Food Security and Resilient Livelihoods with Focus on Earthquake Affected Families through Civil Society Strengthening (SUSTAIN)

About this project

The project aims to support 2,500 smallholder households in the districts of Jajarkot and Rukum West in western Nepal to sustainably secure their livelihoods and improve their nutrition and income situation by strengthening civil society structures (self-help groups, CBOs) and local administrative and government capacities. The target group includes earthquake-affected households and marginalised groups (women, youth, Dalits, Janajatis, people with disabilities). The project promotes climate-smart agricultural practices and access to quality inputs. By supporting sustainable entrepreneurial activities (green enterprises), the project creates new income opportunities for marginalised groups (women, youth) through local value creation. To consolidate these efforts, the project is working with civil society organisations to prioritise climate-resilient agricultural and economic development in local development plans and policy strategies, and to build relevant administrative and institutional capacity. The project follows a multi-stakeholder approach, collaborating with long-standing (RRN) and new (MIC, FTG) national partner organisations, CBOs, local governments and other civil society actors.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 13Climate Action

Published by

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) · Government

Countries

Nepal

Sectors

Household food security programmesDemocratic participation and civil societyAgricultural inputsEmployment creation

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focus

Places

Kathmandu

Published by Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 30 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: DE-1-202506004-8310.

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