List of Abbreviations
| ADB/N | Agricultural Development Bank of Nepal |
| ADDCN | Association of District Development Committees of Nepal |
| CMC | Chairpersons/Managers Conference |
| CO | Community Organization |
| DDC | District Development Committee |
| DPCP | Decentralized Planning for the Child Programme |
| FG/s | Functional Group/s |
| HMG/N | His Majesty’s Government of Nepal |
| HRD | Human Resource Development |
| I/NGO | International/Non-Governmental Organization |
| JTA | Junior Technical Assistant |
| LA/s | Line Agency/ies |
| LTF/B | Local Trust Fund/Board |
| MLD | Ministry of Local Development |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NORAD | Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation |
| NPC/S | National Planning Commission/Secretariat |
| PDDP | Participatory District Development Programme |
| REDP | Rural Energy Development Programme |
| SDC | Swiss Development Cooperation |
| SGF | Seed Grant Fund |
| SNV | Netherlands Development Organization |
| SO | Support Organization |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children Fund |
| UNOPS | United Nations Office of Programme Service |
| VDC | Village Development Committee |
| VDP | Village Development Programme |