| Administrative History | Allocations: 1971-1993; programme spending in 1993/94, 1994/95; see later annual reports for any subsequent allocations.
In the 1960s Save the Children (SCF) made allocations of funding to support Tibetan refugees in Nepal and to support the work of the Britain-Nepal Medical Trust.
In 1975 SCF agreed to support the Nepalese Children's Organisation in the implementation of its child care programmes in Nepal. In March 1976, SCF opened a mother and child health clinic at Surkhet and began a programme of home visits. In the next few years SCF expanded its work to include health programmes in Baglung, Dhankuta, and Chautara. These programmes, which continued into the 1990s, expanded to include nutrition and community development. From the 1970s-1990s SCF ran a number of health-related projects in Nepal such as the Bhojpur Drug Scheme, Health Post Support scheme, and training programmes. SCF's health programmes were handed over to Nepalese staff in the 1990s.
From 1977 to c 1985 SCF supported the Kosi Hill Area Rural Development Programme [KHARDEP]. In 1991-1992 refugees fleeing from Southern Bhutan set up camps in South East Nepal. At the request of the UN High Commissioner for refugees, SCF oversaw health care provision in the camps. During the 1990s SCF's work with Bhutanese refugees expanded to include HIV/AIDS education, support for children with disabilities, and funding for a local organisation providing job training. In 1997, SCF-UK, in partnership with Redd Barna [Save the Children Norway], made a grant of £98,000 to Maiti, an organisation in Kathmandu providing support to sex-trafficked girls. In the early 2000s SCF ran projects relating to girls' rights and safety. SCF's work focused on child rights, child participation in development, and education. In 2003 SCF-UK's projects in Nepal were handed over to Save the Children Norway. |