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The chapter discusses how gender responsive budgeting has been introduced and implemented in Nepal. It looks at the changes at the national level in terms of structures and processes. The chapter also examines how changes have been made at the local level to incorporate gender sensitive participatory governance through the Local Governance and Community Development Programme. The conclusion delves into the challenges faced in this journey of combining gender responsive and participatory budgeting in Nepal.
Purusottam Nepal, Under Secretary/National Programme Manager, Local Governance and Community Development Programme (LGCDP), Programme Support Unit, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Kathmandu, Nepal. Email: nepalpuru@yahoo.com.
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The LGCDP has put one, usually female, social mobilizer in each VDC and each ward of municipalities. There are altogether 4,600 social mobilizers in LGCDP. These social mobilizers facilitate meetings, support poor women to raise their voice, help to record minutes and give trainings on the reflect model of social mobilization. The women members of the WCF/CAC said that they have been empowered through this model of social mobilization. Before joining the groups, they had hardly spoken during meetings, but now they are raising their voices and taking a stand until male members agree to reasonably address their issues. Indeed, it has been a successful model of empowering women on the process of local planning and accountability.
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After sitting in reflect classes for one year, all the members of CAC/WCF are now working as social mobilizers.
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Nepal, P. (2016). Institutionalizing Gender Responsive Budgeting in National and Local Governments in Nepal. In: Ng, C. (eds) Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting. SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, vol 22. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24496-9_9
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