Region:Asia PacificCurrent UN Women Plan Period Afghanisthan:2018-2022
World Bank Income Classification:Low IncomeThe World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.Least Developed Country:YesSince 1971, the United Nations has recognized LDCs as a category of States that are deemed highly disadvantaged in their development process, for structural, historical and also geographical reasons. Three criteria are used: per capita income, human assets, and economic vulnerability.Gender Inequality Index:0.575GII is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.Gender Development Index:0.723GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 RevisionMale:19,976,265 (9.5%)Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
Vulnerable women’s groups in Nepal have income generation opportunities and are resilient to climate change and disasters that affect their livelihoods by 2022
Organizational outputsFinancing for gender equalityPositive social norms
Policy markerGENDER EQUALITY
Humanitarian scopeNo
UN system functionAdvocacy, communications and social mobilizationCapacity development and technical assistanceIntegrated policy advice and thought leadership
Outcome Description
The outcome will focus on gender responsive laws, plans and budgets, including statistics, to advance inclusive governance and access to justice in Nepal. The work under this outcome will: (a) increase capacity of key government officials to formulate and reform gender responsive laws (EVAW), plans (NAP on UNSCR 1325 and subsequent resolutions and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)), budgets and statistics in line with the Constitution and international standards, including CEDAW and UPR; (b) enhance governance capacity of key duty bearers to implement and monitor gender responsive laws, polices, budgets, provision of essential quality services, including on EVAW, to advance women’s human rights and promote inclusive governance and access to justice; and (c) strengthen leadership capacity, voice, and agency of excluded groups to demand accountability and transparency for inclusive governance and access to justice at the federal and local levels, advancing the implementation of SDG 5.
Outcome Indicator and ResultsPlan Period :
2018-2022
OUTCOME
NPL_D_2.1
Vulnerable women’s groups in Nepal have income generation opportunities and are resilient to climate change and disasters that affect their livelihoods by 2022
NPL_D_2.1A
NPL_D_2.1A
Country
Percentage ownership of property (house) and land by women
2022
Result26
NPL_D_2.1A
Country
2011
Baseline
19.7%19.7%
2018
Milestone
2121
Result
2020
2019
Milestone
2222
Result
19.719.7
2020
Milestone
2323
Result
19.1719.17
2021
Milestone
2424
Result
00
2022
Target
2525
Result
2626
NPL_D_2.1B
NPL_D_2.1B
Country
Wage equality for similar work (to measure gender pay gap)
2022
ResultMedium 30-69%
NPL_D_2.1B
Country
2015
Baseline
0.620.62
2018
Milestone
--
Result
Medium 30-69%Medium 30-69%
2019
Milestone
0.720.72
Result
Medium 30-69%Medium 30-69%
2020
Milestone
--
Result
Medium 30-69%Medium 30-69%
2021
Milestone
0.720.72
Result
Medium 30-69%Medium 30-69%
2022
Target
0.800.80
Result
Medium 30-69%Medium 30-69%
NPL_D_2.1C
NPL_D_2.1C
Country
Average hours spent in domestic work by women
2022
Result6
NPL_D_2.1C
Country
2018
Baseline
66
2018
Milestone
--
Result
1414
2019
Milestone
66
Result
66
2020
Milestone
66
Result
66
2021
Milestone
5.55.5
Result
66
2022
Target
5.55.5
Result
66
SP_D_0.2.2
SP_D_0.2.2
Country
Number of countries that incorporate gender equality targets within national investment and financing frameworks (CO)
2022
ResultFalse
SP_D_0.2.2
Country
2018
Baseline
NoNo
2022
Target
YesYes
Result
FalseFalse
SP_D_0.3.2
Data reported for 2022 results against this indicator was obtained as part of a learning process on social norms and therefore may not accurately reflect the results obtained. Internal reviews of data collected on social norms across relevant indicators, coupled with external reviews, are informing the design of UN Women’s principled approach to social & gender norms change. This will be reflected in changes to the indicators to be introduced in the Mid-Term Review of the Strategic Plan.
