Targeted Perception Surveys: Northern Gorkha

Nepal Earthquak e Response

2015 DECEM BER TA RGETED PERCEPTION SURVEYS: NORTHERN GORK HA

INTER-A GENCY COM M ON FEEEDBA CK PROJECT THIS REPORT WA S COM PLETED BY THE INTER-A GENCY COM M ON FEEDBA CK PROJECT IN PA RTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE IN NEED

THE INTER-A GENCY COM M ON FEEDBA CK PROJECT IS FUNDED BY: Target Perception Survey: Northern Gorkha

In December 2015 and January 2016, the Common Feedback Project partnered with People in Need to conduct targeted perception surveys in VDCs in Northern Gorkha, particularly in areas that People in Need have been supporting for earthquake recovery. A total of 56 (22 female and 34 male) surveys were completed for beneficiaries from People in Need supported initiatives.

Shelter 48 percent of respondents Food believe their problems have Education been addressed while 48 Financial Support percent do not believe their Toilets/sanitation problems have been addressed. Clean water

Government plans unclear 46 percent of respondents Do not trust Government are not satisfied with Reconstruction taking too long government support for Government does not know earthquake recovery while what it is doing 45 percent have been Was promised relief but did not satisfied. receive

News about government decisions 77 percent of respondents do Finding missing people have the information they How to register for support need while 20 percent do Accessing healthcare not have the information Accessing shelter materials they need.

Cannot get to distribution sites 96 percent of respondents NGOs do not know what they are satisfied with NGOs are doing while only 2 percent are not satisfied with NGOs.

98 percent of respondents believe aid has been provided fairly.

46 percent of respondents do Warm clothing not feel prepared for winter Shelter protecting against cold and 46 percent of Blankets respondents do feel Fuel prepared. Target Perception Survey: Northern Gorkha

Access to education 36 percent of respondents do Not prepared for winter have concerns for their children Healthcare related to the earthquake while Structural school safety 61 percent of respondents do not have concerns.

93 percent of respondents believe the earthquake response has made progress.

Community member 95 percent of respondents do not feel there has been an increase in tensions, harassment or the risk of violence since the earthquake.

52 percent of respondents do not feel their children are in a safe place while attending school.

Government grant (32%) Personal loan (28%) Personal savings (13%) 84 percent of respondents do I/NGO support (11%) need to rebuild, repair or retrofit their home due to damages caused by the Building requirements (26%) earthquake. Resource availability (15%) Labor availability (11%)

Reconstruction of community 71 percent of respondents do buildings (43%) not believe their community Road access (15%) has recovered since the Livelihoods training (8%) earthquake. Trail maintenance (8%) Repair schools (8%) PERCEPTIONS IN NORTH GORK HA

Over December 2015 and January 2016, the enumerators were affiliated with a relief providing Inter-Agency Common Feedback Project (CFP) organization. Under normal circumstances partnered with People in Need to conduct enumerators are volunteers from within the local perception surveys in North Gorkha. A total of 56 community, and are sometimes affiliated with surveys were conducted with beneficiaries of media. initiatives supported by People in Need. Perhaps what is even more interesting among these The survey conducted in six VDCs of northern questions, is the difference in what is highlighted as Gorkha by People in Need highlighted some needs where negative responses are given. Under interesting differences in community perceptions main problems, those who responded that their among other, generally more accessible areas of main problems are not addressed were asked to Gorkha, as well as the national averages. Out of 12 provide information on their three top unmet questions on the survey, five illustrated more needs. positive results than other areas of Gorkha, as well Throughout all survey rounds long-term shelter and as the national averages. Those questions related financial support have topped the list of concerns in to: if respondents main problems were being every district. This is no different in northern addressed, if they were satisfied with NGO support, Gorkha; however, right behind shelter and financial if they believed relief distribution was fair, if they concerns in terms of prioritization come concerns felt the response was making progress, and if they over food and clear water, which are not seen to the felt there was an increase in tensions since the same extent in the other Gorkha VDC*, or at the earthquake. national level. It should be noted that these are the These responses are not entirely surprising, as this only extremely northern VDCs that have ever been survey was the first CFP survey in which the surveyed through the CFP.

* In this report, 'Other Gorkha VDCs' refers to regular survey VDCs in Gorkha for the Inter-Agency Common Feedback Project PERCEPTIONS IN NORTH GORK HA

Of the 12 questions, three illustrated less positive does not listen to my concerns, do not trust responses from both other VDCs in Gorkha, and the government, relief distributed based on first come national average. first served). Those questions included: However, in the northern Gorkha VDCs main - satisfaction with government support concerns are focused on the lack of clarity around - perception of school safety government plans and the delays in the - feeling of community recovery reconstruction process, which tracks much more closely with national averages. Once again, some of the most interesting differences observed in these questions emerge in Also, significantly, but not surprisingly, when asked the drill down questions, asked when respondents about reasons what their communities need to answer a question negatively. recover, the most popular response is ?reconstruction of community buildings? in both In the regular survey VDCs of Gorkha, main reasons normal Gorkha VDCs and at the national level. for not being satisfied with government support seem to be related to concerns about transparency, However, in northern Gorkha concerns about road and lack of trust in local government (i.e. was access and trail maintenance rise to the top of the promised relief but never received, government priority list. PERCEPTIONS IN NORTH GORK HA

Finally, on three questions the northern Gorkha Also very interesting are the responses to the drill VDCs demonstrated less positive responses than down questions asked when respondents say that other Gorkha VDCs, but more positive responses they need to rebuild their homes. They are asked than the national average. how they plan to get the resources to rebuild. These questions were on the following topics: Across all districts for the regular survey, the top information needs being met, winter preparedness answers to these questions are: government grant, and reconstruction needs. Interesting differences and government loan. In the northern VDCs of in drill down responses to these questions highlight Gorkha, however, the top response is government that in terms of winterization needs, which most of grant, followed by personal loans, savings, I/NGO the country lists inadequate shelters as the main support, etc. Government loan did not enter into reason for not being prepared for winter, the most the mix of options respondents were considering popular response for not being prepared for winter when thinking about financing reconstruction. in northern Gorkha is not having enough warm clothing. Perception survey area (Gorkha)

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Khoplang Taple Legend

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