COUNTRY
SITUATION:
Nepal is a beautiful country
of Asia. Compared to its giant northern and southern neighbors (China
and India) it is a small country with over 25 million population
and comprising over one hundred Indo-Aryan and 59 Tibeto-Burman
ethnic groups and over 92 speech languages. The country is very
reach in cultural heritage, ethnic diversity and natural resources.
Eight out of ten world's tallest peaks exceeding height of 8000
meters lie in this country and Mount Everest, the highest peak in
the world has made Nepal known all over the world. But on the other
side, the poverty scenario of the country is quite discouraging.
Nepal is one of the poorest countries
in the world. Its per capita income of $260 remains one of the lowest
in the world. The rural population of the country is 86% mostly
depends on subsistence level agriculture, among them 17 % are the
poorest among poor. More than 75% of the labor force is engaged
in agriculture (2001), the agriculture sector does not produce more
than 40% of the GDP and the manufacturing sector does not employ
more than 2% of the population. Likewise top 5% of the people control
over 40% of land and the bottom 60% has control on 20% of land only.
VISION:
Just Society with Peace and Prosperity
MISSION:
1. Promotion of potentialities of disadvantaged groups (DAG) towards
their human development
2. Promotion of equitable access to resources and economic opportunities
for poor
3. Promotion of Pro People Governance
GOAL:
1.1 Empowerment of disadvantage Groups (DAG) to enhance their human
development potentialities
1.2 Creation of congenial environment for the promotion of human
development of DAG
2.1 Enhance access to economic opportunities with Poor including
DAG
2.2 Enhance productive utilization of resources among poor including
DAG
3.1 Enhancement of Conflict Transformation Practices
3.2 Promotion of Accountable System in Governance
DAG:
Women, dalit, ethinic minorities and madhesies (Madheses as a political
marginalized, their issues are address as indigenous population)
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