INF is working among poor and remote communities of Kanakasundari Rural Municipality in Jumla District
About Kanakasundari Rural Municipality
68% of the population have enough food for less than six months of each year
98% of households rely on seasonal migration for income
Almost 9% of people have a disability [compated to the national rate of 2%]
More than half of all households lack safe drinking water
Project Goals
H
elp more than 1,500 people lift themselves above the extreme poverty line [living on less than USD 1.90 per day]
Increase the number of households with adequate annual food consumption from 9% to 30%
Halve the number of deaths of mothers, newborns and children under the age of five
Ensure that more than 50% of children with disabilities attend school [from 10% currently]
Double the number of people using safe, clean drinking water
Recent achievements
In the last six months, the project has:
- placed 4 Team Leaders [2 female and 2 male] to live and work in the community
- recruited and trained 12 Community Mobilisers [5 female and 7 male] from the community to facilitate SHGs
- formed 111 SHGs– with 2,573 members [98% women and girls], reaching every household in Kanakasundari Rural Municipality
- conducted public meetings, radio broadcasts and training with political leaders, community members and school students on:
Sustainable Development
Climate Change
Child Marriage
Health & Hygiene
Disaster Preparedness
The rights of women and girls
Download the latest project reports
The Project in Photos
Hills of Kanakasundari RM
Steep valley
Hillside community in Jumla
Farmers busy preparing rice fields
Jumla Community Team
INF Team Leader – Pramila Mahat
Community Mobiliser – Sangita Sanjal
Jun Devi Pyakurel
Community Mobiliser – Jun Devi Pyakurel
INF Team Leader – Jol Bahadur Budha
Community Meeting in Kanakasundari RM
Community meeting in Kanakasundari RM
Hills of Kanakasundari
INF Community team
Community Mobiliser – Makkar Badwal
Community Mobiliser – Tek Hamar
Community Mobiliser – Chandra Bahadur Karki
Community Mobiliser – Bir Bahadur Budha
Community Mobiliser – Radhika Bogati
Young woman grinding grain
Women threshing grain
Roadside shrine
Hillside above Bulbule
Village in Kanakasundari RM, Jumla
Samjhana Shahi
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