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SDPI - Nepal focuses on key areas including Entrepreneurship, Disaster Risk Management, Education, Poverty Alleviation, and Environment and Climate Change. </p><br> <p>The fluctuating political landscape in Nepal has adversely impacted the business environment, leading to significant migration of Nepalis to the deserts of the Middle East and Malaysia in search of livelihood opportunities. One of our key focus areas is entrepreneurship. We believe in nurturing entrepreneurship as a catalyst for economic growth and societal development. SDPI conducts training workshops, provides mentorship programs, and facilitates access to funding for aspiring entrepreneurs, empowering them to create sustainable livelihoods and contribute to the economy.</p><br> <p>Disaster risk management is another crucial aspect of our work. Nepal's vulnerability to natural disasters necessitates proactive measures for risk reduction and preparedness. 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It has been contributing to the advancement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since its inception. SDPI - Nepal focuses on key areas including Entrepreneurship, Disaster Risk Management, Education, Poverty Alleviation, and Environment and Climate Change. </p><br> <p>The fluctuating political landscape in Nepal has adversely impacted the business environment, leading to significant migration of Nepalis to the deserts of the Middle East and Malaysia in search of livelihood opportunities. One of our key focus areas is entrepreneurship. We believe in nurturing entrepreneurship as a catalyst for economic growth and societal development. SDPI conducts training workshops, provides mentorship programs, and facilitates access to funding for aspiring entrepreneurs, empowering them to create sustainable livelihoods and contribute to the economy.</p><br> <p>Disaster risk management is another crucial aspect of our work. 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Entrepreneurs are an innovator who markets their own innovation. &ldquo;Entrepreneur is an individual that develops a new or improved product, service or way of doing things that can exist independent of the creator, and bears the financial responsibility for risks in bringing their development to market&rdquo; (NACCE,2010).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Nepal as an economically backward country where 23.1 million (47 percent) out of total population is stumble under the problem of unemployment or underemployment (Nepal Planning Commission and Employment Promotion Commission). It&rsquo;s estimated that Nepal&rsquo;s population of 28 million continues to experience high levels of poverty, especially rural poverty, and high levels of unemployment and underemployment (Bajrachary, 2011). Thus, Nepal as a developing country exercise of entrepreneurship among economically inactive can play the significant role in the development of nation and individuals itself. It&rsquo;s aid to social economic aspects of citizen alike per capital income, life expectancy, literacy rate and others. It also helps to achieve sound psychological heath as well as family well-being.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />The main objective of Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is to enable the environment for the economically inactive youths to work inside the country. Thus, they can mainstream in national development.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>List of programs under the theme of Entrepreneurship:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/entrepreneur-startup-award">1. Entrepreneur Startup Award</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/community-development-through-entrepreneurship">2. Community Development Through Entrepreneurship</a></p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '25', 'title' => 'Social Security', 'caption' => 'Social Security', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'social-security', 'image' => '9008_image001-4.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Social Security is a common effort of a nation and its citizens to provide security to those under economic as well as the social threat. It can be considered as an inseparable part of social justice (Social security fund, 2017). It&rsquo;s increasingly popular throughout the nation to enhance of either poverty cutback, post-conflict uncertainties, and entrenched social inclusion.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Government of Nepal has established the provision for social security in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2015. It mention &ldquo;the indigent citizens, incapacitated and helpless citizens, helpless single women, citizens with disabilities, children, citizens who cannot take care themselves and citizens belonging to the tribes on the verge of extinction shall have the right to social security, in accordance with law (Part 2 of section 43)&rdquo;. However, implementation remains a major issue.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Though Government of Nepal has felt the importance of social security's, the situation of social protection is weak. Vulnerable and deprived people are still excluded from services. Especially senior citizen, single and widow women, marginalized, disabilities, unemployed and other people are still unable to entertain social security's services.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aim to established social security friendly villages and to promote it. SDPI envision government to utilize Social Security fund in full function to alleviate poverty and enhancing people&rsquo;s living standards.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '30', 'title' => 'Education ', 'caption' => 'Education ', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'education', 'image' => '8915_Jul0312-News-EdnFund.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>Education is a basic human right and a significant factor in the development of children, communities, and countries. For development country like Nepal education helps to break the intergenerational chains of poverty. &nbsp;Many children or young adult are a drop out from secondary or higher education due to lack of financial crisis within the family. Such family pressurizes them to engage in income generating activities either by migrating to urban areas or flying abroad for employment opportunities.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the Nepal labor force survey (NLSS) 2010/11, almost 39.1% people in the age group 6 years and above and 43.5% people in the age group 15 years and above are still deprived of the opportunity to be literate. Nearly 55.5 percent females compared to 28.4 percent males lack knowledge and skills to read and write a simple sentence. (Education for all, 2015)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aims children living in poverty and a vulnerable situation will be acquiring quality and skill-based education.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '29', 'title' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'caption' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'disaster-risk-management', 'image' => '8474_natural-disaster-relief-charity-response.jpg', 'long_desc' => 'Disasters create a significant impact in Nepal, often turning it into a disaster-prone zone. While disasters cause immediate poverty through the loss of lives and productive assets, the country's vulnerability to natural calamities is further heightened by encroachments in high-risk marginal areas. As a developing nation, Nepal relies on assistance and support from international communities and friendly nations to strengthen its capabilities for natural disaster prevention and reduction. Establishing early warning systems is recognized as a crucial element in this effort. Given Nepal's susceptibility to disasters, it's imperative to acknowledge its status as a disaster-prone zone. The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI - Nepal) actively collaborates with national and international organizations to increase community awareness about disaster risk management, aiming to mitigate the impact of disasters and build resilience in vulnerable areas.', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '32', 'title' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'caption' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'biodiversity-conservation-and-natural-resources-management', 'image' => '7243_IMG_2094-e1429411921491.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management is the primary thematic area of SDPI - Nepal. The major issues of concerns related to natural resources: deforestation, land/habitat degradation, and loss of biodiversity. To address these concerns, we focus on institutional capacity building of community.&nbsp; The government of Nepal developed and implimenting National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. We have focused our major activites to support the government action plan.&nbsp;</p> <div>&nbsp;</div>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '33', 'title' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'caption' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'environment-and-climate-change-adaptation', 'image' => '9677_what-is-climate-change.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>SDPI - Nepal has been working with local forest stakeholders groups and conducting follwing activites:</p> <ol> <li>Strengthening of local forest group</li> <li>Promotion of good governance</li> <li>Enhance ecological and social resilience strengthening of communities</li> <li>Awarness program on impacts of climate change.</li> <li>Supports for diversification of livelihood options for poor and vulnerable group</li> </ol>', 'page_type' => 'page'))), array('id' => '5', 'title' => 'Where We Work', 'caption' => 'Where We Work', 'parent_id' => '0', 'url' => 'where-we-work', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'page', 'child_page' => array(array('id' => '6', 'title' => 'Working Area', 'caption' => 'SDPI working area : Introduction of place and map', 'parent_id' => '5', 'url' => 'working-area', 'image' => '6922_11287297_10205126029924511_1208422360_n.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p class="Textbody" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Initially we have stated our initiations from Simle Village of Sindhupalchok district. The area was badly affected by the devastated earthquake in 2015. The conditions of people in Simle are facing lots of problem regarding education health, agriculture, unemployment. These factors may affect the people life standard directly or indirectly. All the houses are destroyed. Still the people of Balephi is compel to live under difficult circumstance. Children are deprived by quality education, nutrition and health care.</p> <p class="Textbody" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">&nbsp;</p> <p>The great earthquake of April 25 and aftershocks most severely affected six districts. Gorkha, Sindupalckowk, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Dolakha were highly affected were identified by government on Nepal, Ministry of Industry (MoI). According to Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 63,885 private homes in Sindhupalchowk were completely destroyed by earthquake.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ol style="list-style: initial; margin-left: 10px;"> <li>91% (383 of total 557) of total community schools are destroyed by earthquake said by Assistant District Education Officer Sewant Raj Koirala. There were 4113 classrooms and 87947 students were enrolled in these schools.</li> <li>Nepal is ranked as one of the poorest nation in Asia with unemployment rate over 40% having the per capita GDP of less than $1000. Due to earthquake 31 districts got major economic crises. It brings the shortage of food, labor, and crisis in Nepal.</li> <li>Economic impact of Earthquake-Agriculture: According to Ministry of Agriculture Department the total loss to agriculture sector amounts to NPR 10 billion. Losses of food stocked by farmers in houses alone stood at NPR 8.11 billion. Similarly losses amount to NPR 887.5 Million. As the agriculture sector employs 33.7% of the total population, damages to the sector is also likely to impact employment within the country.</li> <li>This statistic shows that the conditions of people in sindupalchock are facing lots of problem regarding education health, agriculture, unemployment. 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Especially senior citizen, single and widow women, marginalized, disabilities, unemployed and other people are still unable to entertain social security's services.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aim to established social security friendly villages and to promote it. SDPI envision government to utilize Social Security fund in full function to alleviate poverty and enhancing people&rsquo;s living standards.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '30', 'title' => 'Education ', 'caption' => 'Education ', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'education', 'image' => '8915_Jul0312-News-EdnFund.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>Education is a basic human right and a significant factor in the development of children, communities, and countries. 