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LOCAL INITIATIVES
“Supporting
Innovative Efforts at the Community Level”
 The
Canadian Cooperation Office manages a local initiative and a facility:
the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) and the Local
Development Facility (LDF). The initiative and Facility
support activities designed to enhance the capacity of local organizations
and institutions to plan, implement, and monitor projects identified
as priorities by communities.
These local initiatives provide opportunities for creative and collaborative
efforts at the community level and aim to promote innovation, expand
governance capacities in Nepal, and develop leadership and ownership.
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support provided under these initiatives aim to: |
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reduce
poverty at the community level by improving access to basic
health, education, skills training, micro-credit, and infrastructure
facilities, |
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reduce
social and gender inequalities, and |
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empower
communities. |
For
further information on Submitting an Application and Selection Criteria,
refer to the brochure
Support for Local Initiatives – Nepal
English
& Nepali
CANADA
FUND FOR LOCAL INITIATIVES (CFLI)
Promoting
Sustainable Development to Improve the Lives of People
 The
CFLI supports to improve the overall quality of life of the Nepalese
people by reducing poverty. It aims to achieve the goal by supporting
local initiatives to address the basic human needs, socio-economic
concerns, basic infrastructure development, and capacity building
of the government and civil society.
The CFLI program in Nepal focuses on the disadvantaged and underprivileged
sections of the community including women, children, dalits and
other ethnic minorities. The projects are designed in partnership
with the local communities and the executing agencies. Participatory
planning with the major stakeholders is the key to the success of
Canada Fund initiatives in Nepal.
The annual budget of Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) is
CAD$ 0.5Million.
For Annual Report: Annual Report
Contact
Information:
CFLI
Coordinator, Canadian Cooperation Office
P.O. Box 4574, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: 977-1-4415193 Fax: 977-1-4410422
Email: cco@canadanepal.org
LOCAL
DEVELOPMENT FACILITY (LDF)
Making Contributions
Towards Reducing Poverty and Building Peace
 The
Local Development Facility is designed to respond to the changing
developmental challenges in the context of preventing violence and
building peace.
The Facility also aims to address the basic human needs of women,
poor and disadvantaged groups in order to mitigate the effects of
the conflict.
The LDF is designed to be a flexible, responsive, and proactive
mechanism to be adaptable to local conditions and provide resources
and benefits directly to communities. The LDF sub-projects are implemented
through NGOs, community based organizations and owned by the communities.
The local projects selected are those that aim to be sustainable,
viable, and replicable. They focus on promoting and realizing gender
equality and environmental sustainability, thereby improving the
quality of life of the people.
The LDF is granted CAD$ 4.3M over a period of five years (2003/04-2007/08)
For
case studies, see Supporting
Voices for Peace
For Annual Report: Annual Report
Contact Information:
LDF Coordinator, Canadian Cooperation Office
P.O. Box 4574, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: 977-1-4415193 Fax: 977-1-4410422
Email: cco@canadanepal.org
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