Browsing by Subject "Community development"
Now showing 1 - 14 of 14
Results Per Page
Sort Options
Item Benefit potential of ecotourism in Nepal(Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences ,Rural Developmen, 2023) Pasa, Rajan BinayekThis study underscores on the area of benefit potential of ecotourism in the context of Nepal. However, professional background, personal interests, and the gaps in literature review had tremendously motivated the researcher to explore the benefit potential of ecotourism. Moreover, this study applies quantitative approach and cross-sectional survey design. The numerical data were collected from 745 community people (tourism entrepreneurs) belonging to three ecological regions: Mountain, Hill, and Tarai. The researcher has brought theoretical insights from alternative tourism development (i.e. ecotourism, cultural tourism and creative tourism), assets based community development approach, sustainable rural livelihood approach and theory of practice, which are then supported by the empirical findings in the study. Empirically, the study was conducted around Sagarmatha national park (UNESCO Heritage site) located in Pasang Khumbulhamu rural municipality of Solukhumbu district; Annapurna conservation area (Largest conservation area of the country) located in Annapurna rural municipality of Kaski district and Chitwan national park (UNESCO Heritage site) located in Ratnanagar municipality of Chitwan district. The household survey, key informant interview and participant observation techniques were applied from 20 October 2019 to 30 December 2019 for collecting numerical data and generating narrative information. Statistically, social demographic index seems significant for the analysis of family food sufficiency, personal means of transportation, land ownership types and ecology but insignificant for sex group and caste/ethnicity. Ecotourism index seems significant for entrepreneurial skills, beneficiaries’ groups, and ecology and insignificant for types of tourism services. The KAP index seems insignificant for gender, ecology, and caste/ethnicity. Multiple benefits indexes seem significant for number of accommodation room and ecology but insignificant for beneficiaries group, types of tourism services, caste/ethnicity and business investment. Logistic regression model for types of tourism service with respect to social demographic and entrepreneurial characteristics, KAP and economic benefit found significant. Factor analysis model developed two significant explainable factors (government support, marketing, plan; community, culture, and hospitality) from KAP related variables and developed four significantly explainable factors (community building and infrastructure; cultural sentiments and social capital; transformative role of women and hospitality; agro-ecotourism and garbage management) from multiple benefits related variables. Discriminant functions model explained knowledge as stronger predictor than attitude for the educational choice and explained economic benefit and cultural benefit as stronger predictors than social benefit for migration decision. Multiple regressions model for KAP index with respect to social demographic characteristics found significant and the multiple benefit potential index with respect to entrepreneurial characteristics also found significant. Finally, ecotourism is creating economic, social, cultural, environmental, education and health benefits to the community people significantly. Thus, knowledge generated from this study has greater implication on knowledge level (at conceptual, theoretical and methodological), practice level (to the experts and stakeholders who are working for tourism and rural development) and policy level (to the policy makers and planners working in central and local levels).Item Foreign AID in Nepal: A Case Study of India(Department of Economics, 2019) Koirala, RachanaNot AvailableItem Impact of Community Forest on Bio-Divrsity Conservation and Community Development (A Case Study of Sigash Community Forest of Siddshowr V.D.C. Baitadi District)(Department of Rural Development, 2009) Bist, Krishan SinghThis study aimed to analyze the impact of the community on biodiversity conservation and community development activities choosing Sagas community forest as case study sites this study tried to focus on the existing vegetation status of community forests attitude of forest user groups towards biodiversity conservation and community development activities, potential an successful community development activities that was initiated by forest user group in the community .The study covers both sociological aspects of community forests users group and biological aspects of community forests. Basically sociological aspect covered by household questionnaire survey informal & or formal for discussion with forest user groups and committee members and biological vegetation aspects covered from detailed forest inventory record in the community forests. The perception and attitude of people is very positive towards biodiversity conservation and community development .The desire diversified well stocked and dense forest resources in their community forests similarly people are very interested on community development through forest user groups but decentralization of the authority and physical resource have to be provided from local government sector.There is very good institutional strength and decision making capacity within and between the forest user groups .The over all impact of community forests seems very positive and encouraging. The forest biodiversity status (flora fauna)is also increasing after the establishment of community forest management system. This whole study was completed within six months time due to limited time frame in the research purpose though it was not sufficient to analyze in depth biodiversity status.Present study mainly considered the records of tree species and other woody vegetation as basic element of forest biodiversity assessment. The diversity of the sespecies indicates the higher diversified biological resources in the forest area .There are little trees 192 poles 10918 saplings regenerations per hector in the Sigash community forests .Some community development activities like