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F.a: Increasing access of local people especially disadvantaged groups to public resources and govt. ser-vices/entitlements

The aim of the project is to promote the implementation of the ESC rights, especially right to education, food and health at the local level by raising awareness in local communities of their rights and the capacity to claim their rights, as well as influe ncing the authorities and capacitating them of their obligations. Government accountability should influence in the equal access to rights. In addition, the aim is to monitor the implementation of the commitments relating to the rights and administrative p rograms, and to promote links between rights holders and accountables. The main result of project objectives are as follows 1. The local community capacity to demand the right to education, food and health implementation has been strengthened: 2. The Gover nment and local authorities responsibility TSS implementation Rights has increased. The primary target group of the project are the local communities, as well as the responsible local authorities and service providers in 5 village committees in five differ ent counties. Particular attention is paid to the participation of vulnerable groups such as Dalits and indigenous communities, as well as in the consideration of the gender equality. Districts are the same as in the previous project: Morang, Makawanpur, K aski, Banke and Kailali. The village committee new ones. Based on the results of the previous project, the primary beneficiaries, the amount can be estimated at around 4 000 people. Insec was founded in 1988, its main aims is to promote the rights of perso ns working in informal sectors. Since then, the organization in its field has expanded. INSEC is one of the most important and most reliable human rights organization in Nepal. The organization was registered in 1991. It makes extensive documentation and r eporting, and also acts as a central source for data of human rights situation in Nepal. INSEC's activities include monitoring, advocacy, information at the grassroots level and the training and capacitating of different actors. INSEC's focus has been prom oting in particular the cultural and political rights and democracy, but the organization's new strategy emphasizes more strongly the ESC rights. www.insec.org.np