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FUTURE
Eventually
WATCH would like to hand over full responsibilities
to the communities so they can manage
themselves, which will enable WATCH to
move on to other less developed areas
of Nepal. WATCH's activities and projects
are only an entry point into the communities
and are implemented with the intention
of facilitating the organization of the
communities.
The
organization process itself has become
a building block for the communities.
The participants are encouraged to understand
the need for group action, to effectively
exploit the group's knowledge and capacity,
and optimize the use of their own resources.
By
empowering women and communities to take
an active role at all levels of decision
making (from deciding what resources,
projects, or activities they need, and
how they will be implemented), the effectiveness
of local action will be more sustainable.
WATCH
feels that this process for empowerment
and decentralized management is bearing
positive fruit in terms of active participation
by its staff and women's groups. Indeed,
it would like to improve this process
even further. WATCH's main focus will
be to prepare its own management and staff
for gradual withdrawal while continuing
to address the needs of the poor, women
and the oppressed.
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