Nepal; The GTZ Experience of Self-Help Promotion at Local Level

Bhattachan, Krishna Bahadur; Ojha, Dhirendra

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“…The majority of Dalits have food deficiency as the foremost form of inadequacy. Similarly, in the Himali area 89.66 percent, in Pahad 56.73 percent, in Tarai, 53.61 percent of Dalits are suffering (Bhattachan et al 2008). The per capita calories are far below the minimum required; the lower food intake and the unhygienic dwelling and sanitation practices of the Dalit communities are manifested in malnutrition, disease, morbidity, and low labor productivity (Gurung 2005).…”

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Economic Empowerment of Dalits through I/NGOs

Biswakarma

2023

Hum. Soc. Sci. J.

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Empowerment is generally understood as raising people's present status by providing various means such as knowledge, skills, and resources. Currently, in Nepal, various I/NGOs are working in the field of political, social, and economic empowerment of poor and disadvantaged people through different programs and plans. International donors and the government working towards poverty alleviation have tended to give priority to Dalits because they are one of the poorest and most backward groups in Nepal. On one hand, Dalits' issues of development are being talked about by all sectors of Nepal, but their poverty rate is double the national average. Therefore, this study examined whether Dalit-focused development interventions lead to economic development. The findings of this study revealed the fact that everyone has experienced a change compared to the past, but it is very hard to determine the sole change maker. Also, the projects and programs have often had no meaningful participation from Dalits. Despite the widespread use of the term Dalit in the field of development, not a single project targeting Dalits is in operation. This fact indicates that the economic empowerment of Dalits is in only slogans and in the progress reports of the organizations rather than in a real sense. On the one hand, there is politics in the name of Dalit inclusion, and on the other hand, they are unable to prosper in their life from the support. The majority of Dalits' situations are almost the same in as the past whereas the majority of non-Dalits bring comprehensive change in their life. If this situation continues to lead to a huge socio-economic gap between Dalits and non-Dalits will be perilous for the future.

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Economic Empowerment of Dalits through I/NGOs

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2023

Hum. Soc. Sci. J.

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Nepal; The GTZ Experience of Self-Help Promotion at Local Level

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