Blog | CMI Nepal https://cminepal.org COMMITTED NEPAL Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:33:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Orientation on Municipal Information Management System https://cminepal.org/orientation-on-municipal-information-management-system/ Sun, 05 Jul 2020 03:37:02 +0000 https://cminepal.org/?p=5461 In the month of June, COMMITTED oriented Waling, Tansen, Tikapur, Damak and Bhimeshwor municipalities on Municipal Information Management System (MIMS). Key objectives were to aware municipalities on how database management system works, its advantages and the steps towards making municipality digital and smart. With no doubt, Municipal Information Management System is very useful and reliable

The post Orientation on Municipal Information Management System first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> In the month of June, COMMITTED oriented Waling, Tansen, Tikapur, Damak and Bhimeshwor municipalities on Municipal Information Management System (MIMS).
Key objectives were to aware municipalities on how database management system works, its advantages and the steps towards making municipality digital and smart.
With no doubt, Municipal Information Management System is very useful and reliable system that supports municipality in proper resource management, organized service delivery, disaster management, effective planning and decision making process and so on.
MIMS is an updatable database system which can generate required sectoral data and assists municipalities on proper analysis.

Waling Municipality

Tansen Municipality

Tikapur Municipality

Damak Municipality

Bhimeshwor Municipality

Household and institutional related data required for the development of MIMS were collected, with COMMITTED’s assistance, two years back for the making of Municipal Profile. Development of Municipal Information Management System is one of third phase activities of our ongoing project ‘Enhancement of Local Governance, Service Delivery and Economic Development (EnLoG-SDEG).’

The post Orientation on Municipal Information Management System first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> Sharing on Revenue Practice of Damak Municipality https://cminepal.org/sharing-on-revenue-practice-of-damak-municipality/ Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:53:12 +0000 https://cminepal.org/?p=5453 COMMITTED organized a three day virtual meeting on ‘Sharing Revenue Practice of Damak Municipality’ from 9th to 11th June, 2020. The meeting was focused on discussion about how Damak Municipality has been exercising their Land and Property Tax collection. Damak along with Tansen, Waling and Tikapur shared their revenue collection methods and record keeping system.

The post Sharing on Revenue Practice of Damak Municipality first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> COMMITTED organized a three day virtual meeting on ‘Sharing Revenue Practice of Damak Municipality’ from 9th to 11th June, 2020. The meeting was focused on discussion about how Damak Municipality has been exercising their Land and Property Tax collection. Damak along with Tansen, Waling and Tikapur shared their revenue collection methods and record keeping system.
This program was a great learning and sharing platform for all the participating municipalities.

Representatives of Damak, Tansen, Waling and Tikapur Municipalities on Discussion About Their Revenue Practices

The post Sharing on Revenue Practice of Damak Municipality first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> COVID-19 Preparedness Maps for Municipalities https://cminepal.org/covid-19-preparedness-maps-for-municipalities/ Wed, 27 May 2020 02:13:48 +0000 https://cminepal.org/?p=5441 In response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Nepal, COMMITTED created informative maps to assist local government in its effort to contain the spread of Coronavirus disease.  We produced these maps to help municipalities respond in areas that are greatly vulnerable to COVID-19 and to mitigate the risk of transmission. The municipalities are: Damak, Bhimeshwor, Tansen,

The post COVID-19 Preparedness Maps for Municipalities first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> In response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Nepal, COMMITTED created informative maps to assist local government in its effort to contain the spread of Coronavirus disease.  We produced these maps to help municipalities respond in areas that are greatly vulnerable to COVID-19 and to mitigate the risk of transmission. The municipalities are: Damak, Bhimeshwor, Tansen, Waling & Tikapur.

The data used in the maps are generated from Municipal Profiles developed with technical assistance from COMMITTED.

Map of Quarantine & Isolation Centers in Damak Municipality.

Due to extended nationwide lockdown, daily wage laborers are greatly affected and are in immediate need of relief materials. This map shows families in Bhimeshwor Municipality whose sole source of income is daily wage.

Proper handwashing is considered to be the first line of defence to control the transmission of COVID-19. This map displays households in Tansen Municipality without direct water supply line, hence making them vulnerable to the global pandemic due to limited handwashing access.

Patients of Cardiovascular Diseases (Hypertension, Heart Attack), Chronic Respiratory Diseases (Asthma, Lung Diseases, Pneumonia), Diabetes and Cancer are considered vulnerable to COVID-19. Households in Waling Municipality with patients of such chronic diseases are displayed in the map.

In Tikapur Municipality, there are approx. 3,578 households with single women and 1,105 households with differently abled persons.

