The causes for Nepal’s economic situation are complex, influenced not only by economic but also by social and political factors. Taking this into consideration, our programme comprises of three, densely interwoven components working on multiple levels:

• Public Private Dialogue (PPD) for economic development and peace-building
  The first component aims to promote the involvement of the private and public sectors as well as civil society in decision-making processes in order to reduce conflict potential and to build peace. District level PPD allows identifying local issues and solutions that are taken to the national level. Hereby capacity building of public, private and civil society partners for communication, conflict management and peace building measures plays an important role.
  
  
• Local/Regional Economic Development (LRED)
  This component focuses on the development and above all implementation of measures geared towards the promotion of local and regional economic development in selected programme districts. These measures help mobilise regional and local economic potential, especially amongst disadvantaged groups. Activities that are carried out by the local partner organisations, e.g. value chain projects, create opportunities for and synergies with Public Private Dialogues (PPDs) and improved access to financial services for the target group.
  
  
• Access to Finance
  Access to financial services, especially in rural areas, is one of the main obstacles for the development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). This component promotes financing options for MSMEs in the programme districts. Especially entrepreneurs and actors of identified value chains are supported with additional access to existing public funds and financial services. Furthermore, new financial products will be jointly developed with local financial institutions that are customized to the specific needs of the target groups in the districts.

The implementation of our programme is based on an integrated, regional approach. The INCLUDE approach, comprising of the three programme components, is broken down in eight interlinked intervention areas, as it is evident from the table below:

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