SNV’s Work on Building capacity for increased income and improved basic services AN OVERVIEW

2Title SNV at a Glance Founded in 1963 as Stichting Netherlands Vrijwilligers, “Sending Netherlands volunteer overseas” known worldwide as Netherlands Development Organisation Mission: Dedicated to a society where all people enjoy freedom to pursue their own sustainable development. SNV believes on connecting people’s capacities, by which development space can be created to fight against poverty.

3Title WORLD OF SNV 35 Countries, 90 offices 1,000 Advisors, 60% Local Asia: Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Recently in Pakistan

4Title SNV in NEPAL Since 1980, working with Government of Nepal, initially under bilateral cooperation, Since 2004, within development cooperation agreement- MoF Initially, project based services, shifted to advisory based services from 2004 onwards About 50 Advisors, 30% international KLDP and MHDP – mostly recognized SNV in Nepal Supported capacity development of DCCIs, DDCs and NGOs massively in Karnali & Mechi during

5Title IMPACT AREAS AND SECTORS Two impact area: 1) Increase Income and Employment (PIE) 2) Increase access to improved basic services (BASE) Four Sectors leading to 2 impact areas Agriculture and Forest products, and Sustainable pro poor tourism – leading to PIE (impact area 1) Renewable Energy and Water & Sanitation – leading to BASE (impact area 2)

6 SNV Working Area in NEPAL Kathmandu Nepalgunj High Value Agriculture Functionality of water supply, SNV Offices Great Himalaya Trail Sanitation & Hygiene N

7Title SNV Working Approach Major Focus- capacity development of meso- level organisations (it does not mean that we do not work with micro and macro) Value Chain Development (VCD) and Inclusive Business (IB) – remain core of SNV services

8Title VCD and Inclusive Business SNV tools and model on VCD and IB – available

PSD and Pro-poor Value Chain The private sector can play key role to economic growth: By developing innovative and affordable products By promoting social and ecological standards (labels created by such initiative (e.g. FLO, IFOAM) act as credible marketing tool)

10Title IB: Linking low income groups with Business ◦serving the BOP as clients and customers and involving them as supplier, employees or entrepreneurs and consumer or distributor

11Title Our Partnership in Agriculture sector Development Cooperation Agreement with MoF Working MoU with MOAC and FNCCI/AEC Presently supporting (TA) in  IFAD funded HVAP – covering 10 districts in mid west region  ADB funded RISMFP –Surkhet-Dailekh, Surkhet-Jajarkot and Surkhet- Jumla Road Corridor Districts  CFC funded Bamboo Project Piloting IB in vegetable seeds, Chiuri and organic apple Promoting Orthodox Tea in eastern hills, and high value domesticated NTFPs in the Terai Improving supply chain in WASH and RE in coordination with DCCIs in Karnali.

12Title Synergy with other Dutch Programmes Match Making Facilities (MMF) Private Sector Investment (PSI) – poultry, micro-hydro, hybrid seed Senior Expert Service (PUM) Interest to FNCCI members

13Title FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on SNV and its work Log on Contact at  Country office Kathmandu

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