Nepal

Capital: Kathmandu

Administrative division: 75 districts

Total population: 26,494504 (2011 census)

Literacy rate: 65.9% (M=75.1%; F=57.4%)

Political

Federal Democratic Republic

Geography

Landlocked country

Three physiographic areas: Mountain, Hill and Terai (lowland).Eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the highest point on Earth Mount Everest is in Nepal.

Social

Hindu: 81.34%

Buddhist: 9.04%

Muslim: 4.39%

Others: 3.81%

Christian: 1.42%

Economy

Agriculture: 40%

Industry:22%

Services:37%

CARE International in Nepal

Overview • Operational in Nepal

since 1978• CARE Nepal is currently

implementing 11 projects in 45 out of 75 districts in the country

• Working modality: Partnership with national and local NGOs, federations/networks, and Community Based Organizations

Core programmes• Women’s Empowerment

(Violence against women & girls, reproductive health rights, economic empowerment)

• Natural Resources Environment/Livelihood

(Livelihood, DRR, Climate Change)

Focus Population• Landless, Dalits, Janajatis,

Kamaiyas, Haliyas, People living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, Conflict- & Disaster-Affected People

• Women , children and youth cut across all the categories