This is the case in Nepal, where a number of PWPs are operating in isolation, outside of any sort of coherent and comprehensive national strategy - and with mixed results. However, a lack of international evidence on PWPs means that their role as part of a wider social protection programme is often unclear. Public Works Programmes (PWPs) can be effective social safety nets, creating employment opportunities, buffering against short-term shocks and contributing to wider economic growth. More broadly, the project will help influence policy through research, stakeholder engagement, coordination of PWPs, and support to the revision of programme guidelines and government acts. We will also be providing capacity building support, working with the Government to strengthen institutions, systems, and processes around PWPs. This evidence will be used to inform programme improvements and scale up the role of the programme in national social protection policy.

Our team will help redesign and pilot the currently unsuccessful Karnali Employment Programme (KEP), working to monitor and gather evidence on outcomes.

In association with Cardno IT Transport and Deego Pvt Ltd, we are providing technical assistance to the Government of Nepal to help improve failing programmes and develop capacity for designing, monitoring, and implementing new ones. Although there are a number of PWPs operating in Nepal, they are not part of a coherent and comprehensive national strategy and their results are mixed.

Poverty alleviation program in nepal