Community Development Term Paper
Community Development Term Paper
1. Introduction
A. General Background
B. Ward Profie
C. Objectives
D. Statement of problem
B. Infrastructure projects
C. Social projects
D. Environmental projects
4. Analysis
5. References
6. Appendix
1. Introduction
A. General Background
A community is a place where group of people share common place, set of rules having
common goals to run the community for long run. Community is existed to fulfill the needs of
people residing in the place. To address the problems, finding solution for making community a
better place to live where are the main features of community. For this various plans and
policies are brought into the community. This is for the development of the community in
and building community as a whole. In other words creating roadmap of community for long
run. With this projects and programs that are brought into the community by consulting with
the people the concept of community development projects was begin into practice.
This research will examine the various projects that are brought in the ward no 1 of Nagarjun
Nagarpalika. Furthermore, it’s an implementation in the field will be analyzed. This research will
find out the relationship between ward and the local people regarding problems issued by
people whether it’s being carried out or not during five years.
B. Ward Profile
Tarakeshwor Municipality in the east and surrounded by Nagarjun forest in the north. Currently
the chairman of ward no 1 is Rameshowr Lama. In this ward mostly people are from Gorkha
district residing in this area. One of the reason why this ward has a strong consensus among the
peoples regarding any kind of works happening in the ward. Talking about the infrastructure
development that took place in the last few years is tremendous. Construction of road,
management of drainage, street lights, Water tank etc are the things which construction took
rapidly.
C. Objectives
2. To study the understanding between local people and ward regarding devloeoemnt
works.
D. Statement of problem
The term paper will be focused on evaluating the effectiveness of development works carried
out
in ward and local people perception towards it. Also this study will monitor people demand
Last year altogether 24 projects were brought into the community and the sectors were
Drinking water supply management, and economic and social development projects. These
B. Infrastructure Projects
Regarding infrastructure sector in which ward has been successfully to construct the roads in
the ward either it’s black topped or concrete pitch withinthe ward. Ward also successfully
completed the water tank in the ward to supply water to houses. Most important road access
to Three water ( Teen dhara) in which more than 70 population of this ward depends upon this
C. Social projects
Regarding this project Ward had focused on Women development. Providing women skill
training especially to the widowed women, and marginalized women. Ward also focused on
reducing gender disparity. Awareness programs were brought regarding child marriage,
superstition, untouchability and other social problems that existed in the ward. Allocation of
In this secotr, Ward had brought cleanliness program with the involvement of ward people
especially group of various association like Aama Samuha, Youth Club. Ward also had promised
Community needs assessment is done in order to check the projects that the ward doing is
against of the people desire or not. For this I have surveyed 10 household and analyzed based
on that.
Analzing the data getting from household survey, it was found that there was no dissatisfaction
among people regarding the development of roads, construction of water supply tank, drain
construction on both sides of the road. People were satisfied with the construction of road
which access to the Three water tap which eases the people to fetch the water. Especially
women were happy when ward is giving priority to women development. During survey I met 8
women in which all women were engaged in different groups like Ama samuha, Women
development. They also took participation in women skill training and different awareness
programmes. However some works that have brought dissatisfaction among people of waste
management, water supply management as expected hasn’t reached to each house which still
causes people depend upon water supply vehicle. Most important few areas especially of
Microstation of Kharibkt road and drainage haven’t been managed yet which still hinders
people dissatisfied with the ward work. Talking about waste management people knows this is
not the problem of only ward but problem of Kathmandu.
While doing the research in each household, In an overall analysis as below the chart tells that
more than half household are satisfied with the development projects taking place being
implemented has benefited to them. Remaining says that are quiet satisfied and completely
Although people were satisfied with the development works that were demanded but some
important works which haven’t still completed yet like management of Microstation, flood
minimize during rainfall.
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