Conflict Mitigation Through Community Mediation Program

Conflict Mitigation through Community Mediation Program

Milestone Report No. 57

Documentation of Final Project Progress (Year 3)

Submitted by

Mandwi “Empowering Women” Gaur-3, Rauthat Phone: 977-055-520824 [email protected]

June 2017 Table of Contents

Report Verification ...... 3 1. Executive Summary ...... 4 2. Political/Security Context Update ...... 6 3. Progress on OCA ...... 6 4. Challenges/Actions ...... 8 5. Accomplishments ...... 9 6. Lessons Learned ...... 38 7. Success Stories ...... 40 8. Summary Performance Indicator Data ...... 47 9. Other APS Requirements...... 50 10. Annexes...... 1 Annex-1Snaps ...... 1 Annex-2 List of Milestone reports and dates delivered to USAID in the last year ...... 1

Abbreviations

CM Conflict Management

CMCM Conflict Mitigation through Community Mediation

CMCC Community Mediation Coordination Committee

CDO Communication and Documentation Officer

DLA District Line Agencies

DDC District Development Committee

DNH Do No Harm

GON Government of Nepal

GA General Assembly

GESI Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

MEO Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

MTOT Master Training of Trainers

NA Not Available

OCA Organizational Capacity Assessment

PNGO Partner Non Governmental Organization

PMP Performance Management Plan

PD Program Director

P2P People to People

RBA Rapid Based Assessment

TAF The Asia Foundation

VDC Village Development Committee

VMGO Vision Mission Goal Objective

Report Verification M# Milestone Description Means of verification

57 Documentation Final information in the form of USAID's receipt of a final report of final project calendar updates, reports, and in lieu of the last quarterly report progress (Year meetings, conducted that track and submission to DEC: 3) project activities and overall • Pages: 25-35 progress • Content: executive summary, political/security context update, OCAT progress, overall challenges, accomplishments, lessons learned, success stories, recommendations, conclusions, comprehensive performance indicator data • Annex: ○ list of milestone reports and dates delivered to USAID in the last year ○ list and photos of equipment purchased in the last year- if applicable ○ comprehensive M&E indicator data for last year

1. Executive Summary Mandwi implemented “Conflict Mitigation through Community Mediation (CMCM)” program with the support of USAID in Dhanusha, Mahottari, Siraha, Saptari, Sarlahi and Rautahat districts. The local project implementing partners were Save the Saptari, Samagra Jana Utthan Kendra (All Peoples Improvement Center), Community Family Welfare Association (CFWA), Aastha Nepal, Village Community Development Center (VCDC). The program targeted poor and marginalized people from the community to achieve the goal of sustained peaceful environment in the community with local level conflict mitigated. The main objectives of the program were to improve mediation services to marginalized community people, increase participation of youth and women in local government planning and peace building processes, increase community awareness on conflict management and mitigation. Mandwi had also strengthened its institutional capacity along with local partners through this program.

CMCM agreement was signed on March 18, 2014 with USAID with the effective date of 31 March 2014. After the agreement, Mandwi received the project agreement from Social Welfare Council (SWC) as a national legal requirement. Following the legal processes, Mandwi established its CMCM project office at Gaur, Rautahat as one of the project districts and hired required staff. Moreover, the sub award agreements were signed with the 6 local partner non-government organizations (PNGOs) from implementing districts as well as supported their project office establishment and staff hiring process. To begin the program implementation, the program established coordination with key and concerned district line agencies and stakeholders and shared project objectives. The District Development Committees (DDC) from each implementing districts supported finalizing 6 back warded VDCs, according to the program requirement, and conducted Rapid Based Assessment (RBA). After RBA assessment, 4 VDCs in each district and 24 VDCs in total were finalized. PNGOs, furthermore, coordinated with 36 VDC secretaries and local stakeholders and build rapport with them. Then under the coordination of Mandwi, PNGOs mobilized with the enumerators in the VDCs to collect the data and information with different tools and check list like Knowledge Attitude Practice (KAP), Key Informants Interview (KII), and Focus group Discussion (FGD) after the RBA orientation. RBA report was developed and key findings were shared with USAID, district, VDC line agencies and stakeholders. On the recommendation of DDC final 24 VDCs were selected. The concern of the CMCC members was taken at district level. CMCC was a loose group formed at district level in the combination of district line agencies, judicial, quasi/semi judicial bodies and civil society. They worked as watchdogs group at district level to monitor the CMCM program, guide and provide feedback for the further improvements.

Simultaneously, Mandwi also received Mediation Council authority approval to conduct training Mediation according to the Mediation law. To continue the mediation program, Mandwi selected the first round of the 36 (female 12, Dalit 4 and Janajati 2) masters’ trainers from the project districts through an open competition process in coordination with PNGOs and provided training on basic community mediation for 8 days according to the legal requirement under Mediation law. The standard community mediation training manual and

4 workbook of TAF were used for the training after the permission from TAF. Mandwi had also coordinated with TAF. TAF provided technical support to Mandwi in CMCM project in ensuring quality of the training. TAF also discussed with trainer before MToT training and provided their advice and support to Mandwi’s Master trainer while they were conducting basic mediation training at village development committee level.

Furthermore, Mandwi mobilized the trained master trainer in the selection process of community mediators at VDC level project area with close coordination with concerned VDC authorities, CMCC and PNGOs to ensure the maximum participation of marginalized community people especially from female, Dalit, Janjati and Muslim as well as from Madhesi community. Following the consultation and selection process, the total of 648 (female 263, Dalit 100, Janjati 100 and Muslims 29) (27 per VDCs in 24 project VDCs) community mediators were selected and trained by the masters’ trainers. To make community mediation more effective and increase access of marginalized community people 24 community mediation centers were established at VDC offices with basic equipment (board, furniture, stationeries, bios of mediators etc) support as per community mediation Act 2068 and community mediation regulation 2070.

Mandwi and PNGOs were also engaged in the discussion with VDCs to initiate allocating budget to effectiveness and sustainability of the mediation centers. The VDC logo was used for the purpose of mediation centers that already inform the VDC ownership over those centers. Those centers are still offering the mediation services to the local people to prevent the escalation of violence as well as help community to save their expenses, reduce the case burden of the courts and administrative offices.

In addition to the community mediation services, the program also created advocacy platforms for both women and youth to increase the participation of youth and women in the process of community mediation, local resources mobilization and planning processes. The 24 Youth Advocacy Platform (YAP) and 24 Women Advocacy Platform (WAP) were established at VDC level by PNGOs. The members of YAP and WAP received project orientation including their roles and responsibilities as platform members. Both YAP and WAP action plans were finalized in March 2015 that included monthly meeting to share local problems to link with mediation services as well as advocacy strategy to engage in local planning processes. Moreover, as awareness campaign, Mandwi had developed Information, Education Communication IEC materials i.e. brochure and pamphlets with the information on community mediation related services, benefits, mediation centers and contact persons. Those IEC materials were massively distributed in the project VDCs through PNGOs, mediation centers, community mediators, YAP, WAP and local level other institutions. In addition, with Mandwi’s technical support, the PNGOs had developed radio program script and Public Service Announcement (PSA) on community mediation including in local language Maithili and Bajjika as an outreach to the mediation centers. It was observed that the radio program additionally motivated local people to receive and learn about mediation services to resolve the conflict.

It helped to sensitize community people on community mediation and increased their access to mediation centers to resolve the local level disputes at local level. Finally, it contributed to reduce the load of the court as well as administration offices and created peaceful environment and social harmony in the entire community.

2. Political/Security Context Update From the security point of view, despite of agitation by the political parties within the project districts, there were no any security challenges or other disturbances in the program areas. In addition, concerned stakeholders were cooperative that helped in implementation of the program activities likewise community mediation services offer. However, due to the regular strikes in Terai by Medhesi Morcha for their rights, CMCM project other field level activities were disturbed because of very less movement of platform members from one ward to another and engagement of community people in strike and agitation.

After the normalization of the situation in Nepal and in terai districts CMCM program activities likewise CMCC (community mediation coordination committee) review, YAP, WAP review, community mediators review (those were postponed since 4-5 months due to the frequent strikes and agitation in terai) were achieved by the effort of local project- implementing partners. For that, they coordinated with district and VDC stakeholders, easily moved in the field for the implementation of the program.

3. Progress on OCA OCA (Organization Capacity Assessment) was conducted by Bharat Karki from 20th June to 22ndJune, 2014 at Mandwi’s office in Gaur. The OCA result was categorized as low, medium and high risk by the expert. It was found that Mandwi was in low risk. However, there were several areas identified for improvement as Mandwi scored 61.25 out of 100. It was recommended by OCA that Mandwi needed to develop capacity development plan based on the improved areas identified through OCA. The following recommendations were made by an OCA review meeting by USAID team on August 21, 2014 at Mandawi, Gaur, Rautahat.

 Mandwi required revising its existing policies and preparing a specific strategic plan (including guidelines on program/project management cycle, partnership strategy / program operational guidelines)  Mandwi required a conditional procurement and payment system in its Policy  An amendment or modification required in its HR policy that included a specific minimum vacancy announcement time  Mandwi required an organization development plan, staff capacity building plan, employee performance evaluation standard form  Mandwi should be more focused on its Vision Mission Goal Objective (VMGO)  Program/Project sustainability plan should be linked with Mandwi VMGO  Mandwi required the electronic filing and backup system  A coordination policy/strategy should be helpful according to the organizational objective

Above mentioned action plan was discussed in a Mandwi executive board meeting as well as relevant team including finance and program. The team also developed some immediate

6 strategies to build organizational strength that included opening staff organizational email account, preparing separate salary sheet, salary deposit in staff account with receipt, separate project account, payment through bank, and electronic filing and backup system establishment. Such areas were prioritized by Mandwi management team to build organizational capacity in different sector. It also prioritized monitoring and evaluation, financial management system and encouraged PNGOs as well to establish such mechanism. Mandwi had planned to prepare a specific strategic plan (including guidelines on program/project management cycle, partnership strategy/ program operational guidelines).

