Overview

This is a three-year project aimed at addressing critical health challenges faced by women, children, and adolescent girls in western Nepal. The project is implemented in Tribeni Municipality, located in Bajura District of Sudur Paschim Province.

The project seeks to enhance access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, including family planning, through a dual approach: improving the quality of care and promoting community-based health education.

Key Areas of Need

• Poor Health Service Provision
• Poor Care-Seeking Practices
• High Prevalence of Reproductive Health Problems
• Improper Health Education in Schools and Communities
• Discriminatory Practices
• Adolescent Health Issues
• Low Capacity of Health Workers and Lack of Continuous Medical Education

Project Goals and Indicators

The project aims to improve the health outcomes of 5,000 women, newborns, children, and adolescents in Tribeni Municipality, Bajura by ensuring equitable access to high-quality maternal, newborn, and child health care.

1. Strengthening delivery of safe, hygienic, and reliable MNCH and family planning services through improved health system infrastructure, capacity, and coordination.
2. Increasing access to high-quality MNCH and family planning services, enabling more women to utilize essential healthcare services effectively.
3. Expanding access to health services, including family planning through community-based health promotion measures.

Teams and Partners

• Funding Agency: Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation (EKFS)
• Implementing Agency: Karuna Deutschland e.V. and Green Tara Nepal
• Collaboration with: Tribeni Municipality, Bajura

Target Groups and Expected Reach

• 1,000 children will receive proper care and support through improved services at local health facilities.
• 2,600 mothers will benefit from mobile health services, including pregnancy and postpartum care, participation in health campaigns, and Mothers’ Group meetings.
• 2,000 school-going adolescents will benefit from school-based physical check-ups, adolescent sexual and reproductive health services, and comprehensive sexuality education.
• 350 men will be engaged through group meetings focused on women’s health, gender equity, and family health responsibilities.
• 42 health workers from 12 health facilities will be trained and equipped with essential medical supplies and work in upgraded, adolescent-friendly reproductive health facilities.
• 28 teachers from 7 secondary schools will be trained in delivering comprehensive sexuality education, and schools will be equipped with adolescent-friendly information centers.
• 27 Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) will receive specialized training in sexual and reproductive health to strengthen community outreach.
• 96 Health Facility Operation and Management Committee (HFOMC) members will be trained to strengthen community engagement, health planning, and facility oversight.
• 72 municipal and district officials will be capacitated and mobilized for health promotion activities and long-term health system strengthening.