 

We have been collaborating with all the five municipalities through our project ‘Enhancement of Local Government Service Delivery & Economic Governance (EnLoG-SDEG)’.

The post COVID-19 Preparedness Maps for Municipalities first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> Local Government Comprehensive Plan Working Procedure https://cminepal.org/local-government-comprehensive-plan-working-procedure/ Mon, 04 May 2020 17:22:41 +0000 https://cminepal.org/?p=5430 Following our ongoing activities for the development of Comprehensive Plan (CP) of five municipalities-Damak, Bhimeshwor, Tansen, Waling & Tikapur, we have also developed a Working Procedure (Karyabidhi) to serve as a guideline for the development of local government comprehensive plans. This guideline will facilitate municipalities to conduct development activities in the immediate timeline, and establish

The post Local Government Comprehensive Plan Working Procedure first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> Following our ongoing activities for the development of Comprehensive Plan (CP) of five municipalities-Damak, Bhimeshwor, Tansen, Waling & Tikapur, we have also developed a Working Procedure (Karyabidhi) to serve as a guideline for the development of local government comprehensive plans. This guideline will facilitate municipalities to conduct development activities in the immediate timeline, and establish mean and way for amending their comprehensive plan in the future. It further reinforces institutionalization process for the establishment of various citizen centric approaches and mechanisms during the comprehensive plan development.

This guideline is a legal document and can also be adopted as a local act, should the municipalities choose to do so in the future. COMMITTED seeks to provide this model for replication and endorsement for other municipalities seeking to develop their comprehensive plans. The key objectives of the guideline are to establish the following:

  • Provide legal basis for the plan
  • Establish citizen centric structures and process
  • Ensure maximum citizen participation
  • Formulate mechanism to develop the plan
  • Define rights and responsibilities of the mechanism, key actors including citizens
  • Manage issues and priorities
  • Establish process for plan implementation and amendment

The drafted document was sent to all five municipalities for review and comments and with endorsement from the Plan Development Steering Committee, this document has now been endorsed and adopted by the Municipal Executive Bodies of four municipalities. Because of COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown, Damak Municipality was not able to endorse the working procedure. The municipality will review and endorse it as soon as the country gets back to normalcy.

This document was developed with the support from our EnLoG-SDEG project funding partner ‘The Asia Foundation (TAF)’ and its Subnational Governance Program partner ‘Public Policy Pathshala’.

The post Local Government Comprehensive Plan Working Procedure first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> Tikapur Municipality- COVID 19 Preparedness Maps https://cminepal.org/tikapur-municipality-covid-19-preparedness-maps/ Mon, 04 May 2020 17:18:32 +0000 https://cminepal.org/?p=5427 With the increasing number of COVID-19 infected patients in Nepal, COMMITTED has published informative maps of Tikapur Municipality. The maps will assist municipality to identify its citizens who are in greater risk and vulnerable to COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, also help local governments to provide needed services in respective region and minimize the rate of transmission.

The post Tikapur Municipality- COVID 19 Preparedness Maps first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> With the increasing number of COVID-19 infected patients in Nepal, COMMITTED has published informative maps of Tikapur Municipality. The maps will assist municipality to identify its citizens who are in greater risk and vulnerable to COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, also help local governments to provide needed services in respective region and minimize the rate of transmission.
Tikapur Municipality, within Kailali District of Sudhurpaschim Province, is one of five municipalities COMMITTED has been working with in the past three years. These maps are generated from census data COMMITTED assisted in collection and publication of a municipal profile document.

Until the present Tikapur Municipality has two COVID-19 designated Isolation Hospitals and four Quarantine Centers.

The post Tikapur Municipality- COVID 19 Preparedness Maps first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> Designated Hospitals for COVID-19 Outbreak in Nepal https://cminepal.org/designated-hospitals-for-covid-19-outbreak-in-nepal/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:15:39 +0000 https://cminepal.org/?p=5423 This is a detailed map of hospitals in Nepal designated for the patients of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Data used in the map are sourced from Nepal Government’s Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). The map is produced by GIS unit from COMMITTED. STAY HOME, STAY SAFE! Link for the map: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yD6ZrUVMaY0qXs7PaAncOptDi6Ed9Jj8/view?usp=sharing

The post Designated Hospitals for COVID-19 Outbreak in Nepal first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> This is a detailed map of hospitals in Nepal designated for the patients of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Data used in the map are sourced from Nepal Government’s Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). The map is produced by GIS unit from COMMITTED.

STAY HOME, STAY SAFE!