Similarly, the OCA of the PNGOs was conducted by Mandwi throughout February and March 2015 and August-September 2016 at PNGOs district office with the active participation of CMCM staff and executive board members. Specific indicators, structured questionnaires, formats, indicators explanation sheet, data analysis chart, spider diagrams were used as tool to gather information during OCA. The OCA score obtained by PNGOs were: S. Local Project OCA Score Status in OCA Score Status in N. Implementing Obtained by 2015 Obtained by 2016 Partners PNGOs in PNGOs in 2015 2016 1 Mandwi 61.25% Low Risk 72% Low Risk

2 CFWA 56.5% Medium Risk 79% Low Risk

3 Astha Nepal 66.5% Low Risk 76.30% Low Risk

4 VCDC 59.75% Medium Risk 81.80% Low Risk

5 Community Power 63.25% Low Risk 75.30% Low Risk

6 Save the Saptari 73% Low Risk 81.50% Low Risk

7 Samagra 71% Low Risk 80.30% Low Risk

It was found that out of six local project implementing partners Aastha Nepal from Mahottari and Community Power from Rautahat districts were with Medium risk while other four partners are with low risk. The OCA was conducted in six areas i.e. good governance and organizational practices, project cycle management (PCM), human resource management and capacity development, administration, financial management and fiduciary risk, coordination, networking with stakeholders and advocacy, conflict mitigation and management. It was found that all local project implementing partners were weak in conflict mitigation and management also because of their recent experience in this area. PNGOs developed and implemented specific mission, vision, policy, guidelines, strategic plan on conflict mitigation and management. Mandwi focused on capacity building of the local partners in this area and also facilitating them to develop the language to their policy, guidelines and constitution,

7 through technical support. Finally, they improved in those areas and at the end it was found that all the partners along with Mandwi were with low risk organization.

4. Challenges/Actions Challenges Actions taken

. All 21 project VDCs (Lalapatti, . Mandwi coordinated with concerned VDCs Nargho, Sakarpura and Bisahariya (Lalapatti, Nargho, Sakarpura and Bisahariya VDCs of Saptari, Sitapur Pra Dha, VDCs of Saptari, Sitapur Pra Dha, Badharamal Badharamal VDC of Siraha, VDC of Siraha, Baniniya, Mithileshwar Baniniya, Mithileshwar Mauwahi, Mauwahi, Mithileshwar Nikas of Dhanusha, Mithileshwar Nikas of Dhanusha, Ekrahiya, Siswa Kataiya, Bathnaha and Parsa Ekrahiya, Siswa Kataiya, Bathnaha Pataili VDCs of Mahottari, Harkathba, and Parsa Pataili VDCs of Mahottari, Bhawanipur, Rajghat and Sundarpur Chuhadba Harkathba, Bhawanipur, Rajghat and VDCs of Sarlahi and Pachrukhi, Jhunkhunwa, Sundarpur Chuhadba VDCs of Basatpur and Badharba VDCs of Rautahat Sarlahi and Pachrukhi, Jhunkhunwa, district) and facilitated to allocate the budget Basatpur and Badharba VDCs of for mediation centers to regulate it after the Rautahat district) and 3 municipalities handover of mediation centers by local project (Charnath Ganeshman Municipality implementing partners i.e. Save the Saptari, of Dhanusha, Lahan and Samagra, CFWA, Astha Nepal, VCDC and Dhangadhimai Municipality of Siraha Community Power to VDCs. Similarly, district ) owned mediation centers Mandwi coordinated with DDCs in all CMCM formally. However, project district i.e. Saptari, Sarlahi, Dhanusha, VDCs/municipalities had not Mahottari, Siraha and Rautahat as well to allocated the budget to mediation circulate the letter from DDC to project VDCs centers to release the amount for community mediation program. . Less number of referral cases were . Mandwi coordinated with and facilitate to local from police and court to mediation police as well as district police office to refer centers the cases to the community mediation centers. Similarly, it also coordinated with district court of Saptari, Sarlahi, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Siraha and Rautahat to refer the general cases likewise abuse, border/boundary of land, compensation for damage of crops, construction of houses, deposits except those under No. 5 of that chapter, except those cases referred to in Annex-1 and Annex-2 of the government cases act, 2049 (1993), physical assaults, interpersonal conflict, money transaction, partition, resource based conflict, uses of water bank and security of public property to mediation centers.

5. Accomplishments Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation

Administration Start-up

Activities

MS1. Office established in one of the - Mandwi established the Project Office at Gaur, Rauthat to project districts operate the Conflict Mitigation through Community Mediation (CMCM) program along with its central office st and hired the 1 floor of the same building for CMCM program. (please see mile stone report 1 in details)

MS2. Mandwi capacity assessed - OCA (Organization Capacity Assessment) was conducted by Monitoring and Evaluation Expert Bharat Karki from 20th June to 22ndJune, 2014 at Mandwi’s office in Gaur. It

was found through OCA that Mandwi was in low risk.

However, there were several areas identified for improvement as Mandwi scored 61.25 out of 100. It was recommended by OCA that Mandwi needed to develop capacity development plan based on the improvement areas

identified from OCA. (please see mile stone report 2 in

details) MS 3.Partnership established - The partner agreements with Astha Nepal, CFWA, Community Power, Save the Saptari and VCDC were signed on June 23, 2014 at Mandwi’s office in Gaur and the

Partner Agreement with Samagra was signed later on August 8, 2014 due to delay in the process as one of our partners, Sanskar Mithila, was replaced. These Partner

Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation

Agreements pave way for efficient functioning of CMCM’s future endeavors. (please see mile stone report 3 in details)

- The OCA of the PNGOs was conducted by Mandwi st MS 4. Partners’ capacity assessed throughout February and March 2015 at PNGOs district - This was the carryover activity of 1 Quarter. Though all PNGOs were office in the active participation of 29 CMCM staffs and executive boards. Specific indicators, structured engaged in community mediator questionnaires, formats, indicators explanation sheet, data selection and mediation training, analysis chart, spider diagrams were used as tools to OCA of PNGOs was not rd synthesis information during OCA. It was found that out of accomplished up to 3 quarter. six local project implementing partners Aastha Nepal from Mahottari and Community Power from Rautahat districts were with Medium risk while other four partners were wit low risk. (please see mile stone report 5 in details) - One of the project partners in Siraha - To build up capacity of partners’ on People to People dropped out. So, Mandwi had re- MS 5. Partner training prepared approach, Do No Harm approach including Conflict and selected PNGOs in Siraha by end of Gender Sensitivity approach partners’ training preparation August 2014 only. After that other with training materials was accomplished in August 2014 key activities like partner training, and reported to USAID. (please see mile stone report 5 in master trainer selection, MTOT on basic mediation accomplished in MS 6. Partner training conducted details) - To build up capacity of partners’ on People to People September 2014 only. approach, Do No Harm approach including Conflict and Gender Sensitivity approach partners’ training was

conducted from 11-12th September 2014 at Manaki Hotel, Janakpurdham, Dhanusha. In total 19 (female 3, Madhesi 14, Janjati 2, OBC 8) persons participated from PNGOs.

Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation

Finally, participants knew about the DNH, P2P, Conflict and Gender Sensitive Approaches and their interrelation with Conflict Mitigation through Community Mediation Program. It was helpful for them to implement the program at community level by building the capacity of community mediators on it. (please see mile stone report 6 in details)

Program Start-up and Coordination Phase

MS 7. Conduct rapid based assessment - A draft RBA methodology and guideline developed by - This was the carryover activity of 1st Mandwi and shared with USAID. An orientation on RBA quarter. It was not achieved in 1st tools to DPC and AFO of PNGOs was organized on 12th quarter due to re selection of partner September 2014 at Janakpur, Dhanusha. Action plan was in Siraha district. developed to collect the data from VDC and district through checklists. Then orientation to enumerators th organized at district level from 14-19 September, 2014. th VDC and district level information collected from 20 th st September-14 October 2014 as per action plan. RBA 1 draft report was developed and shared with USAID in

November 2014. (please see mile stone report 7 in details) - After the close coordination with concerned VDCs, DDCs, CMCCs and formal, informal meeting and sharing on MS 8. Government of Nepal (GON) CMCM program objectives, VDC selection criteria with coordination established and VDCs district line agencies by project partners in project targeted selected districts i.e. Saptari, Siraha, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi

Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation

and Rautahat; in total 24 VDCs were selected out of 36 VDCs (in which RBA conducted and recommended by DDC before) and recommended by concerned DDCs for the CMCM program implementation (please see mile stone report 8 in details). MS 9. District level Community - CMCC formed through organizing an action plan Mediation Coordination Committee development meeting at district level (CFWA 23 March - It was the carry over activities of (CMCC) formed in each district 2015, Aastha Nepal-27 March 2015, Community Power-8 Q3-Y1 achieved in quarter 5 December 2014, Save the Saptari-23 November 2014, because CMCCs were not formed in

VCDC- 26 December 2014, and Samagra-10 June 2015) by Dhanusha and Mahottari districts. PNGOs. There were all together 79 CMCC members from district line agencies, stakeholders, district court, bar association and civil societies in 6 entire project districts. The committee contained chief of all stakeholder government body. There was appreciable presence of journalist and other stakeholders. The committee had agreed to give their support to the program (please see mile stone

report 9 in details).

