SNV’s Work on Building capacity for increased

income and improved basic services

AN OVERVIEWAN OVERVIEW

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SNV at a Glance

• Founded in 1963 as Stichting Netherlands Vrijwilligers,

“Sending Netherlands volunteer overseas” known worldwide as

Netherlands Development Organisation

• Mission: Dedicated to a society where all people enjoy freedom

to pursue their own sustainable development.

• SNV believes on connecting people’s capacities, by which

development space can be created to fight against poverty.

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WORLD OF SNV35 Countries, 90 offices1,000 Advisors, 60% LocalAsia: Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Recently in Pakistan

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SNV in NEPAL

• Since 1980, working with Government of Nepal, initially

under bilateral cooperation, Since 2004, within

development cooperation agreement- MoF

• Initially, project based services, shifted to advisory based

services from 2004 onwards

• About 50 Advisors, 30% international

• KLDP and MHDP – mostly recognized SNV in Nepal

• Supported capacity development of DCCIs, DDCs and NGOs

massively in Karnali & Mechi during 2005 - 2009

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IMPACT AREAS AND SECTORS

Two impact area:

1) Increase Income and Employment (PIE)

2) Increase access to improved basic services (BASE)

Four Sectors leading to 2 impact areas

• Agriculture and Forest products, and Sustainable pro

poor tourism – leading to PIE (impact area 1)

• Renewable Energy and Water & Sanitation – leading to

BASE (impact area 2)

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SNV Working Area in NEPAL

DOLPA

MUGU

JUMLA

KAILALI

BARDIYA

HUMLA

DOTI

SURKHET

NAWALPARASI

KAPIL-RUPAN-DEHI

DANG

BANKE

ACHHAM KALIKOT

JHAPAMORANG

SIRAHA

SAPTARI

DARCHULA

BAJHANG

BAITADI

DADEL-DHURA

KANCHAN-PUR

BAJURA

PARSA

BARA RAUT-AHAT

DHANUSA

MAHO-TARI

SUNSARI

SARLAHI

DHADING

MAKAWAN-PUR

CHITWAN

KASKIBAGLUNG

TANAHU

PALPA

SYANGJA

PARBAT

ARGHAKHACHI

GULMI

UDAYAPUR

SINDHULI

ILAM

BHOJ-PUR

PACHET

HAR

DHAN-KUTA

TAPLEJUNG

RAMECHHAP

OKHAL-DHUNGA

TERHA-THUM

KHOTANG

BHAKKATHM

SULUK-HUMBU

DOLAKHA

SANKHUWA-SABA

NUWAKOTSINDHU-PALCHOK

KAVRE

RASUWALAMJUNG

GORKHA

PYUT-HAN

ROLPA

SALYANMYAGDI

DAILEKH

JAJARKOT

RUKUM

MUSTANG

MANANG

KathmanduNepalgunj

High Value Agriculture

Functionality of water supply,

SNV Offices

Great Himalaya Trail

Sanitation & Hygiene

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SNV Working Approach

• Major Focus- capacity development of meso- level

organisations (it does not mean that we do not work with

micro and macro)

• Value Chain Development (VCD) and Inclusive Business (IB) –

remain core of SNV services

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VCD and Inclusive Business

• SNV tools and model on VCD and IB – available

PSD and Pro-poor Value Chain The private sector can play

key role to economic

growth:

By developing innovative

and affordable products

By promoting social and

ecological standards

(labels created by such

initiative (e.g. FLO, IFOAM)

act as credible marketing

tool)

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IB: Linking low income groups with Business

◦ serving the BOP as clients and customers and

involving them as supplier, employees or

entrepreneurs and consumer or distributor

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Our Partnership in Agriculture sector

• Development Cooperation Agreement with MoF

• Working MoU with MOAC and FNCCI/AEC

• Presently supporting (TA) in IFAD funded HVAP – covering 10 districts in mid west region

ADB funded RISMFP –Surkhet-Dailekh, Surkhet-Jajarkot and Surkhet-

Jumla Road Corridor Districts

CFC funded Bamboo Project

• Piloting IB in vegetable seeds, Chiuri and organic apple

• Promoting Orthodox Tea in eastern hills, and high value

domesticated NTFPs in the Terai

• Improving supply chain in WASH and RE in coordination

with DCCIs in Karnali.

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Synergy with other Dutch Programmes

• Match Making Facilities (MMF)

• Private Sector Investment (PSI) – poultry, micro-hydro, hybrid seed

• Senior Expert Service (PUM)

Interest to FNCCI members

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

on SNV and its work

• Log on www.snvworld.org

• Contact at

Country office Kathmandu (nepal@snvworld.org) (01)5523444

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THANK YOU