This report is the result of a primary research conducted by NEMAF in the months starting from September to November 2017. A household survey was developed by Himalayan Comprehensive Research on the request of NEMAF and then carried out across the 30 former VDCs of 5 districts of Mithila Belt in Madhesh/Terai region of Nepal. The survey team was led by Pawan Kumar Sen and was coordinated by Tula Narayan Shah and Krishna Kumar Sah. The research team included Sirjana Shah Chand and Krishna Prasad Ligal.
The team prepared the data analysis of the survey results, which formed the basis for the report. This analytical report was authored by Pawan Kumar Sen and edited by Krishna Kumar Sah. NEMAF wishes to thank Governance Facility for supporting the process of survey. NEMAF would also like to thank all the people those who participated in the survey process, including supervisors, field enumerators, NEMAF’s District Offices and its team as a whole.