Shaktikhor, ChitwanBijuwa, Kapilvastu

4th October 2012, Kathmandu

SIKAI YATRA, NepalUSING LEARNING ROUTE METHODOLOGY

within IFAD projects

Training 1 (24th - 27th September 2012)Leasehold Forest User Groups in Shaktikhor, ChitwanLFLP and WUPAP staff plus community trainees – 10 people

Training 2 (29th September – 2nd October 2012)Praghatishil Agriculture Cooperative Ltd in Bijuwa, KapilvastuPAF and HVAP staff plus community trainees and NGO partners – 11 people

- Understanding the case study and techniques

- Map-making with community: Past, Present, and Future

- Analysis: timeline, map of actors

- Field interviews: 1:1, focus group, site visits

- Lessons learnt

- Validation and certification

- Next steps including follow-up

Devitar, Shaktikhor VDC, Chitwan

Chhami Magar, local participant trainee introducing mapmaking, Chitwan

Community map-making, Chitwan

Community map-making, Chitwan

Community map-making, Chitwan

Community map-making, Chitwan

Women’s group discussion, Chitwan

LFUG land, Chitwan

Goat stalls, Chitwan

LFUG meeting, Chitwan

Community validation, Chitwan

Bijuwa VDC, Kapilvastu

Community map-making, Kapilvastu

Map of actors, Kapilvastu

Training objectives, Kapilvastu

1:1 interview with local mobiliser , Kapilvastu

Group discussion, Kapilvastu

Community fish pond, Kapilvastu

Timeline detail, Kapilvastu

Community validation, Kapilvastu

Cooperative group and trainees, Kapilvastu

Income diversification by women led groups through:

Strategies for the establishment of pro-poor PPP- Institutional coordination- Secured access to markets- Diversification of livelihoods

Formation, strengthening and building of second tier networks of cooperative organisations- Savings groups into cooperatives- Leadership role of women

Social inclusion through economic diversification- Role of women- Role of Dalit and Janajati and other marginalised groups - Literacy, numeracy and financial literacy

Case studies:- 2 more needed to be identified and systematized to create a Nepal Learning Route- Kavre (LFLP), Rolpa or Rukum (WUPAP) - Possible PAF specific senior level orientation and training- Action plans per project- Training trainees into facilitators

Learning Route implementation:January 2013 = 2 more case studies and Learning Route preparationFeb/March 2013 = Learning Route for Nepali projectsTo be defined = 2nd Learning Route open to other countriesTo be defined = PAF-specific senior level orientation and Learning Route training