Dear Reader, We hope this finds you well and safe. As the COVID-19 wave hits Nepal, and the broader South Asia region, we are wading into uncharted territory again. Last year, despite the disruptions caused by COVID-19, सीप—and many of its partners—found ways to adapt and sustain their skilling initiatives. This was possible in large part due to: i) an increased and accelerated adoption of digital solutions; ii) innovations in business models; iii) diversification of skilling areas; and iv) expanded shared-value multi-sectoral partnerships that allowed diverse institutions to leverage and optimize resources.
UKaid Nepal Skills for Employment Programme (सीप) Monthly Bulletin: April 2021
Dear Reader,
We hope this finds you well and safe. As the COVID-19 wave hits Nepal, and the broader South Asia region, we are wading into uncharted territory again. Last year, despite the disruptions caused by COVID-19, सीप—and many of its partners—found ways to adapt and sustain their skilling initiatives. This was possible in large part due to: i) an increased and accelerated adoption of digital solutions; ii) innovations in business models; iii) diversification of skilling areas; and iv) expanded shared-value multi-sectoral partnerships that allowed diverse institutions to leverage and optimize resources.
In the Agriculture sector, for instance, to supplement their in-person classroom and mobile farm-based trainings and strengthen supply chain connections with farmers and agri-MSMEs, Shreenagar Agro Farm, began exploring and testing development of an integrated mobile-based application i.e. Shree Kisan App. This App, led by an anchor firm like Shreenagar, is intended at integrating smallholders and MSMEs into the digital economy to build access to key market information, inputs, skilling/reskilling programs, and broader markets. Similarly, cognizant of the training and market linkage gaps in the Maize value chain, Shreenagar successfully built a strategic three-party collaboration model—with local Governments and Cooperatives in the Lumbini Province—to ensure smallscale producers, especially women, get the resources and training they need to increase their production, access markets, and build sustainable livelihoods. ...( View More )