Learning Route on women’s empowerment, business development and sustainable natural resource management. Scaling-up programmes for the rural poor in Nepal. 6 to 13 December, 2014. IFAD & PROCASUR. More contents at: http://asia.procasur.org/portfolio_item/nepal-learning-route/

1. Case Study Analysis
Guidelines
Lumbini, 10 December 2014

2. Devitar & Khaireni experiences
1. Women’s empowerment: changes in women’s role at household
and community level, gender relations (decision-making process,
involvement in IGAs), leadership’s role
2. Formation and strengthening of rural institutions: group
mobilization, creation of saving & credit groups, formation of
cooperatives and coop 'network
3. Sustainable management of natural resources: environmental
management (access to land –leasehold & individual plots -
sustainable NRM strategies, land use planning, water),use of NR for
the development of IGAs (forest resources and agricultural
resources).

3. Cases Analysis
Strengths
What can we recognize as internal
strength or good practice?
Opportunities
What have been the enabling
conditions and what are the
opportunities today?
Challenges
What kind of challenges still persist? Are these challenges related to internal
or external factors?

4. Dynamics: Step 1
 Group Analysis of the 3 Thematic Areas / 2 Cases
A
B
C
40’

5. Dynamics: Step 2
 Lessons Learned per Thematic Area - 15’
What did I learn from these experiences that can be useful to improve the
performance of the activities implemented in my own country / community?
A
B
C
Women’s
Empowerment
Rural Institutions
Sustainable NRM

6. Dynamics: Step 3
 Knowledge Fair: share your lessons – 45’
 Wrap up session, 15’
A
B
C

7. Groups
GROUPS PEOPLE FACILITATOR
A. Women’s
empowerment
Silvia+ Francesca+
Cambodia+ Bangladesh +
Aryal + Kenya (6)
Giulia, Tanya
B. Rural Institutions Juliane + Bala Ram+ Viet
Nam + Central Asia+ Hare
(7)
Meena, Ariel
C. Sustainable NRM HVAP + Nirmala+ Thailand
(8)
Dhruba, Alisa