The main goal of the project is to enhance food security and climate resilience of the community by increasing food availability, accessibility and income diversification while strengthening climate adaptive capacity through gender sensitive project actions. The key activities proposed in the project comprises- Climate Field School for climate adaptive vegetable and goat rearing practices, Improvement of local goat breeds; “passing on the gift” model to build livelihood assets for vulnerable women. Construction of MUS, water ponds and water harvesting technologies; Preparation and implementation of community-based adaptation plans (CBAPs); strengthening community saving and credit scheme; FMS to improve marketing knowledge; development of local service providers; Increase awareness on gender equality among project participants and the local government. The project is based on three pillars – 1. Increased availability and access to food ; 2. Improved access to extension services, finance and market, and 3. Increased women participation in decision making. Farmers are found to have poor access to improved crop varieties/breeds of animal with inadequate knowledge, capacity and access to improved technologies. Scarcity of water has forced them to rely on rain-fed farming making it vulnerable to climate change impacts. Agriculture and Livestock extension services of the government are poor and financial services are inaccessible for poor and marginalized families including female headed HHs. Leadership development was found to be poor amongst women and have very less decision-making authority both at the household and community level. The project will work with 1600 farmer groups members from 80 groups of which 50 percent will be women members. The proposed project will help farmers to acquire skills and knowledge on climate adaptive farming practices, along with support in acquiring livelihood assets for most vulnerable women. A network of community champions will be developed on crop, livestock, markets and gender. Local capital formation an access to market will be strengthened capacity on group saving and credit. Likewise, gender awareness and actions in community as well as with local government will help to create an enabling environment for gender equity and increase women participation in decision making at HH and community level. The project will work directly with 1,600 HHs. Majority of them belong to ethnic minorities and disadvantaged people such as Tamangs and Dalits. The project will be located in Gangajamuna and Khaniyabas rural municipalities of Dhading district in Bagmati province in Nepal.