Project Overview
Executive Summary
Empowering Dalits for Rights & Inclusion Project (EDRIP), Phase-II was implemented by Rastriya Dalit Network (RDN) Nepal with the financial support of Rights, Democracy and Inclusion Fund (RDIF). It was implemented in 27 VDCs of 9 districts (Kailali, Kanchanpur, Darchula, Baitadi, Bajhang, Dadeldhura, Doti, Aacham and Bajura) at Sudurpaschim province for the period from 1 January, 20212 to 31 December, 2012. The project was extended such a way that government has declared the emancipation of Haliyas on September 2008. A baseline study conducted by RDN Nepal (2010) identified that 96 percent Dalit community lack sufficient land as means of production to solve their problem of two-square-meal. The study shows that literacy status of Dalit communities in far-western region is very low. The level of caste based discrimination in this region was found as very high. The baseline study showed that Dalits are facing different forms of discriminations in different places. Almost Dalits in mid and far western regions have been surviving through the occupational based economy due to lack of sufficient land. They do not have access on government services, industries and business and very few of them represent in different political parties.
Project Impact: Contribute in reducing discriminative practices and cultures and to improve political status of Haliya/khaliya through social empowerment.
Project Outcome: To strength the voice of Haliyas and Kahaliyas for ensuring their rights at local and national level state mechanisms.
Project Outputs:
Output-1: Inter Party networks and people’s organizations of Haliyas and Khaliyas are mobilized against discriminative and exploitative systems, practices and cultures.
Output-2: Access to and control over of Dalit communities especially Haliyas and Khaliyas increased in the political and public sphere as well as in the common property resources.
Output-3: Significant pressure on state mechanism to address the practical and strategic issues of Dalit communities especially Haliyas/Khaliyas created
Key Activities:
Activities Under Output 1: Mobilization: Training, Training, meeting/interaction, conference, experience sharing
Activities Under Output 2: Increased Access to and control over: Workshop, caravan, public hearing, and interaction
Activities Under Output 3: Pressurizing state mechanism: Media partnership, Dalit council, Dalit Parliament, Publication, Rehabilitation package development