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It has been contributing to the advancement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since its inception. SDPI - Nepal focuses on key areas including Entrepreneurship, Disaster Risk Management, Education, Poverty Alleviation, and Environment and Climate Change. </p><br> <p>The fluctuating political landscape in Nepal has adversely impacted the business environment, leading to significant migration of Nepalis to the deserts of the Middle East and Malaysia in search of livelihood opportunities. One of our key focus areas is entrepreneurship. We believe in nurturing entrepreneurship as a catalyst for economic growth and societal development. SDPI conducts training workshops, provides mentorship programs, and facilitates access to funding for aspiring entrepreneurs, empowering them to create sustainable livelihoods and contribute to the economy.</p><br> <p>Disaster risk management is another crucial aspect of our work. Nepal's vulnerability to natural disasters necessitates proactive measures for risk reduction and preparedness. SDPI collaborates with local communities and relevant stakeholders to enhance disaster resilience through awareness campaigns, capacity-building programs, and the development of community-based early warning systems.</p><br> <p>Furthermore, SDPI recognizes education as a cornerstone of sustainable development. We work to improve access to quality education, particularly in underserved areas, by supporting the establishment of schools, providing scholarships, and implementing innovative teaching methodologies to enhance learning outcomes.</p><br> <p>Addressing poverty remains a priority for SDPI as well. We implement targeted interventions aimed at empowering marginalized communities through income-generating activities, vocational training, and social protection schemes, with the goal of reducing poverty and promoting inclusive growth.</p><br> <p>SDPI is dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability and mitigating the impacts of climate change. We engage in research, advocacy, and policy dialogue to raise awareness about environmental issues, promote sustainable resource management practices, and advocate for climate-resilient development policies.</p><br> <p>Through these multifaceted initiatives, SDPI strives to create positive and lasting change, fostering a brighter future for Nepal and its people.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '20', 'title' => 'Advisors', 'caption' => 'Advisor', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'advisors', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'advisor'), array('id' => '18', 'title' => 'Foundings Member', 'caption' => 'Foundings Member', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'foundings-member', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'founding'), array('id' => '17', 'title' => 'Staffs', 'caption' => 'Staffs', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'staffs', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'staffs'), array('id' => '21', 'title' => 'Volunteer Intern', 'caption' => 'Volunteer Intern', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'volunteer-intern', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'volunter_intern'))), array('id' => '4', 'title' => 'What We Do', 'caption' => 'What We Do', 'parent_id' => '0', 'url' => 'what-we-do', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'page', 'child_page' => array(array('id' => '26', 'title' => 'Entrepreneurship', 'caption' => 'Entrepreneurship', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'entrepreneurship', 'image' => '5817_entrepreneur-skills-required.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Entrepreneurship simply equates it with starting own business. Entrepreneurs are an innovator who markets their own innovation. &ldquo;Entrepreneur is an individual that develops a new or improved product, service or way of doing things that can exist independent of the creator, and bears the financial responsibility for risks in bringing their development to market&rdquo; (NACCE,2010).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Nepal as an economically backward country where 23.1 million (47 percent) out of total population is stumble under the problem of unemployment or underemployment (Nepal Planning Commission and Employment Promotion Commission). It&rsquo;s estimated that Nepal&rsquo;s population of 28 million continues to experience high levels of poverty, especially rural poverty, and high levels of unemployment and underemployment (Bajrachary, 2011). Thus, Nepal as a developing country exercise of entrepreneurship among economically inactive can play the significant role in the development of nation and individuals itself. It&rsquo;s aid to social economic aspects of citizen alike per capital income, life expectancy, literacy rate and others. It also helps to achieve sound psychological heath as well as family well-being.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />The main objective of Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is to enable the environment for the economically inactive youths to work inside the country. Thus, they can mainstream in national development.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>List of programs under the theme of Entrepreneurship:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/entrepreneur-startup-award">1. Entrepreneur Startup Award</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/community-development-through-entrepreneurship">2. Community Development Through Entrepreneurship</a></p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '25', 'title' => 'Social Security', 'caption' => 'Social Security', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'social-security', 'image' => '9008_image001-4.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Social Security is a common effort of a nation and its citizens to provide security to those under economic as well as the social threat. It can be considered as an inseparable part of social justice (Social security fund, 2017). It&rsquo;s increasingly popular throughout the nation to enhance of either poverty cutback, post-conflict uncertainties, and entrenched social inclusion.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Government of Nepal has established the provision for social security in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2015. It mention &ldquo;the indigent citizens, incapacitated and helpless citizens, helpless single women, citizens with disabilities, children, citizens who cannot take care themselves and citizens belonging to the tribes on the verge of extinction shall have the right to social security, in accordance with law (Part 2 of section 43)&rdquo;. However, implementation remains a major issue.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Though Government of Nepal has felt the importance of social security's, the situation of social protection is weak. Vulnerable and deprived people are still excluded from services. Especially senior citizen, single and widow women, marginalized, disabilities, unemployed and other people are still unable to entertain social security's services.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aim to established social security friendly villages and to promote it. SDPI envision government to utilize Social Security fund in full function to alleviate poverty and enhancing people&rsquo;s living standards.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '30', 'title' => 'Education ', 'caption' => 'Education ', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'education', 'image' => '8915_Jul0312-News-EdnFund.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>Education is a basic human right and a significant factor in the development of children, communities, and countries. For development country like Nepal education helps to break the intergenerational chains of poverty. &nbsp;Many children or young adult are a drop out from secondary or higher education due to lack of financial crisis within the family. Such family pressurizes them to engage in income generating activities either by migrating to urban areas or flying abroad for employment opportunities.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the Nepal labor force survey (NLSS) 2010/11, almost 39.1% people in the age group 6 years and above and 43.5% people in the age group 15 years and above are still deprived of the opportunity to be literate. Nearly 55.5 percent females compared to 28.4 percent males lack knowledge and skills to read and write a simple sentence. (Education for all, 2015)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aims children living in poverty and a vulnerable situation will be acquiring quality and skill-based education.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '29', 'title' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'caption' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'disaster-risk-management', 'image' => '8474_natural-disaster-relief-charity-response.jpg', 'long_desc' => 'Disasters create a significant impact in Nepal, often turning it into a disaster-prone zone. While disasters cause immediate poverty through the loss of lives and productive assets, the country's vulnerability to natural calamities is further heightened by encroachments in high-risk marginal areas. 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The area was badly affected by the devastated earthquake in 2015. The conditions of people in Simle are facing lots of problem regarding education health, agriculture, unemployment. These factors may affect the people life standard directly or indirectly. All the houses are destroyed. Still the people of Balephi is compel to live under difficult circumstance. Children are deprived by quality education, nutrition and health care.</p> <p class="Textbody" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">&nbsp;</p> <p>The great earthquake of April 25 and aftershocks most severely affected six districts. Gorkha, Sindupalckowk, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Dolakha were highly affected were identified by government on Nepal, Ministry of Industry (MoI). According to Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 63,885 private homes in Sindhupalchowk were completely destroyed by earthquake.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ol style="list-style: initial; margin-left: 10px;"> <li>91% (383 of total 557) of total community schools are destroyed by earthquake said by Assistant District Education Officer Sewant Raj Koirala. There were 4113 classrooms and 87947 students were enrolled in these schools.</li> <li>Nepal is ranked as one of the poorest nation in Asia with unemployment rate over 40% having the per capita GDP of less than $1000. Due to earthquake 31 districts got major economic crises. It brings the shortage of food, labor, and crisis in Nepal.</li> <li>Economic impact of Earthquake-Agriculture: According to Ministry of Agriculture Department the total loss to agriculture sector amounts to NPR 10 billion. Losses of food stocked by farmers in houses alone stood at NPR 8.11 billion. Similarly losses amount to NPR 887.5 Million. As the agriculture sector employs 33.7% of the total population, damages to the sector is also likely to impact employment within the country.</li> <li>This statistic shows that the conditions of people in sindupalchock are facing lots of problem regarding education health, agriculture, unemployment. 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Entrepreneurs are an innovator who markets their own innovation. &ldquo;Entrepreneur is an individual that develops a new or improved product, service or way of doing things that can exist independent of the creator, and bears the financial responsibility for risks in bringing their development to market&rdquo; (NACCE,2010).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Nepal as an economically backward country where 23.1 million (47 percent) out of total population is stumble under the problem of unemployment or underemployment (Nepal Planning Commission and Employment Promotion Commission). It&rsquo;s estimated that Nepal&rsquo;s population of 28 million continues to experience high levels of poverty, especially rural poverty, and high levels of unemployment and underemployment (Bajrachary, 2011). Thus, Nepal as a developing country exercise of entrepreneurship among economically inactive can play the significant role in the development of nation and individuals itself. It&rsquo;s aid to social economic aspects of citizen alike per capital income, life expectancy, literacy rate and others. It also helps to achieve sound psychological heath as well as family well-being.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />The main objective of Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is to enable the environment for the economically inactive youths to work inside the country. Thus, they can mainstream in national development.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>List of programs under the theme of Entrepreneurship:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/entrepreneur-startup-award">1. Entrepreneur Startup Award</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/community-development-through-entrepreneurship">2. Community Development Through Entrepreneurship</a></p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '25', 'title' => 'Social Security', 'caption' => 'Social Security', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'social-security', 'image' => '9008_image001-4.