SP_D_0.3.2
Country
Number of institutions putting in places policies and practices to address gender-based discrimination and/or combat gender stereotypes (CO)
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework
that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide
different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work,
such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
UNAIDSUNDPUNFPAUNICEFWHO
2022
Result2
SP_D_0.3.2
Country
2017
Baseline
TBDTBD
2022
Target
11
Result
22
SP_D_2.3A
SP_D_2.3A
Country
SP 3.10.1: Number of new and/or improved gender-responsive policies on land developed and/or being implemented with the support of UN-Women
2022
ResultN/A
SP_D_2.3A
Country
2018
Baseline
00
2018
Milestone
--
Result
00
2019
Milestone
--
Result
NANA
2020
Milestone
--
Result
00
2021
Target
00
Result
NANA
SP_D_2.3B
SP_D_2.3B
Country
SP 3.10.2: Number of rural women supported to gain access, use and/or control of productive resources by UN-Women
2022
ResultN/A
SP_D_2.3B
Country
2018
Baseline
36003600
2018
Milestone
300300
Result
36003600
2019
Milestone
--
Result
36003600
2020
Milestone
--
Result
7070
2021
Target
300300
Result
10451045
SP_D_2.3C
SP_D_2.3C
Country
SP 3.10.3: Number of countries that use the Buy from Women Platform to connect women farmers to information, markets and/or finance (info might still be collected through RMS)
Planet 50:50 Nepal created by engaging men, interfaith leaders, vulnerable groups and youth networks by addressing adverse social and economic norms, structural barriers, and gender based discrimination
Planned Budget:$2.32 M
Actual Budget and Shortfall:$1.49 M
Expenses:$1.15 M
NPL_D_2.1.1A
NPL_D_2.1.1A
Country
Number of hours (weekly) spent on unpaid care and domestic work by women in households supported by UN Women
2022
Result9.57
NPL_D_2.1.1A
Country
2018
Baseline
14 hours14 hours
2018
Milestone
--
Result
1414
2019
Milestone
10.1410.14
Result
1010
2020
Milestone
1010
Result
1010
2021
Milestone
9.59.5
Result
1010
2022
Target
99
Result
9.579.57
NPL_D_2.1.1B
NPL_D_2.1.1B
Country
Percentage of people (in UN Women project areas) reporting that they no longer practice at least three discriminatory gender practices (Chaupadi, dowry, child marriage, son preference, mobility restrictions)
2022
Result57.9
NPL_D_2.1.1B
Country
2017
Baseline
00
2018
Milestone
1010
Result
00
2019
Milestone
1515
Result
00
2020
Milestone
2020
Result
0%0%
2021
Milestone
2525
Result
00
2022
Target
3030
Result
57.957.9
NPL_D_2.1.1C
NPL_D_2.1.1C
Country
Number of community and interfaith leaders, youth networks and community-based organisations mobilized against harmful social norms and practices in UN Women programme sites for Planet 50: 50 Nepal
2022
Result10770
NPL_D_2.1.1C
Country
2017
Baseline
00
2018
Milestone
25002500
Result
1076010760
2019
Milestone
35003500
Result
14051405
2020
Milestone
40004000
Result
1260312603
2021
Milestone
50005000
Result
24842484
2022
Target
50005000
Result
1077010770
NPL_D_2.1.1D
NPL_D_2.1.1D
Country
Existence of feminist group of economists to support the MoWCSC with gendered analysis on the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 as part of early recovery
2022
ResultFalse
NPL_D_2.1.1D
Country
2020
Baseline
NoNo
2020
Milestone
YesYes
Result
FalseFalse
2021
Milestone
YesYes
Result
FalseFalse
2022
Target
YesYes
Result
FalseFalse
NPL_D_2.1.1E
NPL_D_2.1.1E
Country
Number of women from excluded women's group (female headed household and home-based workers) who received comprehensive relief package and livelihood support
2022
Result8424
NPL_D_2.1.1E
Country
2020
Baseline
00
2020
Milestone
600600
Result
43594359
2021
Milestone
25002500
Result
67366736
2022
Target
27502750
Result
84248424
NPL_D_2.1.1F
NPL_D_2.1.1F
Country
Number of story tellers who receive the comprehensive support relief package of cash, in-kind support, access to essential services and reskilling
2022
Result438
NPL_D_2.1.1F
Country
2020
Baseline
00
2021
Milestone
00
Result
00
2022
Target
500500
Result
438438
NPL_D_2.1.1G
NPL_D_2.1.1G
Country
Number of peer support self-help groups established amongst the story tellers to support the transition from trauma to empowerment.
