Project Summary
The Project titled “Empowered Citizens are Promoting Food and Nutrition Governance in Three Municipalities in Kapilvastu District” is funded by BMZ/ Welthungerhilfe and is being implemented jointly by Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) and Kapilvastu Integrated Development Services (KIDS) in Kapilvastu, Maharajgunj and Buddhabhumi municipalities of Kapilvastu district, Lumbini province, Nepal. The project envisions supporting marginalized communities in effectively claiming their rights to economic inclusion and access to sufficient food. Empowering women is one of the goals of the project as it often contributes directly to improving the nutritional situation of household members, as they use available resources more rationally and for the benefit of all family members.
The project involves different interventions, such as food and nutrition advocacy, capacity enhancement of local government to implement effective food security and livelihood strategies, skill-development training, nutrition education, hygiene initiatives, support for women starting businesses, agricultural practices to diversify food production through farmer groups, irrigation facilities, and sessions for women on linking agriculture and natural resource management to nutrition security (LANN+).
Approach
The project follows the following approaches and tools to achieve its objectives:
- The project employs various approaches, including a rights-based approach, nutrition advocacy, gender equality, and social inclusion (GESI).
- It also involves social mobilization, a multi-stakeholder approach, and participatory learning and action for linking agriculture and natural resource management to nutrition security (PLA LANN+).
Expected Results
- Output 1: Local governments in the three target municipalities are empowered to implement effective food security and livelihood strategies
- Output 2: Civil society organizations in the three target communities are empowered to effectively advocate for the right to food at the local and provincial level.
- Output 3: Women’s capacities to improve their income and nutrition situation are strengthened and improved their participation in the decision-making process.