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Social Security is a common effort of a nation and its citizens to provide security to those under economic as well as the social threat. It can be considered as an inseparable part of social justice (Social security fund, 2017). It&rsquo;s increasingly popular throughout the nation to enhance of either poverty cutback, post-conflict uncertainties, and entrenched social inclusion.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Government of Nepal has established the provision for social security in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2015. It mention &ldquo;the indigent citizens, incapacitated and helpless citizens, helpless single women, citizens with disabilities, children, citizens who cannot take care themselves and citizens belonging to the tribes on the verge of extinction shall have the right to social security, in accordance with law (Part 2 of section 43)&rdquo;. However, implementation remains a major issue.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Though Government of Nepal has felt the importance of social security's, the situation of social protection is weak. Vulnerable and deprived people are still excluded from services. Especially senior citizen, single and widow women, marginalized, disabilities, unemployed and other people are still unable to entertain social security's services.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aim to established social security friendly villages and to promote it. SDPI envision government to utilize Social Security fund in full function to alleviate poverty and enhancing people&rsquo;s living standards.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '30', 'title' => 'Education ', 'caption' => 'Education ', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'education', 'image' => '8915_Jul0312-News-EdnFund.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>Education is a basic human right and a significant factor in the development of children, communities, and countries. For development country like Nepal education helps to break the intergenerational chains of poverty. &nbsp;Many children or young adult are a drop out from secondary or higher education due to lack of financial crisis within the family. Such family pressurizes them to engage in income generating activities either by migrating to urban areas or flying abroad for employment opportunities.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the Nepal labor force survey (NLSS) 2010/11, almost 39.1% people in the age group 6 years and above and 43.5% people in the age group 15 years and above are still deprived of the opportunity to be literate. Nearly 55.5 percent females compared to 28.4 percent males lack knowledge and skills to read and write a simple sentence. (Education for all, 2015)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aims children living in poverty and a vulnerable situation will be acquiring quality and skill-based education.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '29', 'title' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'caption' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'disaster-risk-management', 'image' => '8474_natural-disaster-relief-charity-response.jpg', 'long_desc' => 'Disasters create a significant impact in Nepal, often turning it into a disaster-prone zone. While disasters cause immediate poverty through the loss of lives and productive assets, the country's vulnerability to natural calamities is further heightened by encroachments in high-risk marginal areas. As a developing nation, Nepal relies on assistance and support from international communities and friendly nations to strengthen its capabilities for natural disaster prevention and reduction. Establishing early warning systems is recognized as a crucial element in this effort. Given Nepal's susceptibility to disasters, it's imperative to acknowledge its status as a disaster-prone zone. The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI - Nepal) actively collaborates with national and international organizations to increase community awareness about disaster risk management, aiming to mitigate the impact of disasters and build resilience in vulnerable areas.', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '32', 'title' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'caption' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'biodiversity-conservation-and-natural-resources-management', 'image' => '7243_IMG_2094-e1429411921491.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management is the primary thematic area of SDPI - Nepal. The major issues of concerns related to natural resources: deforestation, land/habitat degradation, and loss of biodiversity. To address these concerns, we focus on institutional capacity building of community.&nbsp; The government of Nepal developed and implimenting National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. We have focused our major activites to support the government action plan.&nbsp;</p> <div>&nbsp;</div>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '33', 'title' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'caption' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'environment-and-climate-change-adaptation', 'image' => '9677_what-is-climate-change.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>SDPI - Nepal has been working with local forest stakeholders groups and conducting follwing activites:</p> <ol> <li>Strengthening of local forest group</li> <li>Promotion of good governance</li> <li>Enhance ecological and social resilience strengthening of communities</li> <li>Awarness program on impacts of climate change.</li> <li>Supports for diversification of livelihood options for poor and vulnerable group</li> </ol>', 'page_type' => 'page')))), 'site_info' => array('contact_google_map' => 'pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1485.485184498279!2d85.33721739407807!3d27.683331774121616!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x39eb1994cf3831db%3A0x7d5d4600b5c11e5e!2sSustainable+Development+Policy+Institute!5e0!3m2!1sen!2snp!4v1489902621087', 'contact_statement' => 'if you have any queries, please let us know.', 'contact_website' => 'http://sdpi.org.np'))) in View.php line 149
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Nepal's vulnerability to natural disasters necessitates proactive measures for risk reduction and preparedness. SDPI collaborates with local communities and relevant stakeholders to enhance disaster resilience through awareness campaigns, capacity-building programs, and the development of community-based early warning systems.</p><br> <p>Furthermore, SDPI recognizes education as a cornerstone of sustainable development. We work to improve access to quality education, particularly in underserved areas, by supporting the establishment of schools, providing scholarships, and implementing innovative teaching methodologies to enhance learning outcomes.</p><br> <p>Addressing poverty remains a priority for SDPI as well. 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It has been contributing to the advancement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since its inception. SDPI - Nepal focuses on key areas including Entrepreneurship, Disaster Risk Management, Education, Poverty Alleviation, and Environment and Climate Change. </p><br> <p>The fluctuating political landscape in Nepal has adversely impacted the business environment, leading to significant migration of Nepalis to the deserts of the Middle East and Malaysia in search of livelihood opportunities. One of our key focus areas is entrepreneurship. We believe in nurturing entrepreneurship as a catalyst for economic growth and societal development. SDPI conducts training workshops, provides mentorship programs, and facilitates access to funding for aspiring entrepreneurs, empowering them to create sustainable livelihoods and contribute to the economy.</p><br> <p>Disaster risk management is another crucial aspect of our work. Nepal's vulnerability to natural disasters necessitates proactive measures for risk reduction and preparedness. SDPI collaborates with local communities and relevant stakeholders to enhance disaster resilience through awareness campaigns, capacity-building programs, and the development of community-based early warning systems.</p><br> <p>Furthermore, SDPI recognizes education as a cornerstone of sustainable development. We work to improve access to quality education, particularly in underserved areas, by supporting the establishment of schools, providing scholarships, and implementing innovative teaching methodologies to enhance learning outcomes.</p><br> <p>Addressing poverty remains a priority for SDPI as well. We implement targeted interventions aimed at empowering marginalized communities through income-generating activities, vocational training, and social protection schemes, with the goal of reducing poverty and promoting inclusive growth.</p><br> <p>SDPI is dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability and mitigating the impacts of climate change. We engage in research, advocacy, and policy dialogue to raise awareness about environmental issues, promote sustainable resource management practices, and advocate for climate-resilient development policies.</p><br> <p>Through these multifaceted initiatives, SDPI strives to create positive and lasting change, fostering a brighter future for Nepal and its people.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '20', 'title' => 'Advisors', 'caption' => 'Advisor', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'advisors', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'advisor'), array('id' => '18', 'title' => 'Foundings Member', 'caption' => 'Foundings Member', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'foundings-member', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'founding'), array('id' => '17', 'title' => 'Staffs', 'caption' => 'Staffs', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'staffs', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'staffs'), array('id' => '21', 'title' => 'Volunteer Intern', 'caption' => 'Volunteer Intern', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'volunteer-intern', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'volunter_intern'))), array('id' => '4', 'title' => 'What We Do', 'caption' => 'What We Do', 'parent_id' => '0', 'url' => 'what-we-do', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'page', 'child_page' => array(array('id' => '26', 'title' => 'Entrepreneurship', 'caption' => 'Entrepreneurship', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'entrepreneurship', 'image' => '5817_entrepreneur-skills-required.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Entrepreneurship simply equates it with starting own business. Entrepreneurs are an innovator who markets their own innovation. &ldquo;Entrepreneur is an individual that develops a new or improved product, service or way of doing things that can exist independent of the creator, and bears the financial responsibility for risks in bringing their development to market&rdquo; (NACCE,2010).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Nepal as an economically backward country where 23.1 million (47 percent) out of total population is stumble under the problem of unemployment or underemployment (Nepal Planning Commission and Employment Promotion Commission). It&rsquo;s estimated that Nepal&rsquo;s population of 28 million continues to experience high levels of poverty, especially rural poverty, and high levels of unemployment and underemployment (Bajrachary, 2011). Thus, Nepal as a developing country exercise of entrepreneurship among economically inactive can play the significant role in the development of nation and individuals itself. It&rsquo;s aid to social economic aspects of citizen alike per capital income, life expectancy, literacy rate and others. It also helps to achieve sound psychological heath as well as family well-being.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />The main objective of Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is to enable the environment for the economically inactive youths to work inside the country. Thus, they can mainstream in national development.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>List of programs under the theme of Entrepreneurship:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/entrepreneur-startup-award">1. Entrepreneur Startup Award</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/community-development-through-entrepreneurship">2. Community Development Through Entrepreneurship</a></p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '25', 'title' => 'Social Security', 'caption' => 'Social Security', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'social-security', 'image' => '9008_image001-4.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Social Security is a common effort of a nation and its citizens to provide security to those under economic as well as the social threat. It can be considered as an inseparable part of social justice (Social security fund, 2017). It&rsquo;s increasingly popular throughout the nation to enhance of either poverty cutback, post-conflict uncertainties, and entrenched social inclusion.