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What we doOur work here focuses on democracy and rights, disaster preparedness, disaster risk reduction and safe migration. |
On the way towards democracy at the Roof of the world
Following decades of political conflicts, today, Nepal faces a challenging situation where stability, economic growth and democracy need to be created.
This is not an easy task as Nepal is one of the world’s poorest countries with more than 30per cent of the population living below the poverty line.
Challenges
The absolute bottom of Nepalese society is made up by 4.5 million people without caste. They live in extreme poverty and are subjects to outrages, gross exploitation and discrimination every day.
Many poor people cross the nearest border to find work but they end up living in slave-like conditions with no rights – not for holidays or for travelling home.
During the past years, this country has also experienced several natural disasters that are likely to have been induced partly by climate changes. When disaster strikes the poor are the ones who suffer the most. In the country, many poor farmers lose their homes, their crops and their livestock – the complete base of their existence.
It is important for the poor farmers to be able to adapt to the new climate, as climate changes are making it difficult to predict the weather. If the farmers cannot predict what the weather is going to be, they cannot plan the work in the fields. They end up sowing too late or too early and thus they risk losing the crop to the rain or the drought. This is how hunger becomes part of the everyday life.
What we do in Nepal
Since the end of the 1980es, DanChurchAid has been supporting development work in Nepal. To begin with, the work was focused on traditional development fields like clean drinking water, irrigation systems and improvement of infrastructures. But now, one of the most important fields is to improve the rights of the poor. In DanChurchAid we believe in helping people help themselves so that the population can ensure their own survival and cope in the long run.
Our work is improving everyday life for:
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People with no caste who are denied food, education and health services
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Poor villagers who need help to prepare for future disasters
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Migrants looking for jobs in other countries
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Thousands of people flood-affected in Nepal
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10/08/2007
Floods in South Asia
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08/08/2007
ACT members continue flood responses in Asia
Members of the global alliance, Action by Churches Together (ACT) International of which DanChurchAid is a member, continue to respond to multiple floods crises across vast regions of Asia. Reuters reports that 35 million people are affected by the crisis in India, Bangladesh and Nepal alone. China and Pakistan have also suffered torrential rains and floods in the past month.
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31/08/2006
Winter drought and hailstorm cause hunger
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