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Current Programmes/Projects of SANGAM- Myagdi

1. Result Based Micro Enterprise Development Programme

Assignment Name:  Micro Enterprise Creation/Development & scale up support Country: Nepal
Location within Country:  Myagdi, Prabat and Baglung  districts No. of Staff: 18
Name of Client: Micro Enterprise Development Programme (MEDEP/GoN/UNDP) Address: Dhobighat, Lalitpur (ph 015541549)
Start Date (Month/Year):  11 September, 2012 Completion Date (Month/Year): 31December, 2012 Approx. Value of Services NRs:30,00,000.00
    Dalit      Janajati     Others      Woman    Total
     23         36       31         54      90

 Target  Beneficiaries

Narrative Description of Project Micro Enterprise Development Programme is implemented by Government of Nepal, Ministry of Industry with technical and financial support from United Nations Development Programme. Goal of the program is socio economic empowerment of rural poor households especially women through micro enterprises. The Main assignment performed assigned are creation and development of micro entrepreneurs and regular business counseling to run enterprises in regular basis. Major activities performed are as follows

 

  • Social Mobilization (PRA, Household survey, group formation, group mobilization )
  • Entrepreneurship development
  • Technical Skill training
  • Facilitation for appropriate technology
  • Facilitation to have micro credit
  • Facilitation for product marketing
  • Business plan preparation
  • Regular business counseling
  • Up scaling activities of micro entrepreneurs
  • Enterprise scale up activities
  • Resource analysis
  • Monitoring and Evaluation

 

 2. Local Governance and Community Development Programme

Assignment Name:  Social Mobilization No. of Staff: 6
Location within Country:  Myagdi  
Name of Client:                     District Development Committee Address: Beni, Myagdi
Start Date (Month/Year):  April 2011 Completion Date (Month/Year): till dateJune 2013 Approx. Value of Services NRs: 
Beneficiaries: People  of 5 VDCs ( Ramche, Histan, Shikha, Narchyang and Dana ) VDCs of Myagdi
Narrative Description of ProjectMajor objective of the programme social mobilization for good governance and community development

 

 

Completed  Programmes/Projects of SANGAM- Myagdi

 1.  Micro Enterprise Creation and Development 

Assignment Name:  Micro Enterprise Creation and Development Country: Nepal
Location within Country:  Myagdi district No. of Staff: 4
Name of Client: District Development Committee       Enterprise Development Unit                   Address: Beni, Myagdi
Start Date (Month/Year): August 2008 Completion Date (Month/Year):June 2010 Approx. Value of Services NRs:39,00,000.00
     Dalit     Janajati     Others     Woman      Total
       72       195     93      299      360

Beneficiaries

Narrative Description of Project For internalization of MEDEP programme, MoU was signed between MEDEP and DDC. In this MoU upscaling activities was with support from MEDEP and creation and development of new micro entrepreneurs was through DDC. So in this assignment following major activities has been carrying out

 

  • Social Mobilization (PRA, Household survey, group formation, group mobilization )
  • Entrepreneurship development
  • Technical Skill training
  • Facilitation for appropriate technology
  • Facilitation to have micro credit
  • Facilitation for product marketing
  • Business plan preparation
  • Regular business counseling
  • Enterprise scale up activities
  • Resource analysis
  • Monitoring and Evaluation

Program implemented locations: 33 VDCs out of 41 from Myagdi district. Major beneficiaries are peoples below poverty line and special focus was on women, socially excluded communities and unemployed youths.

 

Output: More than 300 micro entrepreneurs has been created and developed during this period, of which more than 70% are women.

