The Employment Creation and Peace Building based on Local Economic Development (EmPLED) project commenced in May 2007 runs to April 2010. Funded by the International Netherlands Cooperation under (NICP), ILO is implementation EmPLED with the Ministry of Local Development (MoLD) and local stakeholders in the target Districts of Dhanusha and Ramechhap in conjunction with District LED Forums consisting of representatives of key public, private and civil society decision-making institutions and organizations. The fund available for three years project is US $ 3 million.
The districts LED Forums are implementing responsive LED action programmes for achieving the project's overall goal of sustaining employment-intensive and inclusive economic growth. The rationale for the project's title is that building territorial competitiveness to stimulate business and economic growth will create the jobs needed to contribute to a lasting peace in post-conflict Nepal especially for Women, marginalized and youth.
The main LED action programmes are focused on: (1) capacity building for the Forum members and the MoLD to sustain and expand LED process momentum in the target Districts andother areas of Nepal; (2) job creation through value chain upgrading in tourism and food products; and (3) encouraging entrepreneurship and a culture of enterprise through LED radio programming.
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Publisher:
GoN, ILO, LED
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Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster
in English
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Keywords:
DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, PEACE, PEACEBUILDING, CIVIL SOCIETY, CAPACITY BUILDING, STAKEHOLDERS, FOOD PRODUCTION, TOURISM, CONFLICT
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Thematic Group:
ILO
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International Labor & Labor
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Thesaurus:
02.04.00
- Development
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