construction of Siddshnath, tamale, path, tape, etcare done by FUGs. Now they are planning for implementation of green road through the village. Finally present study shows thatpeople have positive attitude towards biodiversity conservation and community development activities and community forest has made significant on these regards.Item Impacts of Homestay Tourism on People's Life: A Comparative Study of Amaltari and Ghaleygaun of Nepal(Faculty of Rural Development, 2021) Acharya, SureshHomestay tourism developed as an alternative form of tourism. In rural homestay, tourists stay with host family, get chance to enjoy and experience host family culture and life ways in purely local setting. The community managed homestay tourism, driven by sustainable development approach is expected to benefit especially, the grassroots and isolated but culturally and naturally rich community economically with simultaneous protection of environment and traditional culture. This dissertation focused on Impacts of Homestay Tourism on People's Life: a comparative study of Amaltari and Ghalaygaun in Nepal. The study adopted exploratory and descriptive design, with mixed methods and triangulation approach to the study. The study covered two ecological zones; one in the southern terai (plain land) region and next from the northern hills of Nepal. The study is based on multi stage sampling that comprised of purposive sampling for selecting the homestay in two ecological zones and subsequently the simple random sampling for selecting household units of 20 host households and 20 non-homestay households for impacts study. SPSS and Excel were used as analytical tools. The case study conducted in Amaltari Madhyawarti homestay and Ghalegaun revealed that it has huge potential for homestay tourism. Not necessarily the modern infrastructure and the climate, but of course the basic amenities, the natural beauty, the culture, history and isolation from the usual life ways that many of us do have contributed to flourishment of homestay with the average annual income of Rs. 293,200 and Rs. 213,226 in Amaltari and Ghalegaun respectively contributing to 45 percent of the total yearly income of the HHs. The perception of the operating host members, non-homestay HMC members, tourists, the associated Government line agencies and other NGOs on tourism development were more positive. The research findings identified much agreement among the two villages suggesting that homestay has been instrumental in bringing positive impacts; economic gains, employment generation, social cohesion, enhanced community infrastructure and cultural and environmental preservation. However, there is loss of traditional economic activities with declining interest on agriculture, cultural ways of life and intense work pressure. Among the two villages, Amaltari was a novice while Ghalegaun was in the maturity stage of Butler’s (1980) Life Cycle Model. Despite the duration of their homestay experience of the two villages, the Doxey’s (1975) Irridex Model practically prevailed in both the villages with not much difference. An attempt was also done to distinguish the motive factors of the host community and the tourist that is crucial for increasing the opportunity and diluting the challenges prevailed in the area. The findings concluded that the desire to economic gain, and increased employment among local people as the major driving factor to homestay entrepreneurship. The study concluded that there are four pillars to success and sustainability of homestay; natural, cultural, potentiality realization and leadership at local level. The synergy of leadership and the self-motivation of locals is pivotal in homestay tourism development. However, the emigration of able bodied man power in the villages resulting elderly ones back in the village was a challenge to homestay expansion and lack of funds for the poorest was another serious obstacle for creating inclusive homestay as it advocates pro-poor tourism for rural development. Equally, the role of all stakeholders including the government can add life to homestay sustainability especially in rural areas that are in dire needs of assistance in big projects such as infrastructure development. Hence, policy implications emerging from findings have been outlined and future strategies are suggested.Item Mobilization of saving and credit of community development found for women: A case study of Bhalam VDC of Kaski district of Nepal(Department of Management, 2011) Kanu, Birendra PrasadNot availableItem People's Participation in Community Development Possibility and Challenge (A study of Walling Municipality, Syangja)(Faculty of Sociology, 2013) Kafle, Madhab PrasadParticipation is one of the basic components in the development process of providing economic and social benefits to the people, It remains an essential ingredient of human progress and prosperity in the society. The country's economic development requires people's access to serve affordable and sustainable development. Now a days people's participation has become a sharp tool for developing such projects or programmes. It can be a useful and sustainable means. This study focuses in the institutional process people's participation in developmental activities, implementation of project and sharing its benefit and discusses affecting factors relation to people's participation. The main objectives of the study are: • To identity the possibilities and challenges of people's participation in community development • To examine the existing situation of local people's participation in community development • To find out the possible motivating and inhibiting factors for people's participation in the process of community development. To meet the objective of the study, the researcher has undergone in many literacy reviews such as dissertations, books, journals and reports. It was found that Socio- economic and demographic characteristics i.e. family income occupation, age, culture, gender, education and ethnicity affect directly or indirectly on the situation of people's participation. Further, people's participation is not a momental phenomena. It appears and disappears suddenly. Rather it is a continuous process which does not end with the completion of the development