Chiranjibi Rijal

Mr. Ganesh Dhakal: Value Chain Analysis of Allo Subsector in Myagdi ... : Abstract  The study was carried out by SANGAM with financial support of Li-Bird under  Multi   Stakeholder Forest  Program. The main...

Chiranjibi Rijal (Team Leader), Sanjaya Mallik (SWC), Gaja Bahadur Rana (MoWCSW) and Shailendra Uprety (CA) January  2013 http://www.norad.no/om-bistand/publikasjon/ngo-evaluations/2014/a-report-on-mid-term-evaluation-of-stromme-foundation-project-nepal/ Project Description and Background to Evaluation:   Stromme Foundation (SF) Nepal together with its partner organizations is implementing SF project in four districts (Rupandehi, Rautahat, Makawanpur and Surkhet). The project aim to improve social and economic status of 8,400 economically and socially excluded families through active participation in civil society collective efforts. SF uses the approach of “Help for Self help" to combat poverty in the region. The main strategy is to empower individuals, households and communities and thereby reduce vulnerability and increase the capacity, to organize and work as a force. This report is the summary of the mid-term evaluation in order to assess level of progress made...

The study was conducted in six districts, namely, Baglung, Myagdi, Jajarkot, Bajhang, Rolpa and Bajura of Nepal, and has covered the catchment area of 26 MHPs, where there is a high potential of establishing MSMEs based on natural resources such as Lokta, Allo and Chiuri. The study was carried out with several consultative meetings in Kathmandu as well as in the respective districts, followed by focus group discussion held in all the selected sites leading to data collection. The main outcomes of the study included the preparation of load profile of all the proposed MHPs showing the time of operation of each MHP including the demand and supply load and the potential enterprises that could arise in the vicinity of all MHPs.Lokta processing, allo and bhangro processing, noodle industry, soap factories, mills, poultry farming, poultry feeder, spices industry, tailoring, expeller, saw mill, grill udhyog, bakery, chiura udhyog, photo studio, rui fitne, photocopy and computer, incense fact...