Fiscal Year 2021: First Quarterly Report Hamrotable SAMMAN of Contents Acronyms

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Fiscal Year 2021: First Quarterly Report HAMROTable SAMMAN of Contents Acronyms ...... 1 Introduction ...... 3 This report was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared1 by Winrock International under cooperative agreement AID-367-A-17-00001.

Executive Summary ...... 3 Key highlights/ achievements: ...... 5 Hamro Samman COVID-19 Response ...... 9 Objective 1: Strengthened national, provincial, and local government efforts to combat TIP ...... 17 SUB-OBJECTIVE 1.1: IMPROVE GON DATA COLLECTION, SHARING, AND USAGE TO STRENGTHEN POLICY, COORDINATION, AND PUBLIC REPORTING ...... 19 SUB-OBJECTIVE 1.2: STRENGTHEN GON FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL, AND LOCAL COMMITTEES FOR CONTROLLING HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO PREVENT, PROTECT, AND PROSECUTE TIP ...... 20 SUB-OBJECTIVE 1.3: STRENGTHEN FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL, AND LOCAL GON MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF POLICIES RELATED TO FOREIGN LABOR RECRUITMENT, ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR, AND TIP ...... 23 SUB-OBJECTIVE 1.4. INCREASE GON IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO MITIGATE AND ADDRESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING ...... 24 Objective 2: Improved CSO advocacy and engagement to address TIP ...... 25 SUB-OBJECTIVE 2.1: IMPROVE CSO DATA COLLECTION, SHARING, AND USAGE TO STRENGTHEN POLICY, COORDINATION, AND PUBLIC REPORTING ...... 25 SUB-OBJECTIVE 2.2 STRENGTHN SURVIVOR NETWORKS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO LEAD ADVOCACY, OVERSIGHT, AND PARTICIPATION IN ANTI-TIP ACTIVITIES ...... 28 SUB-OBJECTIVE 2.3: STRENGTHEN CSO MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF POLICIES RELATED TO LABOR RECRUITMENT, THE ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR, AND TIP ...... 34 SUB-OBJECTIVE 2.4: BUILD CSO OR CSO NETWORKS FOR EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH GON AND PS TO PREVENT, PROTECT AND PROSECUTE TIP ...... 38 Objective 3: Increase PS partnerships to increase services for TIP survivors and at-risk populations ...... 41 SUB-OBJECTIVE 3.1: IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EXISTING GON, CSO, AND PRIVATE SERVICES AND RELATED REFERRAL SYSTEM TO ASSIST TIP SURVIVORS AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS ...... 42

SUB-OBJECTIVE 3.2: REDUCE LEGAL BARRIERS THROUGH GON, CSO, AND PS PARTNERSHIPS FOR SURVIVORS TO ACCESS JUSTICE AND INCREASE PROSECUTION...... 46 SUB-OBJECTIVE 3.3: RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND FOSTER SAFE MIGRATION AND SAFE EMPLOYMENT IN THE ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR VIA GON, CSO, AND PS PARTNERSHIPS...... 47 SUB-OBJECTIVE 3.4: GENERATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS USING PS FUNDING TO SUPPORT AT-RISK PEOPLE AND TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS... 50 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) ...... 52 Communication and Outreach ...... 52 Grants, Contracts, and Compliance Management ...... 53 GESI and Safeguarding ...... 55 Challenges and Opportunities ...... 56 Finance and Expenditures ...... 57 ANNEX 1 Events in this Quarter ...... i ANNEX 2: Progress against Fiscal Year 2021 Workplan ...... xv ANNEX 3: Performance Indicator Tracking Table ...... xxxviiii ANNEX 4: UK aid Indicators (Logframe) ...... l ANNEX 5: Thematic Report on Court and Tribunal Monitoring by PPR ...... lix ANNEX 6: Vulnerability Indicators of Human Trafficking by SAN ...... lix ANNEX 7: Advocacy Leaflet on ICMW by Legal Consortium Partnerslix ANNEX 8: Position Paper on Victim Centric Approach by Legal Consortium Partners ...... lix ANNEX 9: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Entertainment Sector Workers by Legal Consortium Partners ...... lix ANNEX 10: Media Coverage ...... lx ANNEX 11: Case Story ...... lxi ANNEX 12: Updates on Implementation of Action Plan in Response to Recommendations from the Mid-Term Evaluation ...... lxiii

Hamro Samman Project Fiscal Year 2021: First Quarterly Report

October 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Submitted to USAID: January 30, 2021

Disclaimer: This report is made possible by the generous support of the American people and the British people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Kingdom’s UKaid. The contents of this report are the responsibility of Winrock International and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government or the UK Government.

Acronyms AATWIN Alliance Against Trafficking of Women and Children in Nepal AES Adult Entertainment Sector AHTB Anti Human-Trafficking Bureau AMKAS Apravasi Mahila Kamdar Samuha CeLRRd Center for Legal Research and Resource Development COP Chief of Party CPS Communications and Partnership Specialist CSO Civil Society Organization CTIP Counter-Trafficking in Persons DBI-EA Digital Broadcast Initiative - Equal Access DCCHT District Committee for Controlling Human Trafficking DCOP Deputy Chief of Party DOFE Department of Foreign Employment FAM Finance and Administration Manager FC Field Coordinator FEA Foreign Employment Act FEB Foreign Employment Board FLM Foreign Labor Migration FNCCI Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry FWLD Forum for Women, Law and Development FY Fiscal Year GBV Gender-based violence GCS Grants and Contracts Specialist GESI Gender Equality and Social Inclusion GFP Grant Focal Person GON Government of Nepal HQ Headquarters HR Human Resource HTTCA Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act, 2007 HTTCR Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Rules, 2008 IACG Inter-Agency Coordination Group for CTIP ICMW International Convention on Migrant Workers and Members of their Families IDS Institute for Development Studies IEC Information, Education, and Communication KII Key Informant Interview LACC Legal Aid and Consultancy Center LCCHT Local Committee for Controlling Human Trafficking LGM Law and Governance Manager LfC Leadership for Change MEL Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning MES Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

MOLESS Ministry of Labour and Employment and Social Security MOSD Ministry of Social Development MOWCSC Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizen NAFEA Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies NBI National Business Initiative NCCHT National Committee for Controlling Human Trafficking NEEDS National Environment and Equity Development Society NHRC National Human Rights Commission NMS National Minimum Standards for Care of Victims of Human Trafficking NNSM National Network for Safe Migration NPA National Plan of Action Against Trafficking, Especially of Women and Children OCA Organizational Capacity Assessment OJT On-the-job training OPI Organizational Performance Index PNCC Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee PPR Forum for Protection of People’s Rights PS Private Sector PSA Public Service Announcement PSES Private Sector Engagement Specialist RBAN Responsible Business Alliance Nepal SAN Swatantrata Abhiyan Nepal SMC Shelter Management Committee SOP Standard Operating Procedures for Shelter Operation SEAH Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment TIP Trafficking in Persons TOT Training of Trainers USAID United States Agency for International Development WCCHT Ward Committee for Controlling Human Trafficking WI Winrock International

Introduction Hamro Samman is a five-year Counter-Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) project implemented by Winrock International since July 12, 2017, in 10 districts of Nepal, with generous support from the American people and the British people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and UKaid. The objectives of the project are: 1) Strengthening national, provincial, and local Government of Nepal (GON) efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) 2) Improving civil society organizations’ (CSO) advocacy and engagement to address TIP 3) Increasing private sector (PS) partnerships to service TIP survivors and at-risk populations

Hamro Samman brings together stakeholders from the GON, CSO, and PS to work together to build stronger and lasting partnerships to counter TIP. Hamro Samman has built partnerships for implementation with the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens (MOWCSC) as well as with a number of CSOs: Alliance Against Trafficking of Women and Children in Nepal (AATWIN); National Network for Safe Migration (NNSM); National Business Initiative (NBI); Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD); Center for Legal Research and Resource Development (CeLRRd); Legal Aid and Consultancy Center (LACC); Swatantrata Abhiyan Nepal (SAN); Apravasi Mahila Kamdar Samuha Nepal (AMKAS); Maiti Nepal; Shakti Samuha; Saathi Nepal; Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee (PNCC); Biswas Nepal; People Forum for Human Right (People Forum); Shanti Foundation; National Environment and Equity Development Society (NEEDS) Nepal; SAFAL Partners; Rojgari Services Private Limited; and Digital Broadcast Initiative - Equal Access (DBI-EA).

Executive Summary The spread of COVID-19 continues to impact Nepal’s economy, vulnerable migrant workers, and hospitality and adult entertainment sector workers. Adherence to GON- mandated restrictions and safety protocols has impacted project implementation. Despite these constraints, Hamro Samman made remarkable progress in this quarter. Hamro Samman continues to support and engage with the Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizen (MOWCSC) on revision of the National Plan of Action (NPA), amendment of the Human Trafficking and Transportation Control Act (HTTCA), and finalization of a concept note on integrated counter-trafficking in persons (CTIP) data. The project supported 839 vulnerable migrants in Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain, and facilitated the safe return of 454 of these vulnerable stranded migrants. Hamro Samman also supported the repatriation of nine vulnerable migrants from Oman, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia, providing them with shelter, legal aid and psychosocial counseling and exploring possibilities to connect them with the Jivika program. In order to highlight the heightened risks of TIP in the context of the pandemic and to address the needs of 3

returnee migrants, the project supported events by Leadership for Change (LfC) champions, development of communication material, and discussion events with government, civil society, and private sector stakeholders. Eleven trained LfC champions who have been active advocates were nominated as members of Local Committees for Controlling Human Trafficking (LCCHTs). In this role, the champions shared the perspectives of survivors as well as at-risk and marginalized communities and thus provide a platform for survivor and at-risk voices to be included in LCCHTs’ CTIP plans and programs. Orientation for representatives of local governments (LG) and wards carried out during this and previous quarters has supported the understanding of trafficking in persons (TIP)-related issues and helped to prioritize CTIP for these local governments. As a result, 13 Committees for Controlling Human Trafficking (CCHTs) have been formed in LGs, 11 of them in this quarter. The committees include representatives of partner civil society organizations (CSOs). These developments reflect the coming together of government, civil society, and communities to implement counter-trafficking programs at the local level. The operationalizing of the committees, together with LfCs and CSOs working closely with the community, will help generate greater awareness and thus help communities prioritize CTIP.

This quarter, Sudurpaschim Province’s Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) endorsed the Provincial CTIP Network Formation and Operation Guideline. This is a significant achievement, as the network’s roots are in the advisory group proposed by Hamro Samman and the endorsement is a result of coordination by Hamro Samman and partners. (Refer SO1: ‘Guideline to form Sudurpaschim CTIP network endorsed.’) Hamro Samman worked strategically on awareness and advocacy for migrant rights, developing communication materials, and organizing events and discussions (virtual webinars as well as in-person events broadcast live on Facebook) on International Migrants Day. Hamro Samman partners carried out activities at the federal and subnational levels to advocate for ratification of the International Convention on Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (ICMW); domestic adaptation of the Palermo Protocol; awareness of the nexus between TIP and foreign employment; and attention to repatriation and reintegration of returnee migrants.

NNSM provided a five-day Training of Trainers (TOTs) to representatives of local employment centers and CSO representatives to enable them to conduct pre-decision orientations for aspiring migrants at the local level to encourage informed decision- making on employment and migration. The program coordinated with the Foreign Employment Board (FEB) this quarter to utilize their existing information, education, and communication (IEC) materials in the orientation sessions that these trainers will conduct in the upcoming quarter for 1,600 aspiring migrants. Five shelters identified 206 presumed TIP survivors and provided shelter services in line with national minimum standards (NMS) and standard operating procedures (SOPs) through five shelters supported by the project. Thirty-four at-risk individuals began on-the-job (OJT) training and 49 individuals placed in various positions such as kitchen helper, cook, marketing representative, account assistant, housemaid, driver, fiber technician, and receptionist.

SAFAL Partners completed a rapid mapping of the employment landscape through a literature review, surveys, and interviews with key private sector (PS) actors including employers.

Key highlights/ achievements: Objective 1: Strengthened National, Provincial, and Local Government Efforts to Combat TIP • Project partners organized 81 CTIP orientations for 274 wards belonging to 33 local governments, sharing with, 2010 potential members of Ward Thematic Committees on CTIP about ward government’ role in CTIP. • Hamro Samman partners supported the preparation of Capacity Development Plans in relation to CTIP in 34 local governments and identified areas for Hamro Samman engagement. • In coordination with Sudurpaschim Province’s MOSD Hamro Samman developed the Provincial CTIP Network Formation and Operation Guideline. MOSD has endorsed the guideline, which will result in the formation of a provincial CTIP network that will provide coordinated support and monitoring of all TIP related projects. This will be the first ever provincial CTIP guideline for Nepal. • A working committee meeting to amend the current HTTCA met on October 20, 2020 led by MOWCSC. • On October 13, 2020, in the context of the recent ratification of the UN’s TIP protocol, the Palermo Protocol, project partner organization Alliance Against Trafficking of Women and Children in Nepal (AATWIN) conducted a virtual policy forum to discuss the Protocol's definition of trafficking and the domestic laws that need amending to be aligned with the Protocol. The event was chaired by the Honorable Minister Parbat Gurung of MOWCSC. • In Q1 of fiscal year 2021, the districts of Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Kathmandu, Makwanpur, Nuwakot, and Sindhupalchowk formed their District Committees for Controlling Human Trafficking (DCCHT). Further, 14 local governments and 66 wards formed Local and Ward LCCHT, WCCHT) were also established. This means there are now nine DCCHTs, 21 LCCHTs, and 66 WCCHTs. • On December 11, SAN with support from Hamro Samman, and in coordination with the Bagmati Provincial Assembly, organized a province-level discussion with parliamentarians on countering human trafficking. Participants included the assembly’s Speaker and Deputy Speaker. The discussion produced a roadmap for parliamentarians, the agenda of which includes formulating a state policy and action plan against human trafficking, child labor, and forced labor; allocating an adequate budget for a province-level program to end human trafficking, child labor, and forced labor; and developing an integrated reporting system on human trafficking,

child labor, and forced labor with effective monitoring by the government. The Deputy Speaker of Bagmati Province, the Honorable Radhika Tamang, chaired the meeting.

Objective 2: Improved CSO Advocacy and Engagement to Address TIP

Box1: Policy engagements in Q1 FY21 • The Ministry of Social Development in Sudurpaschim Pradesh endorsed the guideline for the formation and operation of a provincial CTIP network. • AATWIN convened a virtual policy forum to discuss the Palermo Protocol’s definition of trafficking and the need to align domestic laws with the Protocol. • Swatantrata Abhiyan Nepal (SAN) in coordination with the Bagmati Provincial Assembly convened a province-level discussion with parliamentarians on trafficking issues. • FWLD advocated line ministries and parliament for amendment of the HTTCA and ratification of the ICMW. • Thirteen local governments endorsed CCHT guidelines. • GON formed a working committee to amend the HTTCA, and MOWCSC organized its first meeting, following ratification of the Palermo Protocol on July 17, 2020. • Hamro Samman submitted recommendations on HTTCA amendments to MOWCSC.

• Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee (PNCC) conducted a two-day orientation on the National Minimum Standard for care and protection of trafficked survivors (NMS), Shelter Operating Procedures (SOP), and victim-centric approach for its Shelter Management Committee (SMC) and shelter staff. The orientation aimed to mitigate the knowledge gaps of SMC members and shelter staff in running the shelter homes as prescribed by the NMS and SOP. • In this quarter, 41 CTIP Champions carried out 45 awareness-raising activities, reaching a total of 857 people with messages about safe migration, anti-human trafficking, the cause, effects and trends of human trafficking, self-care during the pandemic, and gender-based violence, among other issues. • The Human Trafficking Survivor Network held a meeting to carry out thematic monitoring of survivor-led advocacy on the barriers to TIP survivors receiving compensation. • AATWIN carried out three consultations: one each with local and province level- government and relevant stakeholders about the need for these tiers of government to develop a sample CTIP policy, and one with CSOs on TIP terminologies and concepts to help standardize usage. • AATWIN shared findings of their media monitoring of CTIP issues for the previous Nepali fiscal year with stakeholders and the media. • Project partners provided LFC trainings to 20 adult entertainment sector (AES) workers.

• FWLD and legal consortium partners prepared a position paper on victim-centric approaches to deal with the crime of human trafficking that was ready for dissemination on October 12, 2020. • As part of solidarity and awareness events to mark International Migrants Day and 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV), AKMAS and FWLD conducted a workshop on the need for ratification of the ICMW as well as a panel discussion on domestication of the Palermo Protocol to focus on TIP in migration. Shanti Foundation organized a signature collection campaign and candlelight march in Makwanpur. • Hamro Samman partners participated in four capacity building events: training on the Victim Case Management System; training for CSO hubs on evidence collection and grassroots advocacy; refresher Training for Trainers for CSO hub members on the role of local government in countering human trafficking in Nepal; and an LfC TOT training. Objective 3: Increase PS Partnerships to Increase Services for TIP Survivors and At-Risk Populations • In December, MOWCSC rescued four individuals determined to be TIP survivors from Sri Lanka. Hamro Samman coordinated with the National Committee for Controlling Human Trafficking (NCCHT) to refer these survivors to Shakti Samuha for shelter support where they are currently receiving shelter services, psychosocial counselling, and legal support. • SAFAL Partners organized on-site psychosocial and life skills counseling sessions at the offices of Apravasi Mahila Kamdar Samuha Nepal (AMKAS) and Biswas Nepal on December 28-29 and December 30-31, 2021 respectively. Experienced counseling experts from sub-partner F-SKILL attended to assist and make recommendations for future counseling sessions. This activity also informed the survivors about Jivika’s training and placement opportunities and helped generate interest in the program. • On October 8-9, 2020 PNCC organized an orientation for members of the shelter management committee and shelter staff to ensure quality of the care and protection services provided to TIP survivors, in line with SOP and NMS mandates. • During Q1, PS engagement partner National Business Initiative (NBI) completed its mapping of 264 local businesses in Bardiya, Kanchanpur, Kapilvastu, Nuwakot, and Sindhupalchowk, with support from Hamro Samman and the district chapters of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI). NBI will engage with these businesses and develop a PS directory of essential services for TIP survivors. • Biswas Nepal provided psychosocial group counseling to 25 AES workers, safe migration orientation to 42 women, health orientation to 71 women, legal awareness orientation to 11 women, and individual counseling to one man and 21 women. In

total 171 people (of which one was a man) benefited from these rights-related sessions. • The Center for Legal Research and Resource Development (CeLRRd) provided legal aid to one TIP survivor and helped file a first information report, or FIR, on behalf of the survivor at the Kailali district police office under the HTTCA. The survivor is receiving legal counseling and representation at the Kapilvastu District Court; the case is currently in progress. • Digital Broadcast Initiative - Equal Access (DBI-EA) conducted consultation meetings with CSO and legal aid partners, as well as with representatives from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Kathmandu Metropolitan City Planning Commission, Department of Women and Children, the Anti-Human Trafficking Bureau (AHTB of the Nepal Police, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT), and Department of Immigration. The consultations aimed to assess priority TIP issues in the adult entertainment and foreign labor migration (FLM) sectors, and explored collaboration possibilities for a TIP awareness campaign. • CTIP Champions carried out 17 awareness activities around the 16 Days of Activism against GBV about the heightened risks and evolving dimensions of TIP during the pandemic, and about COVID-19 safety measures in communities. Three radio Public Service Announcements (PSA) aired on the networks ACORAB CIN Network, Ujjyalo Network, and the Broadcasting Association of Nepal and 10 local radio stations this quarter. Two video PSAs and one image creative discouraging discrimination and stigmatization during the pandemic cumulatively reached 1,027,000 people on Facebook. • Hamro Samman, in collaboration with CSO and legal aid partners, developed a video PSA aimed at encouraging returnee migrant workers to avail of the free legal aid available to access justice for fraud, exploitation, and TIP cases. The video was shared on Facebook and received 17,945 views and 1,400 post engagements within this reporting period. • Legal Aid and Consultancy Center (LACC) organized a two-day training for 20 AES workers on existing provisions related to human trafficking and labor rights. Topics such as gender norms and power dynamics, gender-based violence, sexual harassment at work, COVID-19 challenges, and legal rights and provisions. LACC also developed and disseminated IEC materials targeted at employers and workers in the AES outlining rights and responsibilities. The materials were shared with government stakeholders and Hamro Samman partners as well. • On December 18, 2020, FWLD organized a meeting with stakeholders from government, non-government organizations, private sector, and media. The event was attended by the Honorable Sarita Neupane, Member of Parliament (Chief Speaker), Ms. Goma Poudel Dhakal, Under Secretary of MOWCSC, Ms. Bimala Khadka of the National Women Commission, and Mr. Kamal Thapa Chhetri of the NHRC.

• SAFAL Partners submitted a report including a literature review and rapid mapping of the current employment landscape identifying key PS players and employers, outlining the present job market conditions, and identifying viable job roles, training topics, and employers for training and placement activities. Findings from the report will inform the training topics and placements under Jivika’s activities. • Rojgari Services commenced its second batch of OJT, training 34 at-risk individuals, and placed 49 individuals into jobs such as kitchen helper, cook, marketing representatives, account assistant, housemaid, driver, fiber technician, and receptionist. Including the 25 individuals who completed OJT in FY20, a total of 59 individuals have either started or completed OJT as of the end of this quarter. The trainees were also counseled on life skills and job readiness.

Box 2: Services provided Five project shelter partners identified 206 presumed survivors and provided them shelter services in line with national minimum standards (NMS) and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Partners CeLRRd and People Forum identified four trafficking survivors and received provided them legal aid services.

Shelter partners provided 22 individuals referrals for services. Through the Jivika activity, 34 at-risk individuals began OJT training and 49 individuals received job placements.

Hamro Samman COVID-19 Response Handover of 5,000 hygiene kits to 36 local governments The loss of employment and sources of livelihood for many as a result of the pandemic has heightened the risk of human trafficking. Hamro Samman put together hygiene kits to support target beneficiaries to protect themselves from COVID-19. In this quarter, the project handed over a total 1,959 personal hygiene kits (1,232 for males and 727 for females) to 14 select local governments; The kits were handed over to local governments by province-level CSOs for distribution to vulnerable groups including poor communities, daily wage laborers, family members of returnee migrant workers, aspiring migrants, and individuals placed in quarantine and isolation centers. This brings to over 5,000 the number of hygiene kits Hamro Samman has handed over to 36 local governments since the start of the pandemic, reaching 2,826 men and 2,174 women.

36 Local 2,826 men and 5,000 Hygiene Kits Governments 2,174 women handed over to the 36 LGs in 10 districts to receive the hygiene kits through of Banke, Bardiya, Kathmandu, the local governments. Makwanpur, Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot, Kailali and Kanchanpur were handed the hygiene kits through September, October, and November

Rapid assessment by LACC on impact of COVID-19 on ES workers LACC carried out a rapid assessment to determine the impact of the pandemic on women workers in the entertainment sector (ES) and to devise recommendations to protect their rights during the pandemic.1 The resulting report sheds light on the ground experiences of workers facing redundancy and work insecurity due to the pandemic. The sample survey using purposive sampling and Key Informant Interviews (KII) revealed the extent of economic hardship and insecurity facing ES workers during and after the lockdown. All 50 respondents were unemployed and impoverished, struggling to sustain themselves and their families. Of all 50 respondents who had full-time employment before the pandemic, only one had received salary that was owed to them. Only one respondent had received a relief package from the government. Just over half the respondents reported that their landlords misbehaved with them, even sexually exploiting them to take advantage of their lack of options. The others said their landlords were and helpful. Without an income, 36 out of 50 respondents had fallen into debt and were accepting risky jobs that exposed them to further vulnerabilities. One respondent stated that they had lost all hope in the country and wanted to go abroad. None of the respondents who were fired were unable to appeal the decision or receive compensation.

Recommendations formulated based on the assessment will be shared with relevant GON agencies and ministries, the House of Representatives to Parliamentarians, the National Women Commission, and the NHRC, and the findings will also be used as advocacy tools. The study generated recommendations for CSOs to raise awareness and empower ES workers; carry out advocacy urging government and business entities to be more accountable to ES workers; advocate for implementation of labor and other laws to improve working conditions and livelihoods; and to acknowledge the dignity of women ES workers via media, trainings, and empowerment programs. The study’s findings and recommendations will also be shared with partners working in the

1 It derived primary data from 50 survey respondents of women ES workers and 9 KIIs with stakeholders working for ES workers, employing a mixed method model to derive both qualitative and quantitative data. It relied on literature review to extract secondary data. The research was conducted within Kathmandu valley, i.e. Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur District. 10

entertainment sector to encourage them to use the evidence in their programming and other interventions.

Box 3: Recommendations to GON agencies and ministries from rapid assessment on impact of COVID-19 on ES Workers • To the Ministry of Labour and Employment and Social Security (MOLESS): Support for entertainment sector workers with economic packages, alternative livelihood schemes, and targeted programs for food security. Expand and strengthen labor offices to ensure comprehensive legal compliance. • To the federal government: Ensure general adherence to the rule of law; focus on a gender- sensitive COVID-19 response; offer economic support to the communities most affected by the crisis; address the root causes of trafficking and exploitation including gender-based discrimination; and review human trafficking laws and other relevant laws. • To provincial governments: Create an effective oversight mechanism to support the revival of entertainment sector businesses. Offer economic packages and alternative livelihood schemes for women ES workers. • To local governments: Maintaining scientific data records and analysis system, developing livelihood schemes and ensure decent working environment and labor standards, integrated health services, unemployment opportunities, and hotline services to register complaints of ES workers, establishing labor offices with required resources and raise awareness on legal and social issues along with impact of COVID-19 on health.

Facilitating safe return of migrant workers Hamro Samman shelter partner PNCC appointed three counselors in destination countries Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait to provide support and services including preparation of travel documents to facilitate rescue and repatriation support; provide information and counseling support to facilitate returnees’ arrival process; ad coordinate with embassies for repatriation support for stranded migrants, TIP victims, and at-risk people identified as vulnerable due to the pandemic. In this quarter, a total of 839 vulnerable stranded migrant workers received services related to travel document preparation and support to facilitate their arrival process. Of these stranded migrants, 454 were successfully repatriated to Nepal.

