From 16 March – 31 March 2014, Government of Nepal and IFAD fielded a Mission to jointly review the performance of the Western Uplands Poverty Alleviation Project (WUPAP) and its achievements since the last Phase III Review of March 2013. The mission was preceded by field visits to Bajhang and Bajura on 15 to 23 February 2014, observations of which have been included in the aide-mémoire. In Kathmandu, the Mission met with Mr.KailashRaj Pokharel, Under Secretary of Ministry of Finance; (MOF); Mr.Naba Raj Paudel, Section Officer of MOF; Mr.Biju Kumar Shrestha, Under Secretary of Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (MoCPA); Mr.Rajan Neupane, Account Officer of MoCPA; Ms.Roshani Shrestha, Section Officer of MoCPA; Mr.Govinda Karki, Under Secretary of Planning and Foreign Aid Coordination Section of Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD); and Mr.ShashiRai, Section Officer of MoFALD. In the field, the joint review mission divided itself into two groups: one team visiting communities in Dailekh and Jajarkot and the second group visiting communities in Rolpa and Rukum. Mission members participated in village and district meetings and saw some of the component activities e.g. micro-hydro electricity projects, drinking water schemes as well as tailoring and beekeeping trainings. The team comprised of staff from the National Planning Commission, Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation as well as Financial Comptroller General’s Office. It was accompanied by Local Development Officers from Jajarkot and Rolpa districts as well as WUPAP PCU and district staff. The mission worked together with local government staff and project staff at PCU and district levels to ascertain their assessment of progress made during April 2013 to March 2014, and to identify areas of concern. The objective of the 2014 joint review was to:
a. Assess implementation progress and provide support to the project team to address any bottleneck or emerging issues;
b. Assess progress made in 2013 agreed actions list;
c. Assess management strengths and problems faced in the project implementation under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation and make recommendations to IFAD and MoF on how to strengthen managerial capacities leading to sustainable development impacts;
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Publisher:
IFAD
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Type / Script:
Progress Report
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Keywords:
POVERTY, POVERTY MITIGATION, RURAL POVERTY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DALITS, SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS, EMPOWERMENT, RURAL WOMEN, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, LIVELIHOOD, GOVERNANCE, ILLITERACY, DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, FOOD SECURITY, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, LIVESTOCK, RURAL AREAS, INVESTMENTS, FINANCE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, RISK MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE
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Thematic Group: IFAD
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International Fund for Agricultural Development
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Thesaurus:
14.05.04
- Welfare And Social Services
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