Link for the map: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yD6ZrUVMaY0qXs7PaAncOptDi6Ed9Jj8/view?usp=sharing

The post Designated Hospitals for COVID-19 Outbreak in Nepal first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> SMART Visioning Paves Path to Achieving Sustainable Development https://cminepal.org/smart-visioning-paves-path-to-achieving-sustainable-development/ Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:43:30 +0000 https://cminepal.org/?p=5392 The above phrase is familiar to many of us. We know it’s a must to have a vision and bring it on to reality with our action. Nevertheless, prior to action, there should be a clear vision and COMMITTED strongly believes that ‘SMART Visioning Paves Path to Achieving Sustainable Development.’ Whilst working for developing Comprehensive

The post SMART Visioning Paves Path to Achieving Sustainable Development first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> The above phrase is familiar to many of us. We know it’s a must to have a vision and bring it on to reality with our action.

Nevertheless, prior to action, there should be a clear vision and COMMITTED strongly believes that ‘SMART Visioning Paves Path to Achieving Sustainable Development.’

Whilst working for developing Comprehensive Plans of municipalities (Damak, Bhimeshwor, Tansen, Waling & Tikapur), COMMITTED in the month of December, visited all five of them to conduct visioning workshops among municipality officials – both elected representatives and departmental administrative staffs. The workshop reflected on the importance of having SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time Bound) plans and conducted various group activities to assist municipalities in creating their vision and mission statements which will be later conjoined in their comprehensive plan as well.

“Vision without Action is merely a Dream. Action without Vision just passes the Time. Vision with Action can Change the World.”  

– Joel A. Barker

Bhimeshwor Municipality

 

Damak Municipality

In addition to the visioning exercise, COMMITTED also verified sectoral policies and prioritized municipalities’ future programs according to their nature as: short, medium and long term. Verifying policies of sectors, such as Land Use and Settlement, Heritage Conservation, Parks and Recreation, Health, Disaster and Emergency Response, Transportation, Education, Local Economy Development, Public Works, Environment and Natural Resources, was very instrumental to add any missing agendas and feedbacks.

Tansen Municipality

Tikapur Municipality

Waling Municipality

We are hopeful that the visions which each municipality has envisioned, will surely yield greater impact through their robust execution. We are optimistic that these municipalities’ actions in comply with their visions will bring sustainable development and be role models among others across the country.

The post SMART Visioning Paves Path to Achieving Sustainable Development first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> SWOT Analysis Verification Completed in all Five Municipalities https://cminepal.org/swot-analysis-verification-completed-in-all-five-municipalities/ Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:19:03 +0000 https://cminepal.org/?p=5281 Following the completion of Focus Group Discussions (FGD) in five municipalities, there was in-house sorting preparation. Based on the feedbacks and information received during FGD, municipal profiles, national & local policies and international examples; SWOT analysis was prepared in order to identify municipalities’ strength and weakness along with opportunities and threats. It comprised of 12

The post SWOT Analysis Verification Completed in all Five Municipalities first appeared on CMI Nepal.]]> Following the completion of Focus Group Discussions (FGD) in five municipalities, there was in-house sorting preparation. Based on the feedbacks and information received during FGD, municipal profiles, national & local policies and international examples; SWOT analysis was prepared in order to identify municipalities’ strength and weakness along with opportunities and threats. It comprised of 12 different sectors namely: Land Use & Settlement, Health, Disaster and Emergency Response, Transportation, Education, Local Economy Development, Public Works, Environment & Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation, Gender Equality & Social Inclusion (GESI), Transparency & Accountability and Heritage Conservation.

After the SWOT analysis, a team of COMMITTED’s program staffs visited Bhimeshwor, Damak, Tikapur, Tansen and Waling municipalities to verify SWOT report with key informants such as Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Chief Administrative Officers, Ward chairpersons, relevant municipal sectoral staffs, and interested stakeholders.

SWOT Analysis Discussion in Damak Municipality

 

SWOT Analysis Discussion in Tikapur Municipality

 

SWOT Analysis Discussion in Bhimeshwor Municipality

The participants in all five municipalities gave their active participation and provided with resourceful feedbacks and missing agendas. The discussion also helped to analyze municipalities existing policies along with realization of formulation of additional important acts and guidelines. Local level participation, during the meeting, correspondingly helped to emphasize on the feeling of ownership and ignite awareness of duties and responsibilities among representatives.

SWOT Analysis Discussion in Tansen Municipality

 

SWOT Analysis Discussion in Waling Municipality

Furthermore, the SWOT in itself helped representatives to evaluate municipalities’ potency and limitations, which directed a pathway for new programs and project implementation.

The SWOT analysis is an important step to the development of long term Comprehensive Plan and is under the project ‘Enhancement of Local Government Service Delivery & Economic Governance’. 

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