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Government of Nepal has established the provision for social security in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2015. It mention &ldquo;the indigent citizens, incapacitated and helpless citizens, helpless single women, citizens with disabilities, children, citizens who cannot take care themselves and citizens belonging to the tribes on the verge of extinction shall have the right to social security, in accordance with law (Part 2 of section 43)&rdquo;. However, implementation remains a major issue.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Though Government of Nepal has felt the importance of social security's, the situation of social protection is weak. Vulnerable and deprived people are still excluded from services. Especially senior citizen, single and widow women, marginalized, disabilities, unemployed and other people are still unable to entertain social security's services.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aim to established social security friendly villages and to promote it. SDPI envision government to utilize Social Security fund in full function to alleviate poverty and enhancing people&rsquo;s living standards.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '30', 'title' => 'Education ', 'caption' => 'Education ', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'education', 'image' => '8915_Jul0312-News-EdnFund.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>Education is a basic human right and a significant factor in the development of children, communities, and countries. For development country like Nepal education helps to break the intergenerational chains of poverty. &nbsp;Many children or young adult are a drop out from secondary or higher education due to lack of financial crisis within the family. Such family pressurizes them to engage in income generating activities either by migrating to urban areas or flying abroad for employment opportunities.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the Nepal labor force survey (NLSS) 2010/11, almost 39.1% people in the age group 6 years and above and 43.5% people in the age group 15 years and above are still deprived of the opportunity to be literate. Nearly 55.5 percent females compared to 28.4 percent males lack knowledge and skills to read and write a simple sentence. (Education for all, 2015)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aims children living in poverty and a vulnerable situation will be acquiring quality and skill-based education.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '29', 'title' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'caption' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'disaster-risk-management', 'image' => '8474_natural-disaster-relief-charity-response.jpg', 'long_desc' => 'Disasters create a significant impact in Nepal, often turning it into a disaster-prone zone. While disasters cause immediate poverty through the loss of lives and productive assets, the country's vulnerability to natural calamities is further heightened by encroachments in high-risk marginal areas. As a developing nation, Nepal relies on assistance and support from international communities and friendly nations to strengthen its capabilities for natural disaster prevention and reduction. Establishing early warning systems is recognized as a crucial element in this effort. Given Nepal's susceptibility to disasters, it's imperative to acknowledge its status as a disaster-prone zone. The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI - Nepal) actively collaborates with national and international organizations to increase community awareness about disaster risk management, aiming to mitigate the impact of disasters and build resilience in vulnerable areas.', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '32', 'title' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'caption' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'biodiversity-conservation-and-natural-resources-management', 'image' => '7243_IMG_2094-e1429411921491.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management is the primary thematic area of SDPI - Nepal. The major issues of concerns related to natural resources: deforestation, land/habitat degradation, and loss of biodiversity. To address these concerns, we focus on institutional capacity building of community.&nbsp; The government of Nepal developed and implimenting National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. We have focused our major activites to support the government action plan.&nbsp;</p> <div>&nbsp;</div>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '33', 'title' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'caption' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'environment-and-climate-change-adaptation', 'image' => '9677_what-is-climate-change.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>SDPI - Nepal has been working with local forest stakeholders groups and conducting follwing activites:</p> <ol> <li>Strengthening of local forest group</li> <li>Promotion of good governance</li> <li>Enhance ecological and social resilience strengthening of communities</li> <li>Awarness program on impacts of climate change.</li> <li>Supports for diversification of livelihood options for poor and vulnerable group</li> </ol>', 'page_type' => 'page'))), array('id' => '5', 'title' => 'Where We Work', 'caption' => 'Where We Work', 'parent_id' => '0', 'url' => 'where-we-work', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'page', 'child_page' => array(array('id' => '6', 'title' => 'Working Area', 'caption' => 'SDPI working area : Introduction of place and map', 'parent_id' => '5', 'url' => 'working-area', 'image' => '6922_11287297_10205126029924511_1208422360_n.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p class="Textbody" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Initially we have stated our initiations from Simle Village of Sindhupalchok district. The area was badly affected by the devastated earthquake in 2015. The conditions of people in Simle are facing lots of problem regarding education health, agriculture, unemployment. These factors may affect the people life standard directly or indirectly. All the houses are destroyed. Still the people of Balephi is compel to live under difficult circumstance. Children are deprived by quality education, nutrition and health care.</p> <p class="Textbody" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">&nbsp;</p> <p>The great earthquake of April 25 and aftershocks most severely affected six districts. Gorkha, Sindupalckowk, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Dolakha were highly affected were identified by government on Nepal, Ministry of Industry (MoI). According to Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 63,885 private homes in Sindhupalchowk were completely destroyed by earthquake.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ol style="list-style: initial; margin-left: 10px;"> <li>91% (383 of total 557) of total community schools are destroyed by earthquake said by Assistant District Education Officer Sewant Raj Koirala. There were 4113 classrooms and 87947 students were enrolled in these schools.</li> <li>Nepal is ranked as one of the poorest nation in Asia with unemployment rate over 40% having the per capita GDP of less than $1000. Due to earthquake 31 districts got major economic crises. It brings the shortage of food, labor, and crisis in Nepal.</li> <li>Economic impact of Earthquake-Agriculture: According to Ministry of Agriculture Department the total loss to agriculture sector amounts to NPR 10 billion. Losses of food stocked by farmers in houses alone stood at NPR 8.11 billion. Similarly losses amount to NPR 887.5 Million. As the agriculture sector employs 33.7% of the total population, damages to the sector is also likely to impact employment within the country.</li> <li>This statistic shows that the conditions of people in sindupalchock are facing lots of problem regarding education health, agriculture, unemployment. 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Entrepreneurs are an innovator who markets their own innovation. &ldquo;Entrepreneur is an individual that develops a new or improved product, service or way of doing things that can exist independent of the creator, and bears the financial responsibility for risks in bringing their development to market&rdquo; (NACCE,2010).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Nepal as an economically backward country where 23.1 million (47 percent) out of total population is stumble under the problem of unemployment or underemployment (Nepal Planning Commission and Employment Promotion Commission). It&rsquo;s estimated that Nepal&rsquo;s population of 28 million continues to experience high levels of poverty, especially rural poverty, and high levels of unemployment and underemployment (Bajrachary, 2011). Thus, Nepal as a developing country exercise of entrepreneurship among economically inactive can play the significant role in the development of nation and individuals itself. It&rsquo;s aid to social economic aspects of citizen alike per capital income, life expectancy, literacy rate and others. It also helps to achieve sound psychological heath as well as family well-being.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />The main objective of Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is to enable the environment for the economically inactive youths to work inside the country. Thus, they can mainstream in national development.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>List of programs under the theme of Entrepreneurship:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/entrepreneur-startup-award">1. Entrepreneur Startup Award</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/community-development-through-entrepreneurship">2. Community Development Through Entrepreneurship</a></p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '25', 'title' => 'Social Security', 'caption' => 'Social Security', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'social-security', 'image' => '9008_image001-4.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Social Security is a common effort of a nation and its citizens to provide security to those under economic as well as the social threat. It can be considered as an inseparable part of social justice (Social security fund, 2017). It&rsquo;s increasingly popular throughout the nation to enhance of either poverty cutback, post-conflict uncertainties, and entrenched social inclusion.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Government of Nepal has established the provision for social security in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2015. It mention &ldquo;the indigent citizens, incapacitated and helpless citizens, helpless single women, citizens with disabilities, children, citizens who cannot take care themselves and citizens belonging to the tribes on the verge of extinction shall have the right to social security, in accordance with law (Part 2 of section 43)&rdquo;. However, implementation remains a major issue.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Though Government of Nepal has felt the importance of social security's, the situation of social protection is weak. Vulnerable and deprived people are still excluded from services. Especially senior citizen, single and widow women, marginalized, disabilities, unemployed and other people are still unable to entertain social security's services.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aim to established social security friendly villages and to promote it. SDPI envision government to utilize Social Security fund in full function to alleviate poverty and enhancing people&rsquo;s living standards.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '30', 'title' => 'Education ', 'caption' => 'Education ', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'education', 'image' => '8915_Jul0312-News-EdnFund.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>Education is a basic human right and a significant factor in the development of children, communities, and countries. For development country like Nepal education helps to break the intergenerational chains of poverty. &nbsp;Many children or young adult are a drop out from secondary or higher education due to lack of financial crisis within the family. Such family pressurizes them to engage in income generating activities either by migrating to urban areas or flying abroad for employment opportunities.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the Nepal labor force survey (NLSS) 2010/11, almost 39.1% people in the age group 6 years and above and 43.5% people in the age group 15 years and above are still deprived of the opportunity to be literate. Nearly 55.5 percent females compared to 28.4 percent males lack knowledge and skills to read and write a simple sentence. (Education for all, 2015)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aims children living in poverty and a vulnerable situation will be acquiring quality and skill-based education.