This final evaluation of the project was organized to study and document successful implementation approach, best practices of the project in terms of economic and social empowerment of women and to assess the contribution of the project to poverty alleviation, to enhancement of the socio-economic status of the women and to capacity building of participating organisations.

The report is organised in three sections. In Section A, the poverty context of rural Nepal as well as the current governance frame conditions and the situation of women are reviewed. Then an overview of the project goal, objectives, strategy, planned activities, intended beneficiaries as well as selection of project area, are given with observations about the performance of the project in these aspects.

In Section B, each of the planned activities is described including results achieved. In each chapter, project performance at the time of the Mid-Term Review and this evaluation is compared in quantitative terms. The second part of each of these chapters consists of discussion on the project performance and recommendation for future action.

Finally, Section C consists of conclusions about the project as well as recommendation for future action.