programme. The study is descriptive mainly based on primary source of data. Questionnaire for the interview schedule was the main tool used to generate the required information. Similarly, interview with key informants, group discussion and field observation are also carried out for generating the information for the research work. Out of 289 respondents, 95 respondents were randomly selected for the interview. Likewise data have been collected from five key informants and two group discussion have been held. Of the educational status of the study area, nearly 85 percent of the population are literate most families of the nuclear type. Average family size is 5 to 7 members. Major income sources of household is Agriculture, foreign remittance, livestock rearing and business. Respectively, situation of people's participation in various development activities was found medium despite the abundance of educated manpower. Politics was found very determinant factor in the generation of participation. It was concluded that people's participation is motivated by the balanced representation either by direct benefit or by people's faith towards leadership. Women participation in development group was found mainly for saving and credit purpose. Main emphasis should be paid towards making people's feeling of ownership upon the developmental activities.Item Role of Community Forest in Community Development A Case Study of Dhubang V.D.C. Ward No. 2, Pyuthan District(Department of Sociology, 2017) Acharya, Tika RamThe Community Forestry program in Nepal officially started in the late 1970s. Since then concerning movement has been evolving to involve local communities in the management and utilization of forest. The policy of the government was originally intended to meet the basic forest products required by the communities through active participation in forest development and management. It was observed that the trend of forest degradation has decreased since the handing over of national forests to local communities, but a number of unintended social anomalies have also cropped up. Such anomalies essentially constitute of the inequality and unfairness in the local and national level and terms of long-term sustainability of forest resources. Based on the above facts it can be concluded that the FUG has emerged as a viable institution for community development using local resources. It has been found that the FUG has maximum benefits to the underprivileged group of the community from such community development activities.Item The Role of Community People to Achieve Self Reliance: A Study of Srijana Bikash Kendra Pokhara, Kaski(Faculty of Anthropology, 2017) Baral, Dilli RamThis study was completed through community people’s involvement and participation at all stages of goal selection, mobilization of resources execution of community development centers enabling the institution to achieve self-reliance. The collective effort, sense of ownership, empowerment, and representation of marginal groups in development activities and programs of community people in finding their solutions are more massively remarkable to be self-reliant. The imported and imposed resources ultimately create dependency. To resist the dominance of dependency the community people work together to improve own their lives, the result is permanent strengthening the capacity of local people and renewed hope for the prosperous future. By revolving round the issues of participation ,empowerment of local people, ,representation of marginal in the mainstream of development pogroms of Sirjana Bikas Kendra is minutely studied with the theoretical and conceptual framework of people-centre or grass-root level development approach in which people to be self-reliant. This study throws light upon the people’s participation or the role of community people to be self-reliant in case of the Sirjana Development Cent , Pokhara, Kaski which is located at the Pokhara –sub metropolitan city Ward no 8, Simalchaur, Pokhara. The researcher applied both qualitative approach and descriptive to explore various indicators and aspects in terms of SDC development in general and the role of community people for achieving self-reliant in particular. This study conducted the in the periphery of Srijana Bikas Kendra in which 40 local community people and 15 active members of the intuition had been purposively sampled from the community on the parameters of age gender religion ,occupation, ethnicity, involvement etc. The study consisted of both primary and secondary data to justify the study by applying the revisit of journals smarika case study unstructured interview observation focus group discussion and opinion based questionnaire among various local people and active members. The study shed light upon the lessons and challenges related to local people’s participation as well as the working patterns of the community people. Furthermore it emphasizes upon the role of community people who should have taken the initiation first to develop the sense of ownership .Foreign aid - support and help is reduced and this center is moving forward for achieving the self reliant. Collective effort, team building, co-ordination effective communication, mutual understating, unity sense of ownership involvement of community people, women empowerment, representation of women and children with various factors are responsible to achieve self-reliance. In nutshell, the process of achieving self-reliance is hindered with the involvement of people in each and every sustainable development process i.e. from planning functioning monitoring and evaluation stage and the sense of ownership ultimately brings self-reliant. For this, participation, empowerment representation of marginal group is key for determining the success of community development programs.Item Role of Grameen Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sastha Limited for Uplifting Income of Rural People in Nepal (A Case Study of Belbari Municipality, Morang)(Department of Economics, 2019) Rai, Khem RajThe study entitled Role of Grameen Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited for Uplifting Income of Rural People in Nepal: A Case Study of Belbari Municipality of Morang District has been conducted for the purpose to