PRAN Project – Participatory Actions for Resilience, Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions
Implemented by Janahit Gramin Sewa Samittee (JGSS), Sindhupalchok, Nepal
Supported by Pragya India, the four-year PRAN Project (2025–2028) promotes climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, climate-smart agriculture, clean energy, nature-based solutions, and community-led disaster risk reduction in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna Basin.
Key achievements:
- Supported 3,000 smallholder households with soil-test-based agricultural advice.
- Established 2 farm-level R&D plots for climate adaptation research.
- Reached 2,000+ farmers through Farmer Field Schools and climate-smart agriculture.
- Promoted clean energy technologies and climate-resilient farming practices.
- Strengthened community disaster preparedness, hazard assessment, and local response planning.
- Strengthened grassroots responder networks linking communities, local governments, and emergency responders.
Through PRAN, JGSS is advancing locally led climate action, resilient livelihoods, sustainable agriculture, clean energy, and disaster risk reduction in vulnerable communities of Sindhupalchok.