Development (DFATD), Canada Diageo European Union (EU) Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) H&M Conscious Foundation Hermes Kendeda Foundation Microsoft Sri Lanka Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Luxembourg Munich Re Neighbour in Need ( NIN) Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) Patsy Collins SHO/Giro 555 Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) USAID- (Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance) OFDA Usha International Limited Local Partners 1. NAMUNA Integrated Development Council (NAMUNA) 2. Sahaaj Community Hospital (Sister Organization of SAHAMATI, NGO) 3. Participatory Effort at Children Education and Women Initiative Nepal (PEACEWIN) 4. Forum for Awareness and Youth Activity (FAYA) Nepal 5. Society for Environment and Human Resource Development (SOURCE) 6. Nepal National Dalit Society Welfare Organization (NNDSWO) 7. Rastriya Haliya Mukti Samaj Federation (RHMSF) Nepal 8. Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research Extension and Development (CEPREAD) 9. Rural Women Service Center (RWSC) 10. Dalit Social Development Center (DSDC) 11. Kalika Community Women Development Center (KCWDC) 12. Legal Aid and Research Center (LARC) 13. Handicap International 14. Conscious Society for Social Development (CSSD) 15. Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), Dadeldhura 16. National Farmer Group Federation (NFGF) 17. Community Self Reliance Center (CSRC) 18. Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) on behalf of National Network on Right to Food Network Nepal (RtFN) 19. Local Initiative for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) 20. National Land Right Forum (NLRF) 21. District Land Right Forum (DLRF), Siraha 22. District Land Right Forum (DLRF), Okhaldhunga 23. Center for Social Development and Research (CSDR ) 24. Agency for Community Development and Change (ACDC- Nepal) 25. Youth Acting for Change (YAC), Nepal 26. Women s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) 27. Environment, Culture, Agriculture, Research and Development Society Nepa (ECARDS-NEPAL) 28. Himalayan Research and Social Development Center-Nepal (HiRSDeC-Nepal) 29. Indreni Service Society (INSES) 30. Jana Utthan Pratisthan (JUP) 31. Siddhartha Samudayik Samaj 32. Dalit Social Development Center (DSDC) 33. Siddhartha Social Development Center (SSDC) 34. Social Awareness Center (SAC) Nepal 35. Kalika Development Center (KDC) 36. Federation of Community Forest Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) 37. FECOFUN, Kailali 38. FECOFUN, Kanchanpur 39. FECOFUN, Bardiya 40. FECOFUN, Banke 41. FECOFUN, Lamjung 42. FECOFUN, Tanahun 43. FECOFUN, Kaski 44. FECOFUN, Syangja 45. FECOFUN, Nawalparasi 46. FECOFUN, Chitwan 47. FECOFUN, Makawanpur 48. FECOFUN, Parsa 49. FECOFUN, Bara 50. FECOFUN, Rautahat 51. FECOFUN, Gorkha 52. Women Skill Creation Center (WOSCC) 53. Shree Ram Nagar User Buffer Zone Users Committee 54. Patabhar Buffer Zone Users Committee 55. Halkhoriya Collaborative Forest Management Committee Nepal 56. SAHAMATI 57. National Forum for Women Right Concern (NFOWRC), Nepal 58. Bheri Environmental Excellence Group (BEE- Group) 59. Radha Krishna Tharu Jana Sewa Kendra (RKJS) 60. Group of Helping Hands (SAHAS)

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