FAO Nepal‘s Local Culture Change Team (NLCCT)Major activities

FAO Nepal„s

Activities of NLCCT are based on the five pillars identified by the Organization culture change strategy and are closely linked with each other, and are

shaping the FAO Nepal Team’s activities in the country

Valuing People

Career Development Integrity / Respect

Recognition and Reward Inclusive Working Environment

A memento given

highlighting the

spirit “Proud to

Work for FAO”

Several in-country/abroad training for staffs: Team buildingProblem SolvingCommunication SkillsLeadership Office Management

Working together with farmers, sharing their issues and daily life activities

Interacting with “untouchable class” for better service and support is the reflection of FAO inclusive culture

Birthday Calendar”

hung in the office to

create sense of

recognizing and

belonging

Member of NLCCT Joining female farmers in the field and sharing their daily life chores to understand their hard work for household food security

Service Orientation

Training: FAS,

FPMIS, Procurement,

TCP information...

Reward given to

best participant of

the training

Visiting and

discussion about

culture change with

project staffs

Receiving and giving

blessings on national

festivals

2 staff received

promotion and for the

first time, FAO Nepal got

the post of Assistant

FAOR (Administration )

in 2010 thanks to

increased program

portfolio

Learning yoga to

balance between

work and life..

Efforts to break down barriers between religion, cast and sex, “Dar Khane” organized for female staffs.

FAO Nepal„s

Service Orientation Core Competence

Learning Innovation

Adaptability

Ensuring Professional Excellence

Learning culture is an attitude of the entire FAO Nepal staff and very much promoted by NLCCT members

Ensuring need based

technical support to

hosting government and

farmers

Delivering high quality

and timely services

Resource mapping together with farmers is also an innovation of bottom up planning

Adapted to farmers

indigenous cooking

while in the field

Consultation on policy

Celebrating paddy

plantation Splash

mud festival

Nepali

Traditional

craft in office

Technical support

in response to

farmers‟ needs

Participation in Field trips to learn

about nature conservation on spot

Volunteer guided

tour to FAO HQs /

RAP colleagues

to show local

culture

Innovative approach

proposed by NLCCT to

deal with internal

conflict is based on the

identification of

dividing and connecting

elements in

organizational working

relationship

Learning from all stakeholders at different levels

ResultsPrioritization

Efficiency

Enhancing Performance

Accountability

Technical advices on

policy formulation

and execution

NLCCT‟s effort to bring Nepali culture

and natural Working environment of the

office encourage FAO Nepal staffs to

feel at home and perform better

Internal

Guidelines

prepared by

FAO Nepal is

user‟s friendly,

transparent

and time

Strengthening FAO human and

technical capacity to ensure

adequate resources for NLCCT

activities

NLCCT has proposed various motivating

approach which are endorsed by

management for implementation

Result oriented

working culture

reflected in FAO

Nepal increased field

program many times

times higher during

the last 5 years .Equal priority to build bigger

field program for FAO Nepal as

well as ensuring its successful

implementation

Timely and effectively response to farmers‟ needs

Awards given by

donors and the Gov

on FAO outstanding

performance of field

program/projects

Procurement committee meeting to ensure shared responsibilities and transparent operational culture

Knowledge ProductionShared Purpose

Working as One FAO

Decision Making Dissemination and Sharing

Team Work

Internal Vision and

Culture Change

Issues shared with

Representation staffs,

Development Project,

AI and Non-AI projects

Staffs

Female NLCCT

members

shared with

each other

about health,

fashion, family.Thematic

magazine

for staffs

NLCCT‟s success

story shared through

Culture Team

FAO Nepal

web site

Happy hour with

home cooked food

and jokes

Advice by by

FAOR on

formation of

a gender and

ethnically

balanced

NLCC is

appreciated

Consultation on NLCCT activities

between FAOR and Projects staffs

Picnic with staffs‟

family members.

DVD on NLCCT

integrating in

farmer daily life

realities

DVD are produced on different topics

such as poverty alleviation, Interview

with FAO Partners etc.

Dancing/singing/socializing

are NLCCT‟s cultural

habits

Birth day‟s greetings and

wishing well e-cards

reflects care from “FAO

NLCCT family

Strengthening Partnerships

Stakeholder orientationKnowledge sharing

and learning

Advocacy

Interacting with NGO/Civil societies

Strategic planning with relevant stakeholders on agriculture development

During UN day

At stakeholders level At farm level

NLCCT strong contribution to the 1 Billions Hungry Campaign , concerted efforts brought FAO Nepal Country Office the highest collector of signature with 511395signature out of 3381696 Globally collected.

Prime Minister of Nepal and the UN Resident Coordinator signed the 1 billions petition

UN‟s Radio Chautari has

broadcast about different

activities of FAO Nepal (i.e.

Youth Employment and

Livelihood, Disaster

Preparedness and Monsoon,

Food Security etc.

On site discussion on seed varieties

Publication s

Donor‟s visit

the leasehold

forest site Group discussion

on NMTPF/CPF

workshop

Thank You and Namaste