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At ICCO, we believe that partnership in development is crucial towards achieving enduring social and economic impact. Each partner brings unique experiences, expertise and human capital vital to realize this change. Across our actions in the most remote terrains of Nepal, we have collaborated with like-minded partners, private sector, knowledge institutes, government agencies to realize an entrepreneurial dream; a dream that connects us with aspiring individuals and communities. Partner up is about the power of such collaboration in promoting inclusive economic development.
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Impact Investment Alpine Coffee Estate Factory Expansion
Technical training and supervision
Results since then
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Company started in 2008
Company faces cash crunch, looks for investors
One to Watch Links Alpine with ICCO- 2012
Good management practices Investment by ICCO Investments – 2013
Linkages with international buyer 500 small holders connected to the coffee value chain 2
“We experienced near to 100% growth in the first two years since the investment, which has allowed us to become a very significant player in the domestic market. In the next decade, we intend to become one of the largest coffee producers in Nepal- first by expanding our own farm and second by getting more farmers and co-operatives involved in farming quality coffee. “
Kumud Singh Co-Founder Alpine Coffee Estates
“We wanted to support local young entrepreneurs and at the same time promote responsible businesses here in Nepal. When we met Alpine Coffee, we saw an excellent opportunity to do both. Together, we have reached out to more than 500 small-scale farmers and 5 farmer cooperatives and linked them to the coffee value chain. We have also grown a very successful business which employs 55 people and has become a major player in the domestic coffee market. So, overall, it has been a very successful social impact investment for us.” Pepijn Trapman Regional Manager ICCO Cooperation South & Central Asia 3
The Honey-Makers of Makwanpur
The Chepang community in Makwanpur were natural honey-gatherers, ICCO Cooperation and CCDN's support transformed them to honey-entrepreneurs. ICCO and CCDN, started organizing the Chepangs about a decade ago into community groups and imparted technical knowledge on making modern bee hives, collecting honey, primary processing and packaging. The production and sale was organized through the local cooperative which also received organizational management and governance support from ICCO/CCDN . Today, over a hundred households in the Chepang community are engaged in bee-keeping. 4
“The bees make honey from the nectar of the Chiuri tree, which is of great importance in our community and can be found in every household. In the past, we would barter the honey we made for as little as a packet of oil or salt. Now, that we understand its value, we package our honey and sell it on the market for a fair price.� Dinesh Chepang Resident Makwanpur 5
Bajura Pump
Climate Smart Commercial Farming in the Himalayas
The project successfully tested the piloting of an innovative climate-smart agriculture and green business model in Bajura. The designed model aimed to increase farm and labor productivity through capacity building, crop diversiďŹ cation and adoption of improved climate smart practices including inputs and technologies. Additionally, a solar pumping irrigation system was successfully tested, which pumped water from the Karnali river into 60 ha of land which had previously lain fallow for years. As of December 2015, altogether 292 households (157 in Bandhu VDC and 135 in Wai VDC) had initiated the production of vegetable seeds and food crops in their farms. Generated food surplus was sold in the local market, while the vegetable seeds were exported to Bangladesh through IAS.
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IAS
“We successfully installed a solar powered irrigation system in Chhepi of Bandhu VDC, which has made it possible to irrigate 9.5 hectares of land in 25-meter head. We formed a management committee of 11 members to manage its operations and provided maintenance training to members within the community. Another system designed to pump 1 lakh liters of water per day at 90-meter head from the source level at Karnali River was installed in Wai VDC . The success of this pilot project paves way for similar model to be replicated across remote terrains like Bajura, where previously commercial farming was a distant dream.� Bidyanath Bhurtel Country Representative ICCO Cooperation 7
Rope Pump Community Based Improved Water Technology
This project was piloted by ICCO in partnership with PRACTICA, a Dutch organization specializing in small-scale local water and energy technologies. The overall aim was to introduce technological solutions to solve the pertaining water problems in the western plains of Nepal, and organize and train the local technicians (mistris) on the successfully tested options so that they can continue providing the required services and build local entrepreneurship around the technology. ICCO co-implemented the project together with its longstanding local partner Sahakarmi Samaj in Dang, Banke and Surkhet district of Nepal between 2012-2015. One to Watch facilitated the business development process and led the market development plans in order to ensure the sustainability of the technology.