2. Micro Enterprise Development for Poverty alleviation, Kaski

Assignment Name:  Micro Enterprise Development for Poverty alleviation Country: Nepal
Location within Country:  Kaski No. of Staff: 5
Name of Client: Cottage and Small Industry Office Address: Kaski
Start Date (Month/Year):  April 2011 Completion Date (Month/Year): till date Approx. Value of Services NRs:31,72,808.00
    Dalit      Janajati     Others      Woman      Total
    102         79 103      236        284

Beneficiaries

Major Activities:

 

  • Social Mobilization (PRA, Household survey, group formation, group mobilization )
  • Entrepreneurship development
  • Technical Skill training
  • Facilitation for appropriate technology
  • Facilitation to have micro credit
  • Facilitation for product marketing
  • Business plan preparation
  • Regular business counseling
  • Resource analysis

Program implemented Area: Armala, Siddha, Dangsing,  Nirmal Pokhari, Lwangghalel, Lamachaur, Dhikurpokhari &

Kristi VDCs  as well as Lekhnath 15 of Kaski district.

3. Micro Enterprise Development for Poverty alleviation , Baglung 

Assignment Name:  Micro Enterprise Development for Poverty alleviation Country: Nepal
Location within Country:  Baglung No. of Staff: 5
Name of Client: Cottage and Small Industry Office Address: Baglung
Start Date (Month/Year):  April 2012 Completion Date (Month/Year): July 2012 Approx. Value of Services NRs:20,36,966.00
Dalit Janajati Others Woman Total
20 79 35 99 134

Beneficiaries

Major Activities

 

  • Social Mobilization (PRA, Household survey, group formation, group mobilization )
  • Entrepreneurship development
  • Technical Skill training
  • Facilitation for appropriate technology
  • Facilitation to have micro credit
  • Facilitation for product marketing
  • Business plan preparation
  • Regular business counseling
  • Resource analysis

Program implemented Area: 4 VDCs viz. Nisi, Bungadovan, Hila & Damek VDCs of  Baglung district.


4.  Micro Enterprise Development for Poverty alleviation, Syanja

Assignment Name: Micro Enterprise Development for Poverty alleviation Country: Nepal
Location within Country: Syangja No. of Staff: 5
Name of Client: Cottage and Small Industry Office Address: Syangja
Start Date (Month/Year):  April 2012 Completion Date (Month/Year): August 2012 Approx. Value of Services NRs15,37,152.00
   Dalit   Janajati    Others    Woman     Total
  28     60     50      103      138

Beneficiaries

Major Activities

 

  • Social Mobilization (PRA, Household survey, group formation, group mobilization )
  • Entrepreneurship development
  • Technical Skill training
  • Facilitation for appropriate technology
  • Facilitation to have micro credit
  • Facilitation for product marketing
  • Business plan preparation
  • Regular business counseling
  • Resource analysis

Program implemented Area: 4 VDCs viz. Manakamana, Shankhar, Bansing Deurali, Chinnebas VDCs of Syangja district.


5.  Local Governance and Accountability Facility (LGAF)

Implemented Program Activities
Public Hearing and Compliance Monitoring
  • Conduction of Public hearing
  • Compliance Monitoring
  • Facilitation to follow Local governance acts and guidelines
Types of Activities ( Social Mobilization, Capacity development, Income Generation,  Community Infrastructure ) Program Location (District, VDCs)
  • Accountability and Good Governance
Piple, Pakhapani, Ghatan, Jhin, Patlekhet, Pulachaur, Singa and Kuhun VDCs of Myagdi district
Beneficiaries Approx. Total Budget  NRs
People of these VDCs 7,83,240.00
Donor Agencies No of professionals involved
Local Governance and Accountability Facility (LGAF) 4
Program Duration Starting and Completion Date
13 months June 2011 to June 2012
Major Outputs achieved  

6.  Sustainable Soil management for agro commercialization

Assignment Name:  Sustainable Soil management for agro commercialization Country: Nepal
Location within Country:  Ruma and Niskot VDCs of Myagdi district No. of Staff: 2
Name of Client: Sustainable Soil Management Programme (SSMP/Helvetas) Address: Lalitpur
Start Date (Month/Year): January 2009 Completion Date (Month/Year): December 2010 Approx. Value of Services NRs:14,00,000.00
Dalit Janajati Others Woman Total
79 132 20 170 231

