“Clean Campaign Challenge”(SAFA GHAR CHALLENGE)

Clean Bagmati River

Basin

Surrounding Areas of the Bagmati

River Basin are Clean

Increase the Participationsof Students

and Their Families on TheChallenge

Families are Convinced and Have a

Knowledge on How to Participate in
“SafaGhar Challenge”

Students are introduced to “SafaGhar

Challenge” and they are convincing their
families to participate

Ideas on Redecoration of Student are Educated About

House with Waste Material is the 3R and Composting of
Introduced.
Students are Aware of theOrganic Waste
Present Condition of
Bagmati
 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR THE BAGMATI RIVER BASIN

I. Background Information

Project Title Clean campaign Challenge (Safa Ghar challenge)

Name of Proponent/s & Contact Aakansha Sharma:  [email protected]

Email
Bibhuti Thapa:[email protected]
 
Punam Waiba: [email protected]

Project Site Schools inside Kathmandu Valley

Number of Target Beneficiaries 300-350 participants

Estimated Project Period 4 Months

II. Project Description

Project Problem(s), Objectives and Results

 1.    Plastic-free Bagmati
What is the specific dream future for 2.    Clean  river and safe water quality
the Bagmati River Basin to be 3.    Healthy and sustainable Bagmati River Basin
addressed directly by the project? 4.    Proper waste Management

1.    Quality Education

Describe the contribution to the 2.    Clean Water and Sanitation
SDGs of the project. 3.    Sustainable cities and communities
4.    Responsible consumption and production

Describe the contribution to the 1.    People will benefit from the clean river water
improvement of the area situation system around their surroundings.
(Bagmati River Basin)/people’s lives
of the project. 2.    The surrounding environment will be plastic-free
and the aquatic biodiversity of the river will be
restored.

3.    With the use of organic waste, people can grow

organic vegetables on their terrace which promotes
a healthy lifestyle.

1.            Plastic-free Bagmati Basin and it's

What are the objectives of the surrounding.
project in response to the dream 2.            Behavioural Change.
future? 3.            Restoration of aquatic biodiversity.
4.            Students will learn about SDGs
5.            Students will be aware of their acts
towards Bagmati.
6.            Students will engage in post-program
surveys and activities.

What are the expected outputs? 1.      Reduced waste production

Also, include target quantitative
outputs 2.      Recycled and reused waste for a significant product
like flower vase, hanging flowers, bamboo fences,
art, and crafts, etc.

3. Awareness about Bagmati and SDG

Session 1:
Identify the corresponding activities
that will be done to achieve the 1.    Ice breaker & Introduction
objectives and the expected
outputs. 2.    Introduction of Bagmati River Basin and SDGs

3.    Activity: Discovery dialogue(What is the one thing that

you want to change to create a better world?)

4. Distribution of Survey form

5. Introduction to 3R,  composting, and redecoration of

the house with waste material
  
6. Introduce them “The Safa Ghar Challenge”

7.  Explain the judging criteria of the competition 

Medium: Online( Zoom/Google Meet)

Time: 50/55mins
Tools: Presentation and Video

Session 2:
1.   Introduction to 3R,  composting, and
redecoration of the house with waste
material  
2. Introduce them “The Safa Ghar Challenge”
3.  Explain the judging criteria of the
competition
4.  Conduct interactive activities with
students
5. Introduce global goals through video
6. Further showcasing videos and content on
3R and composting

 
Medium: Online( Zoom/Google Meet)
Time: 50/55mins
Tools: Presentation and Video

Session 3:

 Thank you note and motivation speech to

students
 Winner announcement
 Take commitments from students and the
closing ceremony
Medium: Online( Zoom/Google Meet)

Time: 50/55mins
 Tools: Presentation and Video

Describe how you will monitor and 1.    By monitoring the number of participants in the
evaluate the progress of project challenge we can evaluate the progress of the
implementation and achievement of project.
outputs/contribution of your project
to the Bagmati River Basin. 2.    With the active participation of the students, we
can measure the output and its contribution to the
Bagmati River Basin.

Local Participation

1.    School will be a part of the project planning as

Specify the participation of they are the beneficiaries who will assist the
beneficiaries in project planning, students to participate in the sessions.
implementation, management, and
contribution to costs.  
2.    Students will be a part of the implementation
plan i.e. clean campaign.

State whether the local government 1.            If the funding isn’t enough we will provide
or other line agencies will be winners with gift hampers and goodies
involved in project implementation.  vouchers instead of cash.
In what way will they be involved
(eg. provision of cash or in-kind 2.            The content of the project could be
contribution, technical assistance.)? published in different social media sites of the
non-profit organization.

Participation of Young Women and Men and Vulnerable Youth and Children [1]
Describe how young women and 1.    Young women will be the ones who will be
men and vulnerable youth and participating with their children. So the main role to
children will share the be played while participating in completion will be of
responsibilities of and the benefits women.
from the project.
2.    Vulnerable youth will be given full priority and
the program will be designed as per their comfort
and mobility will be done as per need.

How will the project result in 1.    When everyone will be given equal opportunity
gender-related or vulnerable-related none will feel left out and gender-related issues will
changes such as access to and be solved. Even the women can lead will be
control of resources and benefits, something our participants might feel.
division of workloads and time-use,
etc.? 2.    When the whole liberty is given to them their
power and creativity will be determined by their task
which will bring some positive behavioural changes. 

Project Management and Risk Assessment

Identify the external factors that 1.    A public health situation would limit the mobility of
could influence people (i.e. COVD-19)

success or cause failure of the 2.Schools and colleges might back down to let us
project. conduct classes.