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MISTRIS
trained and registered as a Mistri Cooperative – the first co-operative of technicians ever registered in Nepal
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POTENTIAL MISTRIS
entrepreneurs capacitated via trainings and workshops on business promotion
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ROPE PUMPS
manufactured and installed by 2015
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PRIVATE COMPANY
Tilicho WASH, registered to organize sales and benefit sharing
“We had installed a hand pump in our common well but the small pump could not sufficiently pump enough water for the whole community. Water was usually the first thing I worried about in the mornings. We had to walk long distances to fetch water for our use, and often my kids would go to school wearing soiled clothes. What could I do? There just was not enough water. So when the rope pump technology was introduced, we were thrilled. Now we can pump sufficient amount of water from the well and it is much easier than using the old bucket system. The technology seems simple but it has changed our lives.” Deepa Thapa, Resident, Nayanbasti, Banke
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Farmer Business School Empowering Migrants' Spouses in mid-far western Nepal project was developed as part of a successful action research activity of the HELVETAS Swiss Inter-cooperation funded Linking Smallholders with Local Institutions and Markets Project (LINK). The project aimed to improve the ďŹ nancial and social livelihood assets of small holder women farmers, particularly from families left behind by seasonal migrants in Mid and Far western hills of Nepal through capacitating these women farmers with Business and Market knowledge/skills for their businesses so that they can improve their overall economic standing. This approach supported small-holders, both women and men, in understanding basic market functions, production cost calculation, simple business plan development and negotiation with traders.
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1448
Phase 1
November 2012-December 2014
HOUSE HOLDS
Phase 2
January 2015- December 2015
Linked with Local AGRO VET & COLLECTERS
1664
reached through
SMALL HOLDER FARMERS
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FARMER BUSINESS SCHOOLS
1280
women members developed their business
39%
increase in average annual transaction from 10 Collection Centers
20%
increase in average annual income of small holder farmers
78%
Women participants regularly selling their produce to traders
25%
increase in proďŹ t margin realized by the involved women
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Business Service Providers linked to Farmer Business School to provide on- demand business support services 11
Digital Data Gathering
Use of AKVO in Earthquake Recovery Projects in Nepal
In the aftermath of the April 25, 2015 earthquake, the ACT Alliance consortium was the second largest network of humanitarian and development organizations working in Nepal. However, due to the widespread nature of the devastation spanning 14 districts of Nepal, needs assessment survey, the vital ďŹ rst component in program design, posed a severe challenge for the consortium members. ICCO Cooperation proposed digital data collection via Akvo FLOW to the consortium, and together with the members, real time data was collected through needs assessment and market surveys via the app in 8 hardest hit districts. Consequently, relief interventions were expedited, thanks in big part to real time data.
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“FLOW allows users to collect data through an app, which is then transmitted to the dashboard on a real time basis, allowing dashboard managers to collate relevant information and design interventions based on the most immediate needs of the communities as reflected on the survey. Additionally, RSR allows user to collect real time reports and stories from the field during the project implementation phase, allowing donors and implementing partners to stay on top of the recent developments at the activity level. ICCO understands the importance of real time data, possible only through Digital Data Gathering.” Jigmy Palzor Lama Program Officer AKVO South Asia 13
ACAP Framework for Inclusion The 'ACAP Framework for Inclusion' examines the four domains of exclusion - Accessibility, Communication, Attitude and Participation (ACAP) and has been developed by ICCO Cooperation, along with Mission East and Light for the world (LTFW), as a robust framework for mainstreaming inclusion across organizations and their programs. ICCO Cooperation believes in the inclusive society approach where no one is left behind by ensuring fair opportunities for all. Through our multistakeholder approach, the voices of the targeted groups are consulted during all stages of the program cycle, ensuring their active participation and fair representation. Till date, over 35 partner organizations have received training on disability sensitization and the use of ACAP tools.
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“Apart from the ACAP framework, ICCO Cooperation has also developed a complimentary 'SOP on Mainstreaming Disability Inclusion' to further consolidate and institutionalize inclusion. The SOP recommends concrete steps across all levels of the program cycle – conceptualization, project design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation. It also identifies measures to ensure the organization practices are inclusive and looks into elements like HR policies, budgetary considerations, capacity building, office accessibility among others. The SOP will work not only as a roadmap to inclusion for new projects under development but also for new organizations that are working towards inclusion.”
Sabina Thapa GeSI ICCO Cooperation 15
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