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '29', 'title' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'caption' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'disaster-risk-management', 'image' => '8474_natural-disaster-relief-charity-response.jpg', 'long_desc' => 'Disasters create a significant impact in Nepal, often turning it into a disaster-prone zone. While disasters cause immediate poverty through the loss of lives and productive assets, the country's vulnerability to natural calamities is further heightened by encroachments in high-risk marginal areas. 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To address these concerns, we focus on institutional capacity building of community.&nbsp; The government of Nepal developed and implimenting National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. We have focused our major activites to support the government action plan.&nbsp;</p> <div>&nbsp;</div>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '33', 'title' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'caption' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'environment-and-climate-change-adaptation', 'image' => '9677_what-is-climate-change.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>SDPI - Nepal has been working with local forest stakeholders groups and conducting follwing activites:</p> <ol> <li>Strengthening of local forest group</li> <li>Promotion of good governance</li> <li>Enhance ecological and social resilience strengthening of communities</li> <li>Awarness program on impacts of climate change.</li> <li>Supports for diversification of livelihood options for poor and vulnerable group</li> </ol>', 'page_type' => 'page')))), 'site_info' => array('contact_google_map' => 'pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1485.485184498279!2d85.33721739407807!3d27.683331774121616!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x39eb1994cf3831db%3A0x7d5d4600b5c11e5e!2sSustainable+Development+Policy+Institute!5e0!3m2!1sen!2snp!4v1489902621087', 'contact_statement' => 'if you have any queries, please let us know.', 'contact_website' => 'http://sdpi.org.np')), 'obLevel' => '0', '__env' => object(Factory), 'app' => object(Application), 'errors' => object(ViewErrorBag), 'data' => array('row' => null), 'logged_in_user' => null, 'config' => object(ProfileSetting), 'sidebar_menus' => array(array('id' => '3', 'title' => 'Who we are', 'caption' => 'Who we are', 'parent_id' => '0', 'url' => 'who-we-are', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'page', 'child_page' => array(array('id' => '16', 'title' => 'Introduction of SDPI', 'caption' => 'Introduction to SDPI', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'introduction-of-sdpi', 'image' => '9289_front.gif', 'long_desc' => '<p>Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI - Nepal) is a non-profit organization registered at the Company Registrar's Office in Kathmandu. 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It has been contributing to the advancement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since its inception. SDPI - Nepal focuses on key areas including Entrepreneurship, Disaster Risk Management, Education, Poverty Alleviation, and Environment and Climate Change. </p><br> <p>The fluctuating political landscape in Nepal has adversely impacted the business environment, leading to significant migration of Nepalis to the deserts of the Middle East and Malaysia in search of livelihood opportunities. One of our key focus areas is entrepreneurship. We believe in nurturing entrepreneurship as a catalyst for economic growth and societal development. SDPI conducts training workshops, provides mentorship programs, and facilitates access to funding for aspiring entrepreneurs, empowering them to create sustainable livelihoods and contribute to the economy.</p><br> <p>Disaster risk management is another crucial aspect of our work. Nepal's vulnerability to natural disasters necessitates proactive measures for risk reduction and preparedness. SDPI collaborates with local communities and relevant stakeholders to enhance disaster resilience through awareness campaigns, capacity-building programs, and the development of community-based early warning systems.</p><br> <p>Furthermore, SDPI recognizes education as a cornerstone of sustainable development. We work to improve access to quality education, particularly in underserved areas, by supporting the establishment of schools, providing scholarships, and implementing innovative teaching methodologies to enhance learning outcomes.</p><br> <p>Addressing poverty remains a priority for SDPI as well. We implement targeted interventions aimed at empowering marginalized communities through income-generating activities, vocational training, and social protection schemes, with the goal of reducing poverty and promoting inclusive growth.</p><br> <p>SDPI is dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability and mitigating the impacts of climate change. 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Entrepreneurs are an innovator who markets their own innovation. &ldquo;Entrepreneur is an individual that develops a new or improved product, service or way of doing things that can exist independent of the creator, and bears the financial responsibility for risks in bringing their development to market&rdquo; (NACCE,2010).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Nepal as an economically backward country where 23.1 million (47 percent) out of total population is stumble under the problem of unemployment or underemployment (Nepal Planning Commission and Employment Promotion Commission). It&rsquo;s estimated that Nepal&rsquo;s population of 28 million continues to experience high levels of poverty, especially rural poverty, and high levels of unemployment and underemployment (Bajrachary, 2011). Thus, Nepal as a developing country exercise of entrepreneurship among economically inactive can play the significant role in the development of nation and individuals itself. It&rsquo;s aid to social economic aspects of citizen alike per capital income, life expectancy, literacy rate and others. It also helps to achieve sound psychological heath as well as family well-being.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />The main objective of Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is to enable the environment for the economically inactive youths to work inside the country. Thus, they can mainstream in national development.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>List of programs under the theme of Entrepreneurship:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/entrepreneur-startup-award">1. Entrepreneur Startup Award</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/community-development-through-entrepreneurship">2. Community Development Through Entrepreneurship</a></p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '25', 'title' => 'Social Security', 'caption' => 'Social Security', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'social-security', 'image' => '9008_image001-4.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Social Security is a common effort of a nation and its citizens to provide security to those under economic as well as the social threat. It can be considered as an inseparable part of social justice (Social security fund, 2017). It&rsquo;s increasingly popular throughout the nation to enhance of either poverty cutback, post-conflict uncertainties, and entrenched social inclusion.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Government of Nepal has established the provision for social security in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2015. It mention &ldquo;the indigent citizens, incapacitated and helpless citizens, helpless single women, citizens with disabilities, children, citizens who cannot take care themselves and citizens belonging to the tribes on the verge of extinction shall have the right to social security, in accordance with law (Part 2 of section 43)&rdquo;. However, implementation remains a major issue.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Though Government of Nepal has felt the importance of social security's, the situation of social protection is weak. Vulnerable and deprived people are still excluded from services. Especially senior citizen, single and widow women, marginalized, disabilities, unemployed and other people are still unable to entertain social security's services.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aim to established social security friendly villages and to promote it. SDPI envision government to utilize Social Security fund in full function to alleviate poverty and enhancing people&rsquo;s living standards.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '30', 'title' => 'Education ', 'caption' => 'Education ', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'education', 'image' => '8915_Jul0312-News-EdnFund.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>Education is a basic human right and a significant factor in the development of children, communities, and countries. For development country like Nepal education helps to break the intergenerational chains of poverty. &nbsp;Many children or young adult are a drop out from secondary or higher education due to lack of financial crisis within the family. Such family pressurizes them to engage in income generating activities either by migrating to urban areas or flying abroad for employment opportunities.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the Nepal labor force survey (NLSS) 2010/11, almost 39.1% people in the age group 6 years and above and 43.5% people in the age group 15 years and above are still deprived of the opportunity to be literate. Nearly 55.5 percent females compared to 28.4 percent males lack knowledge and skills to read and write a simple sentence. (Education for all, 2015)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aims children living in poverty and a vulnerable situation will be acquiring quality and skill-based education.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '29', 'title' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'caption' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'disaster-risk-management', 'image' => '8474_natural-disaster-relief-charity-response.jpg', 'long_desc' => 'Disasters create a significant impact in Nepal, often turning it into a disaster-prone zone. While disasters cause immediate poverty through the loss of lives and productive assets, the country's vulnerability to natural calamities is further heightened by encroachments in high-risk marginal areas. As a developing nation, Nepal relies on assistance and support from international communities and friendly nations to strengthen its capabilities for natural disaster prevention and reduction. Establishing early warning systems is recognized as a crucial element in this effort. Given Nepal's susceptibility to disasters, it's imperative to acknowledge its status as a disaster-prone zone. The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI - Nepal) actively collaborates with national and international organizations to increase community awareness about disaster risk management, aiming to mitigate the impact of disasters and build resilience in vulnerable areas.', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '32', 'title' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'caption' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'biodiversity-conservation-and-natural-resources-management', 'image' => '7243_IMG_2094-e1429411921491.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management is the primary thematic area of SDPI - Nepal. The major issues of concerns related to natural resources: deforestation, land/habitat degradation, and loss of biodiversity. To address these concerns, we focus on institutional capacity building of community.&nbsp; The government of Nepal developed and implimenting National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. We have focused our major activites to support the government action plan.&nbsp;</p> <div>&nbsp;</div>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '33', 'title' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'caption' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'environment-and-climate-change-adaptation', 'image' => '9677_what-is-climate-change.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>SDPI - Nepal has been working with local forest stakeholders groups and conducting follwing activites:</p> <ol> <li>Strengthening of local forest group</li> <li>Promotion of good governance</li> <li>Enhance ecological and social resilience strengthening of communities</li> <li>Awarness program on impacts of climate change.</li> <li>Supports for diversification of livelihood options for poor and vulnerable group</li> </ol>', 'page_type' => 'page'))), array('id' => '5', 'title' => 'Where We Work', 'caption' => 'Where We Work', 'parent_id' => '0', 'url' => 'where-we-work', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'page', 'child_page' => array(array('id' => '6', 'title' => 'Working Area', 'caption' => 'SDPI working area : Introduction of place and map', 'parent_id' => '5', 'url' => 'working-area', 'image' => '6922_11287297_10205126029924511_1208422360_n.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p class="Textbody" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Initially we have stated our initiations from Simle Village of Sindhupalchok district. The area was badly affected by the devastated earthquake in 2015. The conditions of people in Simle are facing lots of problem regarding education health, agriculture, unemployment. These factors may affect the people life standard directly or indirectly. All the houses are destroyed. Still the people of Balephi is compel to live under difficult circumstance. Children are deprived by quality education, nutrition and health care.