Community Health Initiative Project
The Community Health Initiative (CHI) Project, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), was implemented by DEPROSC-Nepal under the leadership of the Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI). The project was implemented in five of the 20 Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Amargadhi Municipality in Dadeldhura, a hill district in the Far-Western Region of Nepal.
| Donor | CIDA/CECI |
| Start date | 1999 |
| End date | 2001 |
| Project Districts | Dadeldhura |
| Achievements | A total of 2,333 severely malnourished children under the age of five were rehabilitated. A total of 3,392 severely malnourished children under the age of five were enrolled in Nutrition Education and Rehabilitation Programme (NERP) sessions. The growth of 15,159 children was monitored monthly in 157 villages. Community awareness and interest in the construction and use of pit latrines increased. People became more aware of the importance of utilizing health services by visiting health institutions. Communities became more conscious of growing and including green vegetables in their daily diets. Thirty new gravity-fed drinking water systems were constructed. Fifty existing gravity-fed drinking water systems were extended or rehabilitated. A total of 1,200 new households in the project area gained access to safe drinking water. A total of 2,200 new latrines were constructed. A total of 2,100 new kitchen gardens were established to produce vitamin A- and iron-rich vegetables. A total of 3,000 new iron smokeless stoves were installed in the Jumla project area. A total of 2,000 improved earth/stone smokeless stoves were installed in the Baitadi and Dadeldhura project areas. Women’s active participation in health, nutrition, and sanitation programmes increased. The number of villages in which community members could identify at least three causes of diarrhoea increased. The number of villages in which community members could identify at least three causes of respiratory infections increased. A total of 82 safe delivery kits were distributed. A total of 121 pregnant women received iron and folic acid tablets. |
