SOLID Nepal

Society for Local Integrated Development Nepal (SOLID Nepal) is a nongovernmental, apolitical and nonprofit organization, established in 1997, that works to address certain complications like sexual and reproductive health problems, non-communicable diseases and other issues like crosscuts.

SOLID Nepal works to generate evidences, and promotes healthy behaviour of the people through research studies, media & publications, advocacy, awareness & sensitization of issues, trainings and social mobilization by and with concerned stakeholders.[1]

Expertise

Research

Organizationally structured with research experts, SOLID Nepal has generated evidences through researches in health and development focused areas.

  • An Operational Research (OR) on “Barriers to Effective Policy Implementation and Management of Human Resources for Health in Nepal” was successfully carried out following six different areas of HRH 2011.[2]
  • National level WHO STEP wise Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors survey 2007/08 carried out in 15 districts of Nepal with the technical and financial support from South East Asia Regional Office, World Health Organization and planned by Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal.[3]
  • An Operational Research (OR) on “Barriers to Effective Policy Implementation and Management of Human Resources for Health in Nepal” was successfully carried out following six different areas of HRH 2011. Report 4,[4][5][6][7][8]

[9][10]

  • Young Peoples' Opinion on the Provision and Practices of Safe Abortion in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal [11]

Publication

Since the beginning, SOLID Nepal has published ‘Youvan’, a bimonthly health magazine and was extended to the online version with the domain ‘www.youvanhealth.com’.[12]

Other publication includes and guiding and teaching manuals on different issues related to Sexual & Reproductive Health, Non-communicable disease, Life skills-based education, Gender based violence and Youth friendly Health Services. Also, SOLID Nepal has published advocacy kits contenting issues related to child marriage for government stakeholders, community population, media personnel and others stakeholders. Apart from this, SOLID Nepal has published a book on Ayurveda ‘Ayurveda Science-2nd Edition’.

Training

SOLID Nepal has been empowering individuals of different age groups from national to grassroots levels through intensive trainings to make them competent enough to utilize the learning to contribute for the development of the neighbourhood, community, society and the nation.

To achieve this, SOLID Nepal has developed and produced training manuals on Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health and Right (ASRHR) for Peer Educators, Life Skill Based education on ASRHR for teachers and conducted trainings and refreshers' trainings in districts across the country to convey good understanding. Also, SOLID Nepal has been provided trainings to research enthusiasts about research methodologies.

  • Training on Advocacy and HRH issues to 30 selected CSOs (5 CSOs from each development region and 5 CSOs from national CSOs)
  • Training on Peer Education, 2010-2011
  • Refresher's training on Peer Education, 2011-2012
  • Training on Youth Friendly Health Services, 2010-2011
  • Refresher's Training on Youth Friendly Health Services, 2011-2012

Workshops and Seminars

Since the establishment, SOLID Nepal has conducted national representing workshops and seminars with the records of huge participation from government agencies, international and national aid agencies, like minded organizations, media and civil society organizations.

SOLID Nepal has conducted workshops on sensitizing different stakeholders towards the issues such as sexual and reproductive health of young people, armed conflict and women's SRH and Rights in Nepal, HIV/AIDS, and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. SOLID Nepal also has conducted workshop on Research Methodologies, non-formal education.

  • Workshop with Journalists to Review and Enhance their Involvement in Policy Review, Implementation and Monitoring 2013[13][14]
  • Media Sensitization Workshop 2010 and 2011 [15]
  • National Advocacy Workshop for Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young People by Increasing the Age at Marriage in Nepal 2009, 2010 and 2011 [16]
  • National and two regional trainings / Workshops on Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV for frontline health workers. 2008
  • Sensitization workshop on HIV and Young people, 2006
  • National consensus building workshop on HIV and Young People, 2006
  • National Workshop on Armed Conflict and women's SRH and Rights in Nepal, 2005
  • National Workshop on Young people's Sexual Health in Nepal, 2001 and 2002
  • Planning meeting (Technical Consultative Meeting to discuss on SRE curriculum in Secondary Schools in Nepal, 2002)
  • Workshop on Research Methodologies, 2003
  • Training of Trainers for Master Trainers, 2003
  • Curriculum Development Workshop, 2003
  • Finalization of the proposed content Framework Curriculum, 2003
  • Sensitizing workshop for journalists, 2003
  • Non-formal education workshop, 2003
  • Interactive Meeting on YFS, 2004
  • Facilitation skill training/workshop on SRH for M.Ed. health education students in central campus T.U.