Rescue and repatriation of migrant workers During this quarter, Maiti Nepal successfully repatriated five women from Hyderabad, India with the support of Hamro Samman. Hamro Samman supported PNCC in the repatriation of two migrant women from Oman. Hamro Samman also coordinated with the International Labor Organization (ILO) to successfully repatriate five male migrants from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and two male migrants from Malaysia. Hamro Samman partner PNCC coordinates with the Foreign Employment Board (FEB), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Nepal’s embassies and missions in destination countries to provide support to the rescue and repatriation of TIP survivors and highly vulnerable migrant workers in these countries. PNCC also provides shelter support, transportation, family reunion support, and referral services to survivors and migrant workers whose

return to Nepal was supported by the project. PNCC coordinated with the FEB, Maiti Nepal, and respective embassies in the rescue and voluntary repatriation of these nine migrant workers. Upon their arrival in Nepal, the two women from Oman were referred to AMKAS, where they are receiving shelter services and psychosocial counselling and were supported to be reunited with their families. The male migrant workers also received psychosocial, legal, and reintegration support from PNCC, in addition to food and clothing. Seven of the nine migrant workers have received referrals to PS partners for job placement support. Hamro Samman is supporting shelter partners to provide shelter services as well as psychosocial and legal counselling. Livelihood and employment referrals will also be explored with possible referrals to Hamro Samman’s Jivika training and placement activity.

Table 1: Rescue and Repatriated Support Provided to Stranded Nepalese Migrants Workers and Survivors in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and India Type of Received Successfully Received Repatriated Type of Involved Remarks Support Volunteering Rescued and Support from HS People Partners Services from HS Repatriated Gender Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Country Bahrain 238 48 286 135 20 155 0 0 0 Stranded PNCC Migrants Kuwait 169 104 273 41 8 49 0 0 0 Stranded PNCC Migrants Oman 190 90 280 166 84 250 0 2 2 Stranded PNCC Migrants Saudi 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 Stranded PNCC Volunteering Arabia Migrants Services Provided by ILO Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Stranded PNCC Volunteering Migrants Services Provided by ILO India 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 TIP Maiti Survivors Nepal

Total 597 242 839 342 112 454 7 7 14

Information desk at Tribhuvan International Airport Hamro Samman partner National Network of Safe Migration (NNSM), following FEB’s recruitment process, recruited two staff to support FEB to establish an information desk at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport. NNSM will orient the information desk personnel on the contents of the manual on Migration Pre-Departure Training and relevant IECs, ensure the desk operates at appropriate hours, and ensure an adequate supply of IECs to distribute to departing migrant laborers. Information desk personal will collect the data of migrants reached through this service and submit it bi-monthly to FEB

and Hamro Samman. The desk will be placed to focus primarily on departure gates, although information officers will also closely monitor and observe arrivals. Information desk officials will make referrals to Hamro Samman’s shelter partners for shelter, legal, psychosocial, and job placement support.

Webinar series: The impact of COVID-19 on foreign labor migrants In response to the new realities imposed by the pandemic upon foreign labor migrants and aspiring migrant populations, Hamro Samman partnered with the Foreign Employment Journalists Society (FEJS) to organize a series of 16 webinars of which 11 webinars were conducted in this reporting period as detailed in Box 4) with relevant government and civil society stakeholders and journalists to have in-depth discussions on urgent issues affecting stranded, returnee and aspiring migrants in the COVID-19 context (for more information about media coverage see Annex 10). The webinars provided a platform for civil society members and experts to voice their concerns and share recommendations with government and non-government stakeholders; generate public awareness and put pressure on government actors through news coverage on the linkages between FLM and TIP and pressing issues facing migrant workers; and allowed collaborative opportunities to be highlighted among stakeholders. They ensured that critical concerns were discussed as a matter of priority.

Box 4: 11 webinars were conducted in Q1 of FY21, discussing the following issues in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic • The increased vulnerabilities for undocumented migrant workers • Issues of labor migration to India • The use of remittances • Foreign labor migration recruitment • Employment opportunities in Nepal for returnee migrants • Vulnerability to human trafficking • The role of the Non-Resident Nepali Association • Trafficking in persons during foreign labor migration following Nepal’s ratification of the Palermo Protocol • The quality of skills training in Nepal • The role of different stakeholders in employment generation in Nepal • The effectiveness of pre-departure orientation trainings

The series of webinars conducted by the FEJS in support of the Hamro Samman project successfully provided up-to-date information to journalists and concerned organizations and helped create awareness about contemporary issues pertaining to migration, foreign employment, human trafficking, TIP, and entrepreneurship in the context of the pandemic. The webinars were successful in exerting pressure on the government and other stakeholders to Picture 1: FEJS webinar on issue of commit to priority issues such as: rescue undocumented migrant workers and repatriation of migrant workers during the pandemic, especially pregnant migrant women; increased collaboration between the three tiers of government to ensure the safe return and respectful reintegration of migrant workers; and the commitment by the FEB to ensure the quality of the orientation training program for returned migrants. The webinars have also functioned as a learning platform for journalists to interact with distinguished experts and leaders in the labor migration and human trafficking sector to receive information about issues related to relevant laws, rules, and conventions, and gain clarity on foreign employment, human trafficking, and human smuggling.

Direct support to shelters and survivors including LfC champions In this quarter, 35 safety kits and 50 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) were provided to Maiti Nepal staff. Hamro Samman supported Saathi and Maiti Nepal to set up an isolation room each as part of their grant award. Shakti Samuha, AMKAS, and PNCC were similarly supported to establish isolation rooms (one, four, and four, respectively) as part of their COVID-19 response. The COVID-19 crisis has caused many people to lose sources of livelihood and at times family members, increased cases of GBV, heightened risks of TIP, and triggered psychosocial challenges. LfC champions thus organized awareness and orientation programs for adolescents and mothers’ groups on the risks Picture 2: The frontline staff of Maiti Nepal of human trafficking and GBV during the are seen using the PPE provided by Hamro pandemic, as well as information on safe Samman as part of COVID response migration and child marriage as a driver of TIP.

LfC champions were able to organize these events in close coordination with local governments with technical support from province-level CSOs and shelter partners. AMKAS supported 12 champions and completed 12 events; Shakti Samuha supported 11 champions and completed 15 events; Maiti Nepal supported 10 champions and completed 10 events; Saathi Nepal supported five champions and completed five events; and Biswas Nepal supported three champions and completed three events. Altogether, Hamro Samman COVID-19 microgrants supported 45 events including orientation programs, interactions, and dialogues which were organized on issues related to human trafficking, safe migration, the changing trends and dimensions of trafficking, and self-care during the pandemic.

Table 2: Microgrant activities by CTIP Champions SN District: Location # of # of Total People Type of Microgrant Activities where Microgrant LFCs Microgrant Directly Conducted activities were Activities Reached by conducted Conducted Microgrant Activities 1 Banke 7 8 143 Interaction program on modern- day slavery and human trafficking and self-care during the pandemic; interaction, dialogue, and sensitization on human trafficking, TIP, and migration— related laws; and the impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers, GBV, and other issues. 2 Bardiya 7 7 131 Awareness-raising interaction, dialogue, and sensitization on human trafficking, safe migration, human trafficking and related laws, and the impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers. 3 Dang 1 1 25 Interaction program on human trafficking and GBV during the pandemic. 4 Jhapa 1 2 24 Interaction with community members on the changing dimensions of human trafficking during the COVID-19 crisis. 5 Kailali 9 9 198 Interaction with women’s group, youth and adolescents on the changing dimensions of human trafficking, and domestic violence during the COVID-19 crisis. 6 Kanchanpur 3 3 78 Interaction with women’s group, youth and adolescents on the changing dimensions of human trafficking, and domestic violence during the COVID-19 crisis;

orientation on causes, effects, and prevention of human trafficking. 7 Kathmandu 7 7 139 Interaction, discussion, and orientation with women groups, adolescent girls, migrant workers, and AES workers on safe migration processes; human trafficking and related laws; the impact of the COVID-19 crisis upon migrant workers; human trafficking during the pandemic; and self-care and coping strategies. 8 Makwanpur 2 4 56 Orientation on CTIP during the COVID-19 crisis, and how early or child marriage is a factor in human trafficking. 9 Nuwakot 3 3 49 Awareness program about safe migration processes, human trafficking and related laws and the impact of COVID-19 effect on migrant workers. 10 Rupandehi 1 1 14 Interaction with adolescent group on CTIP and how to be safe during the COVID-19 crisis. Total 41 45 857

Communication response Hamro Samman partner Saathi developed IEC materials to address the heightened risks of GBV and TIP during the COVID-19 crisis, as well as messaging on COVID-19 safety measures for staff and residents of their shelter. Hamro Samman, in consultation with CSO and legal aid partners, developed a video to connect returnee migrants with free legal aid, given the experiences of many returning migrants and their need to be able to access justice. The majority of the 45 awareness events carried out by the LfC CTIP Champions Picture 3: CTIP Champions (LFC participant) conducting awareness program in Dhangadi on awareness addressed the Covid-19 context heightened risks of TIP during COVID 19 and reached 857 people.

Objective 1: Strengthened national, provincial, and local government efforts to combat TIP Hamro Samman supports GON efforts to develop and enforce improved policies to combat TIP at the federal, provincial, and local levels based on recommendations derived from national and international laws and policies. In this quarter, Hamro Samman supported a total of 81 CTIP ward orientations in 274 wards of 33 local government, reaching 2,010 potential members of ward CTIP committees (WCCCHT). The project also provided technical support to Sudurpaschim Province to develop the Provincial CTIP Network Formation and Operation Guideline a first of its kind to counter TIP in the current federal setting. Eight DCCHTs (Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Kathmandu, Makwanpur, Nuwakot, and Sindhupalchowk) were re-formed based on the amended Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Rules (HTTCR). A total of 14 LCCHTs and 66 WCCHTs were established in Q1 FY21. This makes a total of 66 WCCHTs, 21 LCCHTs, and 9 DCCHTs.

GUIDELINE ENDORSED TO FORM AND OPERATIONALIZE SUDURPASCHIM’S PROVINCIAL CTIP NETWORK On December 7 2020, Sudurpaschim Province’s MOSD endorsed the Provincial CTIP Network Formation and Operation Guideline, 2077 B.S. Eleven stakeholders and government officials were nominated as members of the Provincial CTIP Network under the leadership of its chair, the Social Development Division Chief. The provincial network is the first of its kind and a welcome step from the government to facilitate and monitor CTIP interventions at the province level. The network’s role will be to support both CTIP awareness activities, and facilitation, coordination, and monitoring of CTIP interventions in the province, among others. This effort will help coordinate organizations working to reduce TIP in the province, reduce duplication of efforts, and help streamline referral services for survivors.

The endorsement of the guideline comes after several consultations and interactions conducted by Hamro Samman and partners, SAN and National Environment and Equity Development Society (NEEDS), with province-level parliamentarians and government representatives. During these consultations, Hamro Samman partners highlighted the urgent need to collaborate on CTIP efforts and to form a project advisory group to lead a coordinated approach to CTIP. Hamro Samman also developed and shared with MOSD a draft standard operating procedure (SOP). The draft SOP suggested working modalities for the advisory group regarding nomination of members, and roles and responsibilities to facilitate and monitor Hamro Samman’s CTIP efforts in the province. As a result of the consultations and with initiative from MOSD’s Province Secretary, the ministry prepared the Provincial CTIP Network Formation and Operation Guideline, 2077 B.S., revising the draft SOP to form and operationalize a provincial network, and to go beyond a project advisory group so that all province-level CTIP interventions could be coordinated and streamlined.

The first meeting of the network is to be organized in January 2021 with financial and technical support from Hamro Samman, which will also support subsequent regular meetings. Other organizations working towards CTIP in the province will be invited to the meetings to strengthen the network’s coordination efforts. The Sudurpaschim CTIP Network will be showcased as a good practice and will be suggested for replication.

SUPPORTING TO BUILD POLICES AND STRENGTHEN STRUCTURES AT LOCAL LEVEL TO COUNTER TIP

District Committees for Controlling Human Trafficking In Q1 FY21, eight DCCHTs were re- formed in Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Kathmandu, Makwanpur, Nuwakot, and Sindhupalchowk districts based on provisions in the amended HTTCR. Some of the major decisions made by the DCCHT, which is chaired by the Chief District Officer, include having close coordination on CTIP activities among stakeholders based in the district. The DCCHTs discussed their roles as per the recent HTTCR and decided to collaborate with Hamro Samman in rolling out awareness Picture 4: DCCHT formation in Sindhupalchowk program and coordination activities.

Local Committee for Controlling Human Trafficking Hamro Samman continues to support local government CTIP efforts level. In this reporting period, 13 local government endorsed the guidelines for the formation and operation of LCCHTs, and 14 local government formed the committees. (See Table 2 for LCCHTs formed.) Quarterly review meetings of the LCCHTs are planned in the next quarter.

Some of the main function of LCCHTs include: • Raising awareness and sensitizing local level government about combating human trafficking and transportation at local level. • Developing campaigns and programs against human trafficking and transportation at the local level, • Updating records relating to human trafficking and transportation, recommending and referring cases to concerned bodies. • Establishing and regulating a rehabilitation fund to support trafficking victims. • Conducting capacity development programs for members and stakeholders on CTIP.

Table 3: LCCHTs Formed In FY 2020 Quarter 1, FY 2021 Total # of # of # of # of # of # of SN District Guideline LCCHT Guideline LCCHT Guideline LCCHT Endorsed Formed Endorsed Formed Endorsed Formed 1 Kathmandu 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Makwanpur 4 0 0 4 4 4 3 Nuwakot 0 0 1 3 1 3 4 Sindhupalchowk 0 0 3 1 3 1 5 Rupandehi 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 Kapilvastu 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 Banke 1 1 1 1 2 2 8 Bardiya 1 0 2 3 3 3 9 Kailali 1 1 2 1 3 2 10 Kanchanpur 1 3 3 0 4 3 Total 9 5 13 14 22 19

CTIP Ward orientation In this quarter, 81 two-day CTIP orientation were organized in 274 (out of 360) wards of 33 local governments. The objective of the orientation is to provide clarity of ward leaders’ roles and responsibilities, understanding the scope of work, and available laws and their effective implementation to combat TIP. The major outcome of the training was that all the wards that participated prepared annual action plans and made commitments to counter trafficking in persons in their area in collaboration with the local government. The orientations strengthened the capacity of ward-level representatives and enabled them to mainstream CTIP issues. The project will provide technical support and backstop ward representatives, creating an enabling environment to work on TIP issues, as well as provide cost support for the quarterly meetings. SUB-OBJECTIVE 1.1: IMPROVE GON DATA COLLECTION, SHARING, AND USAGE TO STRENGTHEN POLICY, COORDINATION, AND PUBLIC REPORTING

Hamro Samman continues to support the strengthening of the NCCHT and establishment of CCHTs at local levels. On October 5, 2020, Winrock International/ Hamro Samman (WI/HS) organized a meeting between MOWCSC, HS partner Shakti Samuha, and WI/HS to share and discuss on the facts of a case of rescue and repatriation from China, as well some cases from India awaiting rescue and repatriation. MOWCSC shared about NCCHT’s coordination process and the way forward. On October 15, 2020 Hamro Samman shared recommendations in Tin Mahele2 prepared by a working committee formed by MOWCSC to amend the HTTCA. (See Box 5 for a summary of the recommendations.)

Hamro Samman is supporting MOWCSC to revise the NPA, including by coordinating with the ministry and the technical working group, and conducting workshops and one- on-one meetings as required with key government and non-government stakeholders to

2 Tin Mahele is a Nepali term which means preparation of recommendations for the amendment of HTTCA in three columns i.e. column 1 existing provisions, column 2 proposed amendment and column 3 justification for amendment. 19

understand needs and expectations, comprehend the contexts and needs for the NPA, and using consultants to gather information, feedback, and input for the NPA.

SAN has planned a series of one-on-one meeting with federal-level government stakeholders to discuss the need for an integrated data system. On November 12, 2020 SAN organized a meeting with the NHRC regarding a CTIP data system. SAN is also planning to have initial consultation meetings with the National Planning Commission and other stakeholders and share the outcomes of those consultations with the NCCHT/MOWCSC in the following quarter.

Box 5: Recommendations for HTTCA amendment shared with MOWCSC

• The current definition of trafficking in persons is materially inconsistent with the Palermo Protocol and omits and/ or confuses the three elements that make up the offence: acts, means, and purpose. • The courts should accept certified statements as evidence even if the victim does not appear in court in the course of court proceedings. • In all criminal cases, the prosecution should bear the burden of proof to the standard of “beyond all reasonable doubt.” • If any defendant, victim, or witness to a criminal trial is not fluent in the working language used by the court in the criminal trial of an offence under the HTTCA, the court should arrange for a qualified translator or interpreter. • The provisions of the Act should not be confined to the rescue of victims sold abroad but also extend to victims trafficked domestically. It places the primary duty on police but authorizes any government agency to engage in rescue. • The National Committee should establish national guidelines and procedures to identify trafficking victims. • Criminal proceedings relating to offences under the Act should be open to the public.

SUB-OBJECTIVE 1.2: STRENGTHEN GON FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL, AND LOCAL COMMITTEES FOR CONTROLLING HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO PREVENT, PROTECT, AND PROSECUTE TIP

CTIP orientation for ward representatives Hamro Samman, through four provincial CSO partners, completed trainings in 81 events for representatives of 274 wards from 33 local governments. During this reporting period, most local governments organized CTIP orientations for ward-level representatives. Ward representatives who participated will later form CTIP thematic committees or WCCHTs in their respective wards.

A total of 2,010 participants (1,027 male and 983 female) were orientated on the legal provisions and practices to combat human trafficking. For instance, they discussed recruitment, transportation, and receipt of a person for prostitution or another form of sexual exploitation, any form of labor exploitation, and organ removal without legal provision, as well as means and propose. There was also in-depth discussion on the formation and strengthening of LCCHTs and CTIP efforts at the municipality and ward level. The participants included mayors, deputy mayors, Picture 5: Ward Level CTIP orientation in Tokha Municipality ward chairs, and women and Dalit representatives from the local government and health offices. Some of the commitments made by government representatives after the orientations include: preparing ward-level guidelines; establishing a fund and other support for survivors at the ward level; collecting data on survivors; and orientating secondary school students.

CTIP orientations to local governments A two-day CTIP orientation was organized for LCCHT members of Shivapuri Rural Municipality by Shakti Samuha in coordination with the District Coordination Committee (DCC) of Nuwakot. A total of 17 government representatives attended the orientation, after which LCCHT members proposed discussing evidence-based planning in forthcoming meetings and endorsing a budget from the Palikas (municipalities) earmarked for human trafficking issues.

Box 6: CTIP Orientation to local governments

"Human trafficking is not a problem of only the local government. Al stakeholders should take the initiative. The local government will allocate a budget and plan activities to mitigate human trafficking and undocumented migration." - Govinda Prasad Acharya (Ward Chair, Buddhabhumi Municipality, Ward 3)

Re-formation of DCCHTS as per amended HTTCR The amendment of the HTTCR on June 6, 2020 resulted in changes in the composition of DCCHTs. Prior to the amendment, the Member Secretary was the district’s Women Development Officer. The amendment allows the Chief District Officer to appoint anyone, such as a Section Officer, as Member Secretary. DCCHTs are to monitor issues, concerns, and cases related to human trafficking and transportation and report to the national committee, the NCCHT. Hamro Samman provincial CSOs, Maiti Nepal, NEEDS Nepal, Shakti Samuha, and Shanti Foundation coordinated and facilitated with the District Administration Offices in Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Kathmandu, Makwanpur, Nuwakot, and Sindhupalchowk to re-form their DCCHTs in accordance with the amended HTTCR. The DCCHTs committed to supporting and working with

their members for to provide effective referrals to trafficking survivors and aid their reintegration into the community.

Table 4: DCCHT Re-formations SN District New DCCHT Members 1 Kathmandu Maiti Nepal, Shakti Samuha and Shanti Foundation 2 Makwanpur Maiti Nepal, Himrights and Asmita Nepal 3 Nuwakot Human right for single women organization, Sankalpa Nepal and Shakti Samuha 4 Sindhupalchowk Rural development family organization, MANK and Shakti Samuha

5 Banke Maiti Nepal, Saathi, Fatima Foundation 6 Bardiya Maiti Nepal, Dalit Mahila Utthan Sangh, Sana Hat Nepal 7 Kailali Maiti Nepal staff (warden) nominated as member of DCCHT 8 Kanchanpur NEEDS Nepal nominated as member of DCCHT Other stakeholders working in TIP will be invited in next meeting

Formation of WCCHTs In this quarter, a total of 66 WCCHTs were formed in Kailali (10) Kanchanpur (19), Makwanpur (21), Nuwakot (6), and Sindhupalchowk (10). WCCHTs are conceived of as frontline government bodies in the current federal administrative setting. According to LCCHT guidelines, the WCCHTs roles include: campaigning and creating program against human trafficking and transportation at the local level; operating rescue and protection at the ward-level and making Picture 6: Ward level orientation in Bakaiya on recommendations and referrals to TIP and ward's roles in countering TIP concerned bodies; conducting orientation and the capacity development programs for members and stakeholders against human trafficking; calling WCCHT meetings on a quarterly basis or more frequently as needed.

When the WCCHTs met, their first agenda was to reconstitute themselves in keeping with the amended LCCHT guideline. The 11-member WCCHT is chaired by ward chairperson, includes a female ward member, a woman from a marginalized or Dalit group, the principal of the highest-level school in the ward, the ward health unit chief, chief of ward police, ward secretary, and a CSO representative. The WCCHTs discussed the roles, responsibilities, and functions of WCCHT and reviewed the action plan made during the CTIP ward-level orientation. They also discussed the division of work for effective implementation of the plan. The orientation provided by Hamro Samman was a major intervention to emphasize the importance of WCCHTs. Representatives learned about legal processes, guidelines, and other TIP-related 22

procedures, as well as about the roles and responsibilities of the committee. The meetings also covered data collection regarding foreign employment, missing persons, and victims of TIP. Finally, members discussed budget allocation for TIP-related programs. Upcoming meetings will make decisions based on these deliberations. In Bagmati Province, a total of 37 WCCHTs were formed in this reporting period3. In Sudurpaschim province, 29 WCCHTs were formed4.

Develop CTIP orientation module for local government leaders SAN drafted a new section on the role of local government in combating TIP in the context of disaster for its manual. The reference materials include background on the COVID-19 context; discussion of groups at risk of human trafficking in the context of COVID-19; the opportunities created by the crisis for controlling trafficking; and the role of local government in combating Human Trafficking in the context of the pandemic. The draft was approved by WI on December 21, 2020. SAN will share the final manual for approval in early January 2021.

Box 7: Takeaways from WCCHT Meeting

"The district police team is always ready to support to fight against human trafficking. We have been continuously supporting the rescue operation. I hope it will be better if TIP related organizations will come together to advocate on the issue. I would like to suggest that the organization should also come together to operate a safe house in the district." Mukunda Murasani, Superintendent of Police, Kanchanpur district

“The DCCHT was inactive in the district for a long period. The committee has been re-formed today according to the amended HTTCR. I hope it will function actively, coordinating with different organizations working on TIP in the district. I thank Hamro Samman and NEEDS Nepal for this intervention in the district." Ram Kumar Mahato, Chief District Officer, Kanchanpur district

SUB-OBJECTIVE 1.3: STRENGTHEN FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL, AND LOCAL GON MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF POLICIES RELATED TO FOREIGN LABOR RECRUITMENT, ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR, AND TIP

Helping aspiring migrants make informed decisions regarding foreign employment

3 Of these, 21 were in Makwanpur in Panchpokhari Rural Municipality (wards 7 and 8) in November, 2020, Bagmati rural municipality, Bakaiya rural municipality (wards 10, 11, and 12), Manahari Rural Municipality (wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, and 9 in November and December); 10 in Sindhupalchowk in Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality (wards 1 and 5) and Chautara Municipality (wards 7,8,9,10, 11, and 12) in December, 2020; and six in Nuwakot, in Tadi Rural Municipality (wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) in November, 2020. 4 Of these, 19 were in Kanchanpur in three of Belauri municipality’s 10 wards in November, 2020; and in all 11 wards of Punarvas municipality in October and November, 2020. In Kailali’s Ghodaghodi municipality, the committees were formed in 10 wards in October and November, 2020. Godawari municipality and Joshipur rural municipality have sent letters to all 12 and seven wards respectively asking that they form the WCCHTs as per the guideline. 23

Hamro Samman conducted two five-day Trainings of Trainers to create a pool of trainers to offer pre- decision training to 1,600 aspiring migrants to help them make informed decisions about foreign employment, domestic employment, or self- employment and to clarify the importance of safe migration and processes to do that, should they choose to migrate. Participants trained included CSO members and 13 Employment Coordinators from the Prime Minister Employment Program from local governments of Bagmati, Lumbini, and Sudurpaschim Provinces. With support from these Picture 7: Trainers being trained to carryout migration pre-decision trainings trainers, provincial CSOs will roll out pre-decision to aspiring migrants trainings for aspiring migrant at the community level in all three provinces. Hamro Samman is collaborating with the FEB to utilize existing IEC materials to support these trainings.

SUB-OBJECTIVE 1.4. INCREASE GON IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO MITIGATE AND ADDRESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Advocacy leaflet on ratifying the International Convention on Protection of Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families FWLD developed an advocacy leaflet, The Necessity of Ratification of International Convention on Protection of Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families. The leaflet contains data from the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security to shed light on the situation of foreign labor migration in Nepal, data from countries that have ratified the conventions sourced from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and recommendations from various UN committees and Universal Periodic Review reports. The leaflet discusses how ratifying the convention and bilateral agreements would strengthen GON’s position and the responsibility of GON and destination countries under the convention. The leaflet is aimed at increasing awareness among stakeholders, many of whom unaware about what rights the convention addresses and it convention can protect migrant workers. The leaflet was shared at FWLD’s quarterly meeting with stakeholders on December 17, 2020. Attendees committed to joint advocacy on the issue.

Handbook for provincial governments on countering human trafficking SAN developed and printed its Handbook for Provincial Government on Countering Human Trafficking in this quarter. Forty copies were disseminated to bureaucrats and parliamentarians in Bagmati Province. SAN plans to disseminate the handbook in Sudurpaschim Province and Lumbini Province in January 2021.

Provincial level CTIP discussion with parliamentarians SAN, with support from Hamro Samman and in coordination with the Bagmati Provincial Assembly, organized a province-level discussion with parliamentarians regarding countering human trafficking. Participants included the House Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. The objective of the program was to educate representatives regarding the CTIP situation in the province and the various preventive and protective measures that could be taken with possible action from the Assembly. Presentations were made by MOWCSC, the province’s MOSD, the National Child Rights Council, and SAN about the current scenario of human trafficking in Nepal and the role of the provincial government in combatting human trafficking. The Assembly will develop action plans against human trafficking, child labor, and forced labor, as well as allocate an adequate budget for province-level programs and measures. An integrated reporting system with effective monitoring from the government will also be developed.

