Evaluering
Counselling Services Department Higher Ground Community Development Nepal - Final Evaluation
In 2010 Higher Ground established, a non-governmental organization (NGO), Higher Ground Community Development Nepal (HGCDN) as a Christian Nepali non-profit organization under the auspices of the Higher Ground Nepal (HGN) group of organizations. HGCDN works to promote awareness of human rights issues, gives training in health, parenting and life skills and provides counselling services to abuse, trafficking and trauma victims. The businesses provide the women and young people with opportunities for a better life, but for some a job and an income are not sufficient for recovery from very traumatic experiences. Therefore, Higher Ground saw the need for a Counselling Department, which could provide care, counselling, therapy, and help to boost self-esteem. This final evaluation has been commissioned by HimalPartner in line with their normal practice of monitoring and timely review of their funded projects. The evaluation includes consideration of the resignation of the project’s staff, effective from 31 December 2016 and options for the ‘fifth year’ which inevitably will be very different than originally envisioned.