Strengthening livelihoods, civil society and community based natural resources management of indigenous communities

Improved participatory natural resource management and reduced negative impacts of climate change through application of sustainable livelihood security and well-being of the poor and socially excluded Chepang and Tamang people, especially women, living in Raksirang Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District
“Education for All” Education Project for Empowerment of Marginalized Communities in RRM

The project has brought discernible change to an increasing number of indigenous Chepang people in Raksirang in the Makawanpur district, where poverty and the dire lack of basic amenities contribute to their daily struggles. The mounting challenges this population faces also directly affect the community’s children, with illiteracy and child marriages among the significant issues.