Objective 2: Improved CSO advocacy and engagement to address TIP

Hamro Samman is supporting efforts to improve CSO advocacy and engagement to address TIP by providing capacity building and technical support for CSOs to provide better shelter service to TIP survivors; implement an effective referral system; provide livelihood support; and connect survivors to government and non-government structures. In this quarter, Hamro Samman completed court monitoring and developed a training curriculum on survivor-centered approaches to delivery of care services, restorative justice, and support for reintegration. District-level interactions have been carried out to engage with local governments and relevant stakeholders to ensure and address safe migration issues as well as emerging migration issues. A vulnerability assessment identified vulnerability indicators that encourage human trafficking. All CSO partners continued to receive regular technical and capacity building support including on how to improve financial management, documentation of evidence, orientation on the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) procedures with detailed orientation on using the DevResults system. Hamro Samman also provided technical support to monitor and analyze TIP trends based on survivors’ case data at each shelter and to prepare advocacy briefs for sharing with stakeholders. SUB-OBJECTIVE 2.1: IMPROVE CSO DATA COLLECTION, SHARING, AND USAGE TO STRENGTHEN POLICY, COORDINATION, AND PUBLIC REPORTING

Research on Nepali migrant workers’ access to justice at home and in destination countries In collaboration with the NHRC, Hamro Samman planned a research undertaking to examine Nepali migrant workers’ access to justice in Nepal and destination countries in

order to identify their grievances related to Box 8: Types of vulnerabilities identified foreign employment, determine whether these are addressed by legal provisions, • Individual vulnerability indicators • and to identify systemic gaps in access to Family environment-related vulnerability indicators justice. • Social environment-related vulnerability indicators Research on victim identification and • Demand side market-related indicators referrals • Governance environment-related AATWIN is carrying out research on victim vulnerability indicators identification and referral. In this reporting period, field level research activities included data collection through KIIs and in-depth interviews with the survivors. AATWIN’s research advisory committee met on December 9, 2020 to provide updates about the status of the research and seek inputs from members on working modalities and data collection. The meeting was attended by members from MOWCSC and other stakeholders. As of December 31st, AATWIN had collected close to half of its primary data and was working on its analysis plan. The research will be finalized in Q2 of this year.

JDR3 research As a part of the JDR3 research program, a request for application (RFA) was issued to select local research partners to carry out research on three topics approved by the Project Advisory Group and based on the project’s learning agenda: • Assessment of existing approaches to shelter care services and alternative approaches for delivery of care services to support reintegration of TIP survivors • Disrupting TIP in the foreign employment sector • Review of legal barriers for victims’ access to justice and the state’s role countering TIP

Applications have been received and are being reviewed by the review committee and the research advisory committee. The JDR3 research advisory committee is in the final stage of being formed; proposed members have been informed about their scope of work and engagement for the duration of the JDR3 research program.

IDS

IDS work has been focused on planning ten research studies and coordination with the Hamro Samman team. Research topics were proposed and reviewed by Hamro Samman. In addition, initial plans for capacity building of anti-trafficking researchers and proposed research studies were adapted due to delays in the project start as well as the Covid-19 pandemic. Workplans are now in place to carry out capacity building and research activities in 2021, with a series of webinars scheduled for February 2021.

Vulnerability assessment study SAN conducted a vulnerability assessment to assess the indicators and risk of human trafficking during the COVID-19 crisis. The study was carried out in keeping with the mandate of GON’s National Plan of Action (NPA) (2011-2021) on Ending Human Trafficking, the mid-term review of which suggested the identification and development of vulnerability indicators. A desk review, 16 KIIs, and 19 consultations with different stakeholders were carried out.

The indicators will help stakeholders and authorities develop appropriate programming and interventions on prevention and protection and will contribute to promoting a safer environment at the local and national levels for victims and survivors of trafficking and vulnerable communities. The indicators can also be applied to strengthen the governance environment with targeted activities and measurable impact.

LACC assessed the socio-economic Box 9: Key recommendations from impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on adult vulnerability assessment study entertainment sector workers in Kathmandu • Make proactive interventions for effective valley, in particular women, who tend to be implementation of laws and policies in more vulnerable during such events. This the entertainment sector. study focused on developing gender- • Entertainment sector establishments responsive mechanisms and preparedness would benefit from tax concessions and ES workers from rent concession. to improve the response to such conditions • Maintain a database of women workers and reduce the vulnerabilities of women in the sector. AES workers. Nine KIIs were conducted • Ensuring speedy hearing of ES-related with various stakeholders in the sector and cases in court. 50 workers were surveyed using a • Law enforcement agencies and their questionnaire. Based on the various personnel need orientation on heinous dimensions and impacts identified, LACC crime, human trafficking, migrant made some recommendations to GON, the workers, safety related information, judiciary, CSOs and AES business owners sexual harassment, labor rights, and job to help inform the design of relevant security. policies, programs, and responses. It is expected that CSOs working in this sector be able to embed the recommendations in their existing program activities.

Media monitoring, analysis, and sharing to improve media coverage of CTIP AATWIN organized a half-day meeting to share its report on media analysis of CTIP issues in December with stakeholders and media personnel. The analysis examined selected articles related to TIP from the news, opinion, and editorial sections of national media from mid-April, 2019 to mid-April, 2020. Hamro Samman provided technical support to AATWIN to develop themes for systematic media monitoring. The findings of the media analysis will be shared with CSOs working against TIP to address ambiguities and inaccuracies in reporting and improve media sensitivity, and thus public perception, about issues of human trafficking. This in turn can highlight issues that need swift and effective action from GON, CSOs, and PS. 27

The report includes recommendations that will Box 10: Media Comments from help media professionals locate data and facts on AATWIN Meeting unsafe migration, foreign employment, and human trafficking. The analysis drew attention, among “I participate every year in AATWIN’s other issues, to the lack of media informative media sharing. As a coverage about TIP in Sudurpaschim Province, in journalist, that coverage [of TIP issues] does not always reflect current contrast to the real scenario. Most coverage in the trends and sometimes misses country concerned labor migration, illegal cross- incidents. […] We need better border migration, trafficking for sexual exploitation, coordination between NGOs and the and the increasing number of TIP cases among media.” - Participant from the media Madhesi communities, among other issues.

Victim Case Management System Hamro Samman is supporting to improve CSO advocacy and engagement to address TIP. Project partner Liberty Shared organized a one-day training to help AMKAS adopt the system and build the foundation for integrated data collection and systematic analysis of it in the service of improved policy advocacy efforts and organizational management. The training was attended by five staff and the chair of AMKAS.

SUB-OBJECTIVE 2.2 STRENGTHN SURVIVOR NETWORKS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO LEAD ADVOCACY, OVERSIGHT, AND PARTICIPATION IN ANTI-TIP ACTIVITIES

AMKAS advocacy and communication plan Hamro Samman and partner organization SAN provided technical support to AMKAS to develop its Advocacy and Communication Plan through a workshop to build the capacity of AMKAS team members and develop their strategy. The workshop provided conceptual clarity on foreign labor employment, human trafficking, and forced labor; facilitated understanding of governance structures and challenges to advocacy in the existing structure; analyzed existing practices and issues in advocacy for legal protection, reintegration, and social protection for migrant workers; and identified influencers and change agents to support advocacy. Based on these exercises a draft five-year Advocacy and Communication Plan was developed in accordance with the vision, mission, goal, and objectives of AMKAS. The six-eight page plan will be finalized in Q2 through a series of meetings with SAN, which will also help determine the three key issues underpinning AMKAS’s advocacy agenda. On the basis of this agenda, AMKAS will conduct issue-based and evidence-based advocacy at the federal level. AMKAS will also mobilize LfC Champions to advocate on the key issues in coordination with local governments and provincial CSOs. AMKAS will develop IEC materials for each priority areas for advocacy and distribute these through its network.

AATWIN’s sample policy against TIP for local government use AATWIN held a consultation meeting to discuss its draft Local Level Sample Policy on December 23, 2020 in Kathmandu. A total of 40 participants represented Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s ward 22, the Women and Children Department of Budanilkantha

Municipality, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, NHRC, AATWIN member organizations, other stakeholders, and CSO members. Based on feedback received during the consultation, AATWIN is finalizing the draft. The final draft sample policy will be shared among AATWIN’s 41 network members and other CSOs working all over country and among HS partners, to help local governments endorse the policy at their level. This sample policy can also serve as a reference for WCCHTs.

Box 11: Comments on AATWIN’s Local Level Sample Policy

“We assure our commitment to walk together with you all in advocacy against TIP.” Chairperson of KMC Ward 22, Chinikaji Maharjan

“AATWIN’s model policy is timely and welcome, as it fills a policy vacuum. If we can create links between District Committees and Local-level Committees, that would be very effective in combatting trafficking. By including learnings from best practices and effective programs of the past, we could also contribute to impact study and analysis.” Maheshwari Rawal, Women and Children Department Chief, Lalitpur Metropolitan City

Highlights of the model policy are: description of LCCHTs roles, responsibilities, and composition as well as best practices; the roles and power of local government and the importance of coordination, cooperation, and partnership between governmental, non- governmental, and other stakeholders; ensuring social and economic empowerment of at-risk groups and communities at the local level; reducing the risk of human trafficking through preventive measures and public awareness campaigns; creating an dignified environment by ensuring labor rights and self-respect; ensuring that trafficking victims have access to protection, justice, social rehabilitation and reintegration; and creating an effective data system.

Consultation meeting on province-level sample policy against TIP AATWIN held a consultation meeting to discuss its draft Provincial Level Sample Policy on December 25, 2020. The program was conducted in Makwanpur with 47 participants, including representatives from the Assembly of Bagmati Province, Nepal Police, municipality officials, journalists, AATWIN member organizations, other stakeholders, and CSO members. Feedback for the draft policy was collected through discussion and group work. Existing anti-trafficking structures need to be adapted to Nepal’s new federal context, in particular with regard to the formation and functioning of the anti-human trafficking committees at all tiers of government. The feedback AATWIN collected from Bagmati Province which will be shared with Province 5 and Sudurpaschim.

Some highlights of the province-level policy include: programs in each district of a province to empower high-risk and potential high-risk groups and communities; strategic provincial government support to LCCHTS, DCCHTS, and WCCHTS; skills training and capacity development for TIP survivors; self- employment training and income generation especially for workers from deprived communities; mechanisms to strengthen province-level actions to control human trafficking; better public awareness; integrated Picture 8: AATWIN carrying out TIP data management and information systems terminology consultation meeting on TIP; better coordination; and a province-level fund for the rescue, protection, and rehabilitation of victims and survivors.

Box 12: Takeaways from AATWIN Consultation Meeting

“I am grateful AATWIN invited us to share our suggestions and show our commitment to adoption of this draft policy. I am present here despite the present environment of political instability because this is my agenda and we need to make this the agenda of the government. We have a great responsibility to provide justice for victims. I am committed to approving such policies through parliament. Organizations like AATWIN provide huge support to the government, which I respect. It is proposing a policy when the government has been unable to do so. Monitoring for policy implementation is equally important, and I will put my efforts into that.” - Indra Maya Gurung, member, Bagmati Province Assembly

Consultation meeting on TIP terminologies and concepts AATWIN conducted a consultation meeting to discuss TIP terminologies and concepts used by CSOs working against human trafficking, human slavery, labor exploitation, child trafficking, and related issues in Nepal. The 34 participants from AATWIN member organization, other CSO members, stakeholders, and GON offered suggestions and feedback. The effort is to provide clarity on terminology and ensure consistent practical use of terms by those working in the CTIP sector as well as by other stakeholders working in similar fields. AATWIN will publish a booklet and share with Hamro Samman and other stakeholders working on CTIP.

Thematic monitoring by trafficking survivor network Shakti Samuha, with technical support from Hamro Samman, organized an orientation for the Human Trafficking Survivor Network on December 18, 2020 on use of the thematic monitoring tool to enable collection of data and information from survivors in Bagmati, Lumbini, and Sudurpaschim Provinces. The monitoring questionnaire was developed through consultations with survivors and identified two major issues: the practical hindrances TIP victims face in obtaining compensation, and the lack of relevant national polices. This monitoring tool will support the data collection of experiences from TIP survivors to enable CSOs to engage in

evidence-based advocacy at the local and national level. This process will also empower TIP survivors in the network to understand the importance of survivor-led advocacy. Shakti Samuha expects to finish collecting data in February 2021. The final product will be shared with survivor networks, AATWIN, and other stakeholders working in promoting survivor-led evidence-based advocacy. The survivor network also discussed the upcoming province-level conference and network formation program.

Leadership for Change (LfC) training SAN conducted a five-day TOT for representatives of AMKAS, Biswas, Maiti Nepal, PNCC, and Saathi to conduct LfC trainings for trafficking survivors and at-risk beneficiaries who can advocate for prevention, protection, and prosecution for TIP offenses; support sub-national CCHTs and other organizations in their partnership efforts; and facilitate safe-space forums at the sub-national level for survivors and at-risk populations.

Biswas Nepal conducted a five-day LfC training for 20 participants from the adult entertainment sector5 to enhance leadership and promote CTIP Champions at local level, creating a mechanism to give voice to trafficking survivors’ priorities and needs. Participants were trained on the roles and responsibility of local government; how to create links with local government; legal and policy provisions against human trafficking in Nepal; and how to explore their self-worth and find their potential and the confidence to lead community events as CTIP Champions.

Box 13: Appreciation for LfC training

“This training was very useful. Being leaders and adopting positive changes, we are ready to lead this work in the community. I found the objectives of Hamro Samman and the training very relevant. We need more such trainings in the future.” - Dinesh Bista

“It is very helpful for be to learn about leadership skills, what change I can bring in this sector, what I can do to stop human trafficking, and why we need to be organized to fights for our rights.” - A participant who wished to remain anonymous

“I learnt that human trafficking is third largest illegal business in the world. I also learnt about the abilities of pioneering Champions, and how to develop my communication skills and confidence. Many of us were shy and the LfC training helped us overcome that. I am now committed to speaking out about my sector. It is not a place of TIP, rather, we are vulnerable to trafficking.” - A participant who wished to remain anonymous

5 Of the 17 women and 3 men, 11 were Brahmin/ Chhetri, five were Janajati, and four Dalit. 31

Local social actions by CTIP Champions In this quarter, 41 CTIP Champions received micro grants to carry 45 awareness-raising activities that reached total 857 people with messages about: the heightened risks of TIP during the COVID-19 crisis; safety measures and self-care during the pandemic; the drivers of TIP such as child marriage and GBV; the dimensions of TIP as well as safe migration. CTIP champions enhanced their leaderships skill and public speaking skills and were able to interact with the community as change agents. This will encourage LCCHTs to nominate CTIP Picture 9: CTIP Champion Babita Thapa Sapkota Champions as representatives of orienting participants of her TIP awareness program in Chandragiri Municipality survivors and at-risk voices.

Quarterly meeting with CTIP Champions Shanti Foundation and NEEDS organized the quarterly meeting with CTIP Champions in Kailali, Kathmandu, and Makwanpur. The Champions shared their activities of the previous three months and upcoming civic engagement plans. They also shared the problems they experienced during the pandemic and its impact on the status of workers in the entertainment sector. Hamro Samman emphasized the role of CTIP Champions in LCCHTs and WCCHTs. The quarterly CTIP Champions meeting has created a platform to share practical experiences and learn from each other’s experiences. It gives CTIP Champions a safe forum and can help shift collective social consciousness as it empowers survivors to serve as role models for at-risk and vulnerable individuals.

Capacity strengthening of staff Shelter staff received a Care for Caregivers training from a member of Shakti Samuha’s Shelter Management Committee on December 21, 2020 to share information about and strategies for self-care to better cope with the stresses of the COVID-19 crisis. The training also emphasized time management and daily healthcare. This will also help staff improve service delivery to survivors, with whom they can share these learnings.

Ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (ICMW) Hamro Samman partners AMKAS and FWLD jointly held a consultation meeting highlighting the need for ratification of the ICMW. FWLD also disseminated its advocacy leaflet developed in partnership with Hamro Samman on why the Convention should be ratified; this will support other CSOs carrying out advocacy on migrant workers’ rights. The meeting was attended by the Honorable Sarita Neupane, Member of Parliament, who was the keynote speaker. Representatives from MOWCSC, NHRC, the National

Women’s Commission, and other civil society stakeholders also attended the meeting. The objective of the event was to generate awareness on the importance of the ICMW, the benefits of ratifying the convention, and the need to conduct policy advocacy for its ratification.

District-level interaction with stakeholders With support from Hamro Samman, NEEDS Picture 1: FWLD's advocacy leaflet being Nepal conducted a district-level interaction with displayed by the Sarita Neupane, Member stakeholders of Bheemdatt Municipality in of Parliament, at the panel discussion on Kanchanpur district of Sudurpaschim Pradesh. ratifications of ICMW The objective was to discuss and engage with local governments and relevant stakeholders to ensure and address safe migration issues and explore emerging issues arising from migration. The discussions focused on unemployed youth migrating in search of better opportunities to India and other countries. Issues raised included appropriate wages, exploitation of workers, and assurance of migrant’s rights. Participants emphasized the need for local governments to more effectively collect and manage data related to unemployed youth and migrants. The program was organized in coordination with the municipality, the District Coordination Committee (DCC), and the NHRC Office in Dhangadi, with support from Hamro Samman.

Panel discussion on domestication of the Palermo Protocol With support from Hamro Samman, the National Network of Safe Migration, NNSM, organized a panel discussion on domestication of Palermo Protocol focusing on TIP in migration. Mr. Pushkar Sapkota, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ms. Goma Devi Dhakal, MOWCSC Under Secretary highlighted the significant achievements of GON in terms of its adoption of the Palermo Protocol, and shared updates. The discussion also highlighted the nexus between foreign labor migration and TIP and explored the amendments needed to the Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act 2007 (HTTCA, last amended in 2016), the Immigration Act 2049, and the Labor Act, 2074, etc. in order to domesticate Palermo Protocol whole heartedly. Hamro Samman shared updates about the project’s engagement with local governments, the NCCHT, DCCHTs, and CCHTs and explained how this engagement linked to technical support provided to GON to support domestication of the Palermo Protocol. NNSM highlighted the need for advocacy by CSOs. The event was mixed format, including both a traditional in-person meeting and Zoom and Facebook Live components.

Solidarity and awareness to mark International Migrants Day and 16 Days of Activism against GBV Hamro Samman partner Shanti Foundation in coordination with Kathmandu Metropolitan City, and Budanilkantha and Tokha Municipalities organized a signature collection campaigns to reflect solidarity for migrant’s rights on International Migrants

Day. A total of 576 people signed on (248 from Tokha Municipality, 225 from Kathmandu, and 60 from Budanilkantha Municipality), including local government representatives, traffic police, and police.

A candlelight march was held in Makwanpur, Bagmati Province to mark the day, after which white ribbons were distributed and psychosocial counseling was offered in Bakaiya Rural Municipality. The 16 Days event was marked in Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City (53 participants, of which 34 male and 19 female), Bakaiya Rural Municipality (105 participants, of which 73 female and 32 male), and Bagmati Rural Municipality (50 participants, of which 38 female and 12 male). Shanti Foundation provided technical support to facilitate the awareness interaction program on GBV in Bagmati in Bakaiya. With the aim of effective functioning and implementation of the Picture 2: Signature campaign by activity, communication and co-ordination was Shanti Foundation on International done carried out by Shanti Foundation with the Migrants Day Local Government to mark the 16 Days. SUB-OBJECTIVE 2.3: STRENGTHEN CSO MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF POLICIES RELATED TO LABOR RECRUITMENT, THE ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR, AND TIP

Improving quality of shelter services Hamro Samman is supporting efforts to improve understanding of the NMS and SOPs/ draft standard guideline for safe houses, and to improve shelter partners’ delivery of services using a victim-centered approach. The shelters received two-day orientations and multiple on-site visits to provide technical support and mentorship to Shelter Management Committees (SMCs) and shelter staff. The orientations aim to increase clarity on concepts and issues related to human trafficking, safe and unsafe migration, smuggling, and transportation of humans. This includes the roles and responsibilities of the SMC and shelter staff, best practices in shelter operation and victim-centered delivery of shelter services, the roles of monitoring and areas of supervision by concerned government authorities, and the importance of engagement with GON, CSO, and PS stakeholders to leverage resources and strengthen referral systems.

PNCC shelter staff and SMC members were oriented on the NMS and SOPs on October 8-9, 2020. and developed an action plan to improve shelter operation and services that includes the following elements: regular monthly meetings of the SMC to monitor the shelter’s compliance with the NMS and SOP; overseeing the delivery of shelter services using victim-centered approaches and to improve the quality of services; improving coordination with the Anti-Human Trafficking Bureau (AHTB) of the

Nepal Police, the Department of Foreign Employment (DOFE), and the FEB to provide immediate rescue support to survivors and engage in advocacy; and developing a victim-centered approach guideline for the PNCC shelter.

SMC activities Shakti Samuha conducted SMC meetings to provide updates and to discuss improvements in quality of shelter services and challenges such as pandemic-related safety concerns. The committee added a member of the One Stop Crisis Management Center (as a health representative) and a member of the Women’s Cell serving the area the shelter is in. Shakti Samuha held three meetings in total, in October (with three participants), November (with 10 participants), and December (with six participants). The SMC in Banke also conducted meetings and assisted in the local government’s mapping of services. Other stakeholders provided holistic support to help TIP survivors. Participants were nominated for upcoming LfC trainings. The meetings also discussed the provision of legal aid Picture12: Shelter Management Committee and to GBV victims. shelter staff holding a string as part of learning through games at an orientation on NMS and SOP with VCA

Position paper on a victim-centric approach FWLD issued its position paper on victim-centric approaches to deal with the crime of human trafficking on October 12, 2020. The methodology used in the paper includes a review of the provisions of related laws, the government’s funding mechanism, and court decisions; discussion with legal consortium partners; and a review of other publications about the issue. The paper discusses current provisions on witness and victim protection and how these are implemented, explains the unclear legal provisions regarding the rescue of victims, and includes steps to consider while ensuring victim protection in all phases, including rescue, investigation and prosecution of TIP cases, and decision-making and implementation of decisions about TIP cases. The paper also discusses provisions for compensation and a compensation fund for victims, rehabilitation centers, information and data collection, and reforms that could make court procedures more victim-friendly. Finally, the paper briefly discusses about the Crime Victim Protection Act 2018 and challenges to implementing it. Hamro Samman will use this paper to advocate for victim-centric approaches in the courts, while providing legal aid support through legal aid partners.

Court monitoring and advocacy Through regular monitoring of court and tribunal cases, the Forum for Protection of People’s Rights (PPR) assessed the decisions of the Department of Foreign

Employment (DOFE), the Foreign Employment Tribunal, and Supreme Court on cases of human trafficking and foreign labor migration, as well as media coverage of these cases. PPR focused on observations related to Hamro Samman’s two priority areas to monitor trafficking: the foreign labor migration process and the entertainment sector. Seven cases monitored during the reporting period were related to human trafficking/ transportation and foreign employment. The court monitoring and advocacy report includes updates on human trafficking cases and developments in them; assessments of victims’ access to justice including legal representation; assessments of compensation and protection mechanisms; information about sentencing; and tracking of cases against companies/businesses. The findings will be used for advocacy as well as to design and deliver training to court officials, justice personnel, and investigation officials. Significant observations include: • A new trend is the trafficking of girls for sacrifice (for religious purposes). Such incidents need in-depth study and investigation, as well as major awareness campaigns at the community level. • Legally, human smuggling and human trafficking are two different phenomena. But while there is a separate and clear law regarding human trafficking and transportation, in the absence of clear legal provisions regarding human smuggling, it is now on the rise. This gap in law needs to be addressed urgently. • The Anti-Human Trafficking Bureau has been active and gained some success in combating and controlling human trafficking. However, more training is needed for its personnel, and it could adopt scientific techniques to combat human trafficking. • Three Nepali recruitment agencies were recently found to be bypassing national foreign employment regulations to recruit for the Qatar Police, possibly with the collusion of some Qatari officials.6 The agencies have been suspended for six months, however broader diplomatic efforts are clearly needed to get commitments from governments of destination countries to follow the laws in place in Nepal for the hiring of foreign labor migrants. There also needs to be better oversight of manpower agencies. • Since the onset of the pandemic and the increased unemployment, traffickers have become more active. The police, administration, and CSOs working on this issue should actively increase monitoring at border crossings and around bus parks. • There is an urgent need for a victim and witness protection mechanism, as victims and witnesses often change their testimony, and complicating prosecution.

Thematic report on court and tribunal monitoring PPR has finalized its thematic report on court and tribunal monitoring. The report includes updates on human trafficking cases, victims’ access to justice including legal representation, compensation granted, and sentences imposed. It also monitors the percentage increase in penalties imposed by the courts on businesses or agencies for

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TIP-related offences. PPR collected qualitative data, to which it then applied content analysis to identify and monitor access to justice mechanisms and the status of human trafficking survivors/victims. The data was collected primarily through direct observation at the Department of Foreign Employment and Foreign Employment Tribunal and case analysis at the Department of Foreign Employment, Foreign Employment Tribunal, and Supreme Court of Nepal. The researchers also consulted published reports and studies on relevant topics from GON, non-governmental organizations, and research or academic institutions to gather secondary data for this study.

The monitoring of DOFE, FET, and the courts highlighted some trends and areas for improvement. The monitoring of DOFE revealed some clear steps that would improve safe migration processes. DOFE was also found to engage in mediation beyond its jurisdiction to settle even serious cases, such as those of migrant workers compelled to work overtime without receiving compensation. In the courts, the challenge is time. Plaintiffs must wait for as long as a decade to get a decision in cases related to human trafficking, as they make their way through the District Court, Appellate Court, and eventually the Supreme Court. This does little for survivors’ psychological well-being and dignity or their quest for justice. Across the board, the study found that law enforcement agencies do not automatically consider sexual exploitation in the entertainment and hospitality sectors as a crime. Lack of conceptual clarity is also an issue in media coverage: monitoring revealed that journalists, lacking an understanding of the difference between the two, often report cases of human trafficking as human smuggling.