meet the academic requirement for MA thesis. Study tries to answer some important questions about income generation and microfinance in the periphery of rural people. More specifically and precisely, this study has picked issue of poverty reduction by microfinance through Grameen Bikas Bank (GBLBSL). The study is trying to answer impact of Grameen Bikas Program to rural people of Belbari Municipality of Morang District which is in province-1. Hundreds members have been selected as sampled and collected required data and information for the study. After analyzing those data and information, it is found that Grameen Bikas Program of GBLBSL has positive impact to most of those members. They have experienced some economic as well as social improvements after intervention of the Grameen Bikas Program. However, there are some financial literacy problems among low income group. GBLBSL needs to extend its financial coverage along with financial literacy program. Occupational diversification of the women is one of the strong impacts of GBLBSL. Before bank intervention 24 percent engaged in "housekeeping" and 44 percent were engaged in 'agriculture' sectors. But now, most borrowers have changed their traditional occupations housekeeping and agriculture sectors and have adopted new business for higher level of income. One of the important achievements of organized GBLBSL is that it has successfully helped out rural women and increase co-operative behavior among them. The main features of the GBLBSL are that it provides loan without taking any collateral and on the group guarantee basis through its door to door visit service or field activities work. In totally, positive role of the GBLBSL in changing socio-economic condition of rural poor women have been found from the field observation. It is also observed that some of the borrowers could not be able to take advantage by GBB program due to their bad nature.Item Role of Mother Group to Women’s Empowerment: (A Case Study of Mahila Bikash Bahu Uddesya Aama Samuha Pokhara Metropolitancity, Lamachaur-19, Kaski)(Faculty of Sociology, 2021) Thapa, SushilaMother groups are the main changing agent in the development as well as women empowerment and working actively in the rural areas of Nepal. Thus, this research work entitled “Role of Mother Group to Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study of Mahila Bikash Bahuuddhesya Aama Samuha, Pokhara Metropolitancity, Lamachaur-19, Kaski" was carried out to find out the process of mother group formation, mobilization factors and the relation of mother group in the women empowerment during the fiscal year 2074/75. For this, a study was undertaken in exploratory, descriptive and analytical away.Both primary and secondary data were utilized for this study along with an interview, , and case studies. Mahila Bikash Bahuuddhesya Aama Samuha is one of the leading mother groups in the community development and women empowerment in Kaski district and the location was convenient to study role of mother group for the women empowerment and social development. This is matured mother group is working for nearly 28 years has big experience in the field of social problems, community development, and women empowerment. This mother group was established in 2057 BS by the active participation of 15 women with the objective of to take action against those who trouble due to excessive drinking and gambling to establish good society by eradicating women violence and to protect the right of women and to spread out awareness of their right, then to conduct the different kind of training to empower the women and self dependent. It has executed by eleven members of executive committee to run the mother group. This mother group was found an ideal group and actively involved in the community development as well as women empowerment since the period of 2060 BS. This mother group is composed of 84 mother members with different caste and ethnicity. Nearly 36.9 percent of the members were at the range of 41-50 year age, 52.28 percent from Chhettri and 41.67 percent members were in secondary education. The group was composed of 89.29 percent Hindus. The major occupation of this group was agriculture (65.48%) followed by business (17.85%), Government services (11.90%), foreign employment (0%), and tailoring (4.76%). The fund of the group was collected from the different regular sources like membership, deusi-bhailo, marriage and other ritual functions, utensil rent, interest, and other sources. The major source of income of this mother group was marriage ceremony which accounts 62.65% followed by interest on bank deposit (13.49%), Deusi-bhailo (11.34%), membership (5.9%), Teej program (3.07%), utensil rent (3.5%), and other sources (1.04%).The collected fund was invested in many development and social welfare activities. This mother group was focused to mitigate the social problems like domestic violence, social crime, social welfare, construction and recreational activities in the community. For the empowerment of women, they run literacy program, health and sanitation program, awareness raising program, and income generating program. Meeting, training, workshop made them more active and independent. By the various activities, they are capable in decision making, and involved in social, political, and development activities in the community. From these all conducted activities by mother group, members gained the respect and dignity from their own family and other persons in the community as well.Item Roles of Non Government Organization in Community Development (A Case Study of Tulasi Meher UNESCO Club,Kavre)(Department of Sociology, 2012) Nakarmi, NileshNot availableItem Socio - Economic Impact of Community Forest Users' Group (A Case Study of Rama Community Forest Users’ Group of Jhapa District)(Department of Economics, 2014) Khatri, Hari BahadurNot availableItem Women empowerment hrough Microfinance: A case study of Kahun VDC, Kaski(Department of Management, 2013) Shrestha, SoniNot availableItem Women Empowerment through Transformational Social Mobilisation Programme Under Local Goverence and Community Development Programme (LGCDP) (A Case Study of Devdaha VDC, Rupandehi District)(Department of Economics, 2014) Paudyal, NarayaniNot available