Conservation

• Trained member from 20 community forest user groups in forest management and conducted forest plantation program on 612ha. of bare land.

• Introduced improved stove to reduce fuel wood consumption by 40-50% per year.

• Installed solar energy in 133 households of 4 VDCs.

• Initiated High Altitude Wetlands conservation in Dudhkunda and Salpa Pokhari areas and trained local communities and conservation groups on wetlands management skills knowledge.

Education

• In order to initiate the process of empowering women, 12 women groups were formed in 3 VDCs viz; Bung, Chheskam and Gudel. All the group went through basic and advance literacy courses.

• Conducted “Go to School” program for children above 12 those who could not receive opportunities due to poor economic conditions of their families.

• Conducted environment education in schools

Enterprise

• Conducted alternative income generating activities such as handicraft development trainings, veterinary programs, cook and lodge management trainings, allo processing and product development trainings.

• Conducted trainings on NTFPs management in community forest areas and medicinal plants cultivation on over 5 ha.  private land.

• Conducted saving and credit programs in which over 1200 people of 500 households were benefited.

Basic Infrastructure

• Facilitated and provided technical support in infrastructure development such as suspension bridge construction, drinking water supply, trail maintenance and construction, school building construction and library material support.

Health and sanitation

• Conducted “Safe the Motherhood” program and activities in Bung, Chheskam and Gudel VDCs with financial support from individual Netherlands citizens and other various donor agencies.

• Constructed over 30 toilets in schools and villagers raised awareness on proper toilet use among children and villagers.