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15 Jul 2010 | Press Clippings
Goechan village of Bajhang electrified, 80 households Benefited new!
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09 Jun 2010 | Press Clippings
The wives are now employing their husbands - Annapurna Post Daily
This is a story from doti how woman are pursuing collective vegetable farming to raise their livelihood.
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02 Jun 2010 | Press Clippings
PAF seeks $200m for next 3 yrs - Republica Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) Nepal, the World Bank (WB) supported anti-poverty project, has sought additional grant assistance of $200 million to implement its programs for the next three years, starting 2012.
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12 Apr 2010 | Press Clippings
A remote Accham village linked to Internet - The Gorkhapatra Daily
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31 Mar 2010 | Press Releases
Vidyadhar Mallik appointed as PAF Vice Chairperson, Vows to take PAF to a new high Mr. Vidyadhar Mallik, 53, has been appointed as the new vice chairperson of Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF). A cabinet meeting held on 19th March, 2010 took the decision to this effect. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Mallik was the Economic Affairs, Development and Administration Advisor to Right Honorable Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal.
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23 Feb 2010 | Press Clippings
WB's vice prez concludes week-long Nepal visit, Observed PAF programme in Dolpa - Nepalnews The World Bank (WB) Vice President for South Asia, Ms. Isabel Guerrero, concluded a weeklong visit to Nepal on Monday.
During her stay, she met with senior government officials, including Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, Finance Minister Surendra Pandey, and Energy Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat and political party leaders, among others.
During her stay, Ms. Guerrero also attended a meeting of the World Bank’s Regional Management Team for South Asia. Guerrero and members of her team also visited several development projects in western Nepal. She met with community partners and project beneficiaries of the World Bank financed Poverty Alleviation Fund and Social Safety Nets Project in Dolpa district as well as a micro-hydro scheme and a community managed school in Baglung district.
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28 Jan 2010 | Press Clippings
Prime Minister Nepal lauded the direct funding mechanism of PAF, Says there is huge leakages in anti-poverty programs - Republica
The news clipping is related to the high level coordination
and partnership workshop that was held on 25th of January, 2010. The workshop was attended my senor government officials, donor representatives, PAF officials, media and NGO representatives. Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, who is also the chairperson of the PAF Board attended the workshop for nearly 3 hours and addressed the gathering. The news clippings has it what PM said.
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27 Dec 2009 | Press Clippings
Goat keeping securing livelihood of the poor in Ramecchap
This is a story published in a popular nepali daily "Annapura Post" on Deceber 27, 2009. It mentioned
how PAF has helped the poor of the district through goat keeping.
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29 Oct 2009 | Press Releases
PAF Board meeting selected 170 partner organizations for 15 new and six old districts
A PAF Board meeting held Thursday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister and Board Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal selected 132 partner organizations for recently added 15 districts, and also added 38 POs in six regular programme districts.
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28 Oct 2009 | Press Clippings
Organic Farming in Nepal and 'Going Organic From School to Home' Project - nepalnews "Going Organic from School to Home" is a project launched to educate the community and students of Sankhu Suntole VDC Ward No. 8 Palubari and Ward No 9 Bishambhara about the benefit of organic farming and supported by Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF), Nepal.
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08 Oct 2009 | Press Releases
PAF reaches out to 86 thousand poor households in mid west development region
PAF has been able to reach to over 86 thousand poor households of the mid western development region.
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16 Aug 2009 | Press Releases
'PAF spurred rise in income, capacity building' The first ever impact assessment study has established that PAF, over the four years of its presence, improved economic status of the poor, facilitated social integration of excluded communities and enhanced underprivileged communities' capacity, creating a base whereby they can evict themselves out of the poverty trap.
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11 Aug 2009 | Press Clippings
A change in the lives of Meena, the single woman - Naya Patrika
This is a stroy of Meena, an inhabitant pf the remote village of Mastamandau, Dadeldhura, published in Nepali Daily--Naya Patrika. With Rs 18,000 assistance from PAF, she is raising buffaloes and her children. An life has a different meaning for the single woman with the increased income and confidence.
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11 Aug 2009 | Press Clippings
Four villages from Sindhuli electrified - The Kantipur Daily
This is a story of a micro-hydro scheme, constructed on the aegies of PAF and local communities, and how it is bringing a change in thier lives.
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08 Jul 2009 | Press Clippings
A school building on the aegies of women in Rauthat - PAF
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