World Vision International Nepal's FY24 Annual Progress Report showcases significant strides in improving the lives of vulnerable populations. We have positively impacted 468,327 people, with 328,679 of those being children. This impact was achieved through focused initiatives in three key areas: Inclusive and Quality Education (IQE), Nutrition and Resilient Livelihood (NRL), and Protection & Community Engagement. Please read our full report for a detailed look at our achievements and the difference we are making.
World Vision Nepal's "It Takes Nepal to End Child Marriage" campaign ran from 2017-2023, reaching nearly 450,000 children and preventing 561 marriages. Collaborating with government, communities, and youth, it influenced 44 policies and implemented successful strategies in 24 rural areas. To end child marriage by 2030, WVI Nepal recommends updating the National Strategy, strengthening local protection systems, and increasing budget for empowering programs. Lets keep the momentum alive.
Photo story of Kalawati, mother of a nine-month-old, who has been living out in the open with her family after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Jajarkot on 3 November 2023.
World Vision International Nepal has published 15 children's books in the local Rana Tharu language. Published for the first time in Nepal, these Rana Tharu language books are designed to enhance learning for primary level students. The books include cultural legends and pictorial stories that are age-appropriate for the elementary school curriculum and language for children. These will help promote literacy among students living in predominantly Tharu speaking communities.
World Vision International (WVI) Nepal is a part of the World Vision International global partnership operating in nearly 100 countries. World Vision helped those affected by the Udayapur earthquake in 1988 and the flood victims in 1993 and WVI started its long-term development programme in Nepal since 2001 to contribute for well-being of children. At present, WVI Nepal has long-term development programmes in 17 districts, namely Udayapur, Sarlahi, Mahottari, Rautahat, Sindhuli, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Lamjung, Jumla, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Achham, Doti, Dailekh, Jajarkot, Banke and Bajhang across seven provinces of Nepal. Our mission is to assist 0.8 million children, with a particular focus on those who are most vulnerable within the strategy period of 2021-2025.
We take a reconciliation approach to issues of injustice and poverty, and we put the children and community at the centre of choosing what is appropriate for them. WVI Nepal knows that children are at risk of abuse, exploitation, and coercion, so we work to protect them. We support changing a child’s life over time by partnering with their family and community to address the causes of children’s vulnerability and poverty. Through community need-based interventions, WVI Nepal’s programmes are aligned with government priorities. These programmes directly contribute to the SDGs and Periodic Plan of government.
World Vision implements the country's strategy of development, advocacy and disaster management programs through integrated sectoral interventions with innovation in local communities and neighbourhoods. The current programmes focus on education, health, nutrition, protection, resilience, disaster risk reduction, community engagement, and sponsorship. They also prioritize gender equality and social inclusion to improve the well-being of children. Over half of these programs are long-term and have been implemented for over 10 years in various areas.
Guided by its global child sponsorship standards in maximizing child well-being from our programme, WVI Nepal works with WV’s global office, funding or support offices throughout the world and receives funding from individuals, foundations, corporations, multilateral agencies and governments. Individuals called child sponsors and corporations provide most of our funding, both in the long term and short term. We receive goods supported by the private sector through our support office and get institutional funding from multilateral and bilateral agencies as grants. Grants allow us to further deepen our impact on children, their families and their communities.
We work by our global financial and accountability standards and take the stewardship of the resources of our donors seriously. We set high standards of professional competence, best practice, and financial accountability for what we do.
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The Inclusive and Quality Education (IQE) programme aims to increase primary school children who can read.
The Nutrition and Resilient Livelihood (NRL) programme aims to increase children who are well nourished.
The Protection & Community Engagement and Sponsorship Plan (PCESP) technical programme envisions a world where children are loved, protected and empowered.