Training curriculum on survivor-centric approaches to care service delivery, justice, and reintegration During this reporting period, PPR developed and finalized the curriculum for a training on survivor-centered approaches planned for Q2 of FY21. The training curriculum includes topics on victims’ needs; the relevance of restorative justice for TIP cases; reintegration of victims; victim sensitive communication; and survivors’ circles. Based on this training curriculum training will be conducted- one in Bagmati Province and the other in Lumbini Province. The training will impart knowledge and practical skills to frontline workers and CSO members who provide direct support to survivors who will be able to provide care services to survivors from survivor-centered approaches and facilitate their successful reintegration into communities using restorative justice and strengthened social safety nets.

Refresher TOT CSO hub members on role of local government on countering human trafficking SAN, in support of Hamro Samman/WI, organized virtual Refresher Trainings of Trainers for members of CSO hubs on countering human trafficking in Nepal on October 12, 2020. The objective of the training was to refresh the content of the trainings, as well as methodologies, techniques, and tools for facilitating trainings by CSO hub partners to ward chairs and members from every ward in the 36 municipalities HS works in.

The training, which was participatory and included a group discussion in each session, focused on generating conceptual clarity about human trafficking, foreign employment, smuggling and exploitation, and sharing knowledge about the policies and Acts connected to human trafficking (the Palermo Protocol, HTTCA, and HTTCR). Participants learned about the role of local government in prevention, rescue, protection and prosecution measures, particularly in the context of the pandemic, as well as monitoring and data collection. They identified and practiced the facilitating skills, tools and techniques needed to impart the trainings. Finally, the partners recommended and formulated an action plan to conduct ward-level training.

Undertake strategic TIP litigation The legal aid grantees, People Forum and CeLRRd, were onboarded in October and November 2020 and have since been carrying out a desk review in preparation for filing strategic litigation on TIP issues.

SUB-OBJECTIVE 2.4: BUILD CSO OR CSO NETWORKS FOR EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH GON AND PS TO PREVENT, PROTECT AND PROSECUTE TIP

CSO hubs training on evidence building and grassroot advocacy Hamro Samman partner SAN organized a training on evidence building and grassroots advocacy at the provincial and the local levels for CSO hubs from November 22-24, 2020. The main objectives were to strengthen the capacity of hub partners on evidence building and grassroots advocacy to combat human trafficking at the subnational level and to develop a joint advocacy plan for partners at the provincial and local government levels. A total of 28 people were trained the first day7, 24 the second day8, and 21 on the final day9. Representatives from the Ministries of Social Development of Sudurpaschim and Lumbini Provinces, as well as the National Planning Commission, the National Child Rights Council, and Hamro Samman CSO hubs partners attended.

The training session, which included group work supported participants to map out advocacy actions and learn how to reach specific targets, understand methodologies for generating evidence for advocacy, understand legal frameworks and provisions, and understand federal, provincial and local level programs, policies and budget planning. The Executive Director of the National Child Rights Council emphasized the importance of evidence building and engaging in grassroots advocacy, and explained what elements need to be considered while collecting evidence for advocacy on any issue.

The training resulted in CSO partners identifying advocacy agendas and developing a joint anti-human trafficking advocacy plan and matrix. CSOs and Hamro Samman can now establish a more focused and collaborative approach to planning and implementing CTIP activities and evidence-based advocacy at the provincial and local levels.

7 There were 15 participants in person (13 were women and three men), and 13 virtually (nine women and four men). 8 There were 13 participants in person (11 women and two men), and 11 virtually (seven women and four men). 9 There were 15 participants in person (11 women and four men), and six virtually (all women). 38

CSOs, ministries, PS organizations, and influencers at all levels of government have identified seven actionable advocacy issues and recommended timeframes within which to address them: 1. Develop a separate procedure addressing the rights of entertainment sector workers at the province and federal levels 2. Develop a code of conduct for business operators in entertainment and other businesses 3. Establish a monitoring and action (namely, rescue and rehabilitation) mechanism for adult entertainment businesses 4. Amend the Social Security Act 2017 to also apply to entertainment sector workers 5. Domesticate the Palermo Protocol 6. Develop a social reintegration policy with applications at the federal, province and local government levels 7. Develop a case management guideline for responding to cases of human trafficking

Policy forum to discuss ratification of the UN TIP Protocol or Palermo Protocol The ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (the UN TIP Protocol, Palermo Protocol) has created the environment as well as the obligation to enact reforms to strengthen systems and efforts to combat human trafficking in Nepal. As part of Hamro Samman and partner CSOs relevant engagement, partner AATWIN convened a virtual policy forum to discuss the Palermo Protocol’s definition of trafficking and the domestic laws that need to be amended to be aligned with it the Protocol. The 72 participants included Honorable Parbat Gurung, Minister of MOWCSC; the Honorable Mohna Ansari, NHRC member; Puskar Sapkota Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs; Goma Devi Dhakal, MOWCSC Under-Secretary); Anurag Subedi from the Anti-Human Trafficking Bureau of the Nepal Police; media personnel; and representatives from civil society and AATWIN’s alliance members. Mr. Sapkota emphasized that around 20 domestic laws need to be amended to be in accordance with the Palermo Protocol and noted that the Ministry is developing extradition treaties with India, China, and Saudi Arabia, among other countries.

Box 14: Policy Forum to Discuss Protocols

'I request you to submit an agenda on the role of government in tackling trafficking. I express my commitment to work on the agenda as long as I am in this position. Let us all coordinate to not only minimize trafficking but to bring an end to trafficking.' - The Honourable Parbat Gurung, Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen

Assessment-based capacity strengthening activities for CSOs Hamro Samman facilitated and a completed baseline assessment, the Organizational Performance Index (OPI) of AMKAS, in which the organization’s Executive Board member and staff participated. (Please refer to Tables 5 below for disaggregated scores.) The assessment found that key areas for improvement for AMKAS were achieving results and mobilizing resources (diversifying sources of funding). This assessment formed the basis of Hamro Samman’s technical assistance to the CSO as part of the project’s objective of strengthening survivor networks.

Table 5: OPI of AMKAS SN Areas Subcategory Optimum Level Baseline Percent Score 1 Effectiveness Achieving Results 4 1 25% Meeting Standards 4 2 50% 2 Efficiency Delivery of Services 4 1 25% Enhancing Reach 4 2 50% 3 Relevance Engaging Stakeholders 4 3 75% Learning 4 1 25% 4 Sustainability Managing Resources 4 1 25% Increasing Social Capital 4 3 75% Total 32 14 44%

Strengthening the organizational capacity of the National Business Initiative During the quarter, in line with the illustrative action plan outlined in the Baseline OCA report of the National Business Initiative (NBI), Hamro Samman’s partner for PS engagement, the initiative developed the NBI Strategy (2020-23), outlining the organization’s vision, mission and values, and key engagement areas, including on CTIP, formation of the Responsible Business Alliance Nepal (RBAN), and creation of pooled Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds to raise PS resources. The strategy also includes a fundraising and resource mobilization strategy and plan to build national and international networks. NBI also developed a policy handbook that includes updated policies and practices on CTIP, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH), and governance (finance, administration, procurement and human resource management). NBI plans to seek Board endorsement of the strategy document and policy handbook in Q2 FY21.

Anti-Human Trafficking Bureau (AHTB) WI/HS had a meeting with AHTB and CeLRRd on December 24, 2020 to share a progress update and discuss the finalized concept paper for training investigation officials from all seven provinces as well as the formation of a steering committee to develop a training manual in coordination with CeLRRd. After the meeting, HS followed up with a letter and shared the finalized concept note with AHTB for collaboration and coordination to organize the TOT and training for investigating officials. In Q2, CeLRRd in coordination with Hamro Samman and AHTB will form the steering committee to develop the training manual. In this quarter partners organized some planning and

coordination meetings among each other, namely Shanti Foundation, AMKAS, Biswas Nepal, and Shakti Samuha, among other partners.

Objective 3: Increase PS partnerships to increase services for TIP survivors and at-risk populations

Hamro Samman builds partnerships with the private sector (PS) to promote responsible business and ethical recruitment practices, support capacity building for businesses to counter TIP in the supply chain and increase PS engagement in CTIP activities by mobilizing the Corporate Social Responsibility funds of businesses. Hamro Samman facilitates the development and strengthening of partnerships between GON, CSOs, and PS to reduce the prevalence of TIP in Nepal through better prevention, protection, and prosecution. CTIP partnerships focus on raising mass awareness; addressing the factors that makes a person vulnerable to trafficking; improving protection of survivors and at-risk people through enhanced access to quality services that address the differential needs and vulnerabilities of people; and increased prosecution of TIP with reduced legal barriers for survivors to access justice. Hamro Samman also supports the development and piloting of innovative solutions to prevent, protect, and prosecute TIP.

Strengthening the capacity of responsible businesses to counter trafficking in persons To build deeper understanding and capacity to join CTIP efforts, Hamro Samman partner NBI developed a detailed curriculum for a PS-focused TIP orientation and a session plan that covers the fundamentals of TIP, legal provisions, role and tools of PS in CTIP, and facilitates deep dive discussions around the nexus between TIP and the foreign labor migration (FLM) and adult entertainment sectors (AES). Beginning Q2 FY21, NBI will organize orientations with 360 local businesses and representatives from AES and the FLM sector. Meanwhile, NBI expanded RBAN’s membership base and met with communications partner Digital Broadcasting Initiative Equal Access (DBI-EA) to plan a co-creation meeting in January 2021 with PS representatives, to generate commitments to support Hamro Samman’s TIP awareness campaign. The Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies, NAFEA, is a core RBAN members with whom NBI has planned activities to promote responsible practices among recruitment agencies in Nepal.

Supporting survivors and at-risk people in the FLM sector and AES SAFAL Partners and sub-partner F-SKILL organized and supported psychosocial and life skills counseling to TIP survivors and vulnerable people at locations of partners AMKAS and Biswas Nepal. Shakti Samuha and Saathi organized meetings to strengthen referral and coordination amongst shelter partners. NBI together with district chapters of the FNCCI completed a second phase of mapping local businesses in five districts and is currently developing a mapping report of 600 businesses. NBI will

engage with these businesses and develop a PS directory listing essential services for TIP survivors.

People Forum for Human Right prepared to create a network of pro bono lawyers to provide legal support to TIP survivors. CeLRRd provided legal counseling and support to one TIP survivor to file a case with the Kailali District Police.

Hamro Samman partners organized various orientations for AES workers about health awareness, safe migration, psychosocial wellbeing, and legal awareness. LACC developed IEC materials and conducted training for AES employers and workers to inform of their legal responsibilities and rights, and to develop leadership, communication and advocacy skills among workers.

Creating employment opportunities for survivors and people at risk SAFAL Partners completed a rapid mapping of the employment landscape, surveying employment outlook, jobs and skills in demand, viable sectors for business setup, and employers with growth potential. This will inform the topics chosen for vocational and entrepreneurial training, which began in Q1. Rojgari Services commenced on-the-job training and job readiness counseling for another batch of workers (34 individuals) to be completed at the end of Q2, despite the uncertain outlook for employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Creating awareness around TIP Hamro Samman partner DBI-EA was onboarded and carried out consultations with various parties in GON, CSO, and the PS to assess priority TIP issues and explore collaboration opportunities and commitments. Various partners organized awareness activities around the heightened risks and evolving dimensions of TIP during the pandemic, and collaborated on activities around the 16 Days of Activism Against GBV and International Migrants Day. SUB-OBJECTIVE 3.1: IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EXISTING GON, CSO, AND PRIVATE SERVICES AND RELATED REFERRAL SYSTEM TO ASSIST TIP SURVIVORS AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS

Psychosocial counseling and life skills orientation In December 2020, SAFAL Partners, Hamro Samman’s partner to implement the Jivika training and placement activity, organized on-site psychosocial and life skills counseling sessions at the offices of AMKAS10 and Biswas Nepal11. Experienced counselors from sub-partner F-SKILL attended these programs to assist and make recommendations for future counseling sessions. This activity also informed survivors about Jivika’s training and placement opportunities and generated interest in the program. SAFAL plans to conduct such sessions in the three remaining locations of shelter partners during Q2.

10 Of the 15 women participants, eight were Brahmin/Chhetri/Thakuri and seven were Janjati. 11 Of the 33 participants, 32 were women. Nine were Janajati, eight were Dalit, eight were Brahmin/Chhetri/Thakuri, and six were Newar. 42

The partners had earlier received capacity building support in the form of TOT and a practical guide (toolkit) to run effective sessions.

Establishing and strengthening of referral networks Hamro Samman shelter partners Saathi and Shakti Samuha organized meetings to establish and strengthen referral networks. Shakti Samuha with Hamro Samman held a meeting for all shelter partners, PS and other partner organizations on December 3, 2020 on establishing and strengthening referral networks. Each CSO and PS partner has mapped entities that can provide services for survivors, which helps in providing referral services more effectively to victims and at-risk individuals. Hamro Samman supported Shakti Samuha to facilitate the service mapping exercise and design a matching action plan. GON is revising the National Human Trafficking Planning Policy in the coming Nepal year starting April 20201. Hamro Samman’s efforts in drafting the Referral Mechanism Guideline and creating a service mapping directory will be beneficial in reinforcing advocacy in the context of the new policy.

Mapping PS service providers and developing PS service directory During this quarter, NBI mapped 264 local businesses in Bardiya, Kanchanpur, Kapilvastu, Nuwakot, and Sindhupalchowk, with support from Hamro Samman and FNCCI district chapters. During Q2, NBI plans to revisit and add to the 191 businesses mapped in the other five project districts (Banke, Kailali, Kathmandu, Makwanpur, and Rupandehi), and submit a final mapping report containing a minimum of 600 businesses. NBI will organize district-level sensitization workshops, including TIP orientation and develop a PS service directory listing at least 285 businesses providing essential services available for TIP survivors and vulnerable or at-risk groups. Services listed in the directory and available at reduced or no cost will include rescue (bus transportation), legal aid, health and psychological support, education, skills development and job placement, access to finance, and entrepreneurial literacy.

Rapid assessment (Sudurpaschim Province and Lumbini Province) Biswas Nepal conducted a rapid assessment to inform a situation analysis of adult entertainment sector hotspots in Nepalgunj and Butwal of Lumbini Province, and Dhangadi and Mahendranagar of Sudurpaschim Province. Data was collected in October 2020 in Dhangadi, Mahendranagar, and Nepalgunj, and in November in Butwal. The objective was to gain clarity on the number of AES businesses as well as the demographics of the workers in the sector, and to assess workers’ vulnerability by seeking their perspectives and accounts of their experiences in the sector. A total of 11 KIIs were conducted in Dhangadi, 10 in Nepalgunj, and two in Butwal. Two focus group discussions were organized in Dhangadi with about 35 respondents. About 100 respondents were interviewed individually. The study has generated evidence and information helpful for stakeholders to formulate effective actions and develop evidence- based programmatic interventions. The findings from this assessment will be useful to understand the issues of AES from outside Kathmandu Valley and provide stakeholder

43 with useful evidence and information to prepare appropriate interventions to address the challenges and problems facing AES workers.

Box 15: Key findings from rapid assessment of AES workers • The number of AES establishments is very high, and these establishments should be trained to prevent the vulnerability of TIP and labor exploitation in the entertainment sector. • Most workers in this sector have low levels of education and many are illiterate. Some are semi- literate, while some also completed their studies. • Workers are seldom provided legal documents, such as contracts, identity cards, or job descriptions. • Most workers do not receive the minimum wage mandated by Nepal’s labor law. • The main reason individuals work in this sector is financial compulsion. Workers often have no choice, having faced domestic violence, early marriage and divorce, political conflict, natural disasters, gender discrimination, epidemics, poverty, family disintegration, deception by family, peer pressure, or lack of information. • There is a lack of standard guidelines and workplace codes of conduct. Laws are not often implemented. • Some establishments (mainly big hotels) follow government regulations and respect workers’ rights. However small restaurants and other key stakeholders are often unaware about issues facing entertainment sector workers. • Government stakeholders do not have accurate data about the number of AES workers. • AES workers face sexual abuse and exploitation, labor exploitation, violence, and internal and external trafficking. These problems particularly affect women workers and children.

Daily outreach and drop-in center for AES workers Biswas Nepal runs a drop-in center AES workers can visit to learn about their rights. This quarter, 26 new AES workers (23 females and three males) visited the center located in the heart of Kathmandu. Biswas also visited 22 entertainment sector businesses as part of its regular outreach. During these visits, Biswas staff interacted with 143 women and 90 men and shared information about labor law, workers’ rights, the entertainment sector and TIP vulnerability, and saving workers from different forms of exploitation and TIP.

Providing services to ES workers Biswas Nepal with support from Hamro Samman conducted orientations to provide awareness and vital information on health to ES workers, to reduce their vulnerability to TIP risks. The sessions covered topics such as health issues, reproductive rights, safe motherhood, and who to contact during health emergencies. A total of 71 women attended the sessions.

Box 16: Responses to health awareness orientation

“The information on reproductive rights was very useful. I will act on it in the future.”

“I had heard a lot about this orientation from friends who visited Biswas Nepal. I finally got to attend and enhance my knowledge, and I am very happy.”

“Health is a very important thing which we often neglect. Today I got to learn some important information. I want to thank Biswas Nepal for this opportunity.”

Orientation on safe migration During this quarter, 42 female AES workers were provided orientation on safe migration issues. They covered topics such as TIP risks in unsafe migration and safe migration procedures that reduce TIP risks, should these workers choose to migrate for work. The participants also discussed the need to promote AES as a dignified and respected sector in Nepal. One participant shared their experiences of being sexually exploited while traveling within the country for work.

Box 17: AES sector workers’ voices

“This was a very productive session for me. I learned about the Nepal government’s provisions regarding safe migration.”

“I did not realize that we could take steps during migrating to keep ourselves safe.”

“I did not have family support when I joined this sector. My workplace is managed satisfactorily, but still I am glad to learn about ways that I might be vulnerable at work. Other workers should also get this orientation to keep themselves safe and less vulnerable to the risks of trafficking.”

Psychosocial counseling In this quarter, 25 female AES workers were provided group psychosocial counseling to cope with stressful, uncertain, and often stigmatized workplaces. The objective of the sessions was to maintain positive psychosocial conditions among participants to lower their vulnerability to being trafficked. The session also helped identify individuals in need of individual psychosocial counseling. Biswas Nepal with support from Hamro Samman provided individual counseling session to 22 AES workers, of which only one was a man, to support them to cope with anxiety and stress.

Box 18: The benefits of self-care and group counseling

“I learned of the importance of taking care of ourselves, as it directly affects our overall health. I would like to be a part of such sessions in the future.”

“This session was very helpful. I thank Biswas Nepal for providing this platform to share our problems and unburdening ourselves.”

Orientation on legal awareness In this quarter, Biswas Nepal provided orientation on legal awareness to 11 ES workers12, to reduce their vulnerability to TIP and exploitation at work. Topics including legal rights, labor rights, and rights during raid and rescue were covered.

Box 19: Information is critical “We have to face sexual harassment and exploitation every day at work. This orientation is therefore important and should be provided to other entertainment sector workers too.”

“Gender and gender-related issues are relevant for an adult entertainment sector worker like me. I am happy to learn about how gender discrimination violates our legal rights. It is generally helpful to know about our legal rights.”

SUB-OBJECTIVE 3.2: REDUCE LEGAL BARRIERS THROUGH GON, CSO, AND PS PARTNERSHIPS FOR SURVIVORS TO ACCESS JUSTICE AND INCREASE PROSECUTION

Pro bono TIP lawyers’ network During the quarter, People Forum for Human Right (People Forum) developed a roster and terms of reference (TOR) to hire a consultant to develop a code of conduct for pro bono lawyers, TORs for a pro bono lawyer network, and a curriculum to provide TOT to network’s member lawyers. In the forthcoming quarter, the organization plans to develop and finalize the training curriculum and a website for pro bono lawyers, and establish a national secretariat for pro bono lawyers.

Legal aid for TIP survivors During Q1 of FY21, legal aid partners Centre for Legal Research and Resource Development (CeLRRd) and People Forum were onboarded to provide legal aid to trafficking survivors and at-risk people, as well as to build the capacity of the law enforcement and judicial systems to investigate and prosecute TIP cases, including through training to investigation officials and establishment of the pro bono lawyers network. CeLRRd is implementing the program in Banke, Bardiya, Kapilvastu, and Rupandehi districts of Lumbini Pradesh and Kailali and Kanchanpur of Sudurpaschim Pradesh. People Forum is implementing the program in districts Kathmandu, Makwanpur, Nuwakot, and Sindhupalchowk of Bagmati Province. CeLRRd and People Forum will provide legal aid and counseling services to survivors and at-risk people at legal aid centers in each of the project districts in coordination with Hamro Samman partners and relevant stakeholders.

During the quarter, CeLRRd provided legal counseling and facilitated to file a first information police report on behalf of a TIP survivor at the Kailali district police office. The was referred to CeLRRd by Maiti Nepal. Court proceedings are underway and the police has arrested one of the accused. A legal aid lawyer provided legal counseling to

12 Of the 11 women who participated, seven were Janajati, two Chhetri/Brahmin, one Newar, and one Other. 46

the survivor and represented the victim at the Kapilvastu District Court in the trial. Hamro Samman marked International Migrants Day by disseminating a video to connect migrant workers with free legal aid available in Nepal through government and CSO partners to access justice. (Refer to SO 3.3 for details.)

SUB-OBJECTIVE 3.3: RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND FOSTER SAFE MIGRATION AND SAFE EMPLOYMENT IN THE ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR VIA GON, CSO, AND PS PARTNERSHIPS

Consultations for TIP awareness campaign In November, DBI-EA was onboarded to implement the communications campaign grant. In Q1, DBI-EA carried out two consultation meetings with Hamro Samman CSO and legal aid partners to assess priority issues, in particular issues arising from the pandemic, faced by workers in AES and the FLM sector, as well as survivors and at-risk populations, and to explore collaboration possibilities for the TIP awareness campaign through integrated interventions and ongoing/planned activities. DBI-EA carried out six consultation meetings with representatives from the NHRC, Kathmandu Metropolitan City Planning Commission, the Department of Women and Children, Nepal Police’s Anti-Human Trafficking Bureau, MoCIT, and the Department of Immigration. These consultations helped identify collaboration opportunities for production and dissemination of materials to support or collaborate on the communication campaign. Highlights from the consultations include an offer from MoCIT to link with the Hamro Samman communication campaign with the Department of Information and Broadcasting, Nepal Television, and Radio Nepal to develop and disseminate programs. Kathmandu City’s Planning Commission expressed interest in linking to the HS communication campaign with Metro FM, which the city operates to raise awareness through radio programs, including audio PSAs and jingles, by leveraging Metro FM’s resources. Consultations with the PS will take place in January to raise commitments to support and collaborate on raising awareness. Informed by these consultations, the strategy for the campaign will be developed based for implementation starting Q2 of 2021.

Awareness activities around the COVID-19 pandemic During the quarter, CTIP Champions carried out 17 awareness activities on GBV, the heightened risks and evolving dimensions of TIP during the pandemic, and COVID-19 safety measures in communities. Some of the activities were organized to mark 16 days of Activism against GBV and International Migrants Day. (Refer to SO 2.2).

The dissemination of materials developed as part of the COVID-19 communication response was completed through three radio PSAs aired on three radio networks (ACORAB CIN Network, Ujjyalo Network, and the Broadcasting Association of Nepal) and 10 local radio stations in October. Two video PSAs (one to encourage stranded migrants to reach out to diplomatic missions, and the other raising awareness about the heightened risks of TIP during the pandemic) and one image creative (discouraging discrimination and Picture 13: Thumbnail of motion graphic video, encouraging stranded migrant to reach out to stigmatization during the pandemic) diplomatic missions for repatriation during COVID - cumulatively reached 1,027,000 people 19, adapted from radio PSA for Facebook on Facebook.

Activities around International Migrants Day For International Migrants Day, Hamro Samman collaborated with CSO and legal aid partners to develop a video PSA aimed at encouraging returnee migrant workers to use free legal aid available to access justice in cases of fraud, exploitation, and TIP. The video also generates awareness of TIP risks during foreign employment and its prevalence among men, two lesser-understood dimensions of TIP. The video was shared on Facebook and in Q1 received 17,945 views and 1,400 post engagements. (The video is still available for viewing.13) The highest views came from men aged group 25-34 years and the top location is Doha (as per the information shared by Facebook users about gender, age, and current location.) To mark International Migrants Day, shelter partner Saathi developed a pamphlet on forms of GBV and legal remedies and penalties, a poster on COVID-19 safety Picture 14: Thumbnail of video aimed at linking measures to be taken in the shelter, returnee migrant workers with free legal aid and a display board about TIP for people crossing the open border into India for employment, which will be disseminated in the coming quarter.

13 https://fb.watch/300m64C1fH/

Hamro Samman partners LACC and FWLD and the legal consortium developed print materials, which are presently being disseminated. (Refer to the Communication section.)

Awareness activities with the private sector During the quarter, NBI developed a PS-centered CTIP orientation curriculum with support from Hamro Samman. Based on this document, NBI will conduct orientation on TIP for 360 selected PS players (150 local businesses, 15-30 members of RBAN, and 90 business representatives each from the FLM sector and AES) to foster a deeper understanding of TIP and the role of the private sector in responding to these risks. A curriculum was developed with reference to existing curricula and following a series of consultations with key stakeholders, including meetings with LACC, FWLD, CeLRRd, and People Forum14, as well as with NAFEA and members. The curriculum has three components: a general module covers the fundamentals of TIP, CTIP laws and mechanisms, and ways to reduce TIP risks in business operations and supply chains; an FLM- focused component covers the nexus between FLM and TIP, legal provisions, and ethical recruitment practices; and an AES-focused component covers the nexus between AES and TIP, legal provisions, Picture 15: Handbook on obligations and minimum standards. The curriculum also covers of employers toward Entertainment the heightened vulnerabilities of workers in the FLM Sector workers developed by LACC sector and AES as a consequence of the pandemic. 150 local businesses, 15-30 members of Responsible Business Alliance Nepal, and 90 businesses representatives each in FLM and AES sectors.

On December 2, 2020, Hamro Samman facilitated an induction session for district focal points15 from five districts (Bardiya, Kanchanpur, Kapilvastu, Nuwakot, and Sindhupalchowk) that included a short orientation on TIP, an introduction to the Hamro Samman project, and the roles and responsibilities of a district focal person in implementing project activities. These focal persons have begun reaching out to potential PS players in their respective districts. NBI will later organize workshops to sensitize them to the risks of TIP and work with them to be included in a PS service directory.