2022
Result30
NPL_D_2.1.1G
Country
2020
Baseline
00
2021
Milestone
3232
Result
00
2022
Target
1515
Result
3030
SP_D_0.3.b
Data reported for 2022 results against this indicator was obtained as part of a learning process on social norms and therefore may not accurately reflect the results obtained. Internal reviews of data collected on social norms across relevant indicators, coupled with external reviews, are informing the design of UN Women’s principled approach to social & gender norms change. This will be reflected in changes to the indicators to be introduced in the Mid-Term Review of the Strategic Plan. In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
SP_D_0.3.b
Country
Number of community or organizational level UN Women programmes that address behaviour and/or social/gender norms –using evidence/practice-based methodologies (CO, HQ)
2022
Result3
SP_D_0.3.b
Country
2022
Baseline
00
2022
Target
11
Result
33
SP_D_0.4.d
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
SP_D_0.4.d
Country
Number of women accessing information, goods, resources and/or services through UNW supported platforms and programs in humanitarian and development settings (CO, HQ)
2022
Result1447503
SP_D_0.4.d
Country
2017
Baseline
TBDTBD
2022
Target
10001000
Result
14475031447503
OUTPUT
NPL_D_2.1.2
Key line ministries and select local governments have increased technical capacity to develop and implement gender responsive macro-economic policies (fiscal and budgetary) and sectoral policies (agriculture, energy, labour, industry and DRR) to advance implementation of SDG 5 and 8
Planned Budget:$1.01 M
Actual Budget and Shortfall:$863.28 K
Expenses:$703.61 K
NPL_D_2.1.2A
NPL_D_2.1.2A
Country
Number of gender-responsive economic and sectoral policies that are reviewed, adopted and/or implemented with UN Women support
2022
Result5
NPL_D_2.1.2A
Country
2017
Baseline
44
2018
Milestone
11
Result
00
2019
Milestone
11
Result
11
2020
Milestone
11
Result
33
2021
Milestone
11
Result
99
2022
Target
11
Result
55
SP_D_0.2.a
SP_D_0.2.a
Country
Number of partners with capacities to integrate gender equality into fiscal laws/policies/standards (CO, RO, HQ)
2022
Result0
SP_D_0.2.a
Country
2017
Baseline
TBDTBD
2022
Target
33
Result
00
SP_D_0.2.b
SP_D_0.2.b
Country
Number of gender financing assessments conducted by government partners (CO)
2022
Result2
SP_D_0.2.b
Country
2017
Baseline
00
2022
Target
22
Result
22
SP_D_0.7.c
SP_D_0.7.c
Country
Number of interagency products or services with a focus on gender equality and women's empowerment developed and made available (CO, RO, HQ)
2022
Result12
SP_D_0.7.c
Country
2017
Baseline
TBDTBD
2022
Target
33
Result
1212
OUTPUT
NPL_D_2.1.3
A substantive equality approach to women's economic empowerment tested and adopted in select target sectors [agriculture, energy] for income generation, improved climate resilient livelihoods to address safe migration with vulnerable women's groups
Planned Budget:$4.22 M
Actual Budget and Shortfall:$3.87 M
Expenses:$3.88 M
NPL_D_2.1.3A
NPL_D_2.1.3A
Country
Number of women benefitting from access to vocational, entrepreneurial and leadership development opportunities with support from UN Women
2022
Result7918
NPL_D_2.1.3A
Country
2017
Baseline
29802980
2018
Milestone
23002300
Result
15991599
2019
Milestone
20002000
Result
28402840
2020
Milestone
15001500
Result
62386238
2021
Milestone
15001500
Result
11881188
2022
Target
00
Result
79187918
NPL_D_2.1.3B
