A Review on CARE Nepal’s Activities on Urban Poverty Reduction in Nepal

2009

Urban Development Project 2006-2008 was initiated CARE Nepal with objective to develop innovative ways of engaging and influencing on urban poverty reduction issues; increase knowledge base and strengthen skill and capacity of CARE Nepal staff and partners institutions; participate in deepening the understanding of urban poverty; and enhanced learning through the strategic agreement with regard to issues of women and youth. This study reviewed the strategies, experiences and activities of CARE Nepal under the project. The study had also recommended promoting vocational training components in their program to address the issues of unemployed, high school drop out youths and dependent family members of the squatter and slum communities.