Project Name: Paribartan (Connecting Households to Agriculture, New-Market Growth and Empowerment
Project Area: Gujara Municipality & Chandrapur Municipality Rautahat
Project Goal: Smallholder farming households, particularly women and the most vulnerable HHs have sustainable economic growth and climate-resilient communities in the Rautahat district.
Project Outcomes:
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- Smallholding farmers have increased production through adoption of climate resilient agriculture technologies and practices
- Smallholding farmers have enhanced access to agriculture inputs and output market, extension and financial services
- Local government and the communities have strengthened capacities for climate action
- Communities and local institutions adopt positive social behavior change towards GEDSI, SGBV prevention and response, and action against social discrimination and exclusion.
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Brief Summary of Project:
PARIBARTAN project aims to promote sustainable economic growth and climate resiliency of smallholder farmers particularly women and most vulnerable household of Rautahat district through increased production with adoption of climate-resilient agriculture, enhanced access to agriculture inputs and output market, extension and financial services, strengthened local government-community collaboration on climate action; and social equity through GEDSI/SGBV awareness, local capacity-building, and policy advocacy.
Key achievements:
- Conducted local-level inception meetings in Chandrapur and Gujara Municipalities in the presence of local government representatives, farmers, and other relevant stakeholders to formally initiate the project activities.
- Organized a Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) workshop for project staff.
- Assessed existing farmer groups in the working areas and re/formed 100 farmer groups as official project working groups in Chandrapur and Gujara Municipalities.
- Conducted Group Management and Leadership Development Training for farmer groups on a cluster basis to strengthen leadership capacity and effective group functioning.
- Organized Saving and Credit Management Training for farmer groups on a cluster basis to enhance financial literacy and promote sustainable group-based savings practices.
- Coordinated and organized activities related to the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and World Disability Day in close collaboration with the municipalities and Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPWDs).
