JuRI’s technical support to 17 Local Governments to draft GESI-CIP
31 March, 2025
JuRI Nepal is providing technical support to 17 Local Governments to draft Gender Equality and Social Inclusion- Comprehensive Implementation Plan (GESI-CIP). Among them nine local government units (LGUs) are of Koshi province and eight LGUs of Sudur Paschim Province.
Koshi based nine LGUs includes; Biratnagar Metropolitan city of Morang, Chaudandigadhi, Triyuga, Belka and Katari Municipality of Udayapur and Molung, Manebhanjyang, Chisankhugadhi and Siddicharan Municipality of Okhaldhunga. Similalrly, Sudur Paschim based eight LGUs includes; Mangalsen, Kamalbazar and Safebagar Municipality of Achham, Budhiganga Municipality of Bajura, Jayaprithivi Municipality and Bitthadchir Rural Municipality of Bajhang and Patan and Dasarathchand Municipality of Baitadi.
As planned JuRI has completed LGU level consultation during Mid- February to end of March, 2025 and CIP is under finalization process. All the events were led by respective LGUs and JuRI and UNFPA team was mobilized to facilitate the discussions and JuRI’s GESI experts are finalizing the CIP as agreed in the consultation workshops. This support was intended provide technical support in these LGUs to allocate GESI responsive budget and monitor the progress. JuRI has plan to handover these CIP to all the LGUs by the end of April, 2025. These initiatives were carried out by JuRI under its partnership with UNFPA.