introduction to learning route in nepal, december 2014
DESCRIPTION
Learning Route on women’s empowerment, business development and sustainable natural resource management. Scaling-up programmes for the rural poor in Nepal. 6 to 13 December, 2014. IFAD & PROCASUR. More contents at: http://asia.procasur.org/portfolio_item/nepal-learning-route/TRANSCRIPT
Opening Workshop
6th December Kathmandu,
Nepal
PROCASUR CORPORATION
Private non-profit international institution
Working from 1996 in Latin America
Among others, PROCASUR is Partner with:
IFAD
FAO
FORD Foundation
OUR MISSION
To provide
public and private investors
- engaged in the fight against rural poverty -
with technical services of
knowledge management
and
capacity building
PROCASUR Corporation
Over 1000 Learning Routesimplemented and every day thenumber arises;
Over 200 partners organizations;
More than 50 countries in Centraland South America, Africa andAsia;
More than 500 local championsequipped as training serviceproviders.
Projects are present in:o Latin Americao Africa o Asia
WHERE ARE WE? SOME FIGURES
THE LEARNING ROUTE:
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT
kfjdñlfWHAT WE DO
What is a Learning Route?
Watch this cartoon to get an idea.
(a) recognize that in rural areas is possible to find successful
solutions to common problems, to be adapted and multiplied
in other contexts
(b) enables participants to acquire direct knowledge and
arise curiosity and interest for continuous learning
(c) strength local trainers and technical assistance skills,
local champions become experts
(d) direct dialogue in the field and collective analysis
sessions transforms knowledge into change (through the
action plan)
THE LR FUNDAMENTALS
The Learning Route’s main objective is to disseminate best practices and successful strategies for rural livelihoods improvement through gender sensitive natural resource and cooperatives management.
Objective
1. Women´s empowerment and gender mainstreaming: women’ involvement in social, economic and financial activities led them firstly to play a leading role at community level and later to cooperatives and other organizations. This exposure is building women´s skills and self-confidence when performing in the public sphere, and is as well improving the gender relations in the households.
2. Diversification of rural livelihoods: Through the promotion of a culture of savings and fair rate loans the cooperatives are encouraging the development of new small rural businesses, both at individual and group level. The scoping activities for new markets are offering new, sustainable and more profitable opportunities to the younger generations to stay in the rural.
4 Thematic Areas
3. Innovative solutions in community forestry management: The extended Natural Resource Management best practices promoted by LFLP and PAF were fundamental in recovering the biodiversity of the territories, and therefore, responding better to climate change challenges.
4. Development of member-based microfinance organizations. The consolidation in a country wide network of originally small farmers cooperatives has been the result of the progressive empowerment at village and district level and the smart linkages with financial and non-financial institutions.
4 Thematic Areas
1. Kapilvastu Innovation Plan with PAF, involving 4 new cooperatives
2. Banana VCD by NACCFL and SFACL Kaihreni
3. Capacity building: All IFAD portfolio working together
Kenya and Thailand: South South Cooperation
Examples of results from previous versions
Learning Route Cycle
Experience Fair
6 Dec
CA WS
10 & 12 Dec
AP WS
10,12 & 13 Dec
Follow up
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Introduction
Field visits
Analysis
Innovation
CoP
Day One06 Sept 2014 Experience Fair and
Talk Show
Experience Fair Rural Women in Nepal Overview on the current social, economical and
environmental situation in rural areas in Nepal (IFAD-funded projects/programmes and other relevant actors in rural development);
Ways to reduce rural poverty: leasehold forestry management, groups’ formation, social development and empowerment, diversification of rural livelihoods, access to financial access, value chain etc.
LFLP, PAF, HVAP, WUPAP, SEEDS, NACFFL
Day One06 Sept 2014 Opening Panel
Kathmandu
Days Two and Three07 and 08 Dec 2014 Chitwan
Devitar Leasehold Forest User Groups, Shaktikhor
Women empowerment and gender mainstreaming
Diversification of rural livelihoods based on sustainable management of forest resources (LFUGs)
Days Two and Three07 and 08 Dec 2014 Chitwan
SMALL FARMERS AGRO COOPERATIVE LIMITED, KHAIRENI PARSHA.
Day 410 Dec 2014, Chitwan
PRAGATISHIL AGRICULTURAL COOP LTD, BIJUWA
Day 611 Dec 2014 Kapilvastu
PRAGATISHIL AGRICULTURAL COOP LTD, BIJUWA
Diversification of rural livelihoods through the Coop’
Women empowerment and social inclusion
Networking, access to market, PPP
Day Six11 and 12 Dec 2014 Kapilvastu
Days 7 and 812 -13 Dec, Lumbini
Innovation Plans
INNOVATION: WHAT’S ALL ABOUT?
Not a completely new idea, it’s new to me (or to the context where I work)
Innovation brings (positive) changes and new ways of doing things, new approaches
It adds value to what I’m already doing
Can bring lessons to others (scaling-up)
It’s based on opportunities already in place
Innovation Plans
PROCASUR CORPORATION Asia and the Pacific Region
209/34 Moo 10, Chiang Mai-Hangdong Road, T. Padad,
A Muang, Chiang Mai 50000 Thailand
http://asia.procasur.org
Procasur Asia Pacific
Danebat!