Updated: May 2008

Nepal Country Programme

PROLINNOVA Nepal aims at developing and institutionalizing partnership and methodologies that promote processes of local innovation in environmentally sound use of natural resources. It is an initiative undertaken in partnership between several Nepal-based organisations. The Working Group, who supervised the day-to-day implementation of the programme, is coordinated by LI-BIRD (Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development), an NGO with long term expertise on participatory rural development. LI-BIRD acts as country secretariat office with its Executive Director as Country Programme Co-ordinator (PC). The other members of the National Working Group are: Practical Action (ITDG); Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) of the Tribhuwan University.

A National Steering Committee (NSC), comprising of senior decision makers from partner organizations and representatives from government R&D organizations, has been formed to steer and oversee the Country Programme. The government R&D organizations include: Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Department of Agriculture, Department of Forest, Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), and National Planning Commission (NPC) of Nepal.The main activities of the programme have so far been: a review of previous studies and documents on local innovation, development of guiding principles and modality of field documentation and provision of orientation to partners. In addition, Prolinnova Nepal 's partners have been experimenting with modalities of Local Innovation Funds. The country programme is also been keen on focusing on institutionalisation of PID in academic institutions.For more information on the country programme activities, please refer to our 2004 and 2005 Reports, and the 2005 Workplan, or contact the programme's focal points:

1. Focal point for Technological Innovation support:
Sharad Rai
Practical Action Nepal
P.O.Box: 15135, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 01-4446015, 445995
Email: sharad.rai@practicalaction.org.np

2. Focal point for Policy Formulation and M&E:
Suman S. Manandhar
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development ( LI-BIRD)
P.O.Box 324, Gairha Patan, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Phone: 061-526834,532912,535357 Fax: 061-539956
Email:smanandhar@libird.org

3. Focal point for Mainstreaming PROLINNOVA in academic institutions/ curriculum::
Dharma Raj Dangol
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal
Phone: 056-531811
Email: dharmadangol@hotmail.com

4. Focal point for Local Innovation Support Fund (LISF):
Lalita Thapa
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development ( LI-BIRD)
P.O.Box 324, Gairha Patan, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Phone: 061-526834,532912,535357 Fax: 061-539956
Email: lthapa@libird.org

5. Focal point for Documentation of Local Innovation:
Basanta Ranabhat
Ecological Services Centre (ECOSCENTRE)
P.O.Box 04, Narayangarh, Mahendrapool Ilaka, Chitwan
Phone: 056-528805
Email: ecoscentre@wlink.com.np