VSO WEEKLY BULLETIN The Weekly Updates to the Interventions of VSO

7 December 2020 | Vol. 10 VSO Weekly Bulletin 7 December 2020 | Vol. 10

COVID-19 Situation Update Total PCR Total RDT Confirmed People in Tests done Tests done Positive Cases Quarantine 1,784,519 312,402 240,981 536 People in People Total Isolation Recovered Deaths 13,582 225,805 1594

Source: https://covid19.mohp.gov.np/#/ As of 7 December, 2020

Volunteering for Development (V4D) Against COVID-19: Supporting National Pandemic Response and Recovery Efforts in COVID-19 Relief to Vulnerables at a Glance

------Food Relief Distribution 1025 Families Food relief packages distribution in Rupandehi, Kapilvastu, Siraha, Saptari, Rautahat & Sarlahi

------Support in Quarantine Facilities

(sanitatio6n materials, toilets etc) Surgical Masks Hand Sanitizer Temporary Toilets 1750 pcs 270 pcs 2 sets

------Sanitary Pads Hand-wash Station Hygiene Kits Distribution 270 pcs 4 sets 3,487 (Towel, Soap, Toothpaste, Reusable Sanitary Pad, Underwear etc) Simara Quarantine Nargho School Quarantine Lu.Na.Bha Quarantine Tribhuwan SS Quarantine SS Quarantine Siraha Campus Quarantine VSO Weekly Bulletin 7 December 2020 | Vol. 10

VSO Nepal Celebrating the Day of Persons with Disabilities

VSO has worked in Nepal since 1964 and all the programmes have been focused on building communities that are resilient, inclusive and accountable. In any society, unequal power relations, harmful social norms and stigma drives marginalization towards persons with disabilities. These must be addressed proactively to ensure persons with disabilities are included in development gains and to prevent or close the disability and development gap. VSO's Empowering a New Generation of Adolescent Girls with Education (ENGAGE) project works in empowering persons with disabilities by providing them access to education and addressing socio- cultural norms which don't prioritize supporting persons with disabilities. The project seeks to empower up to 2,340 highly marginalised, out-of- school girls – including those with disabilities – through education across three districts in Nepal’s Terai region. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/VsoNepal/posts/344954 1291826753

VSO Nepal Celebrating the International Volunteer Day

VSO, since its inception has used volunteering for development approach that puts the most marginalized people first. This way the relationships that volunteers and communities build together ensure skills and knowledge sharing that is effective and inspirational for the local people to take ownership of their own development. VSO's programmes leverage an integrated volunteering approach; volunteers from local communities work alongside youth volunteers as well as local and international experts. Since volunteers are such an intergral part in all its operations, this week VSO celebrated the International Volunteer Day by sharing VSO volunteer’s work. We’re saying a huge thank you to our volunteers and supporters around the world. During the coronavirus pandemic we reached over 15 million people and it was all due to the relentless efforts of the volunteers. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/VsoNepal/posts/345492007 1288875 https://www.facebook.com/VsoNepal/posts/345456132 7991416 https://www.facebook.com/VsoNepal/posts/344682755 2098127 VSO Weekly Bulletin 7 December 2020 | Vol. 10