Developing materials on legal provisions regarding TIP LACC developed four IEC materials targeting employers and workers in the AES (for example, dance bars, dohori venues, and restaurants), employees in the sector, PS employers, and TIP survivors, and has started dissemination among project partners and stakeholders. (For details refer to the Communication section.)

14 Of the four men and three women, four were Brahmin/Chhetri/Thakuri and three Newar. 15 Of the eight men and two women, six were Brahmin/Chhetri/Thakuri, three Newar, and one Janasjati. 49

Training for AES workers On December 5-6 and December 9-10, 2020 LACC organized a training for 20 AES workers16, titled “Training on Existing Provisions Related to Human Trafficking and Labor Rights.” The event was facilitated by Manju Marasini and Anita Neupane Thapaliya from LACC. Topics included gender norms and power dynamics, gender- based violence, sexual harassment at work and COVID-19 challenges. The training also covered TIP and legal provisions, and the rights of TIP survivors, including 2065 guidelines issued by the Supreme Court for the prevention of sexual oppression of working women in workplaces like dance restaurants and dance bars, and the rights and obligations of workers under the Labor Act 2074. The session also discussed building advocacy, leadership, and communication skills. Stakeholders from Biswas Nepal and staff from Winrock International attended the program.

Box 20: Knowing one’s rights

“I was not aware of the labor laws of our country before attending this training. Now I realize that there are several laws, just not implemented in our jobs. For instance, we do not get a festival bonus or a weekly holiday on Saturday. Like manual labor [PLS CHECK IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT PHRASE IN], we work 30 days a month, seven days a week, without any break. We are deprived of sick leave and there is no emergency leave, not even if there is a death in the family.” - Dohori restaurant worker

“These kinds of trainings should be provided on a regular basis for awareness. There needs to be more advocacy for those of us working in the adult entertainment sector.” - Dohori restaurant worker

Quarterly meetings with stakeholders On International Migrants Day on December 18, FWLD organized a meeting with stakeholders with participation from the government, non-government organizations, private sector, and the media. The event was broadcast live on Facebook. At the event, FWLD and AMKAS jointly advocated for ratification of ICMW, the International Convention on Protection of Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, and reached a consensus to organize a campaign. FWLD disseminated an advocacy leaflet highlighting the need for ratification. The event was attended by the Honorable Sarita Neupane, Member of the House of Representatives and keynote speaker, Ms. Goma Poudel Dhakal, MOWCSC Under-Secretary, Ms. Bimala Khadka of the National Women Commission, and Mr. Kamal Thapa Chhetri of the NHRC.

SUB-OBJECTIVE 3.4: GENERATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS USING PS FUNDING TO SUPPORT AT-RISK PEOPLE AND TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS

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Responsible Business Alliance Nepal (RBAN) NBI reached out to explore potential new members of RBAN within its network, including from sectors such as hospitality, airlines, foreign employment, and restaurants. NBI plans to hold a quarterly RBAN meeting in February 2021 (the first meeting after onboarding NBI in the second grant), in which it will induct the new members and discuss the agenda for Q2, including seeking PS commitments to support Hamro Samman’s TIP awareness campaign. RBAN will also support NBI to organize a co-creation workshop with PS representatives on January 13, 2021, in coordination with DBI-EA. On December 30, 2020, NBI met with NAFEA17 to follow up on the action plan developed to promote responsible recruitment and its draft implementation plan; to seek NAFEA’s input for the TIP orientation curriculum NBI is developing (please refer to “PS TIP orientation” in SO 3.3 above); and to reaffirm their central role in RBAN.

Jivika Training and Placement Activity SAFAL Partners conducted a rapid mapping of the current employment landscape through a literature review, surveys, and interviews with key PS players and employers. SAFAL has submitted a draft report which outlines the present job market scenario and identifies viable job roles, training topics, and employers for the training and placement activities. The report is currently under review. Findings from the report will inform the training topics and placements under Jivika’s activities. SAFAL has been in close communication with CSO partners to expedite the identification, screening, and referral of candidates for the training activities, expected to begin from Q2.

In December 2020, Rojgari Services commenced its second batch of on-the-job trainings (OJT) to 3,418 at-risk individuals (of which 22 percent were female), and placed 49 individuals into jobs19 in positions such as kitchen helper, cook, marketing representatives, account assistant, housemaid, driver, fiber technician, and receptionist. With 25 individuals having completed OJT by the end of FY21, this brings to a total of 5920 individuals engaged in training (either completed or underway) by the end of Q1 FY21. The trainees were also counseled on life skills and job readiness. Hamro Samman supported the efforts by encouraging referrals from our CSO partners and ensuring that the selected candidates were eligible for training and placement activities. With proper job readiness, life skills counseling, and practical vocational skills, people at significant risk of being trafficked can start work and make efforts toward sustainable and financially stable roles in the longer term. With access to livelihood options, their vulnerability to TIP is significantly reduced.

17 Of the 10 men and two women, six were Brahmin/Chhetri/Thakuri, five Newar, and one Janajati. 18 Of the 28 men and six women, 13 were Brahmin/Chhetri/Thakuri, 10 Janajati, five Madhesi, two Muslim, and two Newar. 19 Rojgari will submit documentation only after completion of the OJT, and hence the project has not yet verified this. 20 Of the 47 men and 12 women, 24 were Brahmin/Chhetri/Thakuri, 17 Janjati, five Dalit, two Newar, and 11 Other.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) MEL capacity strengthening Hamro Samman provided virtual orientation and refresher sessions to all CSO partners on monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) reporting requirements and the application of tools and templates developed by the project to maintain and share records. All CSO partners were trained on the management and reporting of project data in DevResults, with both on-site and virtual technical assistance offered on improving the quality of data and evidence collected, managed, utilized, and reported. The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) unit, with support from the program team, also monitored all virtual events organized by partners with project support and conducted onsite monitoring of the implementation of program activities where possible. The unit carried out virtual and on-site verification of evidence provided in support of data reported. It also provided the necessary technical assistance to partners to effectively implement project activities.

The MEL team participated in regular MEL team meetings, knowledge-sharing technical exchanges, and capacity building activities organized by both Asia CTIP and Winrock’s Home Office (AGILE team) on a range of subjects including mobile data collection and data visualization. The Research Coordinator and M&E Assistant participated in some sessions of the Evidence to Action Summit organized by ASIA CTIP November 10-12, 2020. The major learnings of the summit were about the barriers to evidence and their uptake while implementing TIP programs in Nepal and other countries where WI is implementing its CTIP programs. The session also discussed strengthening research in terms of areas to be studied, and role of NGOs in prioritizing research for robust implementation.

Communication and Outreach AATWIN media analysis report Hamro Samman in partnership with AATWIN organized a half-day among stakeholders and media personnel meeting to share media analysis of CTIP issues in December. (Refer to SO 2.1 for details.)

IEC materials developed LACC produced four IEC materials in this quarter for distribution to relevant stakeholders: • On employee rights for AES workers (Link here) • On employer obligations and employee rights for employers of AES workers (Link here) • On the obligations and role in CTIP of the private sector (Link here) • On information for TIP victims including rights, and legal remedies and penalties (Link here)

LACC began disseminating 250 copies of each IEC in Q1. The IEC on PS obligations and roles in CTIP also informed NBI’s PS-focused TIP orientation curriculum and Rojgari Services’ PS sensitization workshops. A position paper was developed by FWLD and legal consortium partners regarding a victim-centric approach to human trafficking and transportation cases in the process of prosecution; 1,000 copies of this will be distributed to judicial body representatives, government authorities, and civil society organizations. (Link here) (Refer to SO 3.3 for more information on communication material developed by Hamro Samman Picture 3: Position paper by and partners.) FWLD

Foreign Employment Journalists Society webinar series In Q1 FY21, 11 virtual discussions of the FEJS webinar series were carried out, focused on linkages between TIP and FLM, and the heightened risks of TIP especially among undocumented migrant workers as result of the pandemic. The webinars also touched upon various dimensions of reintegration of returnee migrant workers in the COVID-19 context. (Refer to COVID-19 response section.) Other communication material developed, and awareness activities Picture 4: FEJS webinar of employment are covered in SO 3.3. For media opportunities in Nepal for returnee migrants coverage of Hamro Samman project activities refer to Annex 10.

Grants, Contracts, and Compliance Management Subgrant agreements signed with Legal Aid Partners On October 1 and 30, 2020, legal aid grants were awarded to People Forum for Human Rights (People Forum) and Center for Legal Research and Resource Development (CeLLRd) respectively. The purpose of the grant is to provide legal aid to trafficking survivors and at-risk people, as well as to build up the capacity of the law enforcement and judicial systems to investigate and prosecute TIP cases. Subgrants agreement signed with Maiti Nepal With the objective of building the capacity of a local CSO to engage with the government to build strong and sustainable partnerships to counter TIP, the project

signed a subgrant agreement with Maiti Nepal. Maiti Nepal will support the operationalization of the federal structure for CTIP in collaboration with authorities at the provincial level, and the DCCHTs, LCCHTs, and WCCHTs to provide overall coordination of Hamro Samman activities and grantees active in Lumbini Province.

Follow up subgrants agreement signed with National Network for Safe Migration (NNSM) The Hamro Samman project awarded a subgrant to NNSM with the aim to support CSO hub networks working in the field of CTIP in Nepal to improve policy advocacy and outreach, and strengthen the capacity of network members to engage with the community and all levels of the government to address TIP. Under this partnership, NNSM will mobilize its network member organizations to raise community issues and concerns related to TIP in foreign labor migration.

Subgrants agreement signed with Digital Broadcasting Initiative Equal Access (DBI-EA) To carry out the design and implementation of the Hamro Samman TIP Awareness Communications Campaign, the project has awarded a Fixed Amount Award (FAA) subgrant to Digital Broadcasting Initiative Equal Access (DBI-EA). This campaign will foster safe migration among returnees and aspiring foreign labor migrants, and safe employment in the AES. The campaign will be focused on and designed to reach a specific number of people among targeted, population-specific stakeholders and/or at- risk populations, with TIP-related awareness messaging spaced over the specified duration to effectively achieve the sub-objective and targets. By the end of the grant period, 2.5 million people (especially within the targeted sectors of FLM and adult entertainment) will be exposed to the TIP awareness campaign.

Modification of subgrant The project modified and extended a subgrant agreement for a year with Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee (PNCC) to strengthen the shelter operated by the organization and improve the quality of services it provides in adherence with the National Minimum Standards for Protection and Care of the Survivors of Human Trafficking (NMS) and Standard Operating Procedure for Shelter Operations (SOP).

Monthly grants and financial learning and sharing session with grantees With the objective of strengthening financial documents and internal control systems of grantees through peer learning and in-person mentoring, a monthly grants and financial learning and sharing session was started in 2019. On December 28, 2020, the project conducted a sharing session on financial monitoring. This session contributed to improving the burn rate as well as accuracy in forecasting, budget projections and monitoring of spending.

GESI and Safeguarding Hamro Samman CSO partners continue to engage Box 21: Areas of assessment of in a number of advocacy activities to raise the 16 CSO partners on SEAH voices and concerns of survivors and vulnerable • Safeguarding people from different marginalized groups. PNCC, • Whistleblowing AMKAS and Maiti Nepal have participated in the • Human Resources, rescue and repatriation of vulnerable migrants from Recruitment and Selection destination countries who were impacted due to • Risk Management the pandemic and resulting economic downturn. A • Code of Conduct total of 14 people were rescued and repatriated, • Governance and from India (five), Saudi Arabia (five), Oman (two), Accountability and Malaysia (two), and provided shelter, legal aid, and psychosocial support. In this quarter, five shelters provided support to a total of 206 presumed trafficking survivors (105 male and 101 female). In addition, eleven Leadership for Change (LfC) Champions, who have been active awareness advocates after LfC trainings, have been nominated as members in LCCHTs to give voice to the perspectives of survivors and at-risk and marginalized communities in each LCCHT’s CTIP plans and programs. Biswas Nepal provided psychosocial counseling to 25 entertainment sector workers to cope with their stressful, uncertain, and often stigmatized workplaces. The objective of the session was to maintain a positive psychosocial condition among participants in order to reduce their vulnerability to the risks of trafficking. The session also helped identify individuals in need of individual psychosocial counseling

Hamro Samman completed due diligence compliance checks with 14 partners out of 16. The policies and measures of AMKAS and NNSM are in the review process, which will be completed in February 2021. Hamro Samman will monitor partners on a quarterly basis to ensure continuity and strict adherence with and commitment to Safeguarding and SEAH (sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment) considerations by all partners we work with.

Through monthly reporting, implementing partners have reported a variety of SEAH cases: non-sexual exploitation (seven), domestic violence (six), sexual exploitation (five), gender based violence (four), non-sexual abuse (two-sexual), social inequalities (two), trafficking (two), gender discrimination (one). In these 29 cases, the people responsible were very close relatives, husbands, boyfriends, friends, neighbors, brokers, or restaurant owners. Our partners provided psychosocial counselling, coordination with relevant stakeholders and rescued, legal aid, support on case registration, and shelter support like food, accommodation, clothing, health support, transportation support, and family reunion. Hamro Samman provided shelter support, technical support, support on coordination and collaboration with GON, CSO, and PS stakeholders, and proposed job placements and LfC training. Sixteen of the 29 cases are resolved; the rest are in progress. Of these 13 cases, seven are being handled by the Nepal Police and Hamro Samman with an implementing partner is coordinating with

the police. Five cases are proposed for job placement and LfC training, and one person in a case identified at a border check post is in a shelter home. A project partner in coordination with the district police is trying to locate the person’s family.

Biswas Nepal identified three men were working in the adult entertainment sector as vulnerable to TIP and in need of leadership development and included them in the LfC training. One person with a disability was also included in the LfC training. Shanti regularly invites and includes CTIP champions in CTIP orientation for local governments, to ease the way for the Champions to raise their voice with local governments for TIP survivors to be represented in LCCHTs’ plans and policies. Shakti Samuha coordinated with all district-level government authorities and CSOs to conduct province level survivors’ conferences to draw attention to the fact that men and boys are also vulnerable to TIP. Biswas Nepal regularly provides services to male and female workers in the AES and conducts outreach among them. Challenges and Opportunities Contextual Updates: Challenges • Many AES workers have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis. Workers are seeking more action from the government to create the conditions for AES and other employment to resume • Staff changes (project officer) in AATWIN posed some challenges to the completion of activities. • During the quarter, the lingering adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic in terms of uncertainty in the job market delayed elements of the Jivika training and placement of candidates. • Changes to Rojgari’s team caused some delays as the new team had to be brought up to speed.

Contextual Updates: Opportunities • Since Hamro Samman aims to do evidence-based advocacy, in this quarter partners have variously completed thematic monitoring and completed assessments, and shelters have been trained on VCMS. All this has created the space for partners and survivors to strengthen advocacy efforts. This approach has also created a learning environment among project partners. Empowered CTIP Champions are participating in different forums, including with local bodies and agencies, and sharing their empowering stories there and with other survivors to advocate for their rights and prevent cases of human trafficking. These empowering journeys of survivors are also facilitating the development of a new generation of CTIP leaders in Nepal. Hamro Samman and all stakeholders should continue such collaborative action in Nepal. Hamro Samman is also empowering men to act,

stand and speak against TIP among men. This will break through barriers of thought and stigmatization of male trafficking victims in Nepal and South Asia. • Shakti Samuha is forming province level survivor network and Biswas Nepal is forming ES workers network which will create a platform and space for survivors to do a survivor led advocacy. Due to CVOID these events were postponed from the previous quarter.

Contextual Updates: Hamro Samman Management Chief of Party (CoP), Zainab Akther joined Hamro Samman, Winrock International on November 16, 2020. Recruitment of GESI Specialist, Data and Information Management Specialist, Finance Coordinator, Procurement and Logistics Officer, Data Assistant, and HR Assistant is completed. The positions of Senior MERL Manager and M&E Specialist are at the stage of USAID approval. The Grants and Finance Officer is expected to join in mid-January 2021 and the Field Coordinators for Rupandehi and Kapilvastu in February 2021. Considering the renewed focus and segregation under implementation and thematic expertise, the Senior CTIP Manager and Integration Manager’s job responsibilities have been reviewed and adjusted to Program Implementation Manager and Senior CTIP Advisor. Recruitment for these two positions and the replacement for Law and Governance Manager is under process and expected to be completed in February 2021.

Finance and Expenditures The financial expenditures against approved budget are mentioned in the table below.

Table 3: Hamro Samman Expenditures Total Approved Actual Amount DESCRIPTION Projected Variance Budget Expenditures Remaining Expenditure (B-C) (A-C) A B C D Salary, Fringe, Allowances $4,282,931 $2,409,051.91 $2,619,918.39 $(210,866.48) $1,663,012.61 Travel and Per Diem $367,464 $170,148.13 $173,409.10 $(3,260.97) $194,054.90 Procurement $130,878 $100,127.73 $91,725.17 $8,402.56 $39,152.83 Contractual $5,232,415 $1,169,152.63 $836,976.21 $332,176.42 $4,395,438.79 Other Direct Costs $726,358 $443,329.55 $465,417.95 $(22,088.40) $260,940.05 Indirect $3,297,604 $1,846,815.72 $1,854,412.44 $(7,596.72) $1,443,191.56 TOTAL $14,037,650 $6,138,625.67 $6,041,859.26 $96,766.41 $7,995,790.74

ANNEX 1 Events in this Quarter Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r 1. Joint meeting between MoWCSC, HS/Mo PO Oct 5 HS convened joint meeting with MoWCSC, WI/HS and WI/HS and Shakti Samuha WCSC (Legal) Shakti Samuha to discuss on rescue and repatriation of woman from China as well as some cases from India awaiting rescue and repatriation. In the meeting MoWCSC share about NCCHT coordination process for rescue and repatriation and next step. 2. Provincial level discussion with SAN PC Dec A roadmap was developed on the issues of state policy. Parliamentarians regarding 11 Action plans against human trafficking, child labor & forced countering human trafficking labor will be framed, and adequate budget will be allocated for provincial level programs and measures. An integrated reporting system with effective monitoring from the government will also be developed. 3. Working committee meeting to HS/Mo PO Oct In the meeting the Tin Mahele prepared by MoWCSC amend HTTCA WCSC (Legal) 15 including recommendation from WI/HS has been shared among the members of working committee and relevant stakeholders. MoWCSC is in the process of reviewing the opinion and remarks shared by Working Committee. 4. Advocacy Leaflet on the FWLD PC Dec The leaflet discussed about the situation of foreign labor Necessity of Ratification of ICMW 17 migration in Nepal and hence ratifying the convention would strengthen government’s position while bilateral agreements and it can discourage undocumented migration. 5. Handbook for Provincial SAN PC Oct 30 The handbook (40 copies) has been disseminated to Government on Countering bureaucrats and Parliament members of Bagmati Province. Human Trafficking 6. CSO hubs training on evidence SAN PC Nov The training supported participants in mapping out advocacy building and grassroot advocacy 22- actions, grasping methodologies for generating evidence for 24 advocacy, learning through group work and in

understanding the federal, provincial and local level programs, policies and budget planning.

Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r 7. Nepali Version of Leadership for SAN PC Dec 50 copies of the manual have been printed. On the basis of Change Manual the final manual, Trainings of Trainers (ToT) on Leadership for Change was organized to HS’s shelter partners and Biswas Nepal. 8. Vulnerability Assessment Study SAN PC Dec Vulnerability assessment studies will enable relevant 31 stakeholders and front-line workers to effectively address TIP related issues and help in supporting at-risk individuals and vulnerable populations from the vicious tentacles of human traffickers. 9. LFC ToT to CSO Hubs HS PO Dec Six CSO partners participated in the training and shared (Legal) 14- their experiences of the training which helped them to grab 18 the tools and techniques of the LFC training and understand the modality along with the content and its linkage with each of the session with one another. The trained participants committed to conduct the LFC training on the basis of 5 days training. 10 Position Paper on Victim Centric FWLD PC Oct 12 The paper will be used to advocate on victim friendly court Approached case proceeding on human trafficking issues. 11 Court Monitoring and Advocacy PPR PC Dec The Court Monitoring and Advocacy report have updates of human trafficking cases and developments, victims’ access to justice including legal representation, compensation and protection mechanisms; sentences; tracking cases including cases against companies/businesses involved 12 Thematic Report on Court and PPR PC Dec The report included updates of human trafficking cases, Tribunal Monitoring victims’ access to justice including legal representation, compensation and sentence imposed. 13 Refresher Training for Trainers for SAN PC Oct 12 Participants discussed and learned about the different Members of CSO Hubs facilitating skills, tools and techniques, while delivering the training for the ward chairpersons and members of the wards. 14 Legal aid for TIP survivors CeLRR PC Nov Dec 1 legal Aid under HTTCA and 6 Legal Counselling service d and has been provided.

Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r People Forum 15 Training to AES workers LACC PC Dec Imparted skills around building advocacy, leadership skills, and communication skills. Stakeholders from Biswas Nepal and staff from Winrock International attended the program. 16 Briefer on Legal Provisions on LACC Dec IEC materials targeted to the employers and workers in AES TIP (such as dance bars, dohori, restaurants etc.), employees of the adult entertainment sector, PS employers, and TIP survivors. The materials aimed to actively reduce TIP risks 17 Quarterly Meetings with FWLD PC Dec FWLD and AMKAS joined efforts to advocate for ratification Stakeholders 18 of International Convention on Protection of Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families- a consensus was reached to organize a campaign around this issue. 18 Pro Bono TIP Lawyers’ Network People PC Dec Developed roster for pro-bono lawyers Forum 19 Training curriculum on survivor- PPR PC The training curriculum comprised of topics on victimhood centered approaches and victims’ need; restorative justice and its relevance in TIP; reintegration of victim; victim sensitive communication and restorative justice and survivor’s circles. 20 Rapid assessment to determine LACC PC Dec The resulting report sheds light on the ground experiences the impact of the pandemic on the 31 of the workers who are facing redundancies and work women ES workers insecurity due to the pandemic. 21 Research on victim identification AATWI RC 09/12 The research advisory committee meeting took place in and referral N /2020 order to provide updates and receive inputs in the ongoing research of AATWIN. 22 To support district mapping of NBI PSE Dec NBI provided induction session to district focal person from local businesses, NBI provided Team 2 5 districts (Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot, Kapilvastu, Bardiya, induction to the newly onboarded 2020 and Kanchanpur) with a short orientation on TIP, representatives from district introduction of Hamro Samman project and their roles and chapters of FNCCI as local focal responsibilities to implement the activities. Total of 10 persons, and a TIP sensitization. participants attended the session (Of the 2 women and 8

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Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r men participants, 6 were Brahmin/Chhetri/Thakuri, 3 Newar, and 1 Janjati) 23 Psychosocial counseling experts SAFAL PSE Dec SAFAL Partners in coordination with F-SKILL organized on- observe and assist in two-day Partner Team 28- site psychosocial and life skills counseling sessions at the psychosocial and life skills s and 29 offices of AMKAS. total of 15 participants (Of the 15 women training for target group at F- participants, 8 were Brahmin/Chhetri/Thakuri and 7 Janjati) AMKAS's shelter location. SKILL attend the session. (sub- partner ) SAFAL Partners in coordination with F-SKILL organized on- Psychosocial counseling experts SAFAL PSE Dec 24 site psychosocial and life skills counseling sessions at the observe and assist in two-day Partner Team 30- offices of Biwas Nepal. Biswas Nepal had total of 33 psychosocial and life skills s 31 participants (32 were women and 1man participants, 8 were training for target group at Brahmin/Chhetri/Thakuri , 6 were Newar, 9 were janjati and Bishwas Nepal’s location. 8 were Dalit) attended the session. 25 Quarterly Branding and Marking WI C&P Dec 28 participants from 18 partner organizations attended the Compliances Refresher for Special 22 refresher which was tailored to their requirements assessed partners ist by pre-event form. Apart from compliances, quick guidelines for in-action photos and importance of consent was shared

and templates for success/case story reporting and monthly highlights were shared. Additional requirements for guidelines and supporting documents were collected and in January will be provided. 26 Consultation meeting with CSO DBI EA Project Dec 31 participants from 17 partner organizations attended the and legal aid partners for AES Lead 23- consultation meetings held to identify priority issues and and FLM priorities for 24 collaboration possibilities with the partner organizations communication campaign which will inform the communication campaign strategy to be developed in January 2021. 27 Consultation meeting with GoN DBI EA Project Dec 6 consultation meetings with representatives from NHRC, agencies Lead Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) City Planning Commission (CPC), Department of Women and Children, Nepal Police AHTB, MoCIT and Department of Immigration. These consultations helped identify collaboration

Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r opportunities for production and dissemination of materials to support or collaborate on the awareness campaign. 28 Virtual meeting with ILO to WI PSES Nov The sharing session was held between ILO representatives explore the collaborations. 27 and Hamro Samman team (DCOP, PSE-PA-PSE). The main aim of the session was to understand the ILO’s work with PS, Ministries, local government and explore how HS can collaborate with ILO’s work. 29 Virtual meeting with SEEP Nepal WI PSES Dec 2 representative from SEEP and Hamro Samman team project to explore partnership and 17 (DCOP,PSE-PA-PSE) explored the mutual working areas collaboration. and activities in the meeting. SEEP and HS team discussed on how HS can coordinate with SEEP, learn their partnership patterns and replicate the partnership and create a linkage with PS, local gov partners in HS target districts. The sharing session ended with mutual understanding to develop and formalize through a letter of intent to explore potential alignment-finding and partnership- building opportunities between Hamro Samman and SEEP. Hamro Samman Team is currently working to finalize the document. Follow up meeting with NAFEA NBI PC Dec NBI conducted a meeting with NAFEA to follow up with the 30 on action plan 30 action plan developed to promote responsible recruitment and draft implementation plan, to seek their input in the TIP orientation curriculum that NBI is developing and to reaffirm their central role in RBAN Consultation meeting between NBI PC Nov NBI along with Mr. Satish Sharma from PPR Nepal who was 31 NBI and HS legal Partners to 25 onboarded as a consultant for research and development of discuss about the PS-centered the PS-centered CTIP orientation curriculum, which was CTIP orientation curriculum. developed by referring to existing curricula, had a series of consultation meetings with key stakeholders, LACC, FWLD, CelRRD, and People Forum including with NAFEA and members. 32 Infor med choice Pre-Decision NNSM Consult Dec 2 events of informed choice pre-decision ToT were TOT ant 4-25 organized by NNSM at Nepalgunj for Sudurpachhim and Lumbini Province and at Kathmandu for Bagmati Province. v

Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r 33 Development Strategy and AMKA Consult Dec With the technical support of SAN strategy and advocacy advocacy plan of AMKAS S ant and 2-5 SAN 34 OCA and OPI AMKA WI/HS Dec With technical support of WI/HS S 30 & 31 35 Policies and Process HS Financ Dec Finance Unit has conducted Virtual inhouse orientation to all Documentation Orientation e 14 HS staff on the Local Tax clearance requirement of Nepal Coordi Government.

nator + Administration Unit conducted the Incidental reporting procure requirement orientation to all HS staff as per the WI Policy ment while having Vehicle accident and other accident. This and orientation was conducted virtually. Logistic Officer 36 Emergency Preparedness HS FAM Nov COVID 19 – Health safety protocol and WI HS Policy Orientation 30 provision on limited return to office is oriented to all HS staff virtually on November 30,2020

37 Wad Level CTIP Orientation to WCCH Provinc Oct Nov Dec 81 events of 2 days CTIP ward level orientations were 360 Wards (WCCHTs) Ts ial completed in 274 wards of 33 LGs. All together 2010 (1027 CSOs male and 983 female) WCCHT representatives were participated 38 LFC training for CTIP champions Biswas PC Dec 20 TIP 20 Person (F: 17 and M: 3, Brahmin/Chhetri - 11, Nepal And 27 to Janajati - 5, and Dalit – 4 and one participant with disability) CTIP Dec survivors and AES workers are trained to enhance Coordi 31 leadership quality among the participants nator 39 Rapid Assessment of Biswas PC Oct Nov Dec Rapid Assessment of entertainment sector hotspot entertainment sector hotspot Nepal And preparation started from October, field work complete in CTIP November and final draft report completed in the end of Coordi December. Rapid Assessment was conducted for situation nator analysis of Adult Entertainment Sector (AES) Hotspots in

Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r Nepalgunj and Butwal of Lumbini Province and Dhangadi as well as Mahendranagar of Sudurpaschim Province. Data collection was carried out from 09 October to 21 October 2020 at Dhangadi, Mahendranagar and Nepalgunj and from 18 November to 24 November 2020 at Butwal. It was carried out by Biswas Nepal aiming to study the numbers of AES businesses and prevalence of women, girls, men and boys as workers in this sector and assess their vulnerability through seeking perspectives as well as experiences of their engagement in the sector. Hamro Samman provided comments and Biswas Nepal is working in the comments. 40 Orientation on Health Awareness Biswas PC Oct 8 Dec Biswas Nepal with support from Hamro Samman conducted Nepal And 4 orientations to provide awareness and vital information on CTIP health to ES workers, so as to reduce their vulnerability to Coordi TIP risks. Topics such as health issues, reproductive rights, nator safe motherhood, and who to contact during health emergencies were covered. Three separate orientations were provided, on October 8 (participated by 19 women: Brahmin/Chhetri: 9, Janajati: 7, Dalit: 3); December 4 (25 women participated: Brahmin/Chhetri: 11, Newar: 1, Janajati; 8, Dalit: 2, others: 3); and on December 15 (27 women participated: Brahmin/Chhetri: 6, Newar: 2, Janajati: 16, Dalit: 2, others: 1) 41 Orientation on Safe Migration Biswas PC Oct 9 Nov During the quarter, 47 women provided orientation on safe Nepal And 12 migration rights to ES workers. The orientation covered CTIP topics such as TIP risks in unsafe migration and safe Coordi migration procedures that reduce TIP risks, should these nator workers choose to migrate for work. The orientation was provided twice: on October 19 with 27 female participants (Brahmin/Chhetri - 9, Newar - 1, Janajati – 13 and Dalit - 4) and on November 12 with 15 participants (female: 7, male: 8, Brahmin/Chhetri - 4, Newar - 1, Janajati – 9 and Dalit - 1).

