The populations of the hilly and mountainous regions of Nepal still remain under-served in terms of access of micro finance. Since these areas are considered risky and expensive to serve, most of the financial institutions are hesitant to operate in these areas. Nevertheless, Mercy Corps have enabled the related MFIs expand into these areas with […]
Agriculture is the key sector for livelihood development for rural areas. Based on agriculture sub-sector analysis and putting micro finance as a key factor, Nirdhan has identified income generation activities such as poultry farming, goat keeping, pig cum fish farming, leasehold vegetable farming, high value herbs and NTFP farming etc for the resource poor farmers. […]
Nepal is one the poorest country of the world having population below poverty level (per day income less than 1 US dollar per day). Rautahat are one of the most densely populated terai districts of central development region of Nepal. Based on overall composite index of Rautahat district rank is 53. Poverty situation of these […]
The project was implemented with the partnership of World Education Australia( financial support) , World Education Nepal-( Technical support) , Nirdhan NGO and Nirdhan Utthan Bank Limited(implementing partner) to uplift the livelihood skills through economic education of 900 economically disadvantaged women in Rupendehi(300) , Jhapa(300) and Ilam (300).The duration of the project is for the period […]
Rural Collective Off-Farm Enterprises Employment can be generated by promotion and development of off-farm micro-enterprises besides diversification, modernization and commercialization of agriculture. Enterprises have certain minimum threshold for operation which the poor households will not have as single entity. But if they are organized in one place for producing the same product, they can produce […]
The net-2 project has been in two VDCs’ of Sunsari district situated in Eastern terai region of Nepal. Sunsari district is 152 to 914 meter high from average mean sea level which includes the high sloppy hills at North to flat terai region at south. This district lies in the Eastern Region of Nepal with […]
Sustainable Livelihood Development of Flood Victims in Banke District, supported by NRNA Nepal. Sustainable Livelihood Promotion of flood Victims of Banke District starts with the agreement between Nirdhan NGO and NRNA on 20th April, 2008 to support in developing livelihood skill to 300 flood affected poor women on goat/pig keeping micro-enterprises, link the famalies with […]
Employment Opportunities Creation for Women Youths in Banke and Bardiya Districts, supported by USAID/Nepal. To create huge youth employment opportunities in rural areas of Nepal, Nirdhan has been successful implementing “One village one product” based on rural enterprise development project in Rupandehi district, which has almost similar socioeconomic and physiographic characteristics like Banke and Bardiya […]
Freed Kamaiyas Livelihood Development Project Freed Kamaiya Livelihood Development Project with financial support of European Commission/Plan had been implemented in 28 different VDCs and one municipality of Bardiya district through NIRDHAN (Nirdhan NGO and Nirdhan Utthan Bank Limited) since July 2008 and lasted upto December 2012. Though the project was designed from January 2008, due […]