VSO Nepal Project Updates Strengthening database management in Municipalities for safe learning spaces: One event of strengthening database management of Municipality for PRAYAS safe learning space accomplished in Surkhet, where 20 (M-10, F-10) municipality stakeholders were oriented on significance of database management in response to Completion a five Days Training of Trainers (ToT) create safe learning space for children. Program on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Child Club sensitization events: Nine events of child Change Adaptation (CCA), Social Accountability, club sensitization completed in Dhading, Parsa, Sarlahi, Internal Good Governance and Inclusion from 26 Nov and Lamjung where 218 (M-112, F-106) students actively to 30 Nov in Surkhet where 24 (M-13, F-12) youth and participated and were sensitized on School-Related media volunteers participated. The major objective of the Gender Based Violence (SRGBV), Child Protection (CP) ToT was to train Youth Leader (YL) members of AYON and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH). YLCs from Surkhet and Janakpur on DRR, CCA, social Child club intervention (extra-curricular interventions): accountability, internal good governance, inclusion, its Two events of child club intervention (extra-curricular various tools and for capacity building for engagement of interventions) completed in Sarlahi and Lamjung where YLs in local Climate and Disaster Resilience (CDR) 58 (M-32, F-26) students actively participated and were processes. sensitized on School-Related Gender Based Violence (SRGBV), Child Protection (CP) and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH). Orientation on early child marriage, violence against children, bullying and harassment to children: One event of orientation on early child marriage, violence against children, bullying and harassment to children completed in Parsa where 22 (M-11, F-11) students participated and were oriented on early child marriage, violence against children, bullying and harassment. Orientation to parent on CRM (legal provision, reporting and referral mechanism): One event of orientation to students on CRM (legal provision, reporting and referral mechanism) completed in Parsa where 22 (M-8, F-14) students participated and oriented on CRM legal provision, reporting and referral mechanism. Training on Social Norms to students: Two events of Adoption of Community Score Card (CSC) to Training on Social Norms to students completed in Periodically Review the Youth Responsiveness in Lamjung where 50 (M-26, F-24) students participated Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) orientation and enhanced their knowledge on social norms barrier to meeting led by AYON in partnership with VSO, FSCN, the safe learning environment. ACORAB and facilitated by Mr. Hansh Raj Joshi, Safe to Learn campaign: Three events of safe to learn Consortium Project Manager, PRAYAS-VSO was campaign completed in Parsa where 66 (M-32, F-34) conducted in 1 Dec 2020 in Surkhet. 25 (F:11, M:14) students and parents participated and enhanced their youth volunteers participated in the orientation program. knowledge on social norms barrier to the safe learning Online Organizational Capacity Management Training environment, child marriage, violence against children, led by VSO in partnership with AYON, FSCN and bullying and harassment. ACORAB to 15 YLCs to ensure their work’s sustainability Orientation to parent on CRM (legal provision, reporting and effectiveness conducted from 27 Dec to 29 Dec and referral mechanism): Thirteen events of orientation 2020. The total number of participants was 32 (F:11, to parent on CRM (legal provision, reporting and referral M:21) mechanism) completed in Dhading and Lamjung where Online Organizational Capacity Management Training 77 (M-19, F-58) parents participated and were oriented in progress on CRM legal provision, reporting and referral Community Radio program conducted in Surkhet every mechanism. Thursday detailing PRAYAS activities

Safe to Learn

Training to SMC/PTAs and governance group on child protection, safeguarding and gender responsive SIP and School Safety Plan Development: Three events of 3-day training to SMC/PTA and governance group completed in Dhading, Sarlahi, and Parsa where 57 (M- 35, F-22) SMC/PTA and governance group members participated and were trained on child protection, safeguarding, gender-responsive SIP and school safety plan development. VSO Weekly Bulletin 7 December 2020 | Vol. 10

Orientation to religious leaders and power holders on Job market study is ongoing in Parsa district. 2 GBV, bullying and sexual harassment: Five events of Focused group discussion with parents and primary orientation to religious leader and power holders on actors and 2 interview completed. GBV, bullying and sexual harassment completed in Signature Campaign organized in Parsa in the Parsa and Lamjung where 121 (M-71, F-50) religious occasion of 16 days of activism. Chief District Officer, leaders and power holders participated and were Police Officer and other district level stakeholders oriented on GBV, bullying and sexual harassment. participated in the campaign and showed their Youth Group Mobilization: One event of youth group commitment on zero tolerance against gender based mobilization completed in Surkhet where 20 (M-13, F-7) violence. youths actively participated and were sensitized on GBV, Organized Parents Speech Competition program in early marriage, bullying and harassment. Parsa district. 32 parents participated in the program Parent orientation on early child marriage, violence and presented their speech on importance of girls against children, bullying and harassment: Thirteen educatSionI aSndT agEaiRnst Sch ildF mOarrRiag eSs. ISTERS' events of orientation on early child marriage, violence Parenting education program organized in Banke against children, bullying and harassment to parents district on importance of girls education and about child completed in Lamjung, Parsa, and Surkhet where 270 marriages. 72 parents were oriented from parenting (M-93, F-177) parents participated and were oriented on education program. early child marriage, violence against children, bullying Gender Education Network Meeting conducted in and harassment. Banke district. The meeting was organized to discuss about the school enrolment of primary actors and issues of child marriages and girls education at the district. Need assessment and home modification visit by ENGAGE technical team in Banke. 4 children with disabilities were assessed.

