The objective of the program was to share the knowledge and experience of the earlier modules amongst the participants-May, 2016. Participants shared their knowledge and the positive response from the society after getting the training. There has been positive impact on the social status of participant, due to the knowledge gained from the training program. The participants visited farms in Kathmandu valley and also the Ministry of agriculture. The participants have been capable of applying all the practices learnt from these farms, to their own farm as well as share their knowledge with their local communities within their respective districts.
Fourth module of apprenticeship course for Agriculture Group was conducted from 15 -22 April 2013 at Hasera Farm, Kavre. The module for the group was focused on providing permaculture techniques to the participants.
With the objective of strengthening the internal governance and making the long term and short term plans of Community Forest User Group (CFUG), two days training was conducted on 21st and 22nd September, 2015 in Sanoban CFUG, one of the Participatory Action Research (PAR) site of CALCNR.
Livelihood and Empowerment Program was organized by ForestAction Nepal. The seven day program was held from August 1-7, 2015 in Makwanpur.
A training program, Capacity Building of Local Partners through Advocacy on food and agriculture was successfully organized. The four day program was organized by ForestAction Nepal, NFGF and SAHAMATI in Nawalparasi between July 23-26, 2015.
Agriculture Campaign for Food was organized by ForestAction Nepal. The three day program was held from July 6 to 8, 2015 in Gaidakot, Nawalparasi.
The program entitled “Civil Society Roundtable Discussion on Natural Resources Management in Nepal” on 12 January at Greenwich Village and Resort was focused on the sharing of individual understandings upon highly debated issues of natural resources in the new constitution making processes in Nepal. After the discussion, participants set some strategic directions for contributing on the issues.
Workshop on “Community Rights and Local Governance Interface on Natural Resources Management: An Issue of the New Constitution Making Process” on 21 February 2010 at Sap-Falcha Babarmahal Katmandu where, the participants discussed openly on the theoretical and practical issues related to the community rights and local government in Nepal focusing on the constitution making processes in the country. The participants (representatives of local government association and community organizations in Nepal) discussed upon the four presentations made by the experts and the way forward for the significance of the collaboration between these two regimes- the community organizations and local government associations in Nepal.
A media Round Table Discussion on “Environment and Natural Resources Management” on 22 March 2010, at Katmandu Fast Food, New Baneshwor, Katmandu was held among the PARISANGH representatives and Nepali Journalists/media persons working in the field of environment and natural resources issues and was focused on sharing individual understandings about the issues of environment and natural resources rights in relation to the politics, legal provisions, constitution making processes, media and their involvements and the way forward for future Nepal.
The Workshop on “Dilemmas and Realities of Natural Resources and Community Rights in New Constitution” on 30 March 2010 at Greenwich Village Resort, Lalitpur was organized. The participants from different community organizations, natural resources experts, and activists made open discussions on the achievements and challenges of community right movements in Nepal. The participants also openly discussed on the future strategies for the movements relating to the constitution making processes in Nepal.
The roundtable discussion on “Interface Between Local Government and Community Rights in New Constitution” was organized on 30 March 2010 at Greenwich Village Resort. The participants from local government associations (NAVIN and ADDCN), community organizations, experts, and researchers discussed on the contradictions, ambiguities, similarities, and disparities on the issues of local governance in Nepal. The participants also discussed on how community organizations and local government organizations can cooperate with each other for local governance issues in Nepal to contribute constitution crafting process in Nepal.
A three day regional conference on Decentralization, Local Power and Women’s Rights in South Asia: Trends in Participation, Representation and Access to Public Services was co-organized by IDRC, India, ForestAction Nepal and HIMAWANTI Nepal in August, 2008. Participants of this conference were women activists, gender specialists, social inclusion specialists, natural resource manager and decentralization specialists from Canada, Pakistan, India and Nepal. Six constituent assembly members – Ms Pampha Bhusal, Ms Puspa Bhusal, Ms Jai Puri Gharti, Ms Binda Pandey, Ms Renu Yadav and Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba also participated in the workshop. Professionals from different governmental and non-governmental sector from Nepal actively engaged in different session of the workshop. The workshop came up with a number of issues related to women’s right in various decentralized sectors and policy recommendations.