Annual Report 2007/2008 - Poverty Alleviation Fund, Nepal

BOX 2PAF in Terai Border VDCSince the beginning of the reporting year,PAF has laid special focus on Terai borderVDCs of five Terai districts PAF is currentlyworking to uplift the living standard ofthe poor. Of the total 59 VDCs, 17 VDCs(29 per cent) of five bordering districtsare covered by PAF. Facilitated by 14different partner organizations, a total of242 Community organizations arepursuing different income generation andcommunity infrastructure related projectsin these areas, benefiting 50,614 poorhouseholds. PAF has agreed to provideover 110 m Rupees to these communityorganizations. Of the total assistance 84per cent is directed to income generation while 14 per cent is on infrastructure related projects.Of the beneficiaries CO members 70 per cent are female, 65 per cent are hard core poor and 44 percent Dalits, among others.Table B2(A): Details of PAF Work in Terai Border VDCDistrictNo of Border VDCTotalBorderVDCsPAFCoverageBorderVDCsNo. of COAgreementCO MemberBeneficiariesTotal Agreement PAFAmount (in million)Kapilvastu 18 6 127 3695 67.04Mahottari 7 3 47 1008 16.04Rautahat 5 3 19 686 9.81Sarlahi 15 2 15 446 5.71Siraha 14 3 34 839 11.71TOTAL 59 17 242 6674 110.3100% 29%CHART B2(A): Poverty-wise CO Members inTerai Border VDCsCHART B2(B): Ethinicity-wise CO Membersin Terai Border VDCs47