Projects

1. HRH Assessment and Development of HRH Profile for the Public and the Private Health Sectors Workforce 2012, supported by World Health Organization, NHSSP (Nepal Health Sector Support Programme) and implemented by SOLID Nepal.

2. Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young People by Increasing the Age at Marriage in India, Nepal and Bangladesh [17]

3. Gender Transformative Approaches for Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young People In Nepal’[18]

4. Support to Health Workforce Through Civil Society Engagement [19]

See also

References
  1. "Society for Local Integrated Development Nepal SOLID Nepal" (web). Society for Local Integrated Development Nepal SOLID Nepal, Nepal. 1997. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  2. "Barriers to Effective Policy Implementation and Management of Human Resources for Health in Nepal" (PDF). SOLID Nepal, Kathmandu (digitised by SOLID Nepal). 1931. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  3. "National level WHO STEP wise Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors survey 2007/08" (PDF). SOLID Nepal, Kathmandu (digitised by SOLID Nepal). 1931. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. "Barriers to Effective Policy Implementation and Management of Human Resources for Health in Nepal, Distribution and Skill Mix of Human Resources for Health in Nepal" (PDF). WHO (digitised by WHO). 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  5. "Barriers to Effective Policy Implementation and Management of Human Resources for Health in Nepal, Training, Recruitment, Placement and Retention of Health Professionals with an Emphasis on Public Private Partnership (PPP)" (PDF). WHO (digitised by WHO). 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  6. "Barriers to Effective Policy Implementation and Management of Human Resources for Health in Nepal, Health Workforce Performance and Accountability (Availability, Competency, Responsiveness and Productivity)" (PDF). WHO (digitised by WHO). 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  7. "Barriers to Effective Policy Implementation and Management of Human Resources for Health in Nepal, Human Resources for Health Management from Central to District Level in Nepal)" (PDF). WHO (digitised by WHO). 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  8. "Barriers to Effective Policy Implementation and Management of Human Resources for Health in Nepal, Working Conditions of the Health Workforce in Nepal" (PDF). WHO (digitised by WHO). 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  9. "Barriers to Effective Policy Implementation and Management of Human Resources for Health in Nepal, Working Conditions of the Health Workforce in Nepal" (PDF). WHO (digitised by WHO). 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  10. "Barriers to Effective Policy Implementation and Management of Human Resources for Health in Nepal" (web). The Himalayan Times (digitised The Himalayan Times). 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  11. "Young Peoples' Opinion on the Provision and Practices of Safe Abortion in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal" (PDF). SOLID Nepal, Kathmandu (digitised by SOLID Nepal). 1931. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  12. "League of Nations Health Organization" (web). SOLID Nepal, Kathmandu (digitised by SOLID Nepal). 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  13. "Nepal faces shortage of health workers" (web). The Himalayan Times,(digitised by The Himalayan Times). 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  14. "MoHP to soon appoint 14'932 health workers" (web). The Himalayan Times,(digitised by The Himalayan Times). 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  15. "Finding an ally: Building partnerships with the media on child marriage" (web). Girls Not Bride,(digitised by Girls Not Bride). 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  16. "'Prevent early marriage for better health among women'" (web). The Himalayan Times,(digitised by The Himalayan Times). 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  17. "MAMTA Heath Institute of Mother and Child" (web). MAMTA-HIMC, Delhi (digitised by MAMTA). 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  18. "MAMTA Heath Institute of Mother and Child" (web). MAMTA-HIMC, Delhi (digitised by MAMTA). 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  19. "Support to Health Workforce Through Civil Society Engagement" (web). HRH Global Resource Center, (digitised by HRH Global Resource Center). 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
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