- The CMCC review of year 1 and development of CMCC - It was the carry over activity of Q6 MS 10. CMCC year 1 review and year 2 level action plan meeting was organized by local accomplished in Q7. development of CMCC year 2 district project implementing partners i.e. Save the Saptari, level action plans Samagra, CFWA, Astha Nepal, VCDC and Community Power with 100 participants at district headquarters of Rajbiraj of Saptari, Lahan of Siraha, Janakpur of Dhanusha, Jaleshwar of Mahottari, Malangba of Sarlahi and Gaur of Rautahat districts with the objective of

Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation

reviewing CMCC year 1 and development of CMCC year 2 level action plan with Mandwi on 27 April 2015, 19 July 2015, 21 January 2016, 5 June 2015, 6 February 2016 and 16 June 2015. There were 61 members (out of 76) of CMCC and 39 district stakeholders from district line agencies, stakeholders, district court, bar association and civil societies participated in the meeting. There was

appreciable presence of other key district stakeholders as well (please see mile stone report 10 in details).

MS 11. Year 2 (Q1&Q2) CMCC mid- - The year two CMCC mid-term progress review meeting term progress review was organized by local project implementing partners i.e. Save the Saptari, Samagra, CFWA, Astha Nepal, VCDC and Community Power with 106 participants at district headquarters of Rajbiraj of Saptari, Lahan of Siraha,

Janakpur of Dhanusha, Jaleshwar of Mahottari, Malangba of Sarlahi and Gaur of Rautahat districts with the objective of sharing the mid-term progress of the CMCM program and review the progress of the CMCC activities planned under year one action plan of CMCC with Mandwi on 29 March 2016, 24 March 2016, 21 January 2016, 26 October 2015, 6 May 2015 and 15 March 2016. There were 58 members (out of 76) of CMCC and 48 district stakeholders

from district line agencies, stakeholders, district court, bar association and civil societies participated in the meeting. There was appreciable presence of other key district stakeholders as well (please see mile stone report 11 in

Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation

details).

- The CMCC year 2 review and development of CMCC year MS 12. CMCC year 2 review and 3 action and sustainability plan meeting was organized by development of CMCC year 3 action local project implementing partners i.e. Save the Saptari, and sustainability plans (Milestone 12) Samagra, CFWA, Astha Nepal, VCDC and Community Power with 96 participants at district headquarters of Rajbiraj of Saptari, Lahan of Siraha, Janakpur of Dhanusha, Jaleshwar of Mahottari, Malangba of Sarlahi and Gaur of

Rautahat districts with the objective of reviewing year 2 action plan, formulate year 3 action [lans and to ensure coordination at district and VDC levels with Mandwi on 28 March 2016, 14 April 2016, 17 April 2016, 16 January 2016, 26 December 2015 and 29 March 2016. There were

58 members (out of 76) of CMCC and 48 district stakeholders from district line agencies, stakeholders, district court, bar association and civil societies participated in the meeting. There was appreciable presence of other key district stakeholders as well (please see mile stone report 12 in details). MS 13. CMCC year 3 mid-term - CMCC year 3 mid-term review (Q9&Q10) and handover review (Q9&Q10) and handover preparation was organized by local project implementing preparation partners i.e. Save the Saptari, Samagra, CFWA, Astha Nepal, VCDC and Community Power with 96 participants

at district headquarters of Rajbiraj of Saptari, Lahan of Siraha, Janakpur of Dhanusha, Jaleshwar of Mahottari,

Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation

Malangba of Sarlahi and Gaur of Rautahat districts with the objective of reviewing year 3 progress and prepare CMCM’s handover for sustainability on 4 March 2016, 1stApril 2016, 15 April 2016, 29 March 2016, 20 May and 18July 2016. There were 56 members (out of 76) of CMCC and 46 district stakeholders from district line agencies, stakeholders, district court, bar association and civil societies participated in the meeting. There was appreciable presence of other key district stakeholders as well (please see mile stone report 13 in details).

Outputs

1. Improved mediation services to marginalized community people

Activities

MS 14. Select 36 master trainers - 36 master trainers were selected from six project districts i.e. Saptari, Siraha, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi and Rautahat in September 2014. Out of 36 participants, 12

(33%) were female, 4 (11%) were dalit, 2 (6%) were janjati. Similarly, 31 (86%) participants were from Madhesi community. It was found that in total 50% participants were covered from marginalized population i.e. women, dalit and

janjati. The main objective of selection of masters trainer

was to train them with MTOT first and then they will train community mediators on a cascade basis (please see mile

Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation

stone report 14 in details). - To build up the capacity of master trainer on People to MS 15. Master trainers’ training prepared People, Conflict and Gender sensitivity and Do No Harm approach as well as conflict mitigation and community mediation, master trainers’ training preparation with training materials (Mediation Trainers' Guide-TAF 2012, Community Mediation Manual-TAF 2012, Mediation

Training Work Book-TAF 2012) was accomplished in September 2014 and reported to USAID (please see mile stone report 15 in details). MS 16. Master trainers trained - 36 master trainers (from 6 project districts) were successfully trained by lead trainers Dr. Kumar Sharma

Acharya (member of Mediation council) and Ram Prasad Neupane (Deputy Registrar of Supreme Court Mediation Council) Anju Jha (Conflict Management and Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist, Mandwi), Pankaj Kumar Karn (Executive Director, Mandwi and Program Director of

CMCM Program) held at Hotel Manaki, Janakpurdham from September 21 to 28, 2014 (please see mile stone report 16 in details).

MS 17. Community mediators selected - Project implementing partners selected 648 community mediators 27 in each VDC (24) in 6 targeted project districts i.e. Rautahat, Sarlahi, Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha and Saptari. Out of 648 community mediators, 263 (40.58%) were female, 100 (15.43%) were from Dalit

community, 100 (15.43%) were from Janjati, 29 (4.47%)

Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation

were from Muslim, 48(7.40%) were from Brahman Chhetri - In total 648 community mediators and 369(56.94%) were from other community. Similarly, were selected by local project 43(6.63%) participants’ were from hill migrants’ implementing partners @ 27 in each community. It was found that in total 75.91% participants 24 project VDCs and they conducted were selected from marginalized population i.e. women, 8 days basic mediation training to dalit, Muslim and janjati. Those selected candidates were them by trained masters’ trainers up experience (some of them) in Panchayat (a traditional to 1st week of January 2015. So,

alternative dispute resolution method) and committed to these were reported in annual project pursue their responsibilities effectively. All selected progress Year 1 only. mediators are between 25 and 50 years old (please see mile stone report 17 in details). - To build up the capacity of community mediators on MS 18. Community mediation training conflict mitigation so that they could provide their services prepared to the community people in community mediation at local level, Community mediation training preparation with

training materials (Mediation Trainers' Guide-TAF 2012, Community Mediation Manual-TAF 2012, Mediation Training Work Book-TAF 2012) was accomplished in September 2014 and reported to USAID (please see mile stone report 18 in details).

- 8 days basic community mediation training completed by MS 19. Community mediators trained (A) the PNGOs in targeted 12 VDCs in 3 project district i.e. Mahottari (Parsa Pataili, Bathnaha, Siswa Kataiya, Ekrahi), Sarlahi (Sundarpur Chu, Rajghat, Harkathba, Bhawanipur),

Rautahat (Jhunkhunwa, Badharba, Basatpur, Pachrukhi) from 1stDecember 2014 to 8 January 2015 organized at

Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation

VDC level. In total 324 community mediators 27 from each 12 targeted VDCs were successfully trained by 18 trained masters trainers with MTOT provided by Mandwi from project districts (please see mile stone report 19 in details). MS 20. Community mediators trained (B) - 8 days basic community mediation training completed by the PNGOs in targeted 24 VDCs in 6 project district i.e. Dhanuhsa (M. Mauwahi, M. Nikas, Bharatpur, Baniniya),

Siraha (Badharamal, Siswani, Sitapur Pra Dha, Fulkahakatti

) and Saptari (Nargho, Lalapatti, Bisarahiya, Sakarpura)

from 1stDeceember 2014 to 8 January 2015 organized at

VDC level. In total 324 community mediators 27 from each

24 targeted VDCs were successfully trained by 18 trained

masters Trainers with MTOT provided by Mandwi from

project districts (please see mile stone report 20 in details). MS 21. Mediation centers established - CMCM project implementing partners in Mahottari, in 12 VDCs in 3 Districts(A) Rautahat and Siraha established total 12 mediation centers (at 4 VDCs in each districts) in the project VDCs to offer mediation services by trained community mediators of basic mediation, to the marginalized community people at

community level. The main objectives were to resolve

disputes at community level, mitigate conflict, establish peaceful environment in the family as well as in the community and social harmony (please see mile stone

report 21 in details). - CMCM project implementing partners in Dhanusha, Saptari

Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation

MS 22. mediation centers established in and Sarlahi established total 12 Mediation Centers (at 4 12 VDCs in 3 districts(A) VDCs in each districts) in the project VDCs to offer mediation services by trained community mediators of basic

mediation, to the marginalized community people at community level. The main objectives were to resolve disputes at community level, mitigate conflict, establish peaceful environment in the family as well as in the

community and social harmony (please see mile stone

report 22 in details). MS 23. Community mediation centers - In quarter four (Q4)-January-March 2015, total 186 cases offer services were registered in 22 CMCs (Community Mediation Centers). Out of 186, 159 cases related with male and 27 cases related with women. 27 percent of cases were

registered from dalit community, 6 percent from Janjati and 5 percent from Brahman/Chhetri. There were maximum

cases related with boundary of land, fighting, pastureland, grass, fuel woods, abuse, money transaction, and compensation of damage of crops. Out of 186 cases, 160 cases were successfully resolved (please see mile stone report 23 in details).

