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Item People Participation for Bamdibhir Community Forest Management in Chapakot, Kaski(Faculty of Sociology, 2014) Adhikari, LaxmiPeople participation has remained one of the major issues in the development discourses even today. The decades of development efforts in the third world countries in general and Nepal in particular have proved that until and unless the real beneficiaries of the development involve both in planning and decision making and implementation and post implementation phases, the sustainability of such development can not be expected. Changes in the development paradigms since World War II to till now have evident that the planners, policy makers and the development professionals have realized the importance and the role of the local community to make the development meaningful. This study was carried out in Bamdibhir Community Forest located in Ward no. 3, 5 and 6 of Chapakot VDC, Kaski with three major objectives: (1) to critically examine people participation for Bamdibhir CF management; (2) to critically analyze the role of Bamdibhir CF in resource management and livelihoods improvement of local people; and (3) to analyze the socio-economic and environmental benefits to local people through Bamdibhir CF. The study was carried out applying four major methodologies, namely (1) interview with committee members and the users; (2) focus group discussion (with committee members); (3) observation of the forests; and (4) case study. Eleven committee members were selected purposively and five UG members were selected randomly to gather information aimed at achieving research objectives. The study revealed that the local people are the one who can and should take charge of their development on their own to make it sustainable. Participation of local communities in various stages of development such as, problem identification and planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, benefit sharing and care and maintenance ensured both the conservation of Bamdibhir forests and effectiveness of the development program. Poverty is widespread among the local communities. Poverty is the consequence of various factors. Easy access to forest resources helps local communities to shape their livelihoods. Farming and livestock raising are the major livelihoods of the majority of rural people. The study revealed that restoration of Bamdibhir forest has improved not only the forest condition but it significantly helped to uplift the living conditions of the village people by allowing alternative livelihood options. The case study also reveals the same. People participation is not only the means to implement a particular activity but it has various dimensions which can help ease the lives and livelihoods of the communities. When people gather together for common purposes, it strengthens the cohesiveness among local people which, ultimately, helps to those who are living in abject poverty and vulnerability. The participation of CFUG in Bamdibhir Community Forest management has improved natural, social, financial, human and physical capitals, which are the major livelihood assets of the community. More importantly, opportunity to participate in local development processes has ensured the access of marginalized sections of the community in decision making and apparently empowered them for their better lives.Item Socio Economic Status of Magar Women in Lama Dada Village: A Case Study in Arkha VDC of Pyuthan District(Department of Rural Development, 2017) Mahatara, MadhavA thesis entitled"Socio Economic Sattus of Magar Women in LamadadaVillage: A Case Study in Arkha VDC of Pyuthan District".The mainobjective of the study is to identify socio-economic condition of Magar peopleof Arkha V.D.C. VDC. Due to the time and other limiting factors to study allthe aspects of Magar was not possible. So, some problems are specified as aform of research question and specific objectives. This study is based ondescriptive analysis cum exploratory research. Both primary and secondarydata have been used in this study and in the case of nature of data bothquantitativeas well as qualitative data were used. The study shows 7(14.56%) families, work as wage laborer for theirlivelihood. There are 2(4.16%) families, who involve in services. Similarly,1(2.08%) families are involved in Business/ Sales and 1(2.08%) families workas carpenter. This table indicates that Magars in the study area are mainlyfarmers. The study shows that all households grow maize, millet, wheat,mustard etc. Paddy products are 24.96 percent, potato and Card mom products12.48 percent. Maize, wheat and millet are grown by all household.Similarlya mustard product is 83.2 percent. Maize and millet is sown in the same land.Similarly wheat and mustard grow in same land and same time. The studyshows that out of 48 households 41.46 percent have 0-5 ropanies Bari whereas29.12 percent have6-10 ropanies, 14.56 percent have 11-15 ropanies, 10.4percent have 16-20 ropanies and 4.16 percent have above ropanies Bari. Asregards the Khet, only 20 percent have their own Khet. Among them 12.48percent have 0-5 ropanies Khet whereas 6.64 percent have 6-10 ropanies.There is no land to all the households in Khet. The study shows that 6 households (13.33 %) have food sufficiency for up tothree months. It is meant that those families have to depend on wage earningfor more than 9 months. The study shows that only 18 households have goodsufficiency of the total households. In case of insufficiency of food grains ofthe total households 4.44 percent get additional support from different serviceseg. Peon, servant and army, 2.22 percent form business/sales and 48.89percent from wage labor. Every household have to depend upon more than thesources of additional resources during insufficiency of food grains. Theresearchshowsthat themajordecisionsrelatedtoamountofmoney tobespent on the purchase of machines and small agricultural implements byrespondents is high. It was found that 83%of the respondents were fullyinvolved inmajordecisionmakingabout themoney tobespent forpurchaseof seeds and 27.3% respondents were partially involved.Only2%of thewomen heads of the family independently take the decision.The role ofwomen respondents in thepurchaseof the farmmachinerywas 100%.Therespondentsweregivenno importance especiallywhendecisionsweremaderegardingbuyingof