ANUKULAN-X

by | Aug 6, 2018 | Past Programs

Project Name

Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) Program – ANUKULAN X
Project Period Jan. 2018 – Jun. 2019 AD
Donor: UKAID
Partners International Partners (7): iDE (Lead), ADRA, IWMI, CIMMYT, RW, MU, and Netafim

National Partners (4): Rupantaran, RIMS Nepal, SAPPROS Nepal, and Nepali Technical Assistance Group (NTAG)
Coverage

(Implementation District)

 6 districts

Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Doti, Dadeldhura, Surkhet
Beneficiaries 500,000 poor people in western Nepal that suffer from climate extremes and disasters

Nutrition & Health Beneficiaries

Primary: 1000 days mother, caretakers and farmers.

Secondary: under 5 children
Introduction/Background

Anukulan-X is the extended project of DFID UK funded Anukulan BRACED project which was implemented from 2015 to 2017 AD in 6 districts in western Nepal. Anukulan-X aims to serve 500,000 population to build their resilience through Catalyzing behavioral change in poor, vulnerable rural communities. Improving the health, nutrition and livelihood condition with climate smart action and mitigating the disaster risk in the project location.

NTAG has been working as a consortium partner in the Anukulan-X Braced project and NTAG’s role will contribute in the improvements in health of 3,000 vulnerable households through intermediate nutrition training.
Goal and Objectives (Specific)

Anukulan was developed specifically to overcome this challenge by helping half a million poor and vulnerable people in rural Nepal build their resilience to climate change impacts like floods and drought.

  • Poor people reduce vulnerability to climate related shocks and stresses
  • Local government, civil society and private sector are better able to respond to climate related shocks and stresses.
  • Better understanding of what works in building resilience to climate related shocks and stresses and integration into disaster risk reduction approaches.
  • Improved policies integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation are in place at local and national levels.
 

Program Activities

 

 
  • Design & development of training manual, flipchart, posters, flex for household
  • Training of Trainers on Nutrition and Health – Regional
  • Orientation on nutrition and health for thematic experts- Regional
  • Training for household groups
  • Orientation for FCHVs
  • Health and nutrition coordination meeting (District/ Municipality / Rural Municipality) – Regional
  • Health and nutrition related events National /International day celebration, breast feeding/vitamin A campaign/FCHV day and hand washing day)