</p> <p class="Textbody" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">&nbsp;</p> <p>The great earthquake of April 25 and aftershocks most severely affected six districts. Gorkha, Sindupalckowk, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Dolakha were highly affected were identified by government on Nepal, Ministry of Industry (MoI). According to Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 63,885 private homes in Sindhupalchowk were completely destroyed by earthquake.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ol style="list-style: initial; margin-left: 10px;"> <li>91% (383 of total 557) of total community schools are destroyed by earthquake said by Assistant District Education Officer Sewant Raj Koirala. There were 4113 classrooms and 87947 students were enrolled in these schools.</li> <li>Nepal is ranked as one of the poorest nation in Asia with unemployment rate over 40% having the per capita GDP of less than $1000. Due to earthquake 31 districts got major economic crises. It brings the shortage of food, labor, and crisis in Nepal.</li> <li>Economic impact of Earthquake-Agriculture: According to Ministry of Agriculture Department the total loss to agriculture sector amounts to NPR 10 billion. Losses of food stocked by farmers in houses alone stood at NPR 8.11 billion. Similarly losses amount to NPR 887.5 Million. 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Community Development Through Entrepreneurship</a></p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '25', 'title' => 'Social Security', 'caption' => 'Social Security', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'social-security', 'image' => '9008_image001-4.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Social Security is a common effort of a nation and its citizens to provide security to those under economic as well as the social threat. It can be considered as an inseparable part of social justice (Social security fund, 2017). It&rsquo;s increasingly popular throughout the nation to enhance of either poverty cutback, post-conflict uncertainties, and entrenched social inclusion.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Government of Nepal has established the provision for social security in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2015. It mention &ldquo;the indigent citizens, incapacitated and helpless citizens, helpless single women, citizens with disabilities, children, citizens who cannot take care themselves and citizens belonging to the tribes on the verge of extinction shall have the right to social security, in accordance with law (Part 2 of section 43)&rdquo;. However, implementation remains a major issue.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Though Government of Nepal has felt the importance of social security's, the situation of social protection is weak. Vulnerable and deprived people are still excluded from services. Especially senior citizen, single and widow women, marginalized, disabilities, unemployed and other people are still unable to entertain social security's services.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aim to established social security friendly villages and to promote it. SDPI envision government to utilize Social Security fund in full function to alleviate poverty and enhancing people&rsquo;s living standards.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '30', 'title' => 'Education ', 'caption' => 'Education ', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'education', 'image' => '8915_Jul0312-News-EdnFund.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>Education is a basic human right and a significant factor in the development of children, communities, and countries. For development country like Nepal education helps to break the intergenerational chains of poverty. &nbsp;Many children or young adult are a drop out from secondary or higher education due to lack of financial crisis within the family. Such family pressurizes them to engage in income generating activities either by migrating to urban areas or flying abroad for employment opportunities.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the Nepal labor force survey (NLSS) 2010/11, almost 39.1% people in the age group 6 years and above and 43.5% people in the age group 15 years and above are still deprived of the opportunity to be literate. Nearly 55.5 percent females compared to 28.4 percent males lack knowledge and skills to read and write a simple sentence. (Education for all, 2015)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aims children living in poverty and a vulnerable situation will be acquiring quality and skill-based education.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '29', 'title' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'caption' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'disaster-risk-management', 'image' => '8474_natural-disaster-relief-charity-response.jpg', 'long_desc' => 'Disasters create a significant impact in Nepal, often turning it into a disaster-prone zone. While disasters cause immediate poverty through the loss of lives and productive assets, the country's vulnerability to natural calamities is further heightened by encroachments in high-risk marginal areas. As a developing nation, Nepal relies on assistance and support from international communities and friendly nations to strengthen its capabilities for natural disaster prevention and reduction. Establishing early warning systems is recognized as a crucial element in this effort. Given Nepal's susceptibility to disasters, it's imperative to acknowledge its status as a disaster-prone zone. The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI - Nepal) actively collaborates with national and international organizations to increase community awareness about disaster risk management, aiming to mitigate the impact of disasters and build resilience in vulnerable areas.', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '32', 'title' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'caption' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'biodiversity-conservation-and-natural-resources-management', 'image' => '7243_IMG_2094-e1429411921491.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management is the primary thematic area of SDPI - Nepal. The major issues of concerns related to natural resources: deforestation, land/habitat degradation, and loss of biodiversity. To address these concerns, we focus on institutional capacity building of community.&nbsp; The government of Nepal developed and implimenting National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. We have focused our major activites to support the government action plan.&nbsp;</p> <div>&nbsp;</div>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '33', 'title' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'caption' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'environment-and-climate-change-adaptation', 'image' => '9677_what-is-climate-change.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>SDPI - Nepal has been working with local forest stakeholders groups and conducting follwing activites:</p> <ol> <li>Strengthening of local forest group</li> <li>Promotion of good governance</li> <li>Enhance ecological and social resilience strengthening of communities</li> <li>Awarness program on impacts of climate change.</li> <li>Supports for diversification of livelihood options for poor and vulnerable group</li> </ol>', 'page_type' => 'page'))), array('id' => '5', 'title' => 'Where We Work', 'caption' => 'Where We Work', 'parent_id' => '0', 'url' => 'where-we-work', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'page', 'child_page' => array(array('id' => '6', 'title' => 'Working Area', 'caption' => 'SDPI working area : Introduction of place and map', 'parent_id' => '5', 'url' => 'working-area', 'image' => '6922_11287297_10205126029924511_1208422360_n.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p class="Textbody" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Initially we have stated our initiations from Simle Village of Sindhupalchok district. The area was badly affected by the devastated earthquake in 2015. The conditions of people in Simle are facing lots of problem regarding education health, agriculture, unemployment. These factors may affect the people life standard directly or indirectly. All the houses are destroyed. Still the people of Balephi is compel to live under difficult circumstance. Children are deprived by quality education, nutrition and health care.</p> <p class="Textbody" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">&nbsp;</p> <p>The great earthquake of April 25 and aftershocks most severely affected six districts. Gorkha, Sindupalckowk, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Dolakha were highly affected were identified by government on Nepal, Ministry of Industry (MoI). According to Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 63,885 private homes in Sindhupalchowk were completely destroyed by earthquake.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ol style="list-style: initial; margin-left: 10px;"> <li>91% (383 of total 557) of total community schools are destroyed by earthquake said by Assistant District Education Officer Sewant Raj Koirala. There were 4113 classrooms and 87947 students were enrolled in these schools.</li> <li>Nepal is ranked as one of the poorest nation in Asia with unemployment rate over 40% having the per capita GDP of less than $1000. Due to earthquake 31 districts got major economic crises. It brings the shortage of food, labor, and crisis in Nepal.</li> <li>Economic impact of Earthquake-Agriculture: According to Ministry of Agriculture Department the total loss to agriculture sector amounts to NPR 10 billion. Losses of food stocked by farmers in houses alone stood at NPR 8.11 billion. Similarly losses amount to NPR 887.5 Million. As the agriculture sector employs 33.7% of the total population, damages to the sector is also likely to impact employment within the country.</li> <li>This statistic shows that the conditions of people in sindupalchock are facing lots of problem regarding education health, agriculture, unemployment. 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Entrepreneurs are an innovator who markets their own innovation. &ldquo;Entrepreneur is an individual that develops a new or improved product, service or way of doing things that can exist independent of the creator, and bears the financial responsibility for risks in bringing their development to market&rdquo; (NACCE,2010).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Nepal as an economically backward country where 23.1 million (47 percent) out of total population is stumble under the problem of unemployment or underemployment (Nepal Planning Commission and Employment Promotion Commission). It&rsquo;s estimated that Nepal&rsquo;s population of 28 million continues to experience high levels of poverty, especially rural poverty, and high levels of unemployment and underemployment (Bajrachary, 2011). Thus, Nepal as a developing country exercise of entrepreneurship among economically inactive can play the significant role in the development of nation and individuals itself. 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Community Development Through Entrepreneurship</a></p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '25', 'title' => 'Social Security', 'caption' => 'Social Security', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'social-security', 'image' => '9008_image001-4.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Social Security is a common effort of a nation and its citizens to provide security to those under economic as well as the social threat. It can be considered as an inseparable part of social justice (Social security fund, 2017). It&rsquo;s increasingly popular throughout the nation to enhance of either poverty cutback, post-conflict uncertainties, and entrenched social inclusion.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Government of Nepal has established the provision for social security in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2015. It mention &ldquo;the indigent citizens, incapacitated and helpless citizens, helpless single women, citizens with disabilities, children, citizens who cannot take care themselves and citizens belonging to the tribes on the verge of extinction shall have the right to social security, in accordance with law (Part 2 of section 43)&rdquo;. However, implementation remains a major issue.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Though Government of Nepal has felt the importance of social security's, the situation of social protection is weak. Vulnerable and deprived people are still excluded from services. Especially senior citizen, single and widow women, marginalized, disabilities, unemployed and other people are still unable to entertain social security's services.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aim to established social security friendly villages and to promote it. SDPI envision government to utilize Social Security fund in full function to alleviate poverty and enhancing people&rsquo;s living standards.