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Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r 42 Psychosocial Counseling Biswas PC Dec In this quarter, 25 women provided psychosocial counseling Nepal And 15 to ES workers to cope with stressful, uncertain and often CTIP stigmatized workplaces. The objective of the session was to Coordi maintain psychosocial condition among the participants so nator that they remain less vulnerable to risks of trafficking. The session also helped identify individuals who are in need of individual psychosocial counseling. A total of 25 females (Brahmin/Chhetri- 6, Newar- 2, Janajati- 13, Dalit- 2, and others- 2) participated. 43 Psychosocial Counseling Biswas PC Nov In this quarter, Biswas Nepal provided orientation on legal Nepal And 26 awareness to ES workers, so as to reduce their vulnerability Orientation on Legal Awareness CTIP to TIP and exploitation at work. Topics such as legal rights, Coordi labor rights, rights during raid and rescue, etc. were nator covered. A total of 11 women participated (Brahmin/Chhetri - 2, Newar - 1, Janajati – 7 and other- 1). 44 Individual Counseling session Biswas PC Oct Nov Dec Total 22 AES workers benefited, one man and other women. done Nepal And CTIP Coordi nator 45 Running Dropping Center and Biswas PC Oct Nov Dec In total 22 entertainment sector business has been visited outreach done Nepal And as a part of regular outreach where 90 male and 143 female CTIP were met and informed about AES workers right. Coordi Biswas Nepal is operating the dropping center in New road, nator in this quarter 26 new AES (F: 23 and M : 3) workers visited in DIC. 46 Capacity Building of Staffs on Shakti PC Dec Care for care givers training to shelter staff was conducted Strengthening Internal Samuh 21 by a member of Shakti Samuha's Shelter Management And Governance, Improve Quality a Committee in December 21, 2020. This training was helpful CTIP Delivery of Services, and for shelter staffs for their self-care when stressed due to Coordi Strengthen Survivor Network COVID-19 and other issues. nator

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Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r 47 Grants support to CTIP Champion Shakti PC Nov Grants support to CTIP Champion from Kanchanpur, Kailali, Samuh Hetuada And a CTIP Coordi nator 48 Shelter Management Committee Shakti PC Oct 22 Nov Dec Shelter Management Committee Meeting conducted in each Meeting Samuh 27 30 month to improve the operations of the shelter better And a managing shelter resources. CTIP Coordi nator 49 Meeting with Human Trafficking Shakti PC Dec Shakti Samuha organized a meeting with the Human Survivor Network Samuh 18 Trafficking Survivor Network focusing on the thematic And a monitoring tool. The orientation was held for the members of CTIP the Survivor Network to enable the collection of data and Coordi information from the survivors nator in the three priority provinces – Bagmati, Lumbini and Sudurpashchim. 50 Establishing and strengthening of Shakti PC Dec Shakti Samuha with support from Hamro Samman, referral networks Samuh 3 conducted a meeting on December 3 ‘Establishing and And a strengthening of referral networks’ with Hamro Samman all CTIP Shelter partners, private sector and other partner Coordi organizations to discuss ways through which referral nator networks can be strengthened. Every CSO and private sector partner has mapped services to provide better services for survivors. This will help Hamro Samman partners in providing effective referral services more effectively to victims and at-risk individuals. 51 Review and planning meeting Hamro CTIP Nov Review and planning meeting among partners and partners among partners Samm CO of 13, meeting of Bagmati Province done to revise 2021 plan and an Bagma 18 discuss on collaborative activities. ti and Provinc 20 e ix

Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r 52 Media Monitoring, Analysis and AATWI PC Dec AATWIN organized a half-day meeting for ‘Sharing Media Sharing on CTIP issues to ensure N 16 Analysis of CTIP Issues’ in December among stakeholders And responsible media in Nepal and media personnel with details of the Media Report CTIP against TIP Analysis of 2076 B.S. The analysis was done Coordi by examining selected articles related to TIP from the nator news, opinion and editorial essays covered by the national media during Mid-April in 2019 to Mid-April in 2020. The report containing data analysis and recommendations, helped in locating data and facts on unsafe migration, foreign employment, human trafficking and other dimensions related to the pressing issues. 53 Local Level Sample Policy AATWI PC Dec AATWIN conducted a consultation meeting to discuss in the against TIP to share with local N 23 draft Local Level Sample Policy in Kathmandu. Total 40 And government through AATWIN participants participated the meeting with representatives CTIP network members from KMC Ward 22, Women and Children Department, Coordi Budhanilkantha Municipality, Lalitpur Metropolitans City, nator NHRC, AATWIN member organizations, other related stakeholders and CSO members. Major highlights of the model policy are; LCCHTs roles and responsibilities, numbers of person in the committee and roles of other departments to combat TIP, the need of regular meeting and roles and power of local government. 54 Consultation Meeting on Province AATWI PC Dec AATWIN conducted a consultation meeting to discuss in the Level Sample Policy against TIP N 25 draft Provincial Level Sample Policy in Makwanpur with 47 And participants: representatives from Provincial Assembly of CTIP Province 3, Nepal Police, municipality officials, journalists, Coordi AATWIN member organizations, other related stakeholders nator and CSO members participated the consultation meeting. The important feedback for the draft policy was collected through the discussion and group work activities during the consultation. 55 Consultation meeting on TIP AATWI PC Dec AATWIN) conducted a consultation meeting on TIP Terminologies and concepts to N 11 terminologies and concepts for clarity and ease in And understanding these terminologies. The consultation with CTIP

Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r ensure practical usage of TIP Coordi major stakeholders and members of AATWIN among 34 terminologies nator participants, including participants from AATWIN member organization, other related CSO members, stakeholders and Government Officials. to introduce a collection of books with various terminologies and concepts which can be used while working in the human trafficking sector and will provide clarity on various terms and also help in ensuring practical usage of those terms by those working in the CTIP sector as well as by outsiders 56 Policy forum to discuss ratification AATWI PC Dec Advocating for domestication of the Palermo Protocol in the of the UN Protocol to Prevent, N 13 context of the recent ratification of the UN TIP Protocol And Suppress and Punish Trafficking (Palermo Protocol), AATWIN conducted a virtual policy CTIP in Persons (UN TIP Protocol) forum to discuss the Protocol's definition of trafficking and Coordi the domestic laws that need amending to be aligned with the nator Protocol among 72 person with government and non- government stakeholders. 57 Quarterly updates to website AATWI PC Oct Nov Dec The objective of quarterly update to website is to share its N information to mass and to keep it updated with new And updates about network, its members and different CTIP informative, educative and communication materials on Coordi CTIP issues: nator • AATWIN updated its website on 16th December 2020 with its latest regular bulletin (Osarposar volume 19, October 2020). The new changed phone number of AATWIN was also updated. • AATWIN’s website was updated on December 20 with addition of new Project Officer Jenisha Maharjan by replacing the previous Project Officer for Hamro Samman. • During the last quarter (July, August, September) AATWIN’s website was updated with its recent publications, leaflets, Appeals, research and strategic Plan. AATWIN’s website was updated on 4th September 2020.

Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r During this quarter AATWIN’s website was visited by 5460 visitors. 58 Updates to Facebook page every AATWI PC Oct Nov Dec The objective of Facebook page is to share information, two weeks N education and communication materials on human And trafficking; advocacy initiatives, learning and results; CTIP information about AATWIN’s programs and activities, Coordi including information about the activities done with Hamro nator Samman; news from network members; campaigns related to human trafficking; draft legislation related to CTIP and updates on development in Nepal and in the region on CTIP :

• On October 1, 2020, AATWIN shared a link on 'ब�ल �दन भारततफ셍 लैजाँदै ग�रएका दईु �कशोर�को सीमा �ेत्रबाट उ饍धार' with 166 reach. • On October 17, 2020, ATTWIN posted a status on 'AATWIN's 17th AGM on 16 Oct 2020 with 46 participants. Thanks to AATWIN' Executive Committee, Members organizations, Advisors former chairs and Secretariat team to make it successful.' Which had total 1288 reach. • On November 24, 2020, AATWIN posted a status on '#16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, 2020 #Gender Equality' with 762 reach • On December 01, AATWIN posted a status on 'AATWIN's Consultation program on “Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act, 2064 on 1 Dec 2020. #16 days of activism 2020' with 904 reach. • On December 17, AATWIN posted on 'Sharing of Yearly Media Analysis on Human Trafficking and Migration of 2076 with media persons on 16 Dec 2020' which got 1218 reach.

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Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r • On December 19, AATWIN posted on "Coordination meeting on 4R (Rescue, Repatriation, Rehabilitation & Reintegration) of Human Trafficking amidst COVID-19 on 17 Dec 2020 in Buddhanagar, Kathmandu." That received 1083 reach. • The post of Program on “Consultation on Provincial level Model Policy against Human Trafficking" with Provincial level Parliamentarians, survivors, govt. agencies, media and CSOs on 25 Dec 2020 at Hetauda, Makwanpur" and " Province level Program on “Consultation on SOP of Rescue and Repatriation of victim/survivors of Human Trafficking" with Provincial level Parliamentarians, survivors, govt. agencies, media and CSOs including AATWIN Member organizations on 25 Dec 2020 at Hetauda, Makwanpur" was posted on December 29 which got 324 reach in total. • All together 30 News link, Videos and messages were shared in Facebook page of AATWIN in this quarter and total reach of this quarter was 13153.

59 Support National Conference of AATWI PC Nov Dec AATWIN participated in two joint discussion meeting with Entertainment Sector Workers N 11 6 Biswas Nepal regarding Concept paper for National And Conference of Entertainment Sector Workers. The important CTIP insights and technical support for Concept paper was Coordi provided from AATWIN. The follow up communication has nator been done with Biswas Nepal on status and updates for the same Conference. 60 61 Issue -Based Advocacy Activities Shanti PC Dec Shanti Foundation organized signature collection campaigns Founda 18 in KTM and candlelight program to reflect solidarity for And tion migrant’s rights on the International Migrants CTIP

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Lead S.N Lead Oct Nov Dec Activity Partne Remarks . Person 2020 2020 2020 r Coordi nator 62 Quarterly meeting with CTIP Shanti PC Dec Shanti Foundation organized the Quarterly Meeting with Champion Founda 23 CTIP Champions in Kathmandu and Makawanpur. And tion CTIP Dec Coordi 28 nator 63 Formation of DCCHT Shanti PC Nov Dec Formation of DCCHT in Kathmandu, Makawanpur, Founda Sindupalchowk and Nuwakot tion And Shakti Samuh a 64 Quarterly meeting with DCCHT Shakti And Nov The first quarterly meeting with District Committee for Samuh CTIP 27 Countering Human Trafficking (DCCHT) in Sindupalchowk a Coordi completed. nator

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ANNEX 2: Progress against Fiscal Year 2021 Workplan

Partner Indica

S.N Activity Responsi Progress

tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept 0.1 OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

0.1 Conflict Sensitivities and Do No Harm Principles NA WI 0.1. Staff recruitment, team building and Recruitment of Chief of 1 professional development Party (CoP), GESI Specialist, Data and Information Management Specialist, Finance Coordinator, Procurement and Logistics Officer, Data Assistant, HR Assistant is completed. Senior MERL Manager and M&E Specialist, pending approval of USAID. Grants and Finance Officer to join in Mid-January 2021 and Field Coordinator – Rupandehi and Kapilbastu in February 2021. Program Implementation Manager and Sr. CTIP Advisor, Law and Governance Manager is under process and expected to complete in February 2021. Team building is planned in February 2021 and NA WI Professional development

Partner Indica

S.N Activity Responsi Progress

tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept is ongoing per staff development plan.

0.1. Emergency Preparedness COVID 19 – Health safety 2 Orientation protocol and Policy provision on limited return to office is oriented to all HS staff virtually on NA WI November 30,2020 0.1. Project Audit 3 NA WI 0.1. Staff Orientation on USAID Cost 4 Principles NA WI 0.1. Policies and Process Documentation One orientation on Policy 5 Orientation requirement is completed NA WI on December 14, 2020 0.1. Grants, Financial Management and Completed in 1st week of 6 Compliance Training to HS Partners January NA WI 0.1. Grants and Financial Compliance All new signed grantees 7 Orientation to New Grantees were oriented on grant NA WI compliance 0.1. Project Communications Facebook Page is updated 8 as important events take place and with communication materials developed. Success story submitted with Quarterly Report. Social media content and activities carried out to mark national and international observances shared with NA WI USAID for 16 Days of

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Activism against GBV and International Migrants Day. Quarterly BM refresher carried out on Dec 22 0.2 GESI, MERL AND PROGRAM QUALITY 0.2. GESI Orientation to Program Team 1 and Partner NA WI 0.2. Safeguarding and Sexual Exploitation Annual Safeguarding and 2 Abuse and Harassment (SEAH) SEAH training and refresher training and refresher are planned in February NA WI and March 2021 0.2. Monitoring, Evaluation, and MEL and DevResults 3 Learning (MEL) Orientation to New orientation of New Grantees grantees were completed NA WI in this quarter 0.2. MEL and GESI Refresher to Grantees MEL refresher was 4 and Program Team provided to shelter NA WI partners 0.2. Annual Planning Meeting with 5 Partners (for FY 2022) NA WI 0.2. Progress Review Meeting with 6 Partners NA WI 0.2. Project Advisory Group (PAG) Agenda finalization is 7 ongoing, 1st PAG meeting of this FY 21 will be conducted in 3rd week of NA WI Jan 2021 0.2. Program Monitoring and Technical Ongoing as per plan, with 8 Support to Grantees application of virtual tools/methods for monitoring. MEL & NA WI DevResults refreshers have

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept also carried out for grantees.

0.2. Media Reach and Audience Mitra Samaj’s contract has 9 Engagement Methodology been extended and will Development complete methodology development in February and carry out training for NA WI DBI EA and WI team 0.2. Annual Monitoring and Evaluation 10 (M&E) Working Group Meeting Asia CTIP NA Project 0.2. Outcome Assessments and Learning 11 Documentations NA WI 0.2. Coordination and Collaboration with 12 Implementing Partners of USAID Nepal NA WI OBJECTIVE 1: STRENGTHENED FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL GON EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP SO: 1.1: Improve GON Data Collection, Sharing and Usage to Strengthen Policy, Coordination and Public Reports 1.1. Support GON Research One research award is 1 granted and in stage of methodology 2.1.2 WI development. 1.1. Redesign and Update Information Draft Concept Note shared 2 Service Directory MoWCSC with MoWCSC and 1.3.2 /WI discussion in progress. 1.1. An Integrated CTIP Data system Draft Concept note shared 3 Platform: Step 1: Two prong with MoWCSC and approach i.e. simultaneous planning to have initial engagement at the national and consultation meeting subnational level stakeholders among government 1.1.1 WI stakeholders.

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept 1.1. An integrated CTIP data system 4 platform: Step 2: Develop format to initiate data collection at MoWCSC subnational level 1.1.1 /WI 1.1. An integrated CTIP data system 5 platform: Step 3: Develop Integrated Data Platform. 1.1.1 WI 1.1. Training and Technical Support to Maiti 6 LCCHTs and CTIP Ward Committees Nepal; on Data Collection Related to CTIP Shanti Foundati on; NEEDS Nepal; Shakti 1.1.1 Samuha SO 1.2 Strengthen GON Federal, Provincial and Local Committees for Controlling Human Trafficking to Prevent, Protect and Prosecute TIP 1.2. CTIP Orientation (and Refreshers) to Maiti 81 events of 2 days CTIP 1 Ward Level Representatives of the Nepal; ward level orientations Local Governments Shanti were completed in 274 Foundati wards of 33 LGs. All on; together 2010 (1027 male NEEDS and 983 female) WCCHT Nepal; representatives were Shakti participated 1.2.1 Samuha 1.2. Establishment and Operation of Maiti 2 LCCHTs and CTIP Ward Committees Nepal; Shanti Foundati on; NEEDS 1.2.1 Nepal;

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Shakti Samuha

1.2. Mid-Line Capacity and Performance WI and Planned for Q2 of FY 2021 3 Assessments of LCCHTs on CTIP, and Maiti Support to Prepare and Implement Nepal; Capacity Development Plans Shanti Foundati on; NEEDS Nepal; Shakti 1.2.1 Samuha 1.2. Annual Review and Planning Maiti 4 Meetings for LCCHTs and CTIP Ward Nepal; Committees Shanti Foundati on; NEEDS Nepal; Shakti 1.2.1 Samuha 1.2. Demand Driven Technical Support WI and It is being under process of 5 for Local Governments, CSOs and Maiti identifying the area of Ward Chairpersons Nepal; collaboration/ technical Shanti support to develop Foundati monitoring tools, referral on; guidelines, data NEEDS mechanism systems within Nepal; the LCCHTs. Shakti 1.2.1 Samuha

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept 1.2. Annual Public Consultation on CTIP WI and 6 Maiti Nepal; Shanti Foundati on; NEEDS Nepal; Shakti 1.2.1 Samuha 1.2. CTIP advisory group meeting WI and Province level CTIP 7 at Provincial Level Maiti network meeting was Nepal; organized by MoSD in Shanti partnership with Winrock Foundati International at on; Sudurpachhim pardesh. NEEDS Nepal; Shakti 1.2.1 Samuha SO 1.3 Strengthen Federal, Provincial and Local GON Monitoring and Enforcement of Policies Related to Foreign Labour Recruitment, The Entertainment Sector, and TIP 1.3. Monitoring of the Entertainment WI and 1 Sector for Compliance to the Labour Maiti Act, 2017 Nepal; Shanti Foundati on; NEEDS Nepal; Shakti 1.3.1 Samuha

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept 1.3. Monitoring of the Shelters for WI and Planned for Q2 of FY 2021 2 Compliance to the Shelter Operating Maiti Procedures (SOPs) and National Nepal; Minimum Standards (NMS) Shanti Foundati on; NEEDS Nepal; Shakti 1.3.1 Samuha 1.3. Monitoring of the Recruitment WI and Planned for Q2 of FY 2021 3 Agencies for Compliance with the Maiti Foreign Employment Act of 2007 Nepal; Shanti Foundati on; NEEDS Nepal; Shakti 1.3.1 Samuha 1.3. Demand Driven Support to The request from NHRC 4 MOWCSC/NHRC and MOLESS received for WI/HS to organized capacity building training on TIP and SM with NHRC province and district 1.3.1 WI level officials 1.3. Support GON Efforts to Increase 5 Access to Migration Pre-Departure WI, Trainings and Materials 3.1.2 NNSM 1.3. Support Sub-National Governments 2 events of informed 6 to Initiate Province-Level Migration choice pre-decision ToT Pre-Decision Orientation for Aspiring was organized by NNSM at Migrant Workers WI, Nepalgunj for 3.1.2 NNSM Sudurpaschim and Lumbini

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Province and at Kathmandu for Bagmati Province.

1.3. Training of the Attorneys with Development of training 7 Follow-Up Support (Government curriculum and is in the Attorneys, Stipendiary Lawyers, finalization process. Lawyers appointed by District Legal CeLRRd, Aid Committees) People 3.2.1 Forum 1.3. Training of Court Officials with CeLRRd, Development of training 8 Follow-Up Support People curriculum and is in the 3.2.1 Forum finalization process. 1.3. Technical Support to GON Led Inter- 9 Agency Meetings at National and Subnational Levels 2.4.1 WI SO 1.4: Increase GON Implementation of National and International Recommendations to Mitigate and Address Human Trafficking 1.4. Revise National Plan of Action (NPA) Hired consultant and 1 on Combating Trafficking in Persons submission of inception 1.4.1; WI, report by consultant to 1.4.2 MoWCSC WI/HS. 1.4. Support for Developing National Draft concept note shared 2 Referral Guidelines 1.4.1; WI, with MoWCSC and in the 1.4.2 MoWCSC process of finalization. 1.4. Technical Support to MoWCSC on 1st working committee 3 Amendment of Human Trafficking meeting has been and Transportation (Control) Act concluded and (HTTCA) recommendation has been sent to working committee 1.4.1; WI, members for final remarks 1.4.2 MoWCSC and opinion.

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept 1.4. Consultation Meetings with Federal 4 Parliamentarians on Revision Required in Laws as per the Palermo WI, Protocol 2.4.1 FWLD 1.4. Consultation Meetings with Planned on February 2021 5 Provincial Parliamentarians and Follow Up Meetings on Laws and Policies on TIP Particularly Focusing on the Rehabilitation Fund and Rehabilitation Center 2.4.1 FWLD 1.4. Development of Recommendations Planned for January 2021 6 for Amendment to Laws in line with the Palermo Protocol Through 2.4.1; Consultation Meetings with 1.4.1; Government Agencies and 1.4.2; Stakeholders 2.4.2 FWLD 1.4. Briefing Paper on Amendments Draft has been prepared 7 Required for Different Laws as per and is in the review process the Palermo Protocol 2.4.1 FWLD 1.4. Advocacy for Amendment of the Planned for February, 2021 8 Foreign Employment Act, 2007 People 2.4.1 Forum 1.4. Provincial Level Discussion with Completed 9 Parliamentarians on Countering Human Trafficking in Bagmati Pradesh 2.4.1 SAN 1.4. Provide Technical Support for CTIP Maiti Completed 10 and Safe Migration Policy Nepal; Development by LCCHTs and Shanti DCCHTs Foundati 1.4.1; on; 1.4.2; NEEDS 2.4.2 Nepal;

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Shakti Samuha

1.4. Development and Dissemination of Local Level and Province 11 Sample CTIP Policies (for Federal, level completed. Provincial and Local Levels) with Consultations with Relevant Federal level is postponed Stakeholders 2.4.1; due to changes in 2.4.2 AATWIN government staff. Objective 2: Improved CSO Advocacy and Engagement to Address TIP SO 2.1: Improve CSO Data Collection, Sharing, and Usage to Strengthen Policy, Coordination and Public Reporting 2.1. Follow-Up Support for Adoption and Maiti 1 Exclusive Use of Liberty Shared’s Nepal; Victim Case Management System Saathi; (VCMS) Platform for Case Shakti Management by Selected Grantees Samuha; PNCC; AMKAS; Biswas Nepal; CeLRRd; People 2.3.2 Forum 2.1. Research Activities by International IDS has been onboarded as 2 Research Partner Internati The International Research onal Partner and is in the Research process of planning and 2.1.2 Partner starting the research 2.1. Research Activities by Local The application for local 3 Research Partners and John D. research partners has been Rockefeller III (JDR3) Scholars called and is in the process Program 2.1.2 TBD of review. Research

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept advisory committee has also been formed as a part of this research program.

