INF is working among poor and remote communities of Kanakasundari Rural Municipality in Jumla District
About Kanakasundari Rural Municipality
68% of the population have enough food for less than six months of each year
98% of households rely on seasonal migration for income
Almost 9% of people have a disability [compated to the national rate of 2%]
More than half of all households lack safe drinking water
Project Goals
H
elp more than 1,500 people lift themselves above the extreme poverty line [living on less than USD 1.90 per day]
Increase the number of households with adequate annual food consumption from 9% to 30%
Halve the number of deaths of mothers, newborns and children under the age of five
Ensure that more than 50% of children with disabilities attend school [from 10% currently]
Double the number of people using safe, clean drinking water
Recent achievements
During 2019–20 the project:
| Project Aims | Achieved So Far | Project Activities |
| Help more than 1,500 people lift themselves out of extreme poverty 1,300 people with increased income through farm improvements or new home-based enterprises |
1,300 people with increased income through farm improvements or new home-based enterprises |
• SHG monthly savings of NRs 1,000,000 [AUD 13,000] |
| Increase number of households with adequate annual food consumption from 9% to 30% | 17% of households report adequate food consumption over the past year | • Training on improved and climate resilient agriculture, kitchen gardening, composting and organic pesticide • 32% of Self Help Groups members using greenhouses to improve productivity [9 extremely poor families provided with direct support to construct greenhouses] |
| Reduce below 5% deaths of mothers, newborns and children under 5 | Zero maternal deaths and 3 newborn/infant deaths from 390 deliveries [0.7%] | • Training and support to women for pre-natal checkups and assisted deliveries • Training and support to Health Facility Management Committees to improve services, infrastructure and accountability • Training to Female Community Health Volunteers |
| Ensure that more than 50% of children with disabilities attend school | 97 of 103 children with disabilities regularly attending school [94%] | • Awareness raising on disability inclusion • Training and support to School Management Committees to improve accessibility and inclusion • Support to extremely poor families to meet education related expenses |
| Double the number of people accessing clean drinking water [from 40% to 80%] | 51% of households have access to piped drinking water | • 59 schemes developed and supported by SHGs to install tapstands and piped water supply |
Other project highlights:
• SHGs constructed or repaired 8 irrigation channels, providing irrigation to the crops of 150 households
• 61 communities reducing plastic waste and environmental pollution through waste separation and disposal
• Improved or new infrastructure [check dam, water drainage systems, wooden bridges] in 15 locations
• 21 communities implementing disaster risk assessments and action plans
• 75 Gender Focal Persons trained and supporting awareness raising and action against chhaupadi, child marriage and domestic violence
Download the latest project reports
The Project in Photos
Hills of Kanakasundari RM
Steep valley
Hillside community in Jumla
Farmers busy preparing rice fields
Jumla Community Team
INF Team Leader – Pramila Mahat
Community Mobiliser – Sangita Sanjal
Jun Devi Pyakurel
Community Mobiliser – Jun Devi Pyakurel
INF Team Leader – Jol Bahadur Budha
Community Meeting in Kanakasundari RM
Community meeting in Kanakasundari RM
Hills of Kanakasundari
INF Community team
Community Mobiliser – Makkar Badwal
Community Mobiliser – Tek Hamar
Community Mobiliser – Chandra Bahadur Karki
Community Mobiliser – Bir Bahadur Budha
Community Mobiliser – Radhika Bogati
Young woman grinding grain
Women threshing grain
Roadside shrine
Hillside above Bulbule
Village in Kanakasundari RM, Jumla
Samjhana Shahi
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