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Bharatpur Housing Project |
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Programme for the improvement of the housing and living condition of the urban poor in Nepal |
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In 2005 Lumanti entered into a three year partnership with MISEREOR. The main purpose of this partnership is to work together in three cities Bharatpur, Birganj and Dharan to implement integrated urban community development strategy known as "Programme for Improvement of Housing and Living Condition of the Urban Poor". It covers 37 squatter and slum communities of Dharan, Bharatpur and Birganj cities Lumanti facilitates this programme under the following themes: - Shelter,
- Microfinance
- Education
- Local governance
- Gender equity
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This project is going to be the first of its kind of rehabilitation project in Kathmandu. It not only provides shelter to the affected families but also sets a precedent of being an environment friendly community. The beauty or strength of this project is the promotion of partnership that brought the concerned stakeholders in a single platform enabling them to make contributions in various ways that led to the success of this project. It provides the squatter families who were evicted and left homeless by the Vishnumati Link Road construction a place to belong and set down new roots. An important goal of this project is to eradicate the psychological burden of being a squatter and to give people the opportunity to become fully free citizens with the right to make decisions regarding their lives, property and employment. Read more... |
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Lumanti believes that saving money is a key tool in empowering and developing poor urban communities. Without reliable means of saving, many people have to sell their possessions or borrow at high interest rates to meet their expenses. Community-managed micro finance is an alternative means to build assests and to access loans, while building solidarity among community members. savings and credit groups provide access to support networks through which problems can be faced and women's bargaining power within the household, community and state can be increased. |
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Promoting Access to Humanitarian Needs for IDPs |
The recent unrest caused by the civil war in Nepal has forced a massive amount of people to migrate towards safer areas. Now that the war is over, the immediate threats have subsided. The struggle for the internally displaced persons, however, is not over. The IDPs residing in a given area have come from different places - and often live scattered with little or no contact with each other. This gives rise to a social vacuum; a lack of vital networks of people. The project featured establishing three mother centres situated in Balaju, Kumarigal and Kohalpur Banke. The centers have provided an arena for the IDPwomen to form networks; to gather, discuss common issues, share joys and sorrows. These centres not only provide space to the mothers but are also a platform for the children of these women to meet, learn and interact with their peers. Tuition classes, extra activities for the children, health related training, saving and credit programs as well as other trainings on relevant issues are being conducted at these centres. The women who gather in the centres are energetic, full of enthusiasm to learn and share. Read more... |
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