MS 24. Community mediation centers - In quarter five (Q5)- April to June 2015, total 121 cases were registered in 19 CMCs. Out of 121, 96 cases related offer services with male and 25 cases related with women. 18 percent of cases were registered from dalit community, 9 percent from Janjati, 5 percent from Brahman/Chhetri, and 4 percent

Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation

from Muslim. There were maximum cases related with boundary of land, fighting, pastureland, grass, fuel woods, and abuse. Out of 121 cases, 101 cases were resolved successfully (please see mile stone report 24 in details).

MS 25. Community mediation centers - In quarter six (Q6)- July to September 2015, total 157 cases offer services were registered in 18 CMCs. Out of 157, 115 cases related with male and 42 cases related with women. 19 percent of cases were registered from dalit community, 12 percent

from Janjati and 4 percent from Muslim. There were

maximum cases related with boundary of land, fighting, abuse, pastureland, money transaction, and interpersonal conflict. Out of 157 cases, 137 cases were resolved successfully (please see mile stone report 25 in details).

MS 26. Community mediation centers - In quarter seven (Q7)-October-December, 2015, total 196 offer services cases were registered in 19 CMCs. Out of 196, 163 cases related with male and 33 cases related with women. 19.9

percent of cases were registered from dalit community, 6.6 percent from Janjati and 4 percent from Muslim. There were maximum cases related with boundary of land, fighting, abuse, pastureland, and money transaction, and interpersonal conflict. Out of 196 cases, 182 cases were resolved successfully (please see mile stone report 26 in

details).

MS 27. Community mediation centers - In quarter seven (Q8)-January to March 2016, total 125 cases

Description Achievement Reasons for Deviation offer services were registered in 15 CMCs. The maximum 22 cases were registered at Bisahriya, Saptari and only 1 case registered at Lahan Municipality Ward No 22 of Siraha and - Ganeshman Charnath Municipality Ward No 1,2,3,4 of Dhanusha. There were no any cases registered at Sitapur Pra Dha, Badharamal of Siraha, Mithileshwar Mauwahi of Dhanusha, Ekrahi of Mahottari, Basatpur of Rautahat

because there were no any disputes in the community in these VDCs and municipality in this reporting period. While the mediation services offer by the mediation centers of Sarlahi district were under reporting (please see mile stone report 27 in details). MS 28. Community mediation centers offer services - In quarter nine (Q9)-April to June 2016, total 59 cases were registered in 15 CMCs. The maximum 8 cases were

registered at Sakarpura, Saptari and only 1 case registered at Sitapur Pra Dha of Siraha, Mithileshwar Nikas of Dhanusha and Badharba of Rautahat. There were no any cases registered at Nargho of Saptari, Fulkaha Katti of Siraha, Mithileshwar Mauwahi, Baniniya, Ganeshman Charnath Municipality 1,2,3,4 of Dhanusha, Sundarpur Chuhadba, Harkathba of Sarlahi, Pachrukhi and Basatpur of Rautahat because there were no any disputes in the

community in these VDCs and municipality in this reporting period. Besides that, 4 cases were included as of July and August 2016 (please see mile stone report 28 in

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details).

MS 29. Community mediation centers - In quarter ten (Q10)-July to September 2016, total 60 cases offer services were registered in 10 CMCs. The maximum 14 cases were registered at Baniniya of Dhanusha and only 3 cases registered at Badharba of Rautahat district. There were no any cases registered at Ganeshman Charnath Municipality 1,2,3,4 of Dhanusha, Rajghat of Sarlahi because there were no any disputes in the community in these VDCs and municipality in this reporting period. Besides that 76 cases

were included as of January to June 2016 (please see mile stone report 29 in details).

MS 30. 24 Community mediation year 1 - Community mediation sharing/review meeting with sharing meetings conducted community mediators organized by local project implementing partners in all 24 project VDCs in May 2015. Before that, they discussed about the preparation of community mediation review meeting in a staff meeting in

April 2015. The agenda of community mediation review meeting was finalized by the local project implementing partners and shared with Mandwi for the feedback. Mandwi provided feedback on the agenda to all the partners and suggested them for the uniformity. The agenda finalized for the review meeting were opening session with welcome, chairing, introduction, technical session with progress on community mediation, case registration, nature

of case, settlement, in process, referral, strategies applied,

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contribution of YAP and WAP, IEC (Information education Communication) materials, peace building community mediation program, VDC, problems faced and lesson learned, future direction and closing session etc. They also discussed on the continuation of the community mediation program and its linkages with VDC after the project period. They also collected feedback in the review

meeting with community mediators for the further improvements in the community mediation services to the community people and developed a future plan before closing the sharing meeting (please see mile stone report 31 in details).

- Similarly, community mediation sharing/review meeting MS 31. 24 Community mediation year 2 with community mediators organized by Mandwi in all 24 sharing meetings conducted project VDCs in April-May 2016. The overall project progress and lessons learned were reviewed with relevant stakeholders (please see mile stone report 31 in details). MS 32. Community mediation project is - The handover workshops was organized by Mandwi in all assumed by local government 24 VDCs and municipalities from the six CMCM project districts i.e. Dhanusha, mahottari, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Siraha and Saptari with the objective of signing the handover MOUs with concerned VDCs and municipalities and developing the year 3 action plan and sustainability plan with government in July and August 2016. In total 578 (dalit 100, janjati 108, terai others 311, female 216 and male 368) relevant government stakeholders along with YAP,

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WAP members, community mediators, local political leaders, FCHVs, mother groups members, representative from health posts, VDC secretary, technician and school representatives were actively take part in the handover workshops(please see mile stone report 32 in details).

Objective 2. Improve the relationship between marginalized groups and the local government

Activities

MS 33. 24 VDC Youth Advocacy - In total 24 Youth Advocacy Platforms (at the rate 1 YAP in - The 24 youth and 24 women Platforms established and action plans each 4 VDCs in each 6 districts) established by CMCM advocacy platforms were established developed project implementing partners in Saptari, Dhanusha, by the local project implementing Mahottari, Siraha, Rautahat and Sarlahi districts. There partners by the end of April 2015 were in total 462 youth advocacy platform members in 24 only. Therefore, it was reported in VDCs in the project area. Out of them 114 (24.68%) were quarter 6 only. female, 97 (21.00%) Dalit, 77 (16.67 %) Janjati, 15 (3.25%) Muslim and 319 (69.05%) Madhesi. In total participation from marginalized communities was 65.58%. They

mobilized in the community to increase the access of the marginalized community people to the mediation centers to get mediation services at local level through trained MS 34. All 24 Youth Advocacy Platforms community mediators (please see mile stone report 33 in each hold progress review meeting details).

- YAP progress review meeting with YAP members and

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VDC secretary/technician organized by local project implementing partners in all 24 project VDCs in May 2015. Before that, they discussed about the preparation of YAP review meeting in a staff meeting in April 2015. The agenda of YAP progress review meeting was finalized by the local project implementing. They also discussed on the continuation of the YAP activities in the community and its

linkages with VDC in the day to come. They also collected feedback in the review meeting with YAP members, VDC secretary/technician for the further improvements and developed a future plan before the closing the sharing meeting (please see mile stone report 34 in details).

- In total 24 women advocacy platforms (at the rate 1 WAP in MS 35. 24 Women Advocacy Platforms each 4 VDCs in each 6 districts) established by CMCM established and action plans developed project implementing partners in Saptari, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Siraha, Rautahat and Sarlahi districts. They mobilized in the community to increase the access of the marginalized community people to the mediation centers to get mediation services at local level through trained community mediators. There were in total 448 women advocacy platform members in 24 VDCs in the project area. Out of them 113 (25.22%) dalit, 72 (16.07 %) Janjati, 16

(3.57%) Muslim and 310 (69.20%) Madhesi (please see mile stone report 35 in details).

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- WAP progress review meeting with WAP members and VDC secretary/technician organized by local project MS 36. All 24 Women Advocacy implementing partners in all 24 project VDCs in May 2015. Platforms each hold progress review Before that, they discussed about the preparation of WAP meeting review meeting in a staff meeting in April 2015. The agenda of WAP progress review meeting was finalized by the local project implementing. They also discussed on the continuation of the WAP activities in the community and its linkages with VDC in the day to come. They also collected

feedback in the review meeting with WAP members, VDC secretary/technician for the further improvements and developed a future plan before the closing the sharing meeting (please see mile stone report 36 in details).

MS 37. Combined Women and Youth - Combined WAP and YAP meeting with WAP and YAP Advocacy Platform meeting members and VDC secretary/technician organized by local project implementing partners in all 24 project VDCs in August 2016. Before that, they discussed about the preparation of YAP and WAP combined review meeting in a staff meeting in July 2016. They also discussed on the continuation of the WAP and YAP activities in the community and its linkages with VDC in the day to come. They also collected feedback in the meeting with WAP and YAP members, VDC secretary/technician for the further improvements and developed a future plan before the closing the sharing meeting (please see mile stone report 37

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in details).

Objective 3. Increase community awareness on conflict management and mitigation

Activities

MS 38. Year 1 radio program produced - PNGOs developed the radio program in Maithili (for Dhanusha, Mahottari, Saptari and Siraha) and Bajjika (for Rautahat and Sarlahi) languages with the close coordination with local FM radio after getting the script and radio program approval from Mandwi and UASID. The main objective was to inform and aware the marginalized community people on community mediation services and

sensitize them on community mediation program to encourage them to attend the mediation centers available at local level to resolve the local level disputes (For details see milestone report 38 also).

