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PROJECT LOCATION |
Sindhuli |
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NAME OF CLIENT/DONOR |
CARE Nepal |
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START DATE (Month/Year) |
April 2014 |
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COMPLETION DATE (Month/Year) |
December 2014 |
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APPROX. VALUE OF SERVICES |
NPR 803,000 |
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NAME OF THE FOCAL PERSON AT CEAPRED HEADQUARTER |
Mr. Keshab Datta Joshi, Program Director |
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
Kitchen Gardening for Dalits and Marginalized Households, initiated in support of CARE Denmark, focused to improve nutritional condition of children and other family members by increasing the consumption of fresh vegetables. To make the availability of fresh vegetable for their kitchen, Kitchen Garden support program was implemented from April 2014 to December, 2014 in Sitalpati VDC of Sindhuli district with the target to cover 150 HHs including Dalits, Janajatis and economically deprived community. This program was initiated in an attempt to change the food habits of the underprivileged community of Sindhuli district to encourage them to consume healthy and nutritious meals in their daily life and also make some income with the sales of surplus vegetables they grow in their own kitchen garden.
Objectives and Expected Outcomes
The overall objective of the kitchen gardening initiatives was to improve the nutrition supply in daily diet of the marginalized communities. The specific objectives were:
Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED)