2.1. Research on Best Practices of Victim Research is ongoing and in 4 Identification and Referrals data collection stage which will be completed by end 2.1.2 AATWIN of March 2021 2.1. Rapid Assessment of Entertainment 2.3.1; Received final draft report 5 Hotspots in Province 5 and 2.4.1; and will be completed in Sudurpaschim Pradesh 3.1.1; the 1st week of February 3.1.2; Biswas 2021. Rapid Assessment 3.4.1 Nepal completed. SO 2.2: Strengthen Survivor Organizations and Networks to Lead Advocacy, Oversight, and Participation in Anti-TIP Activities 2.2. Training of CSO Partners on Survivor Finalization of Training 1 Centred Restorative Justice PPR curriculum and planned for 3.1.1 Nepal January 2021 2.2. Leadership for Change (LfC) Training LFC ToT has been 2 and Refreshers SAN; completed. Ongoing LFC AMKAS; training. Refresher planned Shakti for January 2021. Samuha; Biswas conducted one Biswas training among 20 AES 2.2.1 Nepal workers in Dec. 2.2. Microgrants to CTIP Champions (LfC AMKAS; Grant's support provided 3 Participants) Shakti by all partners as reported Samuha; in the narrative report. Biswas 2.2.1 Nepal 2.2. Technical support to CTIP Maiti Technical support 4 Champions (LfC Participants) to Nepal; provided to CTIP Carry out Advocacy and Awareness Shanti champions. Activities 2.2.1 Foundati

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept on; NEEDS Nepal; Shakti Samuha 2.2. Quarterly Meeting with LFC Maiti 5 Champions Nepal; Shanti Foundati on; NEEDS Nepal; Shakti 2.2.1 Samuha 2.2. National Conference of Planned for mid of 6 Entertainment Sector Workers February 2021 and all the Biswas preparatory task has been 2.4.1 Nepal done 2.2. National Conference of Returned NNSM, 7 Migrant Workers AMKAS, 2.4.1 PNCC 2.2. National and Provincial Conference Preparatory task is done 8 of TIP Survivors Shakti 2.4.1 Samuha 2.2. Training on Anti-Human Trafficking 9 to the Provincial Survivor Networks 2.2.2; Shakti 2.4.3 Samuha 2.2. Orientation to Survivors’ Network 10 Members on Resource Mobilization 2.2.2; Shakti and Networking 2.4.3 Samuha 2.2. Semi-Annual Meeting of the 11 Provincial Survivor Networks 2.2.2; Shakti 2.4.3 Samuha

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept 2.2. Provincial Consultations with AATWIN 12 Survivor Network Members on & Shakti Survivor Centred Guidelines for Samuha Rescue, Repatriation, Shelter and Alternatives, and Reintegration Provincial 2.4.1; CSO 2.4.2 partners SO 2.3: Strengthen CSO Monitoring and Enforcement of Policies Related to Labour Recruitment, The Entertainment Sector and TIP 2.3. Monitoring and Reporting on TIP AMKAS; 1 Cases Based on Case Management PNCC; Records in VCMS (CSO Thematic Shakti Monitoring) Samuha; Saathi and Maiti 2.3.1 Nepal 2.3. Thematic Monitoring by CSOs Orientation of tool 2 (Survivor Networks and CSO AATWIN completed by Shakti Networks) and Samuha and monitoring 2.3.3 NNSM started 2.3. Court Monitoring of TIP Related Completed 3 Cases (Court, Tribunals, and GON PPR Enforcement Agencies) 2.3.1 Nepal 2.3. Joint Monitoring of Recruitment 4 Agencies in Coordination with GON (MOLESS & DOFE) 2.3.1 NNSM 2.3. Interaction Event for Dissemination Shakti 5 of Findings from Thematic Samuha; Monitoring Reports and AATWIN; Engagement in Evidence-Based NNMS; Advocacy Biswas Nepal; 2.3.1 AMKAS SO 2.4: Build CSO or CSO Networks for effective engagement with GON and PS to prevent, protect and prosecute TIP

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept 2.4. Demand Driven Technical Proved technical support to 1 Assistance, Training and Mentoring AMKAS and Biswas Nepal to CSO partners for development of Advocacy and 2.4.3 SAN Communication Plan. 2.4. Technical Training from SAN and 2 FWLD on Advocacy Skills, Policy Governance and CSO Space, and SAN & CTIP Legislations 2.4.3 FWLD 2.4. Partner Staff Capacity Building CSO 3 network partner; Survivor Network 2.4.3 partner 2.4. Shelter Capacity Assessments Shelter 4 2.4.3 partners 2.4. Midline Organizational Capacity 5 Assessment (OCA) and Organizational Performance Index (OPI) Assessments 2.4.3 WI 2.4. End-Line Participant Engaged 6 Capacity Assessment of Networks NNSM (PECAN) and OPI Assessment and 2.4.3 AATWIN 2.4. CSO Capacity Strengthening CSO Baseline OPI of AMKAS 7 Activities Based on PECAN, OCA and network completed in Dec 2020 OPI Recommendations partner; Survivor Network partner, 2.4.3 NBI

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept 2.4. Identify Advocacy Priority Areas and Biswas and Shakti Samuha 8 Develop Written Advocacy and 2.4.1; Survivor planned for another Communications Plan 2.4.3 network quarter 2.4. Update NBI's Strategic Plan 2019- NBI developed its strategic 9 2022 framework. In Q2, NBI will conduct an executive meeting to endorse the strategy documents and also to discuss further 2.4.3 NBI development. 2.4. Update all Relevant NBI Policies and NBI has developed a policy 10 Compile Them into a Handbook- handbook including updated Including Topics on CTIP, GESI, SEAH, policies and practices on CTIP CTIP Comms Strategy, and GESI, SEAH and governance Organizational Strategic Plan 2019- (finance, administration, 22 procurement and human reso management). In Q2, NBI plans to get endorsement of the policy handbook by the NBI 2.4.3 NBI Board. 2.4. Issue-Based Advocacy Activities Provincial Completed and a 11 CSOs, continued action shelter partners, AATWIN, NNSM, Biswas Nepal, NBI, Legal consortiu m 2.4.1 partners

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept 2.4. Expand Organizational Membership 12 in NNSM to Improve Geographic Representation 2.4.3 NNSM 2.4. Development and Dissemination of Completed and final 13 Booklet on TIP Terminologies booklet is remaining 2.4.1 AATWIN 2.4. Review Workshop on National Plan 1.4.1; Planned for February 2021 14 of Action on TIP 1.4.2; 2.4.1 AATWIN 2.4. Support in Finalizing Standard Shakti Planned for February 2021 15 Operating Procedures (SOP) for 1.4.1; Samuha, Rescue and Repatriation 1.4.2; AATWIN, 2.4.1 MoWCSC Objective 3: Increased Private Sector Partnerships to Service TIP Survivors and At-Risk Populations SO 3.1: Improve the Quality of Existing GON, CSO and Private Services and Related Referral System to Assist TIP Survivors and People at Risk 3.1. Mobile Outreach and Drop-in Center Done and continued action. 1 for Entertainment Sector Workers Biswas 3.1.2 Nepal 3.1. Orientation to Entertainment Sector Biswas Planned for February 2021 2 Workers and Owners Nepal, NBI, Legal aid 3.1.2 partners 3.1. Deliver Shelter Services Complying Done 3 with National Minimum Standards (NMS) and Standard Operating Shelter Procedures (SOPs 3.1.1 Partners 3.1. COVID-19 and Disaster Response Completed 4 Services in Shelter Home (Isolation Maiti Rooms, Capacity Building for Safety Nepal, Inside Shelters, Hygiene Materials AMKAS, Support) PNCC, 3.1.1 Saathi,

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Shakti Samuha

3.1. Monitoring Visit of the Shelter from Shelter 5 Government Authority partners and Provincial 1.3.1.; CSO 3.1.3 partners 3.1. Learning Exchanges between Shelter 6 Shelters NA Partners 3.1. Life Skills Orientation to Survivors Shelter Planned for February 2021 7 3.1.1 Partners 3.1. Shelter Management Committee Shelter Completed 8 (SMC) NA Partners 3.1. Referrals to Hamro Samman Survivor 9 Supported Legal Aid, Vocational and network; Entrepreneurship Training, and Job Provincial Placement Services 3.1.2 CSOs 3.1. Workshop Among Hamro Samman 10 Partners, DCCHT, CCHT to Ensure Quality of Services to Survivors Shelter NA Partners 3.1. Development of IEC Material on 11 Services and Referrals Available Along with the Procedural Guideline for TIP Survivors and At-Risk People 3.1.2 AATWIN 3.1. Support MOWCSC to develop 12 National Referral guidelines WI, 3.1.2 MoWCSC

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept 3.1. Map Private Sector Service Providers In this quarter, NBI 13 and Develop a Private Sector Service completed mapping of 264 Directory local business that could provide essential services to TIP survivors and at-risk group at reduced or no cost such as rescue (bus transportation), legal aid, health, and psychological support, education, skills development, and job placement, access to finance and 3.1.4 NBI entrepreneurial literacy. 3.1. Strengthen Shelter Referral Shelter 14 Networks at Provincial and District Partners, Levels NBI, Provincial 3.1.4 CSO 3.1. Workshop to Established Shelter Shakti 15 Referral Networks at District Level Samuha, Saathi, Maiti 3.1.4 Nepal

SO 3.2: Reduce Legal Barriers Through GON, CSO and PS Partnerships for Survivors to Access Justice and Increase Prosecution 3.2. Training for Investigating Police 1 Officials 3.2.1 CeLRRd 3.2. Training for Front-Line Service 2 Providers to Provide Basic Legal CeLRRd, Counselling/Information to TIP People Survivors and At-Risk Populations 3.2.1 Forum

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept 3.2. Legal Aid to Trafficking Survivors and Continuous… 3 People at Risk by Legal Aid CeLRRd, Organizations and Private Lawyers People 3.1.1 Forum 3.2. Strategic Litigation CeLRRd, Continuous as per 4 People necessity Forum, FWLD, 3.2.2 PPR 3.2. Create a National Pro Bono Lawyers’ CeLRRd, Roster has been developed 5 Network and Provide Training to Pro 3.1.1; People and in the process of Bono lawyers 3.1.1 Forum finalizing training curricula SO 3.3: Raise Public Awareness and Foster Safe Migration and Safe Employment in the Entertainment Sector Via GON, CSO and PS Partnerships 3.3. Communication Support to CSO Carried out on ongoing 1 Hubs basis as and when demand is reflected by CSO 3.3.1 SAN partners. In Q1, SAN supported AMKAS with development of Advocacy and Communication Plan 3.3. TIP Awareness Campaign

2 3.3. Mark World Day Against Trafficking Not applicable for this Q 3 in Persons (refer to Project Communications for information of other observances) 3.3. Mark National Anti-Human Not applicable for this Q 4 Trafficking Day (refer to Project Communications for information of other observances)

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept 3.3. TIP Orientation to Private Sector TIP orientation has been 5 Players 3.3.2 NBI planned for Q2. 3.3. Development of Media Toolkit and In the process of 6 Orientation to Media development of media toolkit. Will be finalizing in 3.3.1 FWLD January 2021 3.3. TIP Awareness and Orientation to 2 training were completed 7 AES Workers 3.3.1 LACC in this quarter. 3.3. COVID 19 related activities as per Completion of radio PSA 8 approved USAID exemption request airing on October 31 WI SO 3.4: Generate Innovative Solutions Using PS Funding to Support At-Risk People and Trafficking Survivors 3.4. Training and Placement Program Rojgari Services has 1 (‘JIVIKA’) provided OJT to 59 candidates. Among 59 candidates, 49 participants have completed OJT and started their job placement, 34 participants have completed OJT and remaining 10 participants discontinued after OJT completion. Meanwhile, out of 34 candidates, Rojgari has submitted 25(2nd Batch) candidates who has completed their OJT for Hamro Samman to review and verification.

SAFAL Partners has sourced and screened 22 3.4.2; JIVIKA candidates (all referred by 3.4.3 Partners the HS CSOs partners). xxxv

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tor ble Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept SAFAL plans to conduct the vocational training from Q2 onwards 3.4. Hamro Samman Innovation Rojgari Expected to receive the 2 Challenge 3.3.1; Services; grant approval from USAID 3.3.2; Viamo; by end of Jan 2021 3.4.2; Prabhu 3.4.3; Services 3.4. Responsible Business Alliance Nepal NBI reached out to induct 3 (RBAN). new members of RBAN within its network, including from sectors such as hospitality, airlines, foreign employment, restaurant etc. NBI has plans to hold a quarterly RBAN meeting in February 2021 to induct the new members and to discuss agenda for Q2, including seeking PS commi tments to support Hamro Samman’s TIP awareness NA NBI campaign.

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ANNEX 3: Performance Indicator Tracking Table

Cumulative till Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 date21 LOA

Base S.N. Indicator Unit Targe 22 line t Target Progress Target Progress Target Progress Target Q1 Progress Target Progress

Number of project Number of assisted entities or entities or 1.1.1 organizations collecting 0 317 0 0 0 0 125 0 150 0 275 0 organizati and reporting TIP data to ons GON [Custom]

Remarks: With the ratification of the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (UN Trafficking Protocol) in July 16, 2020 by the Government of Nepal as state party requires to adopt legal, educational, social or cultural measures to discourage the demand of women and children for human trafficking and transportation where data will serve as basis of situation analysis of TIPs and TIP survivors. The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen (MOWCSC) as the focal agency for controlling trafficking in and transportation of women and children requires to play a vital role in developing and implementing an integrated data system from various actors which will assist to identify the process and measures of victimization against counter trafficking measure at the federal and subnational level . In this context, Hamro Samman had shared revised concept note on data system with the MOWCSC. Indicators for the ministry is being revised thus HS will have consultation with the ministry in the next quarter to finalize the data concept and anticipate piloting the data system in HS’s selected LG to collect and report TIP data.

21 Cumulative refers to sum total for fiscal year 2018, fiscal year 2019, fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021 (until December 31, 2020) 22 The target is annual for Year 4 not quarterly. xxxvii

Cumulative till Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 date21 LOA

Base S.N. Indicator Unit Targe 22 line t Target Progress Target Progress Target Progress Target Q1 Progress Target Progress

Number of project assisted sub-national Number of government entities with 1.2.1 governme 0 36 0 0 0 0 18 0 13 0 31 0 improved capacity and/or nt entities performance scores [Custom]

Remarks: The CCPI assessment to establish the baseline capacity and performance scores of 36 local government was completed in first quarter of FY 20 and a midline assessment to measure changes in the scores is planned for FY 21. The Hamro Samman project team is providing demand- driven capacity development support to selected local governments on countering TIP. This was limited to virtual technical support with the onset of COVID-19. The midline assessment of the capacity and performance of the selected local governments is planned in Q2 of FY 21 and the progress against the set annual targets for the indicator will be reported then. Baseline CCPI Assessment of Shivapuri Rural Municipality, Nuwakot were completed.

Percent increase in number of penalties imposed on agencies 1.3.1 and business for TIP Percent 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 related activities by GON Ministries or Courts [Custom] Remarks: In consultation with implementing partners on the ground, Winrock has determined that it is not possible to measure this indicator as originally envisioned for the following reasons: it is not possible to regularly get access to decisions from DOFE or the Labor Tribunal, and the TIP cases before the courts under the HTTCA involve individuals rather than agencies and businesses. Additionally, the judgments or decisions are not public and are often not written down. Winrock has thus proposed to drop this indicator in the revised MEL plan. Number of project 1.3.1 supported government Number of (new 0 29 0 0 0 0 6 0 16 3 22 3 entities engaged in Entities ) monitoring [Custom]

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Cumulative till Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 date21 LOA

Base S.N. Indicator Unit Targe 22 line t Target Progress Target Progress Target Progress Target Q1 Progress Target Progress Remarks: This indicator is a new indicator proposed in the revised MEL plan to replace the indicator 1.3.1 above. The Hamro Samman project team is providing demand-driven capacity development support to the selected local governments on countering TIP. In Q1 of FY 2021, 3 LCCHT and DCCHT members visited HS/WI supported shelters to monitor the shelter services providing following the NMS and SOP by using the monitoring checklist. The monitoring checklist were developed and provided to LCCHT members by shelter partners. Number of ICT solutions adopted and Number of 1.3.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 implemented by GON to Solutions monitor TIP [Custom] Remarks: This is a new indicator proposed in the revised MEL plan. The number of anti-TIP policies, laws or international agreements Number of 1.4.1 0 49 1 1 22 4 15 18 7 13 45 36 strengthened and/or policies created with USG assistance [F-1.5.3-19] Remarks: Hamro Samman has made following policy engagements till date: Engagement: Stage 1 – Submitted recommendations for proposed revisions to the FEA (Q2 of FY 20); on HTTCA (FY 19); on HTTCR (FY 19); on Legal aid policy (FY 19); and shared analysis on Palermo Protocol ( FY 18) with advocacy by CSO partners in every quarter till date. Stage 2 – Supported stakeholder consultation on HTTCR (FY 19); on Legal aid policy (FY 19) Stage 3 – Provided model CCHT guideline with technical support to (17) local governments to develop their own LCCHT guideline (Q1 of FY 20) Stage 5 – Support for CEDAW Shadow Reporting (FY 19) Current Status of policies (in which engagement previously made): Stage 1 - HTTCA and FEA Stage 4 – 17 local governments have endorsed their LCCHT formation & operation guidelines, Integrated Legal Aid Policy; HTTCR; Palermo Protocol Stage 5 - CEDAW (Shadow Reporting) Current Status of policies (Q1 FY2021) - 13 local governments have endorsed their LCCHT formation & operation guidelines.

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Cumulative till Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 date21 LOA

Base S.N. Indicator Unit Targe 22 line t Target Progress Target Progress Target Progress Target Q1 Progress Target Progress - After the ratification of Palermo Protocol MoWCSC formed working committee to amend HTTCA. MoWCSC concluded first working committee meeting for the amendment of HTTCA where recommendations for the amendment has been shared. Number of policies/ regulations/ administrative procedures in each of the following stages of development: 1. Analysis, 2. Stakeholder Number of 1.4.2 0 49 1 1 22 4 15 18 7 13 45 23 consultation/public policies debate, 3. Drafting or revision, 4. Approved (legislative or regulatory), 5. Full and effective implementation [USAID Nepal PMP1.4-1]

Remarks: Please refer to remarks under indicator 1.4.1 Number of survivors of TIP identified by service Number of 2.1.1 0 2400 0 0 400 277 500 617 1000 210 1900 1104 providers and/or police survivors [Custom] Remarks: A total of 1104 presumed survivors have been identified till date (277 in FY 2019, 617 in FY 2020 and 210 in first quarter of FY 2021). The disaggregation of survivors identified this first quarter of FY 2021 are as follows: 105 female, 105 male; 55 Dalit, 1 Muslim, 81 Janajati, 66 Brahmin/Chettri/Thakuri, 2 Newar, 1 others and 1 not declared caste/ethnicity.

Cumulative till Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 date21 LOA

Base S.N. Indicator Unit Targe 22 line t Target Progress Target Progress Target Progress Target Q1 Progress Target Progress

Number of research Number of studies completed that 2.1.2 researche 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 6 1 are used for advocacy s activities [Custom]

Remarks: AATWIN is currently engaged in carrying out their research on ‘Identification of best practices for victim identification’. Similarly, another research on Study of Access to Justice of Nepalese Migrant Workers in Country of Origin and Destination is being carried out in collaboration with NHRC. For other remaining research, the applications have been requested from local research partners and is in review process (Q1, FY2021)

Percentage of LfC workshop participants who lead advocacy or 10.16 69.49 2.2.1 Percent 0 75% 0 0 75% 0 75% 75% 75% 69.49% facilitate “safe space” % % forums for at-risk populations [Custom]

Remarks: In Q1 of FY 2021, 41 LFC trained champions have received microgrants (38 from COVID 19 separate grant and 3 from regular grant) and completed sensitization activities in their community together with local governments and stakeholders with the technical support of Hamro Samman CSOs and Shelter partners and as a result the value for the indicator of 69.49%.

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Cumulative till Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 date21 LOA

Base S.N. Indicator Unit Targe 22 line t Target Progress Target Progress Target Progress Target Q1 Progress Target Progress

Percentage of leadership positions in USG- supported management entities (such as CCHTs 2.2.2 Percent 0 10% 0 0 2% 0 0 0 0 2% 0 and CSOs) that are filled by a woman or member of a vulnerable group [Custom]

Remarks: Winrock has proposed to drop this indicator in revised MEL plan, as leadership positions are determined by the guidelines for formation of the entities. Winrock will instead measure and report on the project-supported survivors who are engaged in advocacy through the survivor network and/or taking up in leadership positions in other entities. Number of community- based organizations 2.3.1 receiving USG support Number of 0 35 5 3 17 9 17 9 17 7 17 9 (old) engaged in CTIP CSOs monitoring and reporting [Custom] Remarks: Hamro Samman has changed in the strategy following the UKaid modification funding. Instead of mobilizing the CSO hub network for a one- off monitoring activities, a continuous monitoring strategy has been selected as part of improving CSO practices of monitoring and data collection, analysis and utilization of the data for more effective advocacy and service delivery and sharing/reporting of the monitoring findings and data.

In Q1 FY2021, PPR (court monitoring), AMKAS (shelter clients TIP case), Maiti Nepal (shelter clients TIP case), Saathi (shelter clients TIP case), PNCC (shelter clients TIP case), Shakti Samuha (shelter clients TIP case) and Biswas Nepal (TIP survivor rescue and service referral case data)

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Base S.N. Indicator Unit Targe 22 line t Target Progress Target Progress Target Progress Target Q1 Progress Target Progress

Number of CSOs engaged in CTIP that 2.3.1 provide evidence for Number of (new 0 10 0 0 0 1 10 2 10 7 10 7 advocacy through CSOs ) monitoring and reporting [Custom] Remarks: This indicator is proposed as a replacement to the old indicator with data that is proposed to be closed in the revised MEL plan.

In Q1 of FY 2021, SAN conducted evidence-based advocacy with Hamro Samman CSO Hub partners and share the detail report with evidence-based matrix. PPR finalize and shared the thematic report of Court Monitoring of TIP and Foreign Employment Cases and in the process of printing. NNSM (panel discussion on domestication of Palermo Protocol), AATWIN (Media monitoring analysis sharing), FWLD and AMKAS (Panel discussion on ratification of international convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their family), AMKAS (Reintegration of survivors and returnee migrants workers with dignity), NEEDS Nepal (Interaction on role of LGs for the betterment of Safe Migration) Number of CSOs receiving USG Number of 2.4.1 assistance engaged in 0 17 5 4 17 13 17 14 17 17 17 17 CSOs advocacy interventions [F 2.4.1-9]

Remarks: In Q1 of FY2021, 17 CSO partners (NNSM, FWLD, AATWIN, Shakti Samuha, SAN, Biswas Nepal, NEEDS Nepal, Shanti Foundation, Maiti Nepal, PNCC, AMKAS, PPR, LACC, CeLRRd, People Forum, Saathi and DBI EA) were engaged in advocacy.

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Cumulative till Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 date21 LOA

Base S.N. Indicator Unit Targe 22 line t Target Progress Target Progress Target Progress Target Q1 Progress Target Progress

Number of public policies introduced, adopted, repealed, changed or Number of 2.4.2 0 36 0 0 21 0 8 20 3 13 32 33 implemented consistent policies with citizen input [F2.4.1- 12 archived

Remarks: In Q1 of FY 2021, 13 local governments endorsed their respective LCCHTs operation guideline with citizen input.

Percent of local organizations with improved capacity and/or 2.4.3 performance scores Percent 0 80% 0 0 80% 10% 80% 20% 80% 80% 20% (measured by OCA and OPI) [USAID Nepal PMP 1.3.1-2]

Remarks: In Q1 of FY 2021, baseline OPI of AMKAS completed. Midline shelter assessment (OCA, OPI) of AMKAS and PNCC; PECAN of NNSM and midline CCPI assessment of 36 LGs are planning for Q2 FY 2021.

Number of victims of TIP Number of 3.1.1 receiving services 0 620 50 0 112 277 145 617 213 210 520 1104 Survivors provided [F1.5.3-18]

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Cumulative till Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 date21 LOA

Base S.N. Indicator Unit Targe 22 line t Target Progress Target Progress Target Progress Target Q1 Progress Target Progress

Remarks: A total of 210 presumed survivors have received services in Q1 of FY2021). Service delivery is demand-driven and as such may not comply with a set target. As we have exceeded the LOA targets, we will soon propose raising targets in the remaining period and the LOA target.

Number of at-risk TIP individuals provided with Number of 3.1.2 0 4000 0 0 0 0 1500 125 1500 22 3000 147 referral opportunities People [Custom]

Remarks: COVID impacted the operation of drop-in centers operated by Biswas Nepal along with referral network activities of Shelters. A total of 147 presumed survivors and at-risk people have received referral opportunities till date (125 in FY 2020 and total 197 people were referred and among them 22 people utilized the referral opportunities in Q1 of FY2021)

Number of shelters/safe houses established for Number of 3.1.3 0 5 5 0 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 TIP victims that are Shelters supported [Custom]

Remarks: Shelter grants to AMKAS, Maiti Nepal, Saathi, and Shakti Samuha were active from FY 19 and PNCC were active from FY 2020. The organizations have been providing services to TIP victims and at-risk people with project support while also striving to comply with National Minimum Standards and Standard Operating Procedures. Number of identified private sector service Number of 3.1.4 providers added to Service 0 285 0 0 9 0 20 0 165 0 194 0 Directory of Services Providers [Custom]

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Cumulative till Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 date21 LOA

Base S.N. Indicator Unit Targe 22 line t Target Progress Target Progress Target Progress Target Q1 Progress Target Progress Remarks:

Hamro Samman is engaging with MOWCSC in developing iCTIP data system. It is likely that this data system will have information section on the services provided by GON, CSO and PS. HS partner NBI has been engaging to obtain commitments of support from the PS. In Q1 FY 2021, NBI completed mapping of 264 local businesses in Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot, Bardiya, Kanchanpur, and Kapilvastu, with support from Hamro Samman and the district chapters of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI). The number of host nation criminal justice personnel who received Number of 3.2.1 0 344 0 0 86 60 80 0 100 266 60 USG-funded anti-TIP people training during the life of the project [F-1.5.3-17] Remarks: In Q1 FY2021, two legal aid partners (CelRRd and People Forum) were onboarded. Thus, developing training curricula to train more criminal justice personnel is planned in coming quarter. Number of new cases Number of 3.3.2 filed under the TIP Act 0 50 0 0 7 0 20 0 10 1 37 1 new cases [Custom]

Remarks: In Q1 FY 2021, two legal aid partners were onboarded. CeLRRd with the referral from Hamro Samman partner registered 1 new case under the TIP act. Legal aid grantees also provided legal counselling services to survivor and at-risk people.