Developed and shared sign language video on the process of making Disability Identity Card. ICS Organized Braille writing competition program among children with visual impairment in Parsa and Sarlahi districts. 9 girls and 3 boys participated in the Braille writing competition. Organized Drawing competition among children with hearing impairment in Sarlahi district. 3 girls and 1 boy of hearing impairment participated in the drawing competition. Running Competition among children with hearing impairment organized in Parsa district. 4 girls and 1 boy with hearing impairment participated in the competition. Completed meeting with one school on Complaint Response Mechanism in Parsa district. 17 members participated in the meeting. Distributed IEC materials on disabilities at school. Sign language test and Braille test of children with hearing and visual impairment conducted in Sarlahi district. Partnership Review meeting completed in Sarlahi ICS district. Community volunteers from Banke, Parsa and Sarlahi The Community ICS Volunteers at Khahare, Lamjung districts are regularly supporting primary actors on their distributed tables to the marginalized female health and well-being and organizing remedial students of primary level to support them to establish classes for primary actors to support their learning. One house One Reading corner in their home. ICS Volunteers at Kunchha visited the communities to raise awareness on the “One House One Reading Campaign” and helped to establish reading corners at 17 houses using the locally available resources. ICS volunteer at Purkang provided Sanitary napkin dispenser at Kanti Secondary School. Renovated the School library in Archalyani adding some of the resources like carpets, few book racks and tables and coordinated with school to access library to each grades on weekly basis. Water filtration plant was provided to Shanti Secondary school, Kunchha with the funding from VSO ICS Q 20 cycle. Due to the lock-down the plant has been installed recently by Community Volunteers. It is expected that the filtration plant would be able to provide safe drinking water to around 350 students of the school. VSO Weekly Bulletin 7 December 2020 | Vol. 10

- 2 events of Interaction to raise awareness against SAHAJ child marriage and sexual violence - 2events of Interaction about Child Marriage negative impact, GBV status and all types harmful SAHAJ released a Social media video to cover the social norms transformation change in the gender roles and how that can - 1 event of Parent-Student Interaction Program redefine positive masculinity featuring the celebrities Against Gender Based Violence Madan Shrestha, Haribansha Aachrya, Najir - 3 events of Quiz contest/ Drawing Competition Husen and Srinkhala Khatiwata“. A minute-long video against Gender Based Violence at school has been wildly circulated through various digital - 4 events of Community-Police Interaction for platforms of VSO nepal and Antenen Foundation Nepal. Reduction of GBV and create safe space in society by Child & Youth Clubs

Radio Drama SHAJH came to end this week, the A one-day orientation on the operation of the Gender further 15 episodes shall be broadcasted in Bhojpuri Based Violence relief Fund was held at the language. Village Municipality Office in Saptari Refresher Training on Gender & harmful social District. The orientation was based on the amended norms for Religious & community leaders was regulation of gender based Violence Prevention Fund, conducted on Kapilvastu and Rupendehi among 23 2076 BS and Local GBV Relief Fund Operation participants. During the training issues such as Dowry, Guideline and aimed to aware the people who are Child marriage, Domestic violence, Caste base undertaking critically important work to combat GBV. 20 discrimination and Gender base violence was discussed people including village chairpersons, vice to prevent violence caused by harmful social norms. chairpersons, village council members, ward VSO Nepal, in coordination with the Media Advocacy chairpersons, representatives of local police offices and Group (MAG), underwent two days of simulated women's groups participated on orientation and training with the journalist from Province No. 5. The expressed their determination workout for curriculum aimed to examine and educate the media's implementation. role in changing harmful social norms and practices around the GBV. Various program under SAHAJ has been conducted to mark 16 days of Activism against gender-based violence. - One-day orientation on GBV in Palinandan - Two-day psychosocial training to stakeholders in Maharajgunj. - PAC meeting in Yashodhara, Budhabhumi and Maharajgunj. - Art competition in Kapilvastu under 16-day campaign against GBV - Interaction between police and child clubs about GBV and case filing process in Kapilvastu, Sudhodhan, Krishnanagar - Collaborated with the local governments and other stakeholders to mark the 16-day campaign against GBV in all project districts. VSO Weekly Bulletin 7 December 2020 | Vol. 10

