Project Overview
Executive Summary
The project entitled as “Empowering Dalits for Rights & Inclusion Project, EDRIP (PHASE-I) was implemented for the period from 10 June, 2010 to 31 December, 2011 with an aim to contribute promoting socio-economic status of Dalits through structural transformation of nation. It was implemented by Rastriya Dalit Network (RDN) Nepal with the financial support of Rights, Democracy and Inclusion Fund (RDIF) at 27 VDCs of 9 districts (Kailali, Kanchanpur, Darchula, Baitadi, Bajhang, Dadeldhura, Doti, Aacham and Bajura) of Sudurpaschim province. This project was designed in such a way which could support the RDIF support area of the 'Awareness and capacity building of excluded groups', 'Intra-party democracy and inclusion' and 'Capacity building of partner organization'. Thus, this project aimed to contribute in eliminating all types of discriminative practices and cultures and to improve livelihood of Dalit communities through increasing their access to and control over common property resources as well as access to political parties by creating and mobilizing critical mass. In nutshell, this project would be crucial for contributing in social and political inclusion and promotion of sustainable democracy.
Goal: Contribute in promoting social and political status of Dalit communities through structural transformation of Nation
Specific Objectives:
Objective-1: To aware Dalit communities against discriminative practices and cultures especially Haliya and Khali system from grass root level.
Objective-2: To increase Dalit communities' access to and control over common property resources as well as in decision making position of political parties and their sister organizations.
Objective-3: To build organizational, managerial and technical capacity of project staffs and executive members for effective project implementation and sustainability in addressing issues of Dalit communities.
Outputs:
Output-1: Dalit communities especially Haliyas and Khaliyas will be aware and empowered on their rights and inclusion issues.
Output-2: Equitable participation of Dalit communities in decision making processes of different CBOs, local level management committees and political parties will be significantly increased.
Output-3: Capacity of RDN Nepal will be strengthened.
Key Activities:
Activities under output 1:
- A study to collect data on Haliyas
- Conscientization of local Dalit communities through workshops cum awareness campaigns against social dogmas and discriminative practices
- Formation/strengthening of peoples' organizations focusing on ex-Haliyas and mobilization
- Campaign against Khali system (for establishing fair wages e.g. through boycotting Khali system); and Haliya emancipation and Legal support like: lawsuit etc
- National level Dalit Parliament focusing on the issues of Haliya and Khaliya system.
Activities under output 2:
- Assessment of Dalits' participants in different CSOs and/or management committees (like: forest users group, school management committee, health service management committee etc.)
- Advocacy initiatives for equitable participation of Dalits in different CSOs and management committees as well as in decision making level of political parties and their sister organizations
- RBA Training for VDC secretary, political party representatives, school teachers, school management committee and health post management committee
- Orientation on equitable planning and budgeting for Dalit activists and Dalit political leaders
- Formation and strengthening of interparty network of Dalit leaders and/or cadre members
- District level Dalit conference focusing on the issues of Haliya and Khaliya system
Activities under output 3
Training for EC members and project staffs
- Skill development on project management and report writing
- Skill development on documentation, monitoring and evaluation
- Team building workshop
- Advocacy skill development particularly in linking inclusion issues of Haliyas at micro-macro level
- Orientation on issue based campaigns
For organizational development
- Revision of financial and administrative policy
- Development of institutional good governance policy
- Computer software installation
