Nepal
In Nepal, HI aims to enhance access to education for all children, including children with disabilities, and to enable people with injuries or disabilities to benefit from rehabilitation sessions and inclusion services.
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Prabin, 6, lives in southeastern Nepal with his parents. Born without the lower part of his right leg, his prosthesis has changed his life. | © Amul Thapa / HI
HI has been present in Nepal since 1996, initially implementing a regional project in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, through the South Asian Regional Office based in Kathmandu. The official general agreement between HI and the government of Nepal was signed in 2000 for a period of five years, renewed on a 5-year basis since then.
After a phase of rapid expansion, the program consolidated around four components and entered a phase of strategic planning, long-term orientations and operational synergies with government authorities, matching with the conflict end and the starting peace process.
After the earthquake in 2015, the program has further diversified with a focus on health, rehabilitation and access to services in particular inclusive livelihood, inclusive education and livelihood recovery. Currently HI Nepal implements 8 projects. The Nepal program always largely revolved around a flagship project on rehabilitation.
Today, the portfolio of thematic areas is constantly increasing, and the team has developed its experience in the field of inclusive education, inclusive disaster risk reduction and economic inclusion.
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Background
Nepal is a mountainous and hilly country, at high risk of recurring climatic hazards.
The country, whose elevation ranges from 70 meters above sea level up to the highest point of Mount Everest (8,848 meters), is the youngest Federal Democratic Republic bordered by India in the Southern, Eastern and Western sides and Tibet, the autonomous region of China, in the North. Nepal is said to be the second richest country in terms of water resources and has dense forests with different climatic conditions. Agriculture is the primary economic backbone of Nepal.
In September 2015, 89% of representatives in Nepal's Constituent Assembly approved a new constitution. A key provision of the new constitution was the restructuring of Nepal into 7 federal provinces, delineated according to physical geographical features as well as existing administrative divisions.
Following the federalization of the country, the second set of local elections were held on 13 May 2022 in 6 metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolitan cities, 276 municipalities and 460 rural municipalities. Nepal also held its second general election on 20 November 2022 to elect the 275 members of the House of Representatives. The election was held alongside provincial elections for the seven provincial assemblies. Currently, the government at the federal and provincial levels is run by a multi-party coalition.
Located in the central of the Himalaya range, Nepal is a disaster-prone country. Nepal’s diverse geo-climatic system,which combines heavy monsoons, steep terrain, and remoteness, renders the country vulnerable to natural disasters. Nepal is at high risk of recurring disasters such as floods, earthquake, landslides, drought…As a result of frequent disaster events, Nepal exhibits the largest losses of lives and properties, pose severe threats to physical infrastructure, and disrupt economic development and displacement of people that require immediate humanitarian assistance.
Nepal has been severely hit by COVID-19, although the situation has improved more recently.
- Number of HI employees: 59
- Programmed opened in: 1996