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '30', 'title' => 'Education ', 'caption' => 'Education ', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'education', 'image' => '8915_Jul0312-News-EdnFund.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>Education is a basic human right and a significant factor in the development of children, communities, and countries. For development country like Nepal education helps to break the intergenerational chains of poverty. &nbsp;Many children or young adult are a drop out from secondary or higher education due to lack of financial crisis within the family. Such family pressurizes them to engage in income generating activities either by migrating to urban areas or flying abroad for employment opportunities.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the Nepal labor force survey (NLSS) 2010/11, almost 39.1% people in the age group 6 years and above and 43.5% people in the age group 15 years and above are still deprived of the opportunity to be literate. Nearly 55.5 percent females compared to 28.4 percent males lack knowledge and skills to read and write a simple sentence. 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  5. at CompilerEngine->get('/home4/sdpiorg/public_html/resources/views/frontend/news/detail.blade.php', array('__env' => object(Factory), 'app' => object(Application), 'errors' => object(ViewErrorBag), 'data' => array('row' => null), 'logged_in_user' => null, 'config' => object(ProfileSetting), 'sidebar_menus' => array(array('id' => '3', 'title' => 'Who we are', 'caption' => 'Who we are', 'parent_id' => '0', 'url' => 'who-we-are', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'page', 'child_page' => array(array('id' => '16', 'title' => 'Introduction of SDPI', 'caption' => 'Introduction to SDPI', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'introduction-of-sdpi', 'image' => '9289_front.gif', 'long_desc' => '<p>Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI - Nepal) is a non-profit organization registered at the Company Registrar's Office in Kathmandu. It has been contributing to the advancement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since its inception. SDPI - Nepal focuses on key areas including Entrepreneurship, Disaster Risk Management, Education, Poverty Alleviation, and Environment and Climate Change. </p><br> <p>The fluctuating political landscape in Nepal has adversely impacted the business environment, leading to significant migration of Nepalis to the deserts of the Middle East and Malaysia in search of livelihood opportunities. One of our key focus areas is entrepreneurship. We believe in nurturing entrepreneurship as a catalyst for economic growth and societal development. SDPI conducts training workshops, provides mentorship programs, and facilitates access to funding for aspiring entrepreneurs, empowering them to create sustainable livelihoods and contribute to the economy.</p><br> <p>Disaster risk management is another crucial aspect of our work. Nepal's vulnerability to natural disasters necessitates proactive measures for risk reduction and preparedness. SDPI collaborates with local communities and relevant stakeholders to enhance disaster resilience through awareness campaigns, capacity-building programs, and the development of community-based early warning systems.</p><br> <p>Furthermore, SDPI recognizes education as a cornerstone of sustainable development. We work to improve access to quality education, particularly in underserved areas, by supporting the establishment of schools, providing scholarships, and implementing innovative teaching methodologies to enhance learning outcomes.</p><br> <p>Addressing poverty remains a priority for SDPI as well. We implement targeted interventions aimed at empowering marginalized communities through income-generating activities, vocational training, and social protection schemes, with the goal of reducing poverty and promoting inclusive growth.</p><br> <p>SDPI is dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability and mitigating the impacts of climate change. 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It has been contributing to the advancement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since its inception. SDPI - Nepal focuses on key areas including Entrepreneurship, Disaster Risk Management, Education, Poverty Alleviation, and Environment and Climate Change. </p><br> <p>The fluctuating political landscape in Nepal has adversely impacted the business environment, leading to significant migration of Nepalis to the deserts of the Middle East and Malaysia in search of livelihood opportunities. One of our key focus areas is entrepreneurship. We believe in nurturing entrepreneurship as a catalyst for economic growth and societal development. SDPI conducts training workshops, provides mentorship programs, and facilitates access to funding for aspiring entrepreneurs, empowering them to create sustainable livelihoods and contribute to the economy.</p><br> <p>Disaster risk management is another crucial aspect of our work. Nepal's vulnerability to natural disasters necessitates proactive measures for risk reduction and preparedness. SDPI collaborates with local communities and relevant stakeholders to enhance disaster resilience through awareness campaigns, capacity-building programs, and the development of community-based early warning systems.</p><br> <p>Furthermore, SDPI recognizes education as a cornerstone of sustainable development. We work to improve access to quality education, particularly in underserved areas, by supporting the establishment of schools, providing scholarships, and implementing innovative teaching methodologies to enhance learning outcomes.</p><br> <p>Addressing poverty remains a priority for SDPI as well. We implement targeted interventions aimed at empowering marginalized communities through income-generating activities, vocational training, and social protection schemes, with the goal of reducing poverty and promoting inclusive growth.</p><br> <p>SDPI is dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability and mitigating the impacts of climate change. We engage in research, advocacy, and policy dialogue to raise awareness about environmental issues, promote sustainable resource management practices, and advocate for climate-resilient development policies.</p><br> <p>Through these multifaceted initiatives, SDPI strives to create positive and lasting change, fostering a brighter future for Nepal and its people.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '20', 'title' => 'Advisors', 'caption' => 'Advisor', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'advisors', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'advisor'), array('id' => '18', 'title' => 'Foundings Member', 'caption' => 'Foundings Member', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'foundings-member', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'founding'), array('id' => '17', 'title' => 'Staffs', 'caption' => 'Staffs', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'staffs', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'staffs'), array('id' => '21', 'title' => 'Volunteer Intern', 'caption' => 'Volunteer Intern', 'parent_id' => '3', 'url' => 'volunteer-intern', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'volunter_intern'))), array('id' => '4', 'title' => 'What We Do', 'caption' => 'What We Do', 'parent_id' => '0', 'url' => 'what-we-do', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'page', 'child_page' => array(array('id' => '26', 'title' => 'Entrepreneurship', 'caption' => 'Entrepreneurship', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'entrepreneurship', 'image' => '5817_entrepreneur-skills-required.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Entrepreneurship simply equates it with starting own business. Entrepreneurs are an innovator who markets their own innovation. &ldquo;Entrepreneur is an individual that develops a new or improved product, service or way of doing things that can exist independent of the creator, and bears the financial responsibility for risks in bringing their development to market&rdquo; (NACCE,2010).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Nepal as an economically backward country where 23.1 million (47 percent) out of total population is stumble under the problem of unemployment or underemployment (Nepal Planning Commission and Employment Promotion Commission). It&rsquo;s estimated that Nepal&rsquo;s population of 28 million continues to experience high levels of poverty, especially rural poverty, and high levels of unemployment and underemployment (Bajrachary, 2011). Thus, Nepal as a developing country exercise of entrepreneurship among economically inactive can play the significant role in the development of nation and individuals itself. It&rsquo;s aid to social economic aspects of citizen alike per capital income, life expectancy, literacy rate and others. It also helps to achieve sound psychological heath as well as family well-being.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />The main objective of Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is to enable the environment for the economically inactive youths to work inside the country. Thus, they can mainstream in national development.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>List of programs under the theme of Entrepreneurship:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/entrepreneur-startup-award">1. Entrepreneur Startup Award</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/community-development-through-entrepreneurship">2. Community Development Through Entrepreneurship</a></p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '25', 'title' => 'Social Security', 'caption' => 'Social Security', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'social-security', 'image' => '9008_image001-4.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Social Security is a common effort of a nation and its citizens to provide security to those under economic as well as the social threat. It can be considered as an inseparable part of social justice (Social security fund, 2017). It&rsquo;s increasingly popular throughout the nation to enhance of either poverty cutback, post-conflict uncertainties, and entrenched social inclusion.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Government of Nepal has established the provision for social security in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2015. It mention &ldquo;the indigent citizens, incapacitated and helpless citizens, helpless single women, citizens with disabilities, children, citizens who cannot take care themselves and citizens belonging to the tribes on the verge of extinction shall have the right to social security, in accordance with law (Part 2 of section 43)&rdquo;. However, implementation remains a major issue.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Though Government of Nepal has felt the importance of social security's, the situation of social protection is weak. Vulnerable and deprived people are still excluded from services. Especially senior citizen, single and widow women, marginalized, disabilities, unemployed and other people are still unable to entertain social security's services.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aim to established social security friendly villages and to promote it. SDPI envision government to utilize Social Security fund in full function to alleviate poverty and enhancing people&rsquo;s living standards.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '30', 'title' => 'Education ', 'caption' => 'Education ', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'education', 'image' => '8915_Jul0312-News-EdnFund.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>Education is a basic human right and a significant factor in the development of children, communities, and countries. For development country like Nepal education helps to break the intergenerational chains of poverty. &nbsp;Many children or young adult are a drop out from secondary or higher education due to lack of financial crisis within the family. Such family pressurizes them to engage in income generating activities either by migrating to urban areas or flying abroad for employment opportunities.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the Nepal labor force survey (NLSS) 2010/11, almost 39.1% people in the age group 6 years and above and 43.5% people in the age group 15 years and above are still deprived of the opportunity to be literate. Nearly 55.5 percent females compared to 28.4 percent males lack knowledge and skills to read and write a simple sentence. (Education for all, 2015)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aims children living in poverty and a vulnerable situation will be acquiring quality and skill-based education.