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Standard Project Report 2016
land plots become available, additional families have expressed their willingness to join the reclamation gardening
programme in 2017, either by extending their own gardens for cultivating vegetables and fruits or joining the
expanded community gardens. Additional inputs are planned for 2017 in the event that there will be increased
demand for those willing to join the programme.
Progress Towards Gender Equality
Throughout the implementation of the PRRO, WFP advocated for the participation of women in decision-making
processes and in leadership positions in the camp management committees. WFP advised all stakeholders that at
least 50 percent of the people participating in all complementary activities were required to be women. Women’s
participation was stressed in all orientations, training sessions, workshops and meetings held for partners and
beneficiaries. Women’s partnership in project management positions was emphasised so as to provide them with
increased opportunities, allow them raise their needs and concerns, and empower them with skills and confidence
in decision-making.
In the cultural context of Nepal, men overwhelmingly enjoy positions of leadership and power. In particular, men are
the primary receivers of benefits of public services and are the primary decision-makers. Women, meanwhile, face
many discriminatory social norms such as child marriages, seclusion during menstruation and child birth, and
minimal social access to property ownership. In such a context, WFP’s requirement for women’s participation in
leadership positions helps to increase social awareness of the right of women to be included in decision-making and
to contribute to society on an equal level as men.
The results of WFP’s post distribution monitoring undertaken at the end of 2016 indicated that this continued
emphasis placed on women’s improved roles produced encouraging results, as WFP achieved the set target (50
percent) for proportion of women b