MS 39. Year 1 radio program - PNGOs broadcasted the radio program in Maithili (for Dhanusha, broadcasted Mahottari, Saptari and Siraha) and Bajjika (for Rautahat and

Sarlahi) languages with the close coordination with local FM

radio. It helped the marginalized community people to know the information and aware on community mediation services and sensitize them on community mediation program to encourage them to attend the mediation centers available at local level to resolve the local level disputes (For details see milestone

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report 39 also).

MS 40. Year 2 radio programs produced - PNGOs developed the peace building and community mediation radio program for year 2 in Maithili (for Dhanusha, Mahottari, Saptari and Siraha) and Bajjika (for Rautahat and Sarlahi) languages with the close coordination with local FM radio after getting the script and radio program approval from Mandwi and UASID. The main attention of the radio program was to sensitize the

marginalized community about the community mediation program, its significance and how this program is helping them in reducing the cost and time of the community people and establishing peace and harmony in the community. This radio program also helped them to realize the benefit of

community mediation (experience sharing of the success community mediation in the community) and encourage them to attend the mediation centers if any disputes (including gender based violence and disputes related to women and marginalized communities) occurred in the community(please see mile stone report 40 in details). MS 41. Year 2 radio program broadcasted - Local FM radio broadcasted the peace building community mediation radio program in Maithili language for Dhanusha, Mahottari, Saptari and Siraha districts and in Bajjika

language for Rautahat and Sarlahi districts under the

guidance and facilitation of PNGOs. It helped marginalized community people to get the information about the

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established mediation centers in their VDC and community mediators. Furthermore, this radio program made community people aware on significance of community

mediation. Finally, they sensitized and got access to mediation services offered by mediation centers available at their VDCs (please see mile stone report 41 in details). MS 42. Community mediation video documentary produced - Mandwi produced community mediation video documentary in December 2016 via assigning the video

documentary production consultant. It was about 26 minutes long and translated in Nepali language. It covered

community mediation process adopted by CMCM program and its partners, success case stories, views of the community people, stakeholders and concerned institutions

along with staffs of Mandwi, USAID on community mediation, its significance and how it helped to bring

change in their society and life, how it contributed in resolving local level dispute at local level, reconstructing relationship, establishing social harmony and peaceful environment in the community with the effort of community mediators, youth and women, how it empowered women and youth in terms of local level planning and decision

making processes.

For that, TOR developed for video shooters. They submitted concept note with production process, with subject selection

and casting. Based on that script was developed. Feedback

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on script was provided by Mandwi and USAID. After that, they started to shoot community and stakeholders voices. Draft version of video documentary submitted (after editing, translating) by them was observed by Mandwi and USAID. They finalized video documentary and resubmitted it to Mandwi based on the feedback (please see mile stone report 42 in details). MS 43. Community mediation video documentary units copied and distributed - 1000 copies of the final version of the community - It was the carry over activity of Q8. at the district and VDC level mediation video documentary was developed and Community Mediation Video distributed in 24 project locations of six project districts Documentary produced in December (Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Siraha and 2016. Saptari) while it was disseminated to about 1350 the community and district stakeholders(please see mile stone report 43 in details).

MS 44. Community mediation - Mandwi designed Information, Education and information, education, and Communication material i.e. Brochure and Pamphlets in communication (IEC) materials designed Nepali language that describe about community mediation

services’ availability, including contact persons and

numbers etc first in line with USAID branding and marking policy. It was shared with USAID for the valuable input and feedback in March 2015. On the basis of feedback, IEC material was finalized and 12000 pieces was in production targeting (8040 male and 3960 female). The main objective of the IEC material is to inform community people and stakeholders on community mediation and

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sensitize them to contact community mediation centers for the dispute resolution (please see mile stone report 44 in details). MS 45. Community mediation IEC - Total 12000 pieces of community mediation IEC materials produced and distributed in local i.e. brochure and pamphlets were produced in local languages language and distributed to key community stakeholders in the CMCM project area through youth and women advocacy platform members, community mediators and female child health volunteers etc to sensitize people on community mediation services (please see mile stone report 45 in details).

Monitoring and Evaluation

Activities

MS 46. M&E framework drafted and - To build up the capacity of partner organizations and staffs staff and project partners training on monitoring and evaluation system of the organization prepared and CMCM project, M&E framework drafted and staff and project partners training prepared in September 2014 and reported to USAID. (please see mile stone report 46 in MS 47. M&E framework established and details) staff and project partners trained - CMCM project M&E framework finalized and established at Mandwi with the regular and close coordination and technical support from USAID. Mandwi organized staffs and project partners training on ME Framework at Hotel

Manaki, Janakpurdham, Dhanusha from 12-14 July 2015

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under Conflict Mitigation through Community Mediation Program after the finalization of log frame and PMP in a given format by USAID. The main objective of the training was to build up the capacity of partner organizations and staffs on monitoring and evaluation system of the organization and established at PNGOs also (please see mile stone report 47 in details).

-Achieved and submitted to USAID MS 48. Documentation of Quarterly Project Progress(Q1-Y1)

MS 49. Documentation of Quarterly - Achieved and submitted to USAID Project Progress(Q2-Y1)

MS 50. Documentation of Quarterly Project Progress(Q3-Y1) - Achieved and submitted to USAID

MS 51. Documentation of Annual Project - Achieved and submitted to USAID Progress(Y1)

MS 52. Documentation of Quarterly -Achieved and submitted to USAID Project Progress(Q1-Y2) - Achieved and submitted to USAID MS 53. Documentation of Quarterly Project Progress(Q2-Y2)

MS 54. Documentation of Quarterly - Achieved and submitted to USAID Project Progress(Q3-Y2)

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MS 55. Documentation of Annual Project - Achieved and submitted to USAID Progress(21)

MS 56. Documentation of Quarterly Project Progress(Q1-Y3) - Achieved and submitted to USAID

MS 57. Documentation of Final Project - Achieved and submitted to USAID Progress(Y3)

MS 58. MS Monthly calendars - Achieved and submitted to USAID submitted for Year 1 MS 59. MS Monthly calendars - Achieved and submitted to USAID submitted for Year 1 - Achieved and submitted to USAID MS 60. MS Monthly calendars submitted for Year 1

MS 61. Participation in quarterly Conflict - The fourth CMM partners’ meeting was organized at th Management and Mitigation (CMM) Manaki, Janakpur, Dhanusha from 3-6 February 2015. partners meeting in year 1 Meeting was hosted by CMCM project of Mandwi this time. In total 35 persons actively participated in the meeting from USAID, PACT, Saferworld, CARE Nepal, Mercy Corps and Mandawi along with their respective sub grantees. The main objectives of the meeting were to discuss on outcome level program achievements, challenges and opportunities, to facilitate program level discussion on M&E reporting and GESI integration and to discuss key issues, challenges and possible solution (please see mile stone report 61 in details).

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MS 62. Participation in quarterly CMM - Mandwi organized CMM quarterly meeting jointly with partners meeting in Year 2 Mercycorps at Rubus Hotel, Dhangadhi from 9-13 May 2016. All together 40 persons from the CMM partner organizations of USAID likewise Saferworld, Care Nepal, PACT, TAF, Pro Public, Mercycorps and Mandwi actively participated in the CMM meeting. They all made the presentation on overall program progress, challenges, learning, success stories, OCA process, DNH analysis video

documentary, and live presentation of impact stories. Besides that, there was presentation on close out plan, DNH, and proposal guidelines from USAID as well. It helped all the participants to learn the about the best program strategies and replicate in their program area, to

know about the OCA tools and techniques applied by the organization for the organizational capacity assessment, to prepare for the phase out of the program, to target the new calls from USAID and to know about the next CMM MS 63. Participation in quarterly CMM meeting (please see mile stone report 62 in details). partners meeting in year 3 - Mandwi and ProPublic jointly organized CMM quarterly meeting at Manaki Hotel, Janakpur this time from 24-28 August 2016. All together 29 persons from the CMM partner organizations of USAID likewise Care Nepal,

PACT, TAF, Pro Public, Mercycorps and Mandwi actively participated in the CMM meeting. They all made the presentation on overall program progress, challenges, learning, success stories and achievement against ME, video

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documentary showing, and live presentation of impact stories. Besides that, TAF and Sajhedari presentation on conflict in earthquake recovery districts, presentation by MercyCorps and ProPublic on relevance of psychosocial counseling in conflict mitigation, photo contest via voting among ourselves and USAID presentation on DQA and USAID/Kyrgyz Republic CMM experience sharing were

very much helpful for all the organization(please see mile stone report 63 in details). - Local project implementing partners i.e. CFWA, Astha MS 64. Hand over complete Nepal, VCDC, Community Power, Save the Saptari and Samagra at project districts Dhanuhsa, Mahottari, Sarlahi,

Rautahat, Saptari and Siraha handed over the following furniture/equipments:  Wooden Table -24  Plastic Chair-120

to the 24 established Mediation Centers at project VDCs/municipalities level up on the formal request by VDCs/municipalities and their commitments of appropriate use of such materials for providing community mediation services to marginalized community people in the day to come. Similarly, Mandwi handed over the purchased six Lenovo Laptops under this project to the local project implementing partners for maintaining, managing the

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community mediation related data from community mediation centers and reporting and sharing to the project districts stakeholders i.e. district development committee, district court etc (please see mile stone report 64 in details).

