reflections on nepal capacity 21 initiative - Department of Applied ...

3. Social Developmentof SCDP was never more than 50%. Table 4 illustrates the total provision of seed grants,human resource and capacity building, SDF credit capital fund, and opration cost providedto DDCs/SDFs to carry out CBO's development activities from 1997 to 2003.Table 4: Budget Release to Districts in Rs.District Seed Grant HRD & SDF Operation TotalCapacity Building Credit Capital CostSurkhet 3,232,254 959,247 10,350,342 4,125,080 14,541,842Kailali 3,205,438 1,060,824 10,217,344 4,647,743 14,483,606Dang 3,222,248 908,606 11,024,475 3,883,372 15,155,330Humla 3,010,808 1,886,601 3,789,331 4,443,026 8,686,740Myagdi 2,996,605 1,819,466 3,668,316 4,462,876 8,484,387Okhaldhuga 2,991,605 1,819,466 3,670,753 4,468,035 8,481,824Total 18,658,958 8,454,210 42,720,561 26,030,132 69,833,729Programmes like SCDP should not be perceived as credit agents alone. When a programmeis engaged in micro-finance activities, it is very important to implement activities thatare socially beneficial too. This will also act as a positive public relations campaign.32