NPL_D_2.1.3B
Country
Number of women having received technical assistance from UN Women to access disaster and climate smart tools, technologies and information and vital services (finance/energy) in UN Women project districts
2022
Result3710
NPL_D_2.1.3B
Country
2017
Baseline
00
2018
Milestone
300300
Result
00
2019
Milestone
10001000
Result
814814
2020
Milestone
13001300
Result
10841084
2021
Milestone
10001000
Result
38433843
2022
Target
300300
Result
37103710
SP_D_0.5.d
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
SP_D_0.5.d
Country
Number of civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially women’s organizations, that have strengthened capacity to exercise their leadership role towards the achievement of gender equality and women’s empowerment (CO, RO, HQ)
2022
Result31
SP_D_0.5.d
Country
2017
Baseline
TBDTBD
2022
Target
33
Result
3131
Strategic Note Outcome Progress NoteShowing data of :
2022
Vulnerable women’s groups in Nepal have income generation opportunities and are resilient to climate change and disasters that affect their livelihoods by 2022
There has been notable progress on this outcome. Vulnerable women’s groups who received economic empowerment support from UN Women have recovered their businesses and demonstrated resilience to thrive back in the post pandemic context. Income Generation: This year, 300 additional women from excluded groups, composed of 255 women engaged in sex work (WESW) and 45 women from Community Kitchen initiative, started and/or expanded their micro-scale business. Based on the lesson learned from COVID-19, WESW diversified their livelihood opportunities by joining the vocational skills trainings, so that it would be easier to pursue new livelihoods in the event of another crisis or decreased profitability of their current business. Among them, 183 started their business after attending the vocational skill training provided by UN Women through its partner, Community Action Centre (CAC) Nepal . Their daily income ranges from NPR 600-2,000 (USD 4.62-15.4). Also, the 72 WESW who received carts from CAC Nepal are now engaged in vending street food, clothes, vegetables and spicy snacks in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts of Bagmati Province. They earn NPR 500-2,000 (USD 3.85 -15.4) per day from their business. One of them passed the licensure driving test and is now attending orientations to work with Pathao, an online platform for food delivery and cab services. A traditionally male occupation, her engagement in this job is envisioned to help break perceptual barriers, including stigma, to women’s entry in traditionally male occupations. Similarly, 45 women from excluded groups supported under the community kitchen initiative improved their income generation capacities.
Evidence collected from the field in November 2022 showed that participants of the ‘Women in Value Chains’, which ended in December 2021, continue to produce market-oriented products and earn income in agriculture, food, small scale garment and handicraft value chains. For example, Rita Karmacharya, a project participant from Kavre, is currently selling her products (shoes) in the national market and exporting to Australia. She has moved moved up in the value/supply chain. Bimala Deula and Manila K.C, from Kavre are producing vegetable pickles and earning around NPR 30,000 (USD 231) per month, transforming them from being vegetable producers into processors.
