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I
Far West Hill and Mountain Districts with
Road Access
RCIW has operated in the five districts of Dadeldhura,
Darchula, Doti, and Achham since 1996. In Phase II, it aims to implement
a more comprehensive strategy to increase food security in specific
areas.
For further details on Cluster I please view this PDF-File 
Freed Kamaiya Food
Security Project (FKFSP) The
"Freed Kamaiya Food Security Project" (FKFSP) started operating
in January 2001 as a component of the "Rural Community Infrastructure
Works (RCIW) Programme, in Kanchanpur, Kailali, Bardiya, Banke, and
Dang. RCIW had worked in Kanchanpur and Kailali during Phase I.
For further details on Cluster II please view this
PDF-File
Mid and Far Western Hill and Mountain Districts
RCIW began operating in
the districts of Salyan, Pyuthan, and Dailekh in 1996. Small-scale interventions
that began in Kalikot in 1999 and in Jajarkot in 2000 were expanded
in 2001. These two districts are extremely remote and inaccessible by
road; hence, the cost of transporting and handling the rice is very
high. In all the districts of this cluster, especially in Kalikot and
Jajarkot, the implementation of RCIW activities was adversely affected
by the insurgency.
Interventions in Salyan and Pyuthan were planned to phase out in Phase
II, but with additional support from DFID, RCIW can implement the more
comprehensive approach in specific areas of these districts during the
coming years.
For further details on Cluster III please view this
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Eastern Terai Districts
RCIW has been operating in the eastern Terai districts
of Dhanusha, Udayapur, Siraha, and Saptari since 1997. In these four
districts, RCIW has modified its approach to address the deteriorating
situation of the natural resources and agricultural land in the area
by combining activities for rural road construction, riverbank protection,
soil conservation, and watershed management.
The Eastern Terai produced a surplus of food until the growing population
and the cumulative impact of natural disasters reduced the production
such that it is now a food deficit area. Heavy rainfall and flooding
of the large rivers in the region destroys agricultural land every year.
Subsequent months of drought further reduce the crops.
For further details on Cluster IV please view this PDF-File
Eastern Hill and Mountain
Districts
Since 1997, RCIW has worked in the four eastern hill
mountain districts of Kavrepalanchowk, Sindhupalanchok, Dolakha, and
Ramechap. The District Road Support Project (DRSP) – funded by the Swiss
government (SDC) – has been the main provider of technical assistance
in the first three districts since 2000, and will extend its support
to Ramechap in 2003. Through this partnership, the districts were enabled
to expand and intensify the activities of RCIW.
Main objectives of this partnership are to:
· create a synergetic effect by pooling the resources of the
partners,
· implement road projects in a sustainable way, and
· maximise the benefits for families along the road corridor
who are socially and economically marginalised.
For further details on Cluster V please view this
PDF-File
Mountain Districts
of Karnali Zone without Road Access
In 2000/2001, RCIW started operating in three remote
mountain districts of the western Karnali zone: Humla, Mugu, and Jumla.
It cooperates with the District Partners Programme (DPP), which has
been funded by SNV-Nepal and is phasing out of this remotest and most
poverty-stricken zone of Nepal.
RCIW planned to start operating in Dolpa from 2001/2002, but could not
due to the political situation in the selected project area. The DDC
of Dolpa has proposed a new project area in the northern highlands of
the district. Despite the determined efforts of RCIW personnel to implement
activities in these four districts, the coverage and progress is still
minimal in comparison to other RCIW districts.
For further details on Cluster VI please view this PDF-File
Districts with Technical
Assistance from SAPPROS
in the Far Western and Central Hill Districts
RCIW began operating in Baitadi in 1995 and in Makawanpur
in 1996. It started in Bajhang and Bajura in 1999 on a small-scale to
test various means of operating in remote mountainous districts that
are inaccessible by road. During 2001/02, the political insecurity in
these two districts made them less accessible than Makawanpur and Baitadi.
Since last year, technical assistance to this cluster is provided through
a national NGO, SAPPROS, which is funded by the Royal Danish Embassy.
During the past years, RCIW made good progress in Makawanpur. However,
little progress was made in Baitadi especially during 2000/01 due to
internal problems in the district administration. In Bajhang and Bajura,
the progress made was quite satisfactory given the remoteness of these
districts, the difficulties of supplying rice and services, and the
fact that FfW projects were implemented in these two districts for two
years without any substantial technical assistance.
For further details on Cluster VII please view
this PDF-File
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