Name of village

SALIKOSH DUMSUWAKHOLA-MOTHER VILLAGE, NP-3

Was the Triangle procedure followed? Were there any deviations from the standard procedure?

Yes, the villagers followed the Triangle procedure. There were not any deviations.

How many people were present at the village meeting?

32 men/35 women and there were 22 from Dalits for Settlement Level Planning- SLP

How many members are in the committee?

4 men, 3 women and 1 Dalit

What were the issues raised at the village meeting?

Repairing of walking trail and fair weather road, health, drinking water, income generation activities,   women empowerment, health and sanitation, education environment sanitation, women skill development (sewing and cutting) etc.

What were the priorities presented by the committee?

What did the villagers decide to spend the Triangle funds on?

• The villagers decide to spend Nrs. 7,000 to the social harmony training, Nrs 15,000 for repair of primary school roof and Nrs 10,000 for drinking water to schoolchildren, Nrs 25,000 for stool making training from bamboos and Nrs 23,000 for off-season vegetable farming and training from Trianglen support money.
• VDC approved support to the Community building) -Nrs 50,000 and Repair of Dhapuk fedi alaichi, Dumsa khola Salikosh Motor road (budget not fixed yet) submitted by settlement level.

Has the committee received the funds yet?

Yes in October 2013

Activity plan: When are the activities going to be implemented?

• Successfully repaired primary school roof and drinking water to schoolchildren and spent Nrs. 25,000.
• Stool making training for women to income generation from local materials bamboos were successfully completed and 35 people got the practical knowledge and spent Nrs. 27,000.
• Vegetables farming training for local farmer to income generation were successfully completed and four farmers got the practical knowledge and spent Nrs. 3000 for the training.
• Nrs. 20,000 invested for micro loan for farmers to income generation.
• Nrs. 5,000 Still in account.

Who is responsible for the implementation?

The village committee plays the vital role to implement all activities and after that, VDC Secretary and Triangle responsible person Hari support the implementing and and monitoring.

How were the beneficiaries selected?

After completing the settlement level planning the village committees’ member again organized the meeting and made the criteria to distribution of money. Generally the villager made some indicators for the distribution of money

The families with no or very little land, poor house condition, lack of food for whole year, Labors for others for livelihood, unemployed family, no guarantee for income etc.

Were there any disagreements – discussions about the priorities?

What was the role of the Triangle facilitator?

The villager’s perception was that the Triangle support was very low. After the settlement level planning training and exercise and facilitation from ASK that the money is for supporting system. Now villagers understood and spending in right way.

ASK cooperates and fully focused on the settlement level planning (SLP) process and explain that that the SLP is done through training from Triangle, which also included the engagement of communities to plan and apply for projects from the Village Development Committee. The villagers saw that the Triangle in partnership with ASK is supporting planning, implementation, monitoring, coordination and reporting.

Did the villagers have any comments/questions for the Triangle?

Due to lack of awareness, it was difficult to manage the money the right way and because of some conflict of interest in previous years. However, after villagers participated in settlement level planning they realized, fully agreed, and called it a realistic and participatory way of planning for the village. Triangle/ASK has to provide more technical support for the settlement level planning.

Name of village/cluster

Last visit:

Progress in the reporting period

Changes/delays/comments

(Salikosh-NP 3, Named: Mother Village)

October 2013

1. Settlement level planning was completed.

2. All planned activities from Trianglen Support; social harmony training,   repair of primary school roof, drinking water to school children, Stool making training from bamboos and off season vegetable farming and training are in under Implementation.

• All the activities were delayed because of heavy and delayed rain, local festival and the training of Settlement Level Planning.  
• VDC is cooperating in the SLP process by assigning the Social Mobiliser for training, workshops and planning exercise at village level.
• Implementation of all activities is on-going. It It is expected to be finalized in December.

(Salikosh-NP 3, Named: Mother Village)

Jan.   2014

All planned activities except Social awareness training were completed

• Nrs 7000 were planned for Social harmony training but it was difficult to find the trainer in the village and stool making training was more expensive so they converted Nrs 2,000 from Social harmony training to stool making training.

Use of Microloan until 2013

Micro loan total collected from pay back of loans: Nrs 132000 (Nrs 112,000 from the year 2012 + Nrs 20,000 from 2013)

• 18 families got the microloan (18 Persons*Nrs 4000) and started the goat raising.
• 5 families got the microloan (5 Persons*Nrs 4000) and started the small poultry farming.
• 10 families got the microloan (10 Persons*Nrs 4000) and started the vegetables farming.
• People from the village starting the regular saving, credit, and almost all villagers are involved in the micro-credit group, which is supporting from local multipurpose cooperative also.

Outcome from previous year (year 2012)

Achievement of 2012 from Micro loan so far:

• 16 families who got loan for goat raising in 2012, goats were sold and made profits, 4 families who got loan for small poultry farming in 2012, chickens were produced for sale and a made many profits (per poultry minimum Nrs. 10,000) and another 4 families who got loan for vegetables farming in 2012, vegetables were produced for sale and made profits.
• The families spent the earned money for the school uniform and books for their children, food and some clothes for the families, some seeds buying for vegetables farming etc. Now they have felt support to improve their livelihood. Therefore, they would like to remember who supported the village.
• Those students who got the scholarship in 2011, their study was more effective and the teacher said they improved their study with better mark and position.
• After the school compounding, children accident also controlled.
• The women’ and children and the all villagers health situation improved because of improved smokeless stoves, the use of firewood is more economical and smoke emission is less. Now they are happy and give many many thanks that support their village with new concept and now every Hhs have improved smokeless cook stove.