Access to productive resources: In 2022, 17 women’s groups (2 groups from Community Kitchen initiative and 15 groups part of the Community safety nets) enhanced their access to productive resources to expand and leverage their economic competency. A post-project follow-up in December 2022 revealed that women’s groups from Milanpur of Kailali district had started a third round of poultry raising through the previous support from the project. They reported an average earning of NPR 50,000 (USD 385) from the first round, which were reinvested in the subsequent rounds. Most of them used their earnings to meet health, education and food needs of their households. Others saved their income for further reinvestment. UN Women provided them with in- kind support, including chicks, sheds, poultry feed, and medicines. Similarly, the women’s group in Kathmandu, engaged in vegetable farming and received support from UN Women to build fertilizer storage accessed a loan of NPR 150,000 (USD 1,154) to expand their storage capacity for off-seasonal vegetable storing. They are paying the interest on a monthly basis with their saving of NPR 100 each. The group was also able to secure a room in a local ward office and has advocated for a share in the local budget. Further, 15 CSNs (out of 21) have saved around NPR 50,000-65,000 (USD 383-498) through contributions of group member s. The total membership is 1620 (31 with disability) which includes 1404 female, 206 male and 10 LGBTIQ+. The saving is being used to support elderly people in old age homes, survivors of violence, and chronically ill people in their communities. Participants from the Storytelling initiative shared that the in-kind support provided as part of the comprehensive relief package, enabled them to make savings, as they did not have to procure essential items for their households, including food.
Access to legal identity and social assistance: Further, 64 women and excluded groups were able to secure social assistance from local governments. This was a result of their ability to secure a legal identity as citizens, and disability and senior citizenship cards through the facilitation support of UN Women’s partner agencies, KOSHISH Nepal and CAC. They were provided with briefing, guidance in preparing application forms, and accompaniment support in approaching pertinent government offices.
Access to banking services: Out of a total of 500 WESW, 470 were able to secure access to banking services. This was facilitated through technical and coordination support to fill up the form, open a bank account and access information on banking services.
There has been a demonstration of behavioral changes among CSN members, translating their enhanced understanding of gender inequalities into transformative action. For example, CSN member, Ms. Devi Paswan, got her son married in Bara district without any exchange of dowry, a practice regarded as mandatory in many places. The CSN project was implemented in all provinces by Tewa with funding support of UN Women. Increased support from family and community members have been generated in the project locations where they helped facilitate positive norm change around mobility, household chores, and women’s leadership in socio-economic activities. A male CSN member in Jajarkot district stated that, “I am now aware of women’s human rights and gender-based discrimination. I will support my women family members in household chores and ensure that they enjoy equal rights .”
UN Women provided technical and substantive inputs to design and implement livelihood models on women’s economic empowerment (WEE). This includes sharing of lessons learned from past interventions and coordination support with local government/relevant stakeholders, building on UN Women’s substantive equality approach to WEE. UN Women’s meaningful approach is widely recognized. For example, Kandala Rana, Deputy Mayor of Dhangadi Sub-Metropolitan City appreciated its support to most vulnerable women in Milanpur, Kailali District. She said, ‘The women who were former free-bonded laborers and residing in one of the disaster-prone areas are now able to earn their livelihood. I hope they would be able to reinvest their earning in the longer term”. UN Women’s theory of change for WEE in Nepal remains valid.
The impacts described above show that vulnerable women now demonstrate economic strength and resilience. They are expanding income opportunities to enjoy economic security and rights (including legal identity as citizens and entrepreneurs), moving up in the value chains, securing resources from local governments, increasing their decision-making roles in families and communities, promoting behaviour change, and exploring opportunities for integration in the formal economy. As they earn adequate and predictable income, their identity as entrepreneurs helps raise their confidence and self-worth and build their ability to re-shape gender relations, advance transformative change in families and communities, and set a model of what vulnerable women can become when provided with appropriate support as a group.
UN Women learned that in the post-pandemic recovery efforts, comprehensive relief package, collectivisation, sustained interventions for norm change, livelihood diversification to adapt in the changed market landscape and in non-traditional sectors, coordination with the local government for project ownership and access to resources, timely monitoring and technical guidance are powerful in achieving economic resilience among the most vulnerable women.
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