FDM was assigned to conduct rapid assessment of the Sajhedari-STF project that builds on USAID/Nepal’s prior Sajhedari Bikas (SB) project. The objective of project was to provide primarily technical assistance to the Government of Nepal (GON) in transitioning from a unitary state to a federation of provinces with more effective, accountable, responsive, and inclusive local governance. FDM was contracted to carry out the rapid assessment to collect primary data from citizen/household-level surveys in the targeted geographic areas of the Sajhedari-STF project in order to set baseline values.
Study Area: Bardiya, Banke, Dang, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Dadeldhura, Doti and Bajhang
Sample: 2000
Tools: Survey, FGDs and KIIs
Duration: January 2020 – April 2021