ADB.org. (http://www.adb.org/Nepal/default.asp)
Presents extensive social and economic information on Nepal including basic facts, economic trends, statistical indicators, development projects, recent socio-economic news. Includes information on Asian Development Bank programs in Nepal. Some statistical tables and information in PDF format.
Administration of development initiative by non-governmental organisations : (http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy042/2003362334.html)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-274).
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Asia Foundation: Nepal (http://www.asiafoundation.org/Locations/nepal.html)
The Asia Foundation, based in San Francisco, is a private non-profit, non-governmental organization working to promote the mutual interests of the USA and the countries of Asia and the Asia Pacific region. The website contains perspective papers and project reports on the countries where the Asia Foundation is active.
Brigade of Gurkhas (http://www.army.mod.uk/brigade%5Fof%5Fgurkhas/index.htm)
Discusses the interactions between the British Army and Gurkhas, the recruitment of the Gurkhas into the army since 1816, and the numerous places the Gurkhas have served the British empire over the last two centuries. Includes the terms of service for the Gukhas within the British military, a list of the Gurkha holidays, and photographs.
Cancer Patients Aid Association (http://www.cpaaindia.org/)
Charitable NGO established in 1969 that advocates a holistic approach to working with cancer patients in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan. Features organizational information with reports (since 1999), general reference information in the form of FAQs, articles, newspaper clippings (since 1999), and a resource directory (a database of services and organizations).
Combating trafficking of women and children in South Asia (http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Combating%5FTrafficking/)
Title from start screen (viewed June 15, 2004).
Country assistance plan. (http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/61)
Himal Association (http://www.himalassociation.org)
Major foundation involved in publishing, journalism, radio, and cinema.
IWMI country activities. (http://www.cgiar.org/iwmi/srilanka/srilanka.htm)
Page from the International Water Management Institute Web site that features profiles of projects and research into water use in agriculture and management of water and land resources in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka branch is the IWMI Regional Office for Asia, coordinating research in Bangladesh, China and Nepal, as well as Sri Lanka. The Web site provides project reports and research information on irrigation, water resources management, eco-systems, and water accounting for Sri Lanka, as well as information on project partner organizations (.html, .pdf).
Institute for Integrated Development Studies (http://www.panasia.org.sg/nepalnet/iids/home.html)
Nonprofit NGO whose mission is to develop appropriate public policies and institutions for the socio-political and economic advancement of Nepal. The Web site contains lists of books and reports, and full-text of the most recent newsletter and annual report.
MS Nepal : (http://www.msnepal.org/)
MS Nepal Online. Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (MS), Danish Association for International Co-operation, is a Danish NGO working to promote understanding and solidarity between people across national borders, political beliefs and color of skin - by means of development assistance, youth exchange, development education, ethnic minorities work, information and advocacy work. MS has about 5000 individual members and more than 100 institutional members - and about 80 active members' groups all over Denmark.
Nepal & the World Bank (http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/sar/sa.nsf/Nepal?OpenNavigator)
Provides an overview of the development activities of the World Bank in Nepal, including reports, news and events, as well as current and proposed projects. Contains living standards survey, project reports, education reform strategy plan, July 1999 issue of "Quarterly Economic Outlook" newsletter, and a report on HIV/AIDS in Nepal.
Project Profiles by Country, ADB.org (http://www.adb.org/Documents/Profiles/ctry.asp?ctry=19)
Outlines ADB development activities in Nepal on agricultural and natural resources, energy, transport and communications, social infrastructure, finance, and multisector. Each profile includes project cycle, reports, technical assistance, and operations evaluation.
SARAI (http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/813)
Comprehensive list of links to resources about South Asia, including libraries and bibliographical resources, electronic journals and newspapers, directories of scholars and organizations, culture, language, literature, religion, politics, etc. Includes regional pages for Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Tibet.
Toward bottom-up accountability (http://thesis.haverford.edu/archive/00000087/01/2004AndrewA.pdf)
This paper introduces the intricacies of top-down development programs of organization such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Literature produced by many top-down development programs today admits to the failures of past projects and praises people-centered development projects. These bottom-up development projects are praised for their cost-effectiveness and sustainability. The development literature states that when community members take part in the planning and implementation of development projects that will benefit them, they feel an ownership of the project and are dedicated to see the project succeed and sustain. International Development is at an important juncture now that the large donors endorse and are beginning to finance bottom-up programs. After the success of the Grameen Bank strategy of micro-credit lending, top-down donors began channeling funds to bottom-up community organizations for joint-accountability loans. These micro-credit groups tap the advantages of a location's pre-existing networks of trust, what Robert Putnam calls social capital. This paper analyzes these themes in the context of Nepal using my fieldwork data and supplementary internet sources. When a community displays aspects of discrimination, should the top-down funder of the project step in and silence that aspect of the community? The last question I examine in this paper is should development projects separate out underprivileged members of the community into their own development organizations or whether they should remain in the mainstream development projects.
Women in Nepal (http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Country%5FBriefing%5FPapers/Women%5Fin%5FNepal/default.asp)
Examines the socio-economic status of women in Nepal, including issues of education, gender-based violence, access to political and administrative decision-making, and rural infrastructure, with the aims of eliminating gender inequality and empowering women.
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