A statement issued by the US Embassy in Kathmandu said the project initiated in 2006 and implemented in Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, and Kanchanpur districts empowered youth to play a more constructive role in their communities.
"The project enabled creation of village youth committees; engaged youth in small-scale community service projects including planting trees, improving roads, and assisting in dispute resolution; provided training in conflict management, leadership, and social mobilization; and facilitated events that created opportunities for interaction and collaboration between youth from different geographic areas and ethnicities," said the statement. The project had received support from the NIKE Foundation in the form of sports materials.
“The groups organize activities that offer creative alternatives to conflict, develop new skills, and promote self-confidence, which is considered a priority after 12 years of conflict in Nepal that disproportionately affected the country’s youth,” said Beth Paige, Mission Director of USAID/Nepal, in the statement.
The two-year US$ 600,000 (Rs 48 million) project was funded by USAID and implemented by Mercy Corps and Backward Society Education (BASE).
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