MS 65. Project review conducted - As directed by the project review meeting, an evaluation to assess the performance and impact of CMCM project was undertaken. The evaluation findings and the report was a result of meticulous analysis and interpretation of the primary and secondary information gathered through; face to face interaction through 35 KII‟s and 6 FGD‟s involving 110 respondents from all 6 project districts which enabled the drawing of “Thick descriptions”, then triangulated with the data and evidences generated by the project itself and the impressions from the participant observation during field work complementing the documentary analysis of project related documents, data and reports were used to evaluate the performance and impact of the project (please see mile stone report 65 in details).

6. Lessons Learned  Gender Equality & Social Inclusion (GESI), Participation and Ownership

CMCM program had planned to adopt and implement GESI sensitive principles and practices in each project activities and closely follows USAID’s strategic approach of mainstreaming gender into development process. CMCM GESI goal was to ensure equitable participation of men, women and disadvantaged groups in the prevention and mitigation of conflict and community development process.

There was a provision to ensure at least 33% participation of women and 45% participation of marginalized groups in community mediators in the project area. It was a huge challenge to ensure participation of women as well as other marginalized groups in the project area due to restricted mobility to women as well as male dominant and existing caste, ethnicity based discrimination in the rural communities. Therefore, Mandwi provided orientation to PNGOs on GESI and CM, P2P and DNH approaches of the CMCM program. The PNGOs also adopted these approaches at community level and facilitated the ideas to the community key stakeholders, actors and VDC representatives to ensure the participation of women and marginalized communities are essential for their rights and empowerment. Finally, with agreement of community stakeholders, the PNGOs set the selection criteria that required at least 33% women and 45% marginalized people representation. Finally, out of 648 community mediators, 75.91% participants were covered from marginalized population i.e. women, dalit, Muslim and Janjati.

The program learned GESI integration was not easy process. However, continuous discussion on GESI and its importance could help ensure the participation of both women and marginalized people. In addition, the selection criteria could be widely GESI oriented to ensure more participation including reserved quota.

 Socio-Cultural Aspects

During RBA, it was noticed that most of the disputes like partition, abuse and violence are reported from marginalized (female, dalit, janjati and Muslim and Madhesi), back warded (other backward caste-OBC), illiterate community. Therefore, the program was focused in such community.

 Policy Environment

During RBA, it was observed that most of the District Line Agencies (DLAs) and VDC staffs were not aware on community mediation program. They were not familiar with community mediation act 2068, community mediation regulation 2070. So, DLA and VDC personal were informed about provision on community mediation in community mediation act and regulation through this program. It helped implementing program as well as enhances the local authorities’ knowledge on community mediation and its importance.

Besides that the other lesson learned by the project was as follows:

 Mobilization of women advocacy platforms is the key to explore the cases of violence against women and encourage women for the resolution of disputes at community mediation centers available at local level. In total 13 cased related with violence against women registered at community mediation centers in this reporting period. Out of 13, total 10 cases resolved by community mediation centers.

 Awareness of the marginalized community people increased on community mediation through IEC materials distributed and radio program designed and broadcasted by local project implementing partners at project districts. It helped to increase their access over community mediation services via available community mediation centers at their VDCs. Because, now a days they are registering their disputes at mediation centers rather that going to police or court as they realized that local level dispute resolution through mediation centers are free of cost and at local level helping them saving their cost and time. Such time, they are using in their productive works.

 Local level dispute resolution through community mediation saves money of rural community people.  Increased access of marginalized community people to local level dispute resolution mechanism help to strengthen them economically and socially.  Maximum mobilization of youth and women in the community played a vital role in social harmony and peace building processes.  Coordination with and participation of VDC and district level institutions from very beginning of program implementation help to increase their ownership towards program.

 Restoration of good relationship between disputing parties via CMC is key to maintain serving in social cohesion and peace building that was evidentiary during the six months long agitation in terai.

 Mobilizations of WAPs at the community to motivate, convince, and encourage women to come for registering the cases of violence against women and increased their access to justice.

 Community mediation is one of the effective ways for local level dispute resolution, to build social harmony, establish good understanding among community member and creating peaceful environment in the community.

 Local level dispute resolution can save the resources, time of marginalize people as well as reduce the workload of police and court.

 Joint and collaborative approach of CMC, YAP, and WAP is crucial for GBV related cases to convince and encourage, especially marginalized group to bring the cases.

7. Success Stories

Community people thanked for implementing community mediation Program

Community Power was one of the local CMCM projects implementing partner of Mandwi from Rautahat district. Community Power implemented CMCM program in 4 VDCs i.e. Pachrukhi, Jhunkhunwa, Badharba and Basatpur.

Badharba is 10 km far from the district head quarter. Under the CMCM program, a Community Mediation Center (CMC) was established in this VDC in order to provide mediation services to the marginalized community people. The CMC had locally trained community mediators to offer the services. The person namely Binod Singh; 50 years old from Badharba, ward no.8 complained at CMC against Rupan Hajari; 38 years old from the same village on March 19, 2015. The case was related with boundary of land. Both parties selected three mediators and agreed to continue mediation service after explaining about mediation process and service in a mediation session.

The both parties had expressed their happiness about the process and how mediation created win/win situation. They thanked USAID, Mandwi and Community Power for organizing the program at VDC level. Previously, both parties were angry with the boundary issue and the free mediation service created a friendly environment to their daily life that is healthier also for the community.

Coordination between local police and mediation center established

Community Family Welfare Association (CFWA) was the local partner of Mandwi implemented “Conflict Mitigation through Community Mediation (CMCM)” Program in three VDCs i.e. Baniniya, Mithileshwar Nikas, Mithileshwar Mauwahi and ward no 1,2,3, 4, of Ganeshman Charnath municipality of Dhanusha district with the coordination and technical support of Mandwi and financial support of USAID since July 2014. The main objective of the program was to increase access of the marginalized community to mediation services and resolve the local level disputes by establishing peaceful environment and social harmony in the community.

In Baniniya, a mediation center was established just after the basic community mediation training organized by CFWA for 27 community mediators in December 2014. Mr. Fulgen Yadav started to work as the Coordinator in the community mediation center. As, mediation centers started to provide services to the marginalized people in the

40 community, local police office, Mahendra Nagar, Dhanusha was curious about CFWA’s function in the community and started questioning about this services. Furthermore, the local police officer was asking lot of questions with VDC coordinator regarding their responsibility that started diverting the disputants to the community mediation center instead of the local police station.

Mr. Fulgen Yadav explained about whole process of establishment of community mediation center in Baniniya VDC, its objectives, features, and significance of the program to police officer. Finally, the police officer was convinced. He realized that CMCM program is contributing the goal of local police establishing peace, security and justice in the community. At the end, the police thanked him for Mr. Yadav’s active role in the community in facilitating and resolving local level disputes that is supporting the community people in terms of saving their time and resources. These days, local police invites Mr. Yadav for similar kind of conflicts and for his help to mediate resulting mitigation. In this way, coordination between local police and mediation center established that had helped for local level disputes resolution and establishing peaceful environment in the community.

Jay and Ashok thanked for opening their eyes

Community Power was one of the local CMCM projects implementing partner of Mandwi responsible for Rautahat district supported by USAID. The main objective of the program was to establish sustainable peace in the community. Community Power had implemented CMCM program in four VDCs i.e. Pachrukhi, Jhunkhunwa, Badharba and Basatpur.

There is a VDC named Pachrukhi in Rautahat district. The VDC is 11 KM far from the head quarter of the district. Community Power, Rautahat has been implementing Conflict Mitigation through Community Mediation (CMCM) program with support of USAID/Madwi in such VDC. Under the program, Community Mediation Center (CMC) established to provide community mediation services including to the marginalized community people at VDC level. The community people are getting mediation services from CMC.

Jay Binod Prasad Sah, 38 years old, from Pachrukhi VDC, ward no.5 had registered a case in CMC, Pachrukhi against his own brother Ashok Prasad Sah, 34 years old, ward no.5 on 4 December 2015. The case was related with boundaries of land. Binod was claiming that his land was encroaching by his brother. There was a quarrel among them since a long time and generally happened on regular basis. That created a tension among them. It broke their family relationship. Therefore, he was thinking to go to the police office for case registration; in the meanwhile, he became to know about CMC available at his own VDC by youth advocacy platform member. He suggested him to go to the mediation center first. Dispute was resolved by community mediation center free of cost and by trained community mediators. It saved your time and money too. Finally, he decided and registered the case at mediation center.

After that CMC invited Ashok Prasad Sah (second party) to participate in mediation session at CMC. Then, he came at CMC and in the coordination of VDC Coordinator, both parties selected mediators from the roster with their own consent. Both parties also agreed for the mediation session date. The mediators facilitated well at CMC and as a result, both parties came to an agreement that a technician (land measurer) would be called to measure the land first based on their Lalpurja and land would be segregated via nail marks. Finally, a technician came and measured the land in the presence of Jay Binod and Ashok as well as their sons and community mediators. He segregated land through nail marks. Both of them satisfied.

Finally, both parties became happy because the dispute had been resolved. They are living together in a peaceful environment though tension occurred by the quarrel reduced now. The relationship broken before has been recovered now as well. There is a good relationship between them. They realized that their most of time expended in daily quarrel before. They are expending time in their productive work now. They learned that living together is crucial for them in terms of good relationship, feeling peace in the family and their family development through productive time and it saves the expenditure of unnecessary money too.

They thanked USAID, Mandwi, and Community Power for the implementation of such crucial program in the VDC and opening their eyes and saved them from wastage of time and money as well.

