Projects

Consortium for Electoral and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS)

Purpose: To support in increasing people participation in law making process, to promote rule of law, to strengthen democracy and political accountability through legislative discourse.

Budget: NPR 27,247,758.00 (Approx. US$ 400,000)

Program Duration: 54 Months (Dec 2010–June 2015)

Funding Agency: USAID through The Asia Foundation (TAF) and National

Democratic Institute (NDI)

Key Person: Dr. Sagar Prasain, The Asia Foundation

Tel.: 9851043448, Email: sagar.prasain@asiafoundation.org

Location: 66 districts out of 75 districts in Nepal

Partner Organizations: WomenAct

Agenda Discussed

  1. Bills related to voter list, CA Election, Local Election for Good Governance, 2nd CA Election, Local Body Election Amendment 2013;
  2. Bills related to Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Disappearance Commission, and Witness and Victim Protection;
  3. Bills on Domestic Violence, Social and Gender Inclusion, and Witchcraft;
  4. Bill on Electricity;5. Bills on Labor and Land Acquisition;
  5. Bills on Social Security and Private Security; and
  6. Bills on Procedure Regarding Administrative Authority and Contempt of Court.

Highlights of the Program

  1. Performed 855 (19 issues x 45 districts = 855) youth and women focused legislative town hall meetings;
  2. 43210 individuals participated altogether;
  3. Participants included youth from political parties and their sister organizations, youth clubs, NGO activist, CBOs, journalist, local stakeholders and other issue related organization;
  4. 15 moderators and 15 reporters were mobilized for each town hall meeting.
  5. Informal meeting among 50 youths is conducted in each district and their views were collected;
  6. Meetings involved collecting opinion/recommendation through group discussion, group presentation, open floor (comments) using audio/video recording, note taking and meta-card collection etc.;
  7. The recommendation and suggestion were documented and analyzed, and submitted directly to the concern stakeholders and to the public through press release/conference;
  8. Report publication.