Food Security Cluster Meeting Minutes , Shindhupalchowk

Cluster: Food Security, Chautara Date: June 1, 2015 Chair: Mr. Bed P Chaulagai, DADO Agenda: 1. Status of relief food package distribution 2. Immediate plan 3. AoB

1. Summary Agency wise update: Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP) Food items distributed from May 3-30, 2015, total rice 64.5mt, Dal 1mt, oil 1.2mt, salt 1.2mt, beaten rice 3.4mt and biscuits3060 case in 9 VDCs (covering all wards of , ,Lishankhu, Thulodhadong, Attarpu and ; with partial ward coverage of Baramche, Sunkhani, Gumba, and Golche) Planned 22.7mt rice distributionin and Tekanpur VDCs on June 2-5.

CECI Nepal/Tuki Association; Madhu Sudan Karki(9841498154) Distributed relief comprising 7 items in food package (rice 29mt, dal 6mt, oil 6mt, sugar 3mt,flour 6mt and spices 1.2mt) for the 3 VDCs Ramche (1009HHs), Maneswara (952HHs) and Gumthang (921HHs) covering all wards. The coverage is from May 6 to June 1. Planning for next phase and coverage will depends on resource available. L6 Child Fund Japan Nepal Office (CFJ-NO), Partner GMS ,HarkaTamang (9741001511) Distributed food package (Rice 30kg, l 4kg, Oil 2kg and Salt 1 kg) in 946HHs. Provided one Tarp for each HHs. Planning for distribution in Pangretar for 894 HHs (all wards) on 9 and 10 June with same package of food items. Child Fund Japan Nepal Office (CFJ-NO), Partner Tuki Association, GyanendraPaudel (9751020307) Distributed food package (Rice 30kg, Dal 4kg, Oil 2li and Salt 1kg) in VDC (925HHs)covering all wards. Provided one Tarp for each HHs. Planned to distribute same amount and number of items in food package for Petku VDC covering all wards (495 HHs) in June 11. NRCS, Raj Kumar Lamsal (9841924195) Total of 710mt rice distributed with 10kg/HH except Kiweel VDC

Planning for second phase including Kiweel VDC

LWF, KipakTamang (9741260110) Planning for second phase for remote VDCs Gumba, Pangtang, and Baramche Plan International,KalawatiChangbang (9801020269) So far food package has been delivered in 3 VDC only (, Lagarche and ) as reported earlier as first phase relief. Planning: For remaining 10 VDCs (, Bhotenamlang, SipaPokhari, Simpalkavre, Jyamire, , Nawalpur, Badegaun, Batase and Bhorsipa) planned to distribute rice only as soon as possible. CARE Nepal,BishnuKharel(9851048638) Planning to distribute seed, seed beans and livelihood support in 4 VDCs and Planning: Preferably cash for work in next phase WFP Distribution of 35mt of rice including high energy biscuits in upper area is in progress through airlift and expected to be completed within first week of June.

2. Challenges

i. Road blockage in inner part of district limiting access to such areas, ii. Rice seed is highly demanded but seed source is limiting its availability,

3. AOB Partner organization also raised the possibility of initiating cash for work relief strategy as soon as possible FSC should discuss the issue in DDRC cluster meeting for appropriate guideline. FSC partner should provide presentation in written form. 4. Decisions Made

- Maintain consistency as in the past, - For rice seed distribution, agencies should take note of short period remained for seed nursery preparation (next 5 days), - Agencies interested in seed distribution for livelihood support should plan ahead for vegetable seed in coordination with DADO, - Selection of vegetable crop in package should focus preferably on early maturing varieties, leafy vegetables and root cropsto hasten the food availability than normal crop productions schedule, - FSC–lead to discuss the cash transfer/grant issue in DDRC meeting and communicate the outcomes to agencies.

4. Next Meeting

- Friday June 5, 2015 10:30AM

Cluster Coordination Meeting: Food Security- Date: June 1, 2015

SN Name Organization Phone Office location 1 Bed Pd. Chaulagain DODO 9851200125 Chautara 2 Olivia Kemp WFP 9855092105 Chautara 3 Manoj KemerSah WFP 9841373743 Chautara 4 Katy Attfield IFRC 9803916271 Chautara 5 Krishna Thapa WFP 9855092199 Chautara 6 HarkaTamang GMSP 9741001511 Pangretar-1, S- 7 Susanne Carl ACTED 9803388597 Chautara 8 KipakTamang LWF 9741260110 Chautara 9 MadhusudanKarki CECI 9841478154 Kathmandu, Baluwatar 10 GyanendraPaudel Tuki association 9751020307 Thulopakhar, S-palchok 11 KalawatiChangbang Plan International 9801020269 Dhulikhel, Bhakatapur 12 BhisnuKharel CARE Nepal 9851048638 , S-palchok 13 Raj K Lamsal NRCS 9841924195 Chautara 14 Tara Lama FAO/WFP 9849487387 Chautara