Fighting of Feku and Rajan stopped right now and they are convincing other community people for dispute resolution at mediation center

VCDC had implemented “Conflict Mitigation through Community Mediation” program in Sarlahi district. It is the local CMCM project implementing partner organization of Mandwi responsible for Sarlahi district supported by USAID. Program was implemented in four VDCs i.e. Sundarpur Chuharba, Harkathba, Bhawanipur and Rajghat. The main objective of the program was to establish peace in the community through resolving local level disputes at community level through trained local community mediators, in the active participation of both parties in disputes.

Feku Ray from Harkatwa 05, Sarlahi had given NRs thirty thousands (30000) to Rajan Ray from the same village, 1 years ago. Therefore, dispute occurred between Feku and Rajan when Rajan rejects to return money to Faku when it was urgent for his family. Feku asked about the money to Rajan more than 5 times but Rajan did not pay attention and they were fighting many times with each other. Due to the fighting, a relation between them was broken. They were generally in tension. Feku Ray shared his problem to his villagers. People informed him about community mediation center available in the VDC and mediation services with free of cost and local trained community mediators and therefore they suggested going to the mediation center first. Finally, Feku submitted his application to mediation center on 15 May 2015.

As a regular process, CMC requested the second party to come in contact with the center for mediation sessions. Both parties came to the center. Mediation center suggested selecting the

42 mediators first from the roster. They selected community mediators from the roster. Third mediator was suggested by VDC coordinator by taking their consent. Finally, mediation session started. Mediators facilitated and discussed about the case on date 15 May 2015. After a long discussion, Rajan accepted that he took loan from Feku. Before that, Rajan was ignoring that he had not taken the money from Feku. Finally, he agreed to return the money to Feku. He returned money to Feku after a week as agreed during the mediation session.

In this way, fighting between Rajan and Feku stopped right now. Both of them expressed their satisfaction with the community mediation center. Because, this mediation was not only helped them to recover their relationship but also reduced the tension of Feku regarding family urgency. It was observed on the follow up that they are living together right now in a peaceful environment. They are suggesting other community people not to quarrel among each other because it creates tension, breaks relationship and loose valuable and productive time and work by sharing their experience gained from his dispute.

Dispute related with boundary of land resolved by community mediators in Sakarpura VDC of Saptari district

Save the Saptari had implemented “Conflict Mitigation through Community Mediation” program in Saptari district. It was the local CMCM project implementing partner organization of Mandwi responsible for Saptari district. The program supported by USAID. Program is implemented in four VDCs i.e. Sakarpura, Bisahariya, Nargho and Lalapatti. The main objective of the program was to establish peace in the community by resolving local level disputes at community level with the help of trained local community mediators in the active participation of both parties in disputes.

It was the case from Sakarpura VDC, Saptari district. There was as a land dispute between Jhameli Khang(first party) & Sitaram Mukhiya and Ramdev Mukhiya (second party). The case was running for last twenty years in the community but did not mitigate. They spent many times for the resolution of case to police but it was not success. They expended lots of money during this period. Their relationship became worst due to that. Community people were also seeing them negatively (as disputers since a long time).

In the meanwhile, a mediation center established in Sakarpura VDC under CMCM program. One day Khang visited one of the community mediators. He informed her about the mediation services by community mediation center through local and trained community mediators without any cost. He convinced her and suggested to try mediation center rather than police because it facilitated dispute in the presence of both parties in the dispute. It not only save the time but also resources and encourage people to live together and in a peaceful environment. She convinced and registered the case against Mukhiya in the mediation center. Jhameli was claiming that Ramdevdug the tube well in her land while Ramdev claimed that Jhameli built house encroaching his land. There was no any nail marks used before rather than mentioning the measurement of land with all four sides.

Mediation center called both Khang and Mukhiya for the selection of community mediators from the roster. They selected community mediators. Finally, mediation session started. The

43 first, second and third attempt of the mediation session did not get success. In one more attempt, after a long discussion, both of the conflicting parties agreed to call the technician (Amin) for land measurement, separation with nail marks for the settlement of case.

Finally, a technician came and measured the land in the presence of both Khang and Mukhiya as well as community mediators. He segregated land through nail marks. Both of them satisfied.

Now both parties are happy because the dispute has been resolved now. They are living together in a peaceful environment though tension occurred by the quarrel reduced now. The relationship broken before is recovered now as well. There is a good relationship between them. They realized that their most of time expended in daily quarrel before. They are expending time in their productive work now. They learned that living together is crucial for them in terms of good relationship, feeling peace in the family and their family development through productive time and it saves the expenditure of unnecessary money too.

A local level dispute was resolved at local level

Aastha Nepal had implementied “Conflict Mitigation through Community Mediation” Program in four VDCs i.e. Parsa Pataili, Bathnaha, Siswa Kataiya and Ekrahiya of Mahottari district with the coordination and technical support of Mandwi and financial support of USAID since July 2014. The main objective of the program was to increase access of the marginalized community to mediation services to resolve the local level disputes and establish peaceful environment and social harmony in the community. After the VDC selection, Aastha Nepal formed Community Mediation Coordination Committee at district level first then selected 108 community mediators in the project VDCs with the close coordination of VDCs, District Development Committee, and Community Mediation Coordination Committee. Those community mediators trained with 8 days basic mediation training. After that through the meeting with VDCs, mediation centers established at concerned VDCs. Community mediators are providing community mediation services through mediation centers. To support the community mediation program youth and women advocacy platforms also established at VDC level and mobilized. It is helping in establishing peaceful environment in the community through resolving local level disputes.

It was the case of Bathnaha VDC of Mahottari district. Ram JinisMahato was living in ward no 4, while SonelalMahato was living in ward no 2. There was a good relationship (family) between them, before. Nine years ago, Ram Jinis took NRs 40000/- loan from Sonelal to purchase land with three months return commitment. However, he was unable to return it back to Sonelal on time and they decided to document it through the paperwork (KAPALI TAMASUK). However, the amount was signed double in the paper of NRs 80000 as generally kapali tamasuk developed with mutual understanding for guarantee to return the money.

Generally, they were co-operating with each other and participating in the festivals too. However, the relationship fractioned between them, gradually, due to Ram Jinis inability to

44 return the money back due to his family problems like sickness of his wife, lots of expenditure in education of his son. He also sold his land during the period.

Based on the written agreement Sonelal appealed to district court Mahottari. The court madde decision in favor of Sonelal and it was decided that Ram Jinis had to pay NRs 160000/- to Sonelal with an interest of such nine years. There was a decision by court that if he had not pay such amount to Sonelal then the land of Ram Jinis should be sold and money should be returned back to him.

However, in practice, in spite of decision made by the court, he had not paid the money to Sone Lal. He was claiming that, he had taken only 4000 thousand from him so why he had to pay such a huge amount to him. The decision of the court is wrong. In the meanwhile, Ram Jinis knew about the mediation center established at his own VDC and it was providing mediation services free of cost through trained local community mediators through local FM radio. Finally, he visited, consulted and registered the case at the mediation center Bathnaha on 31 January 2015.

Mediation center called both Ram Jinis and Sone Lal for the selection of community mediators and facilitating mediation session. After the three mediation sessions,Ram Jinis agreed to pay NRs 65000/- to Sonelal excluding the expenditure of the court. Ram Jinis also accepted it. In this way, a local level dispute was resolved by mediation center at local level in a win-win situation.

Ram Jinis had already paid the agreed amount to Sone Lal. Now they are living with harmony and in a peaceful environment in a society. The relationship between them rebuilds. Community mediation center becomes the changing point for them. They feel the importance of role of mediation center in their life. Finally, they are conveying the message in the community for the community mediation and resolution of local level disputes at community mediation centers.

Community Mediation Centers functional even during agitation in Terai

Mandwi had implemented its conflict mitigation through community mediation program since March 2014 to date in 24 project VDCs of 6 Terai districts i.e. Saptari, Siraha, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi and Rautahat with the local project implementing partners Save the Saptari, SAMAGRA, community family welfare association, Aastha Nepal, village community development committee and community power. The project aimed to sustain peaceful environment in the community.

As we are all familiar about the 6 months long, general strikes from August 2015-January 2016 and agitation by Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha in Terai, it affected the program in all six-program districts resulting not being able to carry out any project activities.

However, Mandwi started to increase coordination with local project implementing partner and facilitated them for the maximum mobilization of CMCs, community mediators, youth, and WAPs for community mediation, social harmony, and peace building processes at local level. Similarly, community mediation coordination committee mobilized at district level for 45 maintaining social cohesion at district level. They facilitated meetings and encouraged people about social cohesion. Mandwi took credit of the sustained peaceful environment in those project areas due to messaging the social harmony.

Finally, as a result, CMCs started operating smoothly during October-December, 2015. In total 196 cases were registered.

The great impact of community mediation program in the community and among the people

Aastha Nepal local partner of Mandwi implemented “Conflict Mitigation through Community Mediation” Program in four VDCs i.e. Parsa Pataili, Bathnaha, Siswa Kataiya and Ekrahiya of Mahottari district with the coordination and technical support of Mandwi and financial support of USAID since July 2014. The main objective of the program was to increase access of the marginalized community to mediation services to resolve the local level disputes and establish peaceful environment and social harmony in the community.

After the implementation of CMCM project in Mahottari district, a significant change is observed among community people of Parsha Pataili. During the RBA, it was found that there were number of local level disputes existed in the community. However, there were no cases found during this reporting period. While discussing with the community people of Parsa Pataili, they expressed that before the implementation of CMCM project, they were unaware, and they do not know importance of local level dispute resolution at local level. However, after the program intervention, people became aware about the mediation services offered by CMCs in the VDC via trained community mediators and its significance.