Beneficiaries

Narrative Description of Project (Actual assignment, nature of activities performed and location)Major objective of the programme was adoption of sustainable soil management practices to conserve fertility status of soil. Besides this, support farmers group to adopt commercialization of agriculture and support them in income generating activities. Train farmers on collection and utilization and many more. Major activities performed were

 

  • Social Mobilization
  • Training on adoption Sustainable Soil Management  practices
  • Vegetable cultivation training
  • Facilitation in collection and use of cattle
    • Compost making and Farm yard manure management
    • Adoption of improved crop varieties
    • Soil testing
    • Support for micro irrigation
    • 231 farmer’s households from 10 groups of Ruma and Niskot benefited from the programme.

7. Enterprise oriented transformation program

Assignment Name:  Enterprise oriented transformation program Country: Nepal
Location within Country:  Ruma and Lulang VDCs of Myagdi district No. of Staff: 3
Name of Client: Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bio resources (ANSAB) Address: Lalitpur
Start Date (Month/Year): December 2007 Completion Date (Month/Year): June 2010 Approx. Value of Services NRs:15,00,000.00
Dalit Janajati Others Woman Total
87 149 4 120 230

                  Beneficiaries

Narrative Description of Project (Actual assignment, nature of activities performed and location)Major objective of the programme was transforming local communities and Community Forest Users Group (CFUGs) for enterprise development based on forest resources.

 

Major activities performed were

  • Social Mobilization within CFUGs and mobilize them
  • Forest resources inventory
  • Allocation of CFUG fund on benefit of marginalized communities
  • Training on appropriate harvesting of forest resources
  • Support for enterprise development
  • Conduction of skill training
  • Business planning
  • Regular business counselling

Output: 2 forest based enterprises developed and operated in private public partnership . 30 micro enterprises developed and sustained.

8. Micro Enterprise Creation/Development & scale up support

Assignment Name:  Micro Enterprise Creation/Development & scale up support Country: Nepal
Location within Country:  Myagdi district No. of Staff: 11
Name of Client: Micro Enterprise Development Programme (MEDEP/GoN/UNDP) Address: Dhobighat, Lalitpur (ph 015541549)
Start Date (Month/Year): January 2007 Completion Date (Month/Year): December 2010 Approx. Value of Services NRs:1,70,00,000.00
Dalit Janajati Others Woman Total
326 596 325 1014 1247

Beneficiaries

Narrative Description of Project (Actual assignment, nature of activities performed and location)Micro Enterprise Development Programme is implemented by Government of Nepal, Ministry of Industry with technical and financial support from United Nations Development Programme. Goal of the program is socio economic empowerment of rural poor households especially women through micro enterprises. Main assignment performed was creation and development of micro entrepreneurs and regular business counseling to run enterprises in regular basis. Major activities performed

 

  • Social Mobilization (PRA, Household survey, group formation, group mobilization )
  • Entrepreneurship development
  • Technical Skill training
  • Facilitation for appropriate technology
  • Facilitation to have micro credit
  • Facilitation for product marketing
  • Business plan preparation
  • Regular business counseling
  • Up scaling activities of micro entrepreneurs
  • Enterprise scale up activities
  • Resource analysis
  • Monitoring and Evaluation

Program implemented locations: 34 VDCs out of 41 from Myagdi district. Major beneficiaries were peoples below poverty line and special focus was on women, socially excluded communities and unemployed youths.

Output: More than 1800 micro entrepreneurs has been created and developed during this period, of which more than 70% are women.

9. Consultancy Services to Myagdi Chambers of Commerce and Industry, District Micro Entrepreneurs Group Association, Cottage and Small Industry Development Board, Local Development Fund and other various organisations on enterprise and entrepreneurship development