Kathmandu / February 29: The UK government is to provide a grant assistance of USD 21 million (equivalent to Rs 2.3 billion) to the Government of Nepal for the implementation of the Evidence for Development (E4D) Programme. The assistance would be provided by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland […]
Kathmandu / February 23: The American Embassy in Nepal is going to organize a regional model UN conference in coming August in Kathmandu in collaboration with a local NGO Youth Thinkers’ Society (YTS). The conference, supposedly the first-of-its-kind and the largest ever in Nepal, will be attended by more than 200 representatives from South and […]
Kathmandu / February 23: The Japanese government has extended financial assistance for the implementation of Improvement of Living Conditions project underway in Kharpachock VDC of Kavre. As per a statement issued by the Japanese Embassy today, the grant assistant totalling around Rs 290.8 million will be provided to AMDA Multi-sectoral and Integrated Development Services (AMDA-MINDS) […]
Dhading / February 23: The number of woman labourers has shot up with a new provision introduced by a non- governmental organization- equal wage to men and women. The women workers who were left bound within home for family chores owning to low wages have now found new hopes. The number of woman labourers that […]
Kathmandu / February 17: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has decided to provide technical assistance for the implementation of Economic Census 2018 in Nepal. The assistance is for the capacity development. Issuing a press release on Wednesday, JICA Nepal Office informed that it signed a technical cooperation project relating to this with the Central […]
Bidur / February 13: The Government of Mauritius and UNDP have joined efforts to realise the long-term recovery of earthquake affected communities in Nepal through the reconstruction of community infrastructures and livelihood recovery programmme (LRP). Launching the extension of LRP programme in Nuwakot, Deputy Country Director of UNDP Sophie Kemkhadze said UNDP was prepared to […]
Kathmandu / February 10: ‘Teach for Nepal’, an organisation working for upliftment of quality education in the rural areas through changes in existing teaching learning activities, is all prepared to deploy altogether 45 youth volunteers in three districts. The volunteers would be sent to the remote areas in Sindhupalchowk, Dhanusha and Lalitpur districts to teach […]
Parbat / February 8: In a bid to support the livelihood of the economically deprived families, a total of Rs 10 million has been distributed in grant in Parbat district. The amount was doled out to altogether 660 households of 39 community forests in the district. It is said that Rs 15,000 was given to […]
Kathmandu: Nearly six million Nepali youths are abroad mostly in gulf countries in search of employment opportunities and nearly 1500 youths have been leaving the country in search of employment opportunities abroad but there are many untapped potentials in the country. Rather than going abroad for cheap labor work they can make good income at […]
Oxfam Three months since the first earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, 2015, thousands of people still live outside in temporary shelters made of tarpaulins, bamboo, and metal sheets. Living in communal shelters has been challenging especially for women, as they face risks of sexual abuse and difficulty maintaining personal hygiene. The April earthquake and […]