Emergency food security and vulnerable livelihood PROGRESS UPDATE

Emergency food security and vulnerable livelihood PROGRESS UPDATE Presented by: EFSVL Team- OXFAM Dhading 23 February 2016

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EFSVL Program-Geographical coverage Oxfam Dhading Office North Satyadevi Tripureswor South Benighat Dhusa Gajuri Kumpur Page 3

EFSVL DHADING TEAM Animesh Rai, Assistant Raj Kumar Pandey, Assistant Suraj Acharya, Officer Kamal Khanal, Officer (Acting TL) Page 4

ACTIVITY WISE ACHIEVEMENT: Activity VDCs covered Beneficiary HHs Partner Paddy seed distribution Benighat, Dhusa, Gajuri, Satyadevi, Tripureswor, Kumpur 6188 Small Farmers Agricultural Cooperative Grain storage package Satyadevi, Tripureswor 1612 OXFAM on own Cash for Work Satyadevi , Tripureswor Compassionate Satyadevi, grants Tripureswor 206 Action Nepal Cash for Work 2424 Prayas Nepal 341 Prayas Nepal Benighat, Dhusa, Gajuri Compassionate Benighat, Dhusa, grants Gajuri Page 5

ONGOING ACTIVITIES Activity VDCs covered Beneficiary Partner HHs Status Cash for Work Satyadevi, Tripureswor 1080 Action Nepal 9 days of work remaining Livelihood grant (Petty traders+ Livestock) Satyadevi, Tripureswor 210 Action Nepal First installment on 2728 Feb Livelihood grant (Petty Traders+Livestoc k+Agriculture) Benighat, 1400 Dhusa, Gajuri Prayas Nepal Verification completed. Application form and Mou Signing. First installment on 3 -4 March Agricultural tools to women/farmer group Satyadevi, Tripureswor Action Nepal Groups selected procurement and workplan in progress 23 groups Page 6

SOME OF THE IMPACTS OF CFW SCHEMES • ‘Shortcut pathways have reduced time needed to fetch water from nearby source’ • ‘Shortcut pathways have reduced the distance to travel for reaching nearby market’ • ‘Because of improved pathway we can carry emergency patients to highway/hospital quicker and more easily especially as we don’t have regular transportation service’ Page 7

CHALLENGES • Pressure from local elites vs targeting the marginalized (Ward Management Committee gender imbalanced in case of South) • Scattered settlement vs monitoring • Economic blockade/ fuel shortage • No experience of Emergency livelihood programs among partner Page 8

LESSONS LEARNT • More the capacity of partner built, more is the achievement • More you respond to community feedback, more satisfied/happier is the community • communicate, communicate (loud and clear). Page 9

Gender inclusion and protection Presented by: Suraj Acharya on behalf of Sarita Rai, Gender Officer

Methodology • Need assessment • Beneficiaries age, sex, caste disaggregated data collection • Consultation with women, girls and boys • Community meeting and orientation • Coordination, communication and facilitation with stakeholders Page 11

Good practices of EFSVL on gender and protection • Provision of equal wage for women and men • High participation of women in Cash For Work • Opportunity provided to women as a supervisor role in Cash for Work • Women participation is increasing in social decision making process • Priority given to women headed household for livelihood support • Priority given to women group for agricultural tools support • Only able people aged between 18 -60 were included in cash for work. Page 12

Contd. . • Compassionate grant to people who can’t come to cash for work. • Guidance to people for legal documents • Cash distribution points fixed as per the ease to reach for all beneficiaries (3 points per ward). • Separate lines were made for cash payments to most vulnerable ones (disabled, elderly people). • After implementing Oxfam activities in the communities, women have started to express their hidden issues related on violence and discrimination Page 13

Challenges • Women are less aware of legal registration and land right • Gender role limited to women • Patriarchal society, traditional and socio-cultural aspect of the community • Capacity of partner during emergency • Challenge to continue an equal wage for women and men in upcoming days Page 14

Way forward… • Awareness raising on citizenship right, land right and other legal documentation. • Capacity building for partners • Encourage women for active participation and leadership role • Address the key issues of socially back warded and marginalized groups • Hold community level meetings and regular orientation to key stakeholders in regard to gender. Page 15

Budget VS Expenditures of HC Fund in Dhading REVISED SUMMARY BUDGET - Jan 2016 ACTUAL SUMMARY All figures in CAD Budget Line HC Funds Actual variance % Spent A) Program Inputs 329, 256. 69 182, 343. 12 146, 913. 57 55% B) Non-Personnel 59, 023. 89 21, 959. 46 37, 064. 43 37% C) Personnel and Support 85, 355. 68 49, 796. 96 35, 558. 72 58% D) Local Partner Programms 7, 407. 41 3, 493. 74 3, 913. 67 47% E) Monitoring & Evaluation 7, 189. 00 3, 174. 46 4, 014. 54 44% 26, 030. 60 13, 903. 08 12, 127. 51 53% 514, 263. 27 274, 670. 82 239, 592. 44 53% F) Management Support (5%) Total

Budget VS Expenditures in Bar Diagram 600, 000. 00 500, 000. 00 400, 000. 00 HC Funds 300, 000. 00 Actual variance 200, 000. 00 100, 000. 00 A) Program Inputs B) Non. Personnel C) Personnel and D) Local Partner E) Monitoring & F) Management Support Programms Evaluation Support (5%) Total Page 17

GLIMPSE OF WORK Orientation to partner staffs Page 18

GLIMPSE OF WORK CFW scheme Page 19

GLIMPSE OF WORK Women at work. . . Page 20

GLIMPSE OF WORK CFW Satyadevi Page 21

GLIMPSE OF WORK Monitoring Cash for Work activity Page 22

GLIMPSE OF WORK CFW beneficiary bought goat immediately after getting cash Page 23

GLIMPSE OF WORK Suku Maya Tamangni, one of Compassionate grant beneficiaries (captured during verification) Page 24

GLIMPSE OF WORK 30 -60% of CFW participants were women in each group Page 25

GLIMPSE OF WORK One of the pathways of Benighat. . . Page 26

GLIMPSE OF WORK Coordination with District Soil Conservation Office (Gabion support received for Cash for Work) Page 27

GLIMPSE OF WORK Certificate to CFW Group Leaders and WCF coordinator Page 28

GLIMPSE OF WORK Monitoring of CFW activity in Satyadevi ‘It’s much easier for people like me to travel around the village because of these improved pathways. ’ - Post Office staff, Satyadevi (physically disabled) Page 29

GLIMPSE OF WORK Beneficiaries receiving cash. . Page 30

GLIMPSE OF WORK Preliminary meeting for group based agricultural tools support. . . Page 31

GLIMPSE OF WORK Compassionate grant beneficiaries after receiving cash Page 32

GLIMPSE OF WORK Demonstration : How to use super grain sacks Page 33

GLIMPSE OF WORK when you are stuck on the way to field. . . Page 34

GLIMPSE OF WORK Page 35

GLIMPSE OF WORK CDO and LDO’s visit to one of the cash distribution points, Gajuri VDC. . . Page 36

Oxfam, Partner and Bank Thank you. . Page 37