3.  Organizations might not completely favour such

activities as life is still not normal amid the crisis.

4.  Seed money might not be sufficient for the

nominees.
 What measures will be implemented 1.    Virtual training can be an option as in-person training
to prevent or mitigate the identified is not a great thing during this time of crisis.
risks?
2.    Sponsorships might be an option if the seed money
isn’t enough.

3.    Schools and colleges nearby can be consulted with if

further educational institutes back down.

How will you ensure that 000youth Virtually and with proper counselling to the students,
and children participate in a safe training can be conducted. Furthermore, children below
space and manner throughout the 12 years of age can be trained along with their parent's
project? presence in the virtual meeting. This way, both children
and their parents can be a part of the change.
Furthermore, virtual training is the best we can do this
time which will surely create a safe space for the
implementation of our project idea.

Sustainability/Phase-out Mechanism

Describe how this structure intends This project can be a small step towards the change. If
to sustain/continue the project the implementation of this project is successful, we can
benefits? run such projects in the long run with the help of students
we trained. Implementation is only possible with a
behavioural change and so is the change possible when
we start analyzing things differently. This project can set
an example for other schools and suburbs.

III. Implementation Schedule

Activity Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr

Pre-Preparation on how to conduct a webinar 18-      
30

Approach the school and organisation with the   1-20      

proposal.

Introduce them about Bagmati and Sustainable 20-

development goals  30

Teach student about 3R, Composting, and   1-15     

redecoration of the house with waste material

Introduce them “The SafaGhar Challenge”

Teach further on 3R principle and SGDs, 15-

conduct interactive activities with students  30

Take commitments from students and closing 1-15

ceremony

Evaluating the score and participation ratio     15-  

20

Collection and compilation of data       20-  

25

Announcement of winner and certificate       25-  

distribution along with cash prize and gift 30

Preparing the final project report 5-

10

IV. Cost Estimates

 Major Budget Items Quantity Cost

The reward for clean campaign 3 Participants 10,000

winners

Communication Charge  3000 for each 9,000

Zoom 1 Account for 3 Months 6,000 for 3 months

Miscellaneous 5,000

Estimated Total Costs 30,000

[1]
Vulnerable youth and children are defined as but not limited to:

a. Youth/Children from poor and socially excluded groups (Dalits, Janajatis, Muslims, Marginalized groups)

b. Young people/Children who identify as LGBTIQ or as being of a sexual minority, located across the Kathmandu,

c. Youth/Children from the group - persons with disabilities (PWD)

d. Youth/Children from low-income household

e. Young people/children who have migrated to Kathmandu for higher education and are studying in government
schools,

f. Out-of-school /drop out young women who are engaged in informal urban employment

g. Marginalized community youth/children living in informal settlement

h. Youth/children who had early or forced marriage

 
Instructions:

1.       Youth project team will accomplish the form beforehand: Activity, Description and
Target, Person Responsible, Planned Start and End Dates, and Monthly
Remarksregarding the challenges that they have encountered and Accomplishments
they have delivered in their project implementation.

2.       Youth project coordinator will schedule a monthly check-in with the team to check
the progress of their activities.
 Clean Campaign Challenge”(SAFA GHAR CHALLENGE) Project Monitoring 

Activity Description Person Start Date End Date Monthly Remarks

and Target Responsi
ble

Planned Actual Planned Actual Challenges Accompli

shments

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Finding Approaching  Aakansha 5th Jan  7th 25th Jan - As schools
Schools schools for Sharma Jan are planning to
conducting run their
virtual classes classes
from students of physically,
grade 7-10 conducting
classes in a
virtual platform
is a bit
problematic.

Final
Proposal Writing Punam  2nd Jan  2nd  3rd Jan  3rd  There were no Proposals
writing  proposal letter Tamang Jan Jan problems while are ready.
to approach writing the
schools and proposal.
sponsors 

Finding Exploring Bibhuti  2nd Jan  5th  30th Jan   Since the
sponsors potential Jan schools are not
sustainable Thapa confirmed yet.
companies that Approaching
are willing to sponsors has
sponsor. Ex: been put on
Bamboo straws,
 brush, utensils. hold.
Handmade
basket, earrings.
Jute bags. Etc 

Note: This document should be shared between and among the youth project team and youth
project coordinator for monitoring.

Supplementary Questions:

1.       On support needed from YfA: What support do you need from YfA to implement
your project better?

a. YFA can help us find schools to conduct sessions.

b. YFA can help us with the provision of zoom account or any other virtual means of
communication.
c. In case of sponsors denying our proposal, YFA can donate us some seed money. 

2.   On project budget: Is your budget utilized according to plan and efficiently? Why/why not? 

Ans. We haven’t used our budget yet. 

3. On participation of young women and men and vulnerable youth and children: Have you
reached out to young women and men and vulnerable youth and children to participate in
your project?

Ans. As the project aims to educate the school children about the basics of 3R principles and
sustainability, the majority of our participants will be children and vulnerable youths

How are they engaged in your project?

They haven’t yet engaged but they will be participating in the challenge which will have a
positive impact on the environment.

4. On safeguarding:

Are there any safeguarding issues reported?

Ans: Not Yet

(If yes) How did the team respond? N/A

What are the potential risks and threats the team should be wary of for the following activities?

Ans: Since the sessions are planned to be virtual there are chances of cyberbullying And
humiliating the host or co-participants if that’s the case we will be taking acting wisely on that
time.