education plan. The facilitation was done by Palika IT SISTER FOR SISTERS' officer and Palika Education officer. There were altogether 34 participants from two schools (12 male Mentoring: Mentoring of 86 little sisters was done and 22 females). individually and in a group maintaining physical Career Counselling: Career orientation activity distance on school opening and regularity, abuse, focused on secondary level students where total 65 (48 violence, self-respect, and precautions to be taken from female and 17 male) participants participated. The COVID-19. event was focused on grade 10 students to orient them Distribution of materials: Different materials like self- for accelerating their career. learning books, Back-to-school kits were distributed to Child Club meeting: Child Club meeting was Primary Actors from Parsa and Dhading districts. This conducted in Sadan Secondary to 15 week 684 students from Grade 6, 7 and 8 received self- students (5 males and 10 females). Meeting has learning books to bridge their learning gap as the facilitated by the responsible CM of that cluster. Total schools have been closed for a long time due to the 15 children participated in the meeting. During meeting, pandemic. Likewise, back to school kits were distributed following issues were discussed: to students. These students were identified by School -To establish new club Management Committee, criteria for selection was set -To demand necessary educational materials for distribution of Back to school kit. -To pass responsibilities of new role bearers. Training on “Self-care and outreach in COVID-19: SIP review: School Improvement Plan Program has For the capacity development of SBS, CM and District been successfully completed in Mahendra Mandir VSO had provided 3 days session on "Self-care and Secondary school. Program has led by TTC. Total 33 outreach in Covid-19" where 12 senior big sisters, 2 (16 male and 17 female) people were participated on CMs, TTC and M&E had participated from Surkhet and the program. The main objective of the program was to Lamjung districts. review the previous plan, revision and update of plan, EDGE Intervention: EDGE follow up for the Meena defined students’, parents’ and stakeholder’s role for booklet and learning of new book in the time of school school improvement, Inclusive education planning, closure was done. This week monitoring was done to CRM, GBV endorsement and teacher capacity 251 girls through community mobilizers and big sisters development planning etc. and motivate them to study well and grab this Orientation on GBV and child safeguarding: opportunity to study. Orientation on GBV & Child Safe has been conducted in Community level campaign: On the occasion of 16 Jana Kalyan Secondary School, Mahendra Dev Days GBV campaign Karekhola, Gamkhola, Dasrathpur, Secondary School and Bharati Sadan Secondary Pokharebhang, Churase and Ramghat of Surkhet School. Total 171 Students were oriented on Gender district have conducted different activities like based violence and Child safeguarding. During discussion with mother group focused on gender-based orientation impact of child marriage, online safety, child violence, their experience and legal policy of against protection, different NkinYdsE ofN violence based on gender gender-based violence. were discussed. Discussion on GEN: Discussion with the Deputy Mayor School event: School Event has been successfully of Bheriganga and Chair of Barahtal RM of Surkhet was conducted in 9 Schools. Total 403 (204 male and 199 focused on the Girls' Education Network. female) students participated in the competition. Monitoring of Sajilo Sikai: Monitoring of Sajilo Sikai Different activities like handwriting competition, drawing was done to 50 girls this week by filling the monitoring competition, essay competition was conducted in 9 form. schools. Need-based training to teachers: Two days need- Coordination meeting: Coordination meeting with ward based training was conducted in Gangajamuna Rural chairperson and Education Unit chairperson of Barahatl Municipality of Dhading district. The meeting was Municipality of Surkhet district and Gangajamuna, conducted with the motive to provide basic knowledge siddhalekh, sundari RM of Dhadind district was of using online portal. For Alternative Education done on the formulation of CP, SIP, AIP, TIP and Practice and latest education guideline and Palika level education plan. . VSO Weekly Bulletin 7 December 2020 | Vol. 10

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