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '29', 'title' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'caption' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'disaster-risk-management', 'image' => '8474_natural-disaster-relief-charity-response.jpg', 'long_desc' => 'Disasters create a significant impact in Nepal, often turning it into a disaster-prone zone. While disasters cause immediate poverty through the loss of lives and productive assets, the country's vulnerability to natural calamities is further heightened by encroachments in high-risk marginal areas. As a developing nation, Nepal relies on assistance and support from international communities and friendly nations to strengthen its capabilities for natural disaster prevention and reduction. Establishing early warning systems is recognized as a crucial element in this effort. Given Nepal's susceptibility to disasters, it's imperative to acknowledge its status as a disaster-prone zone. The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI - Nepal) actively collaborates with national and international organizations to increase community awareness about disaster risk management, aiming to mitigate the impact of disasters and build resilience in vulnerable areas.', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '32', 'title' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'caption' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'biodiversity-conservation-and-natural-resources-management', 'image' => '7243_IMG_2094-e1429411921491.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management is the primary thematic area of SDPI - Nepal. The major issues of concerns related to natural resources: deforestation, land/habitat degradation, and loss of biodiversity. To address these concerns, we focus on institutional capacity building of community.&nbsp; The government of Nepal developed and implimenting National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. We have focused our major activites to support the government action plan.&nbsp;</p> <div>&nbsp;</div>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '33', 'title' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'caption' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'environment-and-climate-change-adaptation', 'image' => '9677_what-is-climate-change.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>SDPI - Nepal has been working with local forest stakeholders groups and conducting follwing activites:</p> <ol> <li>Strengthening of local forest group</li> <li>Promotion of good governance</li> <li>Enhance ecological and social resilience strengthening of communities</li> <li>Awarness program on impacts of climate change.</li> <li>Supports for diversification of livelihood options for poor and vulnerable group</li> </ol>', 'page_type' => 'page'))), array('id' => '5', 'title' => 'Where We Work', 'caption' => 'Where We Work', 'parent_id' => '0', 'url' => 'where-we-work', 'image' => '', 'long_desc' => '', 'page_type' => 'page', 'child_page' => array(array('id' => '6', 'title' => 'Working Area', 'caption' => 'SDPI working area : Introduction of place and map', 'parent_id' => '5', 'url' => 'working-area', 'image' => '6922_11287297_10205126029924511_1208422360_n.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p class="Textbody" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Initially we have stated our initiations from Simle Village of Sindhupalchok district. The area was badly affected by the devastated earthquake in 2015. The conditions of people in Simle are facing lots of problem regarding education health, agriculture, unemployment. These factors may affect the people life standard directly or indirectly. All the houses are destroyed. Still the people of Balephi is compel to live under difficult circumstance. Children are deprived by quality education, nutrition and health care.</p> <p class="Textbody" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">&nbsp;</p> <p>The great earthquake of April 25 and aftershocks most severely affected six districts. Gorkha, Sindupalckowk, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Dolakha were highly affected were identified by government on Nepal, Ministry of Industry (MoI). According to Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 63,885 private homes in Sindhupalchowk were completely destroyed by earthquake.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ol style="list-style: initial; margin-left: 10px;"> <li>91% (383 of total 557) of total community schools are destroyed by earthquake said by Assistant District Education Officer Sewant Raj Koirala. There were 4113 classrooms and 87947 students were enrolled in these schools.</li> <li>Nepal is ranked as one of the poorest nation in Asia with unemployment rate over 40% having the per capita GDP of less than $1000. Due to earthquake 31 districts got major economic crises. It brings the shortage of food, labor, and crisis in Nepal.</li> <li>Economic impact of Earthquake-Agriculture: According to Ministry of Agriculture Department the total loss to agriculture sector amounts to NPR 10 billion. Losses of food stocked by farmers in houses alone stood at NPR 8.11 billion. Similarly losses amount to NPR 887.5 Million. As the agriculture sector employs 33.7% of the total population, damages to the sector is also likely to impact employment within the country.</li> <li>This statistic shows that the conditions of people in sindupalchock are facing lots of problem regarding education health, agriculture, unemployment. 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Entrepreneurs are an innovator who markets their own innovation. &ldquo;Entrepreneur is an individual that develops a new or improved product, service or way of doing things that can exist independent of the creator, and bears the financial responsibility for risks in bringing their development to market&rdquo; (NACCE,2010).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Nepal as an economically backward country where 23.1 million (47 percent) out of total population is stumble under the problem of unemployment or underemployment (Nepal Planning Commission and Employment Promotion Commission). It&rsquo;s estimated that Nepal&rsquo;s population of 28 million continues to experience high levels of poverty, especially rural poverty, and high levels of unemployment and underemployment (Bajrachary, 2011). Thus, Nepal as a developing country exercise of entrepreneurship among economically inactive can play the significant role in the development of nation and individuals itself. It&rsquo;s aid to social economic aspects of citizen alike per capital income, life expectancy, literacy rate and others. It also helps to achieve sound psychological heath as well as family well-being.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />The main objective of Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is to enable the environment for the economically inactive youths to work inside the country. Thus, they can mainstream in national development.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>List of programs under the theme of Entrepreneurship:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/entrepreneur-startup-award">1. Entrepreneur Startup Award</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP AWARD" href="/program/community-development-through-entrepreneurship">2. Community Development Through Entrepreneurship</a></p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '25', 'title' => 'Social Security', 'caption' => 'Social Security', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'social-security', 'image' => '9008_image001-4.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p style="text-align: justify;">Social Security is a common effort of a nation and its citizens to provide security to those under economic as well as the social threat. It can be considered as an inseparable part of social justice (Social security fund, 2017). It&rsquo;s increasingly popular throughout the nation to enhance of either poverty cutback, post-conflict uncertainties, and entrenched social inclusion.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Government of Nepal has established the provision for social security in the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2015. It mention &ldquo;the indigent citizens, incapacitated and helpless citizens, helpless single women, citizens with disabilities, children, citizens who cannot take care themselves and citizens belonging to the tribes on the verge of extinction shall have the right to social security, in accordance with law (Part 2 of section 43)&rdquo;. However, implementation remains a major issue.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Though Government of Nepal has felt the importance of social security's, the situation of social protection is weak. Vulnerable and deprived people are still excluded from services. Especially senior citizen, single and widow women, marginalized, disabilities, unemployed and other people are still unable to entertain social security's services.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aim to established social security friendly villages and to promote it. SDPI envision government to utilize Social Security fund in full function to alleviate poverty and enhancing people&rsquo;s living standards.</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '30', 'title' => 'Education ', 'caption' => 'Education ', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'education', 'image' => '8915_Jul0312-News-EdnFund.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>Education is a basic human right and a significant factor in the development of children, communities, and countries. For development country like Nepal education helps to break the intergenerational chains of poverty. &nbsp;Many children or young adult are a drop out from secondary or higher education due to lack of financial crisis within the family. Such family pressurizes them to engage in income generating activities either by migrating to urban areas or flying abroad for employment opportunities.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the Nepal labor force survey (NLSS) 2010/11, almost 39.1% people in the age group 6 years and above and 43.5% people in the age group 15 years and above are still deprived of the opportunity to be literate. Nearly 55.5 percent females compared to 28.4 percent males lack knowledge and skills to read and write a simple sentence. (Education for all, 2015)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) aims children living in poverty and a vulnerable situation will be acquiring quality and skill-based education.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '29', 'title' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'caption' => 'Disaster Risk Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'disaster-risk-management', 'image' => '8474_natural-disaster-relief-charity-response.jpg', 'long_desc' => 'Disasters create a significant impact in Nepal, often turning it into a disaster-prone zone. While disasters cause immediate poverty through the loss of lives and productive assets, the country's vulnerability to natural calamities is further heightened by encroachments in high-risk marginal areas. As a developing nation, Nepal relies on assistance and support from international communities and friendly nations to strengthen its capabilities for natural disaster prevention and reduction. Establishing early warning systems is recognized as a crucial element in this effort. Given Nepal's susceptibility to disasters, it's imperative to acknowledge its status as a disaster-prone zone. The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI - Nepal) actively collaborates with national and international organizations to increase community awareness about disaster risk management, aiming to mitigate the impact of disasters and build resilience in vulnerable areas.', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '32', 'title' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'caption' => 'Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'biodiversity-conservation-and-natural-resources-management', 'image' => '7243_IMG_2094-e1429411921491.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management is the primary thematic area of SDPI - Nepal. The major issues of concerns related to natural resources: deforestation, land/habitat degradation, and loss of biodiversity. To address these concerns, we focus on institutional capacity building of community.&nbsp; The government of Nepal developed and implimenting National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. We have focused our major activites to support the government action plan.&nbsp;</p> <div>&nbsp;</div>', 'page_type' => 'page'), array('id' => '33', 'title' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'caption' => 'Environment and Climate Change Adaptation', 'parent_id' => '4', 'url' => 'environment-and-climate-change-adaptation', 'image' => '9677_what-is-climate-change.jpg', 'long_desc' => '<p>SDPI - Nepal has been working with local forest stakeholders groups and conducting follwing activites:</p> <ol> <li>Strengthening of local forest group</li> <li>Promotion of good governance</li> <li>Enhance ecological and social resilience strengthening of communities</li> <li>Awarness program on impacts of climate change.</li> <li>Supports for diversification of livelihood options for poor and vulnerable group</li> </ol>', 'page_type' => 'page')))), 'site_info' => array('contact_google_map' => 'pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1485.485184498279!2d85.33721739407807!3d27.683331774121616!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x39eb1994cf3831db%3A0x7d5d4600b5c11e5e!2sSustainable+Development+Policy+Institute!5e0!3m2!1sen!2snp!4v1489902621087', 'contact_statement' => 'if you have any queries, please let us know.', 'contact_website' => 'http://sdpi.org.np'))) in View.php line 149
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