Similarly, Youth and women are mobilized in the community to explore the local level disputes and encourage the community people to increase their access to mediation services. Similarly, peace building community mediation radio programs were broadcasted by Astha Nepal, related IEC materials distributed by community mediators, YAP, WAP members, and community mediators as well.

S.N. VDC No. of No. of Cases No. of No. of No. of Total Cases Registered at Cases Cases Cases No. of Registered District Registered Registered Registered cases at Administration at District at Local at District Community Office Police Police Court Mediation Office Office Center

1 Bathnaha 25 18 1 9 30 83

2 Sisba Kataiya 17 17 1 16 32 83

3 Ekrahiya 7 17 0 0 26 50

4 Parsha Pataili 9 8 0 0 21 38

Total 58 60 2 25 109 254

While analyzing the situation of Parsa Pataili from above table, it was observed that 58 cases were registered in Mahottari district among them only 9 were registered in Parsha Pataili VDC. The reason behind it was people learned to manage the cases and local level disputes at their own community even at household level with the of trained community mediators available in their wards. Finally, most of the cases were preliminary resolved and ultimately the cases at mediation center reduced.

Similarly, during the joint meeting with YAP, WAP members and community mediators (in total 57 persons were participated) organized by Astha Nepal at Parsapataili VDC on 3rd March 2016, another fact expressed by the participants that from Madhes agitation people came to know that disputes are harmful to them because there was not any police station at VDC level during critical period of six months in Terai. However, the police station has been established after the normalization of situation. Therefore, people became aware that there should be lack of security in absence of police office in VDC and the conflict, disputes should be automatically reduced, and the minor disputes should be settled at household level with win- win approach among themselves. The feedback collected from mediators, community people, and case record of district level proved that really there is the great impact of community mediation program in the community and among the people.

8. Summary Performance Indicator Data

S. Indicator Target for Result Contributing Factors N. Project Period 1 % change in conflicts 52% 40.57% Awareness of community stemming from issues of people increased and they are inclusion and access living together in the community with social harmony in peaceful 2 % change in target 79% 93.93% Aenvcciresosn mofe mnt.a rginalized population that community people increased perceives a reduction to the CMCs. The local level in conflicts over disputes resolved by resources stemming community mediators at local from issues of level. inclusion and access

3 Number of successfully 736 874 Disputes facilitated by the mediated local level trained community mediators disputes among women, adopting 7 steps of community youth or people from mediation marginalized groups as a result of USG assistance

4 % change in target 31% 33% The maximum number of population that perceive local level disputes resolved conflicts mitigated by community mediators at local level 5 # of conflict issues 1050 907 With the mobilization of identified in the working including including community mediators, youth VDCs with an objective women3 women 142, and WAPs and in coordination of addressing those 57, dalit 191, with concerned VDC conflicts dalit214, janajati 95, janajati1 Muslim 26 71, Muslim1 6 % of established 1228 24 With close coordination mediations centers with concerned VDCs and continued by local Municipalities government at project close 7 # of new groups or 72(CMC- 72(CMC- Functional and regular initiatives created 24, YAP- 24,YAP- coordination by PNGOs with through USG funding, 24, 24, WAP- VDCs, district line agencies dedicated to resolving WAP-24) 24) and stakeholders like Bar the conflict or the drivers Association, District of conflict Administration Office and district court etc. 8 # of local women 474 479 Facilitation of local project participating in a implementing partners on substantive role or importance of participation of positions in a peace women and their mobilization building process for their rights to community supported with USG stakeholders and VDCs assistance

9 # of advocacy 48 48(YAP- Functional and regular platforms 24,YAP-24) coordination by established and community mediator functional coordinator with

VDCs, and local stakeholders like youth and women etc 10 % of annual VDC 10% NA In the first year, VDC council budget allocated to had been completed before the community establishment of CMC. In the mediation and second year, there was marginalized agitation by Madhesi Morcha community and VDCs has documented the VDC council and reported to DDC without intervening. Therefore, there was no any significant achievement seen. However, VDCs allocated target groups amount to youth and women. Such data was collected at the end of the project reported. 11 Number of people from NA 71 Facilitation of local project marginalized groups implementing partners on participating in a importance of participation substantive role or of marginalized groups and position in a peace their mobilization for their building process rights to community supported with USG stakeholders and VDCs assistance 12 Number of host 37000 37200 IEC materials like brochure national inhabitants and pamphlets production and reached through distribution as well as community mediation program USG-assisted public information campaigns to designed, produced and support peaceful broadcasted in local languages resolution of conflicts i.e. Maithili and Bajjika.

13 Number of stories 2 2 (Radio Radio program, jingle disseminated with USG progra production, and broadcasted in support to facilitate the m, local languages i.e. Maithili advancement of PSA and Bajjika. reconciliation or peace produc processes tion)

14 #of USG-funded events, 38 37 Master Trainers mobilized by trainings, or activities PNGOs in respected districts designed to build OCA-1 Functional and regular support for peace or MTOT( coordination by PNGOs with reconciliation on a mass Mater VDCs, district line agencies scale Trainin and stakeholders like Bar g of Association, District Trainer Administration Office and s)-1 district court etc

Basic Strictly follow the selection Mediation criteria of community mediators and focus on gender Training-24 and inclusion, people to people CMCC and do no harm strategies Formation-1

CMCC Review-4 CM yearly sharing meeting-2 Advocacy Platform Meeting-3 Project partners trained on ME-1

9. Other APS Requirements

 People to People/Do No Harm/Gender & Social Inclusion

Mandwi conducted partners training on Do No Harm, P2P and Conflict & Gender Sensitive Approaches to Project Coordinator, Assistant Finance Officer and representatives from each partner organizations to build up their capacity on People to People, Conflict & Gender Sensitivity and Do No Harm approaches. 50

After the training PNGOs shared about P2P, DNH and GESI approaches with the district, VDC and community stakeholders while the RBA information collection, FGD and coordination with VDC. Enumerators and District Project Coordinators (DPCs) considered P2P, DNH and GESI approach and ensured the participation of female, Dalit, Muslim, Janjati, Brahman/Chhetri and others community as well as collected required information from them. This approach guided the project staff about inclusive participation of community stakeholder

PNGOs strictly adopted and implementedP2P, DNH and GESI approaches in coordination with district line agencies, VDC officials for VDC, master trainer, community mediators, VDC coordinators selection and formation of youth and women advocacy platforms in the project area. It was very much supportive for them in facilitating the community meetings for the selection of the community mediators. Finally, they become able to ensure the participation of women and marginalized community in the community mediators.

 Local Engagement & Sustainability

For the sustainability and ownership of the program; VDC and community stakeholders were informed and participated in every aspects of program implementation i.e. VDC level community mediators’ selection, VDC coordinator selection and establishment of youth and women advocacy platforms by the PNGOs. They were informed about the selection criteria and PNGOs facilitated and encouraged them to give the name list of the potential candidates for community mediators and VDC coordinators and following selection criteria, final list was provided by concerned VDCs.

 Coordination

Though the coordination was the key area of program effectiveness and efficiency, coordination and communication was done with concerned VDCs and community stakeholders in the project VDCs from the very beginning of the project implementation i.e. selection of VDCs, community mediators, establishment of community mediation centres, demand collection for materials and equipment required for MC, VDC coordinator finalization, operating and offering community mediation services by mediation centres and establishment of youth and women advocacy platforms and their mobilization in the community. Their concerns were addressed in the whole nomination, prioritization, selection and establishment processes.

10. Annexes Annex-1Snaps

Partners Training held from 11-12 September Partners Training held at 11-12 September 2014 at Manaki Hotel Janakpurdham 2014 Manaki Hotel Janakpurdham

MTOT on Basic Mediation held from 21-28 MTOT on Basic Mediation held from 21-28 September 2014 at Manaki Hotel September 2014 at Manaki Hotel Janakpurdham Janakpurdham

Basic Mediation Training Closing Ceremony Basic Mediation Training Participants at at Siswa Kataiya Mahottari Siswa Kataiya Mahottari

Basic Mediation Training Trainer at Siswa Basic Mediation Training Participants at Kataiya Mahottari Harkathba Sarlahi

Basic Mediation Training Participants at Basic Mediation Training Participants at Harkathba Sarlahi Harkathba Sarlahi

Facilitating OCA at VCDC Office, Sarlahi Participate in CMM Partners meeting at Dhangadhi

CMCC review meeting at Rajbiraj, Saptari CMCC review meeting at Janakpur, Dhanuhsa

Annex-2 List of Milestone reports and dates delivered to USAID in the last year

S.N. Milestone Report Date Delivered to USAID

1 Milestone 23 15 October 2015

2 Milestone 24 15 October 2015

3 Milestone 25 15 October 2015

4 Milestone 38 15 October 2015

5 Milestone 39 15 October 2015

6 Milestone 44 15 October 2015

7 Milestone 52 15 October 2015

8 Milestone 40 24 February 2016

9 Milestone 41 10 March 2016

10 Milestone 59 11 March 2016

11 Milestone 26 17 March 2016

12 Milestone 10 10 August 2016

13 Milestone 11 10 August 2016

14 Milestone 12 10 August 2016

15 Milestone 27 10 August 2016

16 Milestone 55 11 August 2016

17 Milestone 31 19 September 2016

18 Milestone 56 19 September 2016

19 Milestone 29 24 September 2016

20 Milestone 32 11 October 2016

21 Milestone 34 14 October 2016

22 Milestone 36 15 October 2016

23 Milestone 64 25 October 2016

24 Milestone 37 30 October 2016

25 Milestone 65 5 January 2016

Milestone submitted in this year 2017

1 Milestone 42 17 May 2017

2 Milestone 43 18May 2017

3 Milestone 57 18 May 2017