agriculturalimplements. Thefindingshowedthatwomenoftheseareasweredependentonforestasasourceoffodderandwereboughtthefodderfor their livestock. Women’sroleintheproductionofcropsandharvesting is very important. In the rest of the activities related toincrease toproductionandharvesting, the involvement of women isalmost.Mendominated inmajorityof thefarmdecisions inruralfamilies. Decisionsrelated to buying and selling of land,machines andother agriculturalimplements; improvementsofharvestand livestockmanagementweremainlytakenbyheadof thefamily.Item Women in Household Decision-Making Process among British Ex-Army Families(Department of Sociology, 2007) Thapa, Dev MayaIn general, this study attempts to analyze the women’s role in household decision-making among British Ex-armies. The main objective of this study is to analyze the women’s role in their household decision-making and to assess the influencing factors of women’s role in decision-making. The study area is wards no. 4, 14 and 15 of Lalitpur sub-metropolitan of Lalitpur District. In the present study, descriptive research design has been applied. The qualitative and quantitative data were acquired. Qualitative as well as quantitative methods have been applied to collect primary data. The applied data collection techniques are Interview, Key Informant Interview and Focus Group Discussion. The total of 60 respondents was samples using random sampling method among the British Ex-army families. The research findings suggested that there are; 78.33 % nuclear families and 21.67 % are joints, males are household heads in 43.33 % families and females head in 56.67 % families. At present, 43.33 % British Ex-armies are still in the foreign employment. The economically active population is 75.17 % of the total population. The total 96.48 % family members of the respondents are literate. Nearly 40 % families have invested their income on productive sectors like business, finance, bank, cooperative, school and college etc. Only 18.33 % wives of the British Ex-army are owners of the family’s lands and 13.33 % women are involving in GEASO’s women organization. Nearly 37 % respondents (women) decide at all times about their families because of the absence of their husband and guardians. With consultation, both male and female of 60 % families decide to choose the occupation of the family members. The females decide alone about lending and borrowing money in 30 % households. The female members of 46.67 % household have dominant role on decision of children education and female of 43.33 % families have dominant role on health treatment. The major influencing factors of women’s role in household decision-making process are education, socio-economic status, social norms, values and traditions, employment situation, rights to property, economic dependency or independency, family’s role, empowerment, opportunity, awareness, participation, legal provision and socio-physical infrastructure. Some important recommendations are: educational level of women should be raised; proper management should be made to empower them and training institutes to provide employment opportunities. They should have access over land and property; awareness programs should be launched to eliminate the gender discrimination. Women should be brought into the main stream of the development, moreover in the nation building. There should be respected the voices of the women in the society as well as in state. Women should be participated in the restructuring Nepal through the social inclusion. Encouragement should be done to them to participate in the social activities. Opportunities should be given to them in decision-making process inside as well as outside their houses. Legal provision should be practiced in behavior; policies and programs related to the women’s participation, their empowerment should be implemented effectively. From the academic point of view, there is needed to carryout the further research in the same topic but in the other areas for policy implication in the field of enhances the women’s role in decision-making through household, community level and the national level as a whole. Thus, there is needed to undertake the research in the various fields of the women of the British Ex-armies such as socio-economic status of the women, women’s participation in politics, community development and resource mobilization, other influencing factors of the women’s role in decision-making, gender issue, women’s participation in decision-making in the ecological basis and in deferent level and fields, women’s participation in nation-building through social inclusion and so on.Item Women's Status on Decision Makingprocess in Community Forestry(Department of Rural Development, 2008) Magar, Min KumarOther the past years Forest is the most essential natural resources of rural livelihood,especially rural people are attached to forest from the birth to death. In addition, forthe proper protection of the forest it shouldhandover the nearest group of peoplewhich is generally known as community forest. The empowerment of women and their involvement on decision making process is veryimportant and also it has been the burning issue in the present context. Womenrepresentation in the CF executive committee is the urgent necessary to protect the CFand they must involve in decision making process. Women are the main stakeholders offorest and thy do not have wide access on decision making. So, an active participationis one of the important indicators for finding out the women’s status which effect ondecision making. This may be one of the key elements of women empowerment anddevelopment. The study is carried out in community forest of Dharampani VDC of Pyuthan districtwhich is situated in the mid-western region of Nepal.Field study, observation andquestionnaire, focus group discussion, interaction, meetings were conducted to knowabout the women status on decision making process. Community forestry has developed at platform for leadership development of manyrural women, which supports to increase women participation in the decision makingprocess. It does not mean only women should be prioritizes and male should be lessemphasis. Both jointdecision making process support to achieve the good practices ofdecision making and empowerment of men and womenequally. Ifso, women status ondecision making process will be strong and development also will be sustainable ruraldevelopment of each sector including community forest