1. WELCOME
Krishna Tiwari
Nirdhan

2.  Concept:
Health costs Poverty
(vicious cycle)
Deplete savings, Sell productive assets,
borrow money at high interest rates or
forgo health care services
Thousands of families fall into poverty everyday due to illness.
Moreover, the causes of illness and inefficiencies of HHs
economy is not found in most contexts rather expenses for the
imported materials in the name of modern life style are being
occurred.

3. Objectives
 Goal:
Contribution to: poverty reduction through alternative
energy uses and reduction of increasing health risks.
 Major objectives:
1. Introducing and scaling up the use of improved cook
stoves
2. Employment generation in alternative energy sector
3. Entrepreneurship development
4. Alternative energy market creation

4. Coverage

5. Coverage Areas
5 to 6 North-south corridors
(Attariya, Kohalpur, Butwal, Tanahun,
Hetauda, Itahari)
District: 20 – 25 ( MEDEP covered districts will be
matched together)
Number of beneficiaries:
HHs – 5000 (Direct)
People – 25,000 (Indirect)
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6. Model of Action

7. Methods to achieve the objectives:
1. Awareness
2. Access to MHI
3. Capacity building
4. Risk transfer
Cross cutting issues:
1. HHs environment improvement
2. Conservation of Natural resource base
3. Health risk reduction
4. Female empowerment

8. Appeal to join hands for
safe energy practices
THANK YOU!