In 2012, Pact began implementing USAID’s Sajhedari Bikaas project in six southern districts of Nepal. The six-year effort is helping rural communities better direct their own, inclusive development, in part by helping them practice with small-scale infrastructure projects. After the earthquakes, which struck in April and May 2015, Pact expanded parts of Sajhedari Bikaas to five hard-hit districts and began working with communities to select small infrastructure projects — up to $10,000 — that would aid in their recovery. Rather than hiring contractors to carry them out, Pact and USAID are giving communities the chance to implement and oversee the
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