Shelter Cluster Meeting Rasuwa

Shelter Cluster Meeting Rasuwa 11.9.2015 1:00 pm CDO Offices, Dhunche, Rasuwa Meeting called by Rasuwa Shelter Cluster Focal Point Type of meeting Shelter cluster meeting Facilitator Stephen Jenkinson, Gabriela Semeco and Sundup Lama Note taker Sundup Lama

Present:

GOAL, German GIZ, The Lutheran World Federation, Samaritan Purse, Nepal Television Reporter, ADRA Nepal, CSRC/DIRF, NAF Rasuwa, Cordaid-Lumanti Parivartan and Karuna Foundation

Attendees Special Present:

Shiva Ram Baral (Chief District Officer), Bishnu Koirala (Local Development Officer), and Representative from District Police Station

See attached attendance list for more details 1. Meeting CDO, LDO, District Police and Organisations Discussion Updates, Langtang area, reporting template, CCCM and other Updates from different NGOs

 NAF Rasuwa is supporting in Dhaibung and Laharepauwa in shelter tool distribution, cash for work programs and livelihood. Similarly, NAF is building 2 Women Protection Centre in Dhaibung and Laharepauwa. NAF in coordination with Asia Onlus supported in Saramthali by providing 1 ,019 CGI and 572 CGI in Yarsa. Similarly, NAF is in a process to distribute gas stove sets, mosquito nets, bed sheets, plywood and bamboo in Betrawati Haku IDP camp.  Cordaid - Lumanti Parivartan, is supporting CGI distribution in Laharepauwa and Dhaibung, in which they are targeting 1,700 households, with 26 HH left to distribute. They have also organised vocational training for IDP camps.  GOAL, has already completed CGI distribution in Syaphru, Dhunche and Gatlang. Currently, GOAL is distributing blankets from IOM. Similarly, GOAL is doing various assessments of household, market, winterisation in its 3 working VDC. GOAL is also planning for shelter construction in Dhunche, Syaphru and Gatlang.

Discussion on re-constructing Langtang area

 LDO invited all the interested I/NGOs to work in permanent shelter construction in Langtang VDC.  LDO mentioned about the cultural shelter construction model in Gatlang and Langtang area and also showed interest to see the shelter construction model prepared by different I/NGOs.  LDO also mentioned about the limitation of timber that for shelter construction program in Northern Rasuwa because of the area of National Park.  Proposed Shelter in Langtang area are; in Goda Tabela 20 Shelter, in Rimiche 6 shelter, in Thamchet 20 shelter, in Sindup 20 shelter and in Kyanjin 20 shelter.  LDO informed that there is committee formed in Kathmandu for Re-establishing the Langtang area.

Reporting Template for NGOs

 GIZ have recruited a staff in DDRC to assist Government in reporting. The staff will forward reporting template to the NGOs.

CCCM site management training by IOM

 It was informed in the meeting that IOM is conducting training to the interested people from different NGOs and government agencies. NGOs can contact to GOAL for registration.

Missing name of the active organization in Shelter Cluster document (List of actors operating in Rasuwa)

 NAF, Action AID, District Lang Right Forum, Samaritan Purse, ADRA Nepal

Other discussions:

 LDO and CDO updated that government has not come up with a straight planning about shelter construction. However, they are not encouraging any organisation to construct Temporary Shelter and are requesting organisations to build permanent shelter instead.  CDO and LDO have also NGO’s working in Rasuwa to organise a monitoring and evaluations trip of their activities.  Manikor Society in support of Lutheran World Federation, distributed CGI sheet in Gatlang VDC last week, and are in the process of planning additional shelter assistance in Gatlang, meaning a duplication of CGI distribution has occurred, as GOAL are already working in Gatlang. Further discussions necessary to conclude on best course of action going forward.