Kathmandu, Sept. 29
Korean
Institute for Development Strategy (KDS) and Yonsei Global Health Center (YGHC)
have organised an ‘Integrated Planning Capacity Building’ workshop in Kathmandu
for ‘empowering rural communities in Nepal through an integrated approach to
health and income growth’ project.
The
workshop was organised on September 27 and 28, said Korea International
Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in a statement on Wednesday.
The
workshop aimed to establish a strategic and integrated plan for health and
income growth components of the project which will be a steppingstone for the
master plans for three project sites in Manekharka in Sindupalchowk, Salambu in
Kavrepalanchowk and Puttar in Tanahun.
The
workshop was participated by the Project Steering Committee (PSC) member for
the Project including Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, representatives
from project area provinces, District Coordination Committee, Kathmandu
University and Dhulikhel Hospital.
On
the first day, 17 participants have explored the successful cases of community
development programs on health and income growth presented by Good Neighbors
International Nepal and Beautiful Coffee Nepal.
Likewise,
on the second day, strategic and integrated plans for the Project were
developed and presented. The workshop will be further extended to three project
site workshops where detailed action plans will be developed based on the
result.
Korea
International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has been supporting the project from
2020 till 2025 with the total budget of US$ 4.7 million.
The
project is committed to improving the living standard of community people
through enhanced access to outreach centers, participatory health and rural
development programs, and income generation opportunities, said KOICA.
Korea has been supporting Nepal
through KOICA in various areas of health, education, Information Technology and
rural development since 1991.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 30 September 2021.
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