Enhancing and Protecting Interventions Kamalbazar-Jungleghat and Mangalsen-Lodeghat District Road Section

Program Period                         : 7th Jan, 2004 to 30th May 2005
Funding Agency(s)                    : Office of the District Development Committee/RAP/RCIW, Achham
Program Area                           : Achham District (10 VDCs (Mangalsen, Janalibandali, Oligaun, Bannatoli, Birpath, Kuinka, and Bayala) along the alignment of Kamalbazar - Jungleghat District Road Section and (Mangalsen, Kuntibandali and Basti) along the alignment of Mangalsen - Lodeghat District Road Section) 

 

Objective of Program
• To provide sustainable social and economic benefits from the construction of roads and provide access to services, and markets.
• To create awareness.
• Involve the beneficiaries in the road construction process.
• To increase the income of the road construction committee members.
• To increase the capacity of marginalized communities and involve them in the decision-making process.
• To capacitate the road construction group beneficiaries in keeping general accounting.

Program Output
• A total of 130 road construction groups were formed and mobilized.
• 42 km of road was constructed.
• First aid medicine was distributed to 34 groups.
• Various types of training were conducted for the members of the group
–    RAP/RCIW orientation-11
–    Appreciative Inquiry-3
–    Awareness about Beijing workshop-11
–    Saving and credit-11
–    PLA–20.
• The 3497 beneficiaries were supported with 1686 Quintal of rice and NRs. 67,74,651 for their work.
• Skill development, enterprise development, and market coordination were conducted during and after the completion of road construction.
• Social mobilization, saving and credit mobilization, literacy, and non-formal education were conducted for the members of the group formed.