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Base S.N. Indicator Unit Targe 22 line t Target Progress Target Progress Target Progress Target Q1 Progress Target Progress

Number of people in targeted populations, including vulnerable populations, law enforcement, health care Number of 2500 1000 1155 5000 20000 115504 3.3.1 providers, educators, 500000 0 People 0 0 0 0 00 4 and others exposed to a 000 000 044 00 USG-funded mass media campaign that provides information about TIP [F 1.5.3-14]

Remarks: Progress was reported in FY 19, but modifications in the measurement method due to technical issues on the methodology have been proposed and a media consultant is currently working to develop the new methodology with tools for data recording and reporting. The progress data calculated using old methodology as well as the same data reviewed and corrected using the new methodology will be reported once the new methodology is developed and approved. Currently HS is in process of developing and finalizing the methodology with tools for data recording and reporting. In Q1 of FY 2021, the airing of radio 3 PSAs in 7 languages developed as part of COVID-19 communication response was completed on October 31. Video message was disseminated on Facebook to connect returnee migrants with free legal aid to access justice. IEC materials were also developed and disseminated – refer SO 3,3 and communications section in narrative report. Consultant completes methodology development in early Q2. Once approved, new methodology will be used to calculate and report. Number of private sector Number of 3.3.2 representatives oriented 0 360 0 0 0 0 100 0 160 260 0 people on TIP [Custom] Remarks: Indicator added with UKaid modification funding. Preparation is ongoing to finalize the modules for the orientation program under the leadership of partner NBI. PS orientation and sensitization workshop planned in Q2.

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Base S.N. Indicator Unit Targe 22 line t Target Progress Target Progress Target Progress Target Q1 Progress Target Progress

Number of enterprises accessing institutional Number of 3.4.1 financial services as a enterprise 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 result of USG assistance s [Custom]

Remarks: This indicator does not reflect the project context. The project has no data to report on this indicator as Hamro Samman is not working with enterprises to access institutional financial services.

Number of people trained in entrepreneurial Number of 3.4.1 0 1125 25 0 100 0 400 0 500 1025 0 skills [USAID Nepal PMP people 2.2.1-1]

Remarks: The grant was awarded to Safal Partners in January and to Rojgari Services in February of FY 20 but the training has been delayed due to the COVID-19 situation. In Q1, FY 2021, Despite COVID Pandemic, Rojgari Services has provided OJT to 59 candidates. Out of 59 candidates, 34 participants have completed OJT, 49 have started the job placement and remaining 10 participants has dropped out after completion of OJT. Hamro Samman is currently reviewing and yet to verify the documents of 34 candidates (2nd Batch of OJT). Rojgari Plans to complete the 50 OJT and 100 job placements by Q2. SAFAL Partners has sourced and screened 22 candidates (all referred by the HS CSOs partners). SAFAL plans to conduct the vocational training from Q2 onwards.

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Number of TIP survivors and at-risk people employed 6 months after Number of 3.4.2 0 900 0 0 0 0 500 0 320 820 0 participating in training people and/or placement opportunities [Custom]

Remarks: Indicator added with UKaid modification funding and is dependent upon placement of beneficiaries into jobs, a service being provided by partner Rojgari Services (Jivika Grant). Activities were limited due to COVID-19 but 25 individuals of second batch have been placed in OJT programs. Percentage of female participants in program designed to increase 3.4.3 access to productive Percent 0 35% 0 0 35% 0 35% 28% 35% 35% 28% economic resources (assets, credit, income or employment) [GNDR-2] Remarks: 7 out of the 25 people placed in OJT program were female. In the Second Batch of OJT, 4 people out of the 25 people placed in OJT program.

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ANNEX 4: UK aid Indicators (Logframe)

Winrock International Hamro Samman Project Impact Indicator 1 Baseline Milestone 1 Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone 4 Target (2017) (Sept, (Sept, 2020) (Sept, 2021) (July 2022) (LOA: July 2019) 2022) Planned Achieved Source

Outcome Indicator 1.1 Baseline Milestone 1 Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone 4 Target Assumptions (Link with Indicator 1.2.1 (2017) (Sept. (Sept. 2020) (Sept. 2021) (July 2022) (LOA: July in MEL Plan) 2019) 2022) Number of sub-national Planned 0 Entities 0 Entities 39 Entities 36 Entities 36 Entities 36 Entities The law is revised to permit government entities or are with midline with with provinces to form CCHTs and organizations with established performance improved improved partner local and provincial improved performance with assessed performance performance governments timely forms appropriate committees to scores baselines scores scores counter human trafficking at set during end during end the province and palika levels line line (and in each wards). The assessment assessment partner local and provincial compared to compared to governments allocate baseline baseline adequate resources and continues to support those Achieved 0 Entities Q1: committees in their CTIP Baseline Baselines activities. The committee CCPI scores CCPI scores members are receptive to the of 1 LG of 36 LG project's support and actively (Shivapuri undertakes CTIP activities assessed; 8 RM) over the course of the project . LCCHTs assessed; established 14 LCCHTs established. Source

Participatory capacity and performance assessment reports. Disaggregation by type of Entities, location, and level of Entities. Calculation of Entities: 36 in local and 3 in province levels. (The milestones each year are not to be added up to form cumulative value of LOA) DFID (£) Govt (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) DFID SHARE (%) 50 DFID (FTEs)

Outcome Indicator 1.2 Baseline Milestone Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone Target Assumptions (Indicator 1.4.1 in MEL (2017) 1 (Sept, (Sept, (Sept, 2021) 4 (July (LOA: July Plan [F1.5.3-19]) 2019) 2020) 2022) 2022) Number of anti-TIP Planned 0 0 Policies 21 policies 21 Policies 7 Policies 49 Policies GON passes the policies, policies, laws or Policies regulations, or administrative international agreements procedures incorporating Achieved 0 Policies 20 policies Q1: Guideline strengthened and/or formal recommendations from (17 LG have on Provincial the project and initiates their created endorsed Network on implementation within the their CTIP was duration of the project. respective developed The creation or strengthening of the policies will be result of LCCHT and endorsed cumulative efforts of multiple guideline in stakeholders HTTCR has Sudurpaschim been Province, a amended, first of its kind integrated to counter TIP legal aid in the current policy federal setting passed and Palermo Protocol has been ratified) Source GoN meeting minutes, policy discussion event or policy analysis reports, published laws and policies. Policies for this indicator are considered only after they are approved/passed incorporating recommendations or inputs from the project and/or its CSO partners. li

Disaggregation by type of policy and level of policy. Calculation: 10 national level policies (including international agreements/conventions) and 39 subnational level policies (The milestones each year are added up to get cumulative value of LOA) DFID (£) Govt (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) DFID SHARE (%) 50 DFID (FTEs)

Outcome Indicator Baseline Milestone 1 (Sept, Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone Target Assumptions 2.1 (Indicator 2.4.2 in (2017) 2019) (Sept, 2020) (Sept, 2021) 4 (July (LOA: MEL Plan) 2022) July 2022) Number of public Planned 0 1 Policy on which Inputs provided Inputs 36 36 Our selected 36 local policies influenced by Policies recommendation by citizens on provided by Policies Policies governments and citizen input submitted policies to 18 citizens on influenced influenced provincial governments do local policies to by citizen by citizen not yet have formal policies establishing their governments 18 local input input CCHTs. Assumes that governments local government partners Achieved Recommendations Recommendations Q1: 13 are willing to consult with on 3 federal level on 1 more federal LCCHT citizens and civil society policies and policies23 guideline organizations on the development of the CCHT analysis on 1 submitted and 36 endorsed. international policy. Assumes that local governments leadership for change convention provided sample champions and CSO submitted LCCHT guideline24 partners are able and (HTTCA, HTTCR, willing to engage with the Legal Aid, Palermo local government. Protocol) Assuming policies are passed on time and Source incorporate inputs from the public. Published policies and documentations of citizen inputs provided (through consultation meetings, public forums, petitions, media pressures, etc.). Documentation of process of policy influence. Disaggregation by type, level and stages of policy, number of consultations. (The milestones each year are not to be added up to form cumulative value of LOA) DFID (£) Govt (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) DFID SHARE (%)

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Outcome Indicator 3.1 Baseline Milestone 1 Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone Target Assumptions (Indicator 3.4.2 in MEL (2017) (Sept, (Sept, 2020) (Sept, 4 (July (LOA: July Plan) 2019) 2021) 2022) 2022) Number of TIP survivors Planned 0 People 0 500 625 people 500 people 900 people PS organizations are and at-risk people trained out trained. are interested and agree to build employed 6 months after of which Among employed for partnerships with GON and participating in training 500 placed trained this 6 months CSOs to combat TIP. GON and/or CSOs are interested and/or placement in jobs. year and in after and agree to build opportunities Among previous participating partnerships with PS them 200 years, 625 in training organizations supporting them are are placed and/or to undertake CTIP actions. employed in jobs. placement The PS organizations comply for 6 Among opportunities. with responsible recruitment or months those responsible business practices placed in and take own initiatives to provide quality services to TIP jobs this survivors and at-risk year and in population or counter previous trafficking following years, 700 partnerships with GON or CSO are and the project. employed Training provided is market for 6 driven and responds to needs months. in the market. Trainees are job-ready and sufficiently able Achieved 0 People 25 OJT Q1: 25 OJT to engage in the workplace. completed completed Trainees are provided with (1st Batch) (Note: The sufficient support to enable (Sep 30, candidates’ them to function professionally 2020) information in a formal work environment. yet to be The employment opportunities verified by offered are long term (more than 6 months) with terms of HS). employment adhering to Source labour laws. The employment Monitoring reports with records of training and/or placement, and records of agreement and labour laws is adhered by both employers employment (job employment, self-employment and/or own business). and employees during the Disaggregation by sex, ethnicity, age, disability, location and employment type. employment. 80% of the (The milestones each year are added up to form cumulative value of LOA) people trained and/or placed in DFID (£) Govt (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) DFID employments continue to be SHARE (%)

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Output Indicator 1.1.1 Baseline Milestone 1 Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone 4 Target Assumptions (Link with Indicator 1.2.1 (2017) (Sept, (Sept, 2020) (Sept, 2021) (July 2022) (LOA: July in MEL Plan) 2019) 2022) Number of sub-national Planned 0 Entities 0 Entities 39 Entities 36 Entities 36 Entities 36 Entities The law is revised to permit government entities with established with midline with with provinces to form CCHTs and improved capacity scores with assessed improved improved partner local and provincial to counter trafficking in baselines capacity capacity governments timely forms appropriate committees to persons assessed scores scores counter human trafficking at Achieved 0 Entities Baselines Q1: 1 the province and palika levels scores of 36 baseline (and in each wards). The LGs CCPI partner local and provincial assessed; assessment governments allocate 8 LCCHT of Shivapuri adequate resources and established RM; continues to support those committees in their CTIP (Note: activities. The committee midline members are receptive to the capacity project's support and actively assessment undertakes CTIP activities over planned for the course of the project. Q2) Source Participatory capacity and performance assessment reports. Disaggregation by type of Entities, location, and level of Entities. Calculation of Entities: 36 in local and 3 in province levels. (The milestones each year are not cumulative) DFID (£) Govt (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) DFID SHARE (%) 50 DFID (FTEs)

Output Indicator Baseline Milestone 1 Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone Target (LOA: Assumptions 1.2.1 (Indicator (2017) (Sept, 2019) (Sept, 2020) (Sept, 2021) 4 (July July 2022) 1.4.2 in MEL Plan) 2022)

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Number of Planned 0 1 Policy on which 23 Policies on 26 Policies on 49 Policies on Each target local policies/regulations/ Policies recommendation which which which government and administrative submitted recommendation recommendation recommendation province uses a procedures in each submitted submitted submitted formal policy or regulation to of the following Achieved Recommendations Recommendatio Q1: 1 establish a stages of on 3 federal level ns on 1 more Recommendation CCHT. GON development: 1. policies and federal policies25 on amendment of accepts CSO Analysis, 2. analysis on 1 submitted and 36 HTTCA submitted inputs on the Stakeholder international local policies and consultation/public initiates actions convention; 2 governments for policy debate, 3. Drafting memos submitted provided sample or revision, 4. formation/revision to relevant LCCHT and enforcement Approval ministries guideline26 incorporating (legislative or (HTTCA, HTTCR, those inputs. The regulatory), 5. Full Legal Aid, development of and effective Palermo Protocol) the policies will implementation be result of Source cumulative efforts GoN meeting minutes, policy discussion event or policy analysis reports, published laws and policies, and of multiple documentations of inputs/recommendations provided by project/CSO partner. stakeholders Disaggregation by type, level, and stages of development of policy. Development stages of those policies provided input or recommendation on will be tracked (contribution of other stakeholders taken int account). Calculation: 10 national level (including international agreements/conventions) and 39 subnational level policies (The milestones each year are added up to get cumulative value of LOA) DFID (£) Govt (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) DFID SHARE (%) 50 DFID (FTEs)

Output Indicator 2.1.1 Baseline Milestone 1 Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone 4 Target Assumptions (Indicator 2.1.2 in MEL (2017) (Sept, (Sept, 2020) (Sept, 2021) (July 2022) (LOA: July Plan) 2019) 2022) Number of research Planned 0 0 research/ 4 research/ 5 research/ 4 research/ 10 All research is completed in studies completed that are research/ studies studies studies studies research/ time to be used for project used for advocacy studies studies advocacy initiatives. Assumes activities that all research comes up with Achieved 0 1 (research 0 (Q1 FY recommendations and findings Researches by PPR) 21)

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Source that can influence advocacy. Assumes that GON provides Research or study reports. Disaggregated by research type, and method. Definition of permission for research by research will be defined into performance indicator reference sheet (PIRS) in MEL international organization to be plan. undertaken. (The milestones each year are added up to form cumulative value of LOA) DFID (£) Govt (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) DFID SHARE (%) 50 DFID (FTEs)

Output Indicator 2.2.1 Baseline Milestone 1 Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone 4 Target Assumptions (Indicator 2.3.1 in MEL (2017) (Sept, (Sept, 2020) (Sept, 2021) (July 2022) (LOA: July Plan) 2019) 2022) Number of CSOs engaged Planned 0 CSOs 2 CSOs 10 CSOs 10 CSOs 10 CSOs 10 CSOs Partner CSOs have access to in CTIP that provide court documents, proceedings Achieved 1 CSO 2 CSOs Q1: 1 and MOLESS labour evidence for advocacy (Corrected (NNSM and (PPR) through monitoring and exploitation complaints in order in June 30, PPR) Thematic to monitor. Partners are given reporting 2020) Court access to government Monitoring processes. Partners are willing Source to share data, information, and monitoring results for advocacy CSO partner monitoring reports, documentations of reporting of TIP data and/or purposes. monitoring findings by partner CSO. Disaggregated by type and location of CSO, issue/policy monitored and/or reported. (The milestones each year are not cumulative) DFID (£) Govt (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) DFID SHARE (%) 50 DFID (FTEs)

Output Indicator 2.3.1 Baseline Milestone Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone 4 Target Assumptions (Indicator 2.2.1 in MEL (2017) 1 (Sept, (Sept, (Sept, (July 2022) (LOA: July Plan) 2019) 2020) 2021) 2022)

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Percentage of LfC Planned 0% of 75% of 60 75% (84 75% (90 75% (135 Survivors and people at risk workshop participants who participants participants participants) participants) participants are willing to engage in public lead advocacy or facilitate (45 which is advocacy. Stigma doesn't 'safe space" forums for at- participants) 75% of 180 prevent them from speaking out. Other survivors or people risk populations total trained at risk are willing to participate participants) in safe space forums. Achieved 10.16% or 6 Q1: people 69.49% or 41 people

Source CSO hub/partner reports and monitoring reports, workshop report with participant list Disaggregated by sex, ethnicity, age, disability, and location (district) (The milestones each year not cumulative) DFID (£) Govt (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) DFID SHARE (%) 50 DFID (FTEs)

Output Indicator 3.1.1 Baseline Milestone 1 Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone 4 Target Assumptions (Indicator 3.4.1 in MEL (2017) (Sept, (Sept, 2020) (Sept, 2021) (July 2022) (LOA: July plan) 2019) 2022) Number of people trained Planned 0 People 0 People 625 People 625 People 500 People 1125 TPPs are able to identify 1125 in entrepreneurial skills trained trained People survivors or at-risk people who are job ready. PS organizations are interested Achieved 0 People 25 people Q1: 25 and agree to build partnerships with GON and CSOs to st people (2nd (1 batch) combat TIP. GON and/or placed in batch) CSOs are interested and agree placed in OJT to build partnerships with PS OJT organizations supporting them program program to undertake CTIP actions. The however the PS organizations comply with information responsible recruitment or is yet to be responsible business practices and take own initiatives to verified. provide quality services to TIP Source survivors and at-risk population Training report with participant list. Disaggregated by sex, ethnicity, age, disability, or counter trafficking following and location.(The (The milestones each year are added up to get cumulative partnerships with GON or CSO and the project. value of LOA.)

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Number of victims of TIP Planned 0 Victims 70 Victims 225 Victims 401 Victims 1130 The TIP survivors and at-risk receiving services people provide accurate Achieved 277 Victims 617 Q1: 210 data/information to the police, GON officials, CSOs, service providers (GON, CSO, PS) Source and researchers. The TIP Case entries in case tracking/management system, and partner reports (from GON, survivors and at-risk people CSO or PS partners). Disaggregated by sex, ethnicity, age, disability, location, and accept support and services TIP type. offered to them. (The milestones each year are added up to get cumulative value of LOA.) Output Indicator 3.1.2 Baseline Milestone 1 Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone 4 Target (Indicator 3.1.2 in MEL (2017) (Sept, (Sept, 2020) (Sept, 2021) (July 2022) (LOA: July plan) 2019) 2022) Number of at-risk TIP Planned 0 People 0 People 1500 People 1950 People 1950 4000 individuals provided with People People referral opportunities Achieved 0 People 125 Q1: 22 Source Mobile camp reports, referral records, and partner reports (from GON, CSO or PS partners). Disaggregated by sex, ethnicity, age, disability, location, and TIP type. (The milestones each year are added up to get cumulative value of LOA.) DFID (£) Govt (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) DFID SHARE (%) 50 DFID (FTEs)

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Annex 5: Thematic Report on Court and Tribunal Monitoring by PPR

Thematic Report on Court and Tribunal

ANNEX 6: Vulnerability Indicators of Human Trafficking by SAN

Vulnerability Assessment-Final Re

ANNEX 7: Advocacy Leaflet on ICMW by Legal Consortium Partners

Advocacy Leaflet on ICMW_Legal Consor

ANNEX 8: Position Paper on Victim Centric Approach by Legal Consortium Partners

Position Paper_Legal Consort

ANNEX 9: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Entertainment Sector Workers by Legal Consortium Partners

Study Report on Impact of COVID-19

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Annex 10: Media Coverage FEJS webinar series: https://rojgarmanch.com/employment/2020/12/18601/ https://rojgarmanch.com/employment/2020/11/18116/ https://baahrakhari.com/news-details/291921/2020-10-18 https://baahrakhari.com/news-details/292533/2020-10- 21?fbclid=IwAR1O6vgrmidWj3gMcbIDQr4RF-nFStEdP1wcHHBoTcai-DRvY6vTjRLYnWk https://rojgarmanch.com/employment/2020/10/17728/?fbclid=IwAR0KL_7NzdOvTsKL2a5WY- N2XiQNCwHNHqj5RQ4aR26Kq6rRDtLyb4WVFow https://nepallive.com/story/229973?fbclid=IwAR0nkt0mpx6SOmu1jsvOdmBgwvzSa28P- DHhof8BNNNgdKVOtO3zW-8aCfM https://www.dcnepal.com/2020/10/196403/?fbclid=IwAR0nkt0mpx6SOmu1jsvOdmBgwvzSa28P -DHhof8BNNNgdKVOtO3zW-8aCfM http://annapurnapost.com/news/171026?fbclid=IwAR2vsuv_45gfV__pHWtU3hwzqPBTXy6BkQ GKuCnixnqjHYAo9TGFac7foWU https://www.dcnepal.com/2020/12/207891/?fbclid=IwAR0l6Fbr_JdhxjJUqav6v0- zVYmcAbR8jZiJPek_5dLqNJvydXk1zIPfn5I https://nepallive.com/story/233302?fbclid=IwAR1257EBie6fRrDwfw- bmvXc4Dut1U6oYFHUMBlzbX5cQvCzQO5TOgaQLZA http://annapurnapost.com/news/171315 http://annapurnapost.com/news/168117 https://clickmandu.com/2020/09/131903.html?fbclid=IwAR1G7EZq5Dho97wOT8bix87kKNSH4 wpmpjyFmIFaQkv3ZDMjIdC8BEQtAsM https://nepallive.com/story/233302 https://madhyanhadaily.com/post/18819 https://nepallive.com/story/233648 https://clickmandu.com/2020/12/139300.html https://madhyanhadaily.com/post/18999 https://rojgarmanch.com/nrn/2020/12/18733/ https://rojgarmanch.com/employment/2020/12/19109/ https://rojgarmanch.com/employment/2020/12/19498/

FWLD and legal consortium’s consultation meeting on necessity of ratification of International Convention on Protection of Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families on 17 December: https://newspolar.com/news/detail/154944/ https://www.ratopati.com/story/159392/2020/12/17/aprawasi-

AATWIN’s media sharing program of their media analysis conducted on 16 December: https://gorkhapatraonline.com/society/2020-12-16- 28451?fbclid=IwAR2ygq7gLOO6gc6hdNyWrLsk7oMPmemBAbr5iLjxqR7e3YuclgtUYpbV1bg

Annex 11: Case Story

Orientation for Ward representatives in Sudurpaschim province on TIP and their roles to counter it. Photo Credit: NEEDS Nepal

BELAURI’S COUNTER jurisdictions. However, since local governments have the mandate to initiate policies and TRAFFICKING COMMITTEE programs, Hamro Samman identified the PAVING THE PATH FOR OTHER opportunity for mainstreaming human trafficking LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN issues in the priority local governments (LGs) by sensitizing them on human trafficking as well as SUDURPASCHIM on their mandate to counter it. With this objective,

Hamro Samman has been carrying out Belauri Municipality is situated in the Kanchanpur orientations for the LG representatives of 36 district of Nepal’s Sudurpashchim Province. Belauri municipalities in the 10 priority districts in three shares its westernmost boundary with India where provinces on the conceptual clarity of TIP, its it has one legal transit point for cross-border importance in their local context along with clarity movement between the two countries. As a result on legal provisions and mandated roles and of the official transit point as well as the several responsibilities of LG in countering human illegal crossing points along the open border with trafficking. India, Belauri is frequented by people from other districts looking to cross the porous border, thus Hamro Samman conducted a two-day workshop making it vulnerable to human trafficking. As per for the local government representatives of four the Kanchanpur district police, 13, 13 and six cases local governments, including Belauri, with of human trafficking were registered in the last technical support from Swatantrata Abhiyan Nepal three fiscal years respectively in the district. Labor and coordination support from the National migration is a common source of livelihood among Environment and Equity Development Society locals of the municipality. The municipality (NEEDS) Nepal in November 2019. The registered 1,300 labor migrants who returned orientation helped to enhance the representatives’ during the pandemic. understanding of TIP, especially in Belauri’s local

context, and of their role in countering the Like Belauri, many municipalities in the province problem. This capacity building session enabled have high labor migration, especially to India. Both the LG to draft an appropriate workplan to counter geographic and socioeconomic factors can be seen human trafficking through local awareness, data as drivers of human migration and even incidences collection, policy and programs to counter TIP, of trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in the province. The and a referral mechanism as well as by drafting pandemic has heightened the vulnerabilities of guidelines for the Local Committee for Countering already vulnerable populations to the risks of Human Trafficking (LCCHT). human trafficking in many municipalities like Belauri in Sudurpaschim province and across other provinces in Nepal. From orientation to action Following the orientation and its resulting workplan, several follow-up consultations were Strengthening local governments’ carried out by Hamro Samman team and partner capacity to counter trafficking NEEDS Nepal to provide technical support and Although local government structures have been expedite the drafting and finalizing of the LCCHT given more powers in the new federal system, Guidelines for Belauri Municipality. The draft was there is still ambiguity regarding mandates and refined with the support of legal experts and was

lxi presented by the municipality to the Municipal socioeconomic context. Ghodaghodi, Beldandi and Board, which approved and endorsed the LCCHT Punarvas used the guidelines as a reference to Formation and Mobilization Guidelines. Following refine and endorse their own, thereby formalizing the endorsement, the first formal LCCHT in the their existing loose committees. Joshipur and province with endorsed guidelines was formed in Godawari adapted the Belauri’s Guidelines, Belauri with financial and technical support from endorsed it and formed LCCHTs. Bhimdatt and Hamro Samman on September 29, 2020. Tikapur also adapted the guidelines and respective Municipal Boards have endorsed their LCCHT The Mayor of Belauri, Mr. Poti Lal Chaudhary, will guidelines. Dhangadhi has also used Belauri’s lead the 15-member committee as the reference and finalized the guidelines and are in chairperson. The committee comprises the process of endorsement. representation from women, Dalits, Agriculture, and members of Health, Education, Social “It is our honor that we have paved the way for other Development, and other relevant government LGs as a benchmark,” the Mayor of Belauri said. departments as well as the Nepal Police. The Furthermore, he shared that Belauri has been committee also includes the municipality’s implementing several awareness activities since the employment coordinator, members of the Judicial LCCHT formation and has set up a hot line number Committee, representatives of relevant CSOs, and complaint addressal system. private sector representation from the Chamber of Commerce, and one nominated member to voice Strengthening government framework the concerns of survivors and at-risk communities. and community response to TIP Up until the end of 2020, a total of eight District Jayanti Chaudhary was nominated to voice at risk Commitees for Countering Human Trafficking and survivor voices. Jayanti, 23, received Hamro (CCHT), 22 LCCHTs and 52 ward-level CCHTs have Samman’s Leadership for Change (LfC) training been formed in the Hamro Samman priority districts and has been working as a CTIP Champion in her of Kathmandu, Nuwakot, Banke, Bardiya, community. Jayanti shared that knowledge and Kapilvastu, Kanchanpur, Kailali, Makwanpur and skills gained at the training will be extremely useful Sindhupalchowk (in Lumbini, Sudurpashchim and in her role as CCHT member, and said, “My role Bagmati provinces). Altogether, 82 such committees will be to assist in formulating policies for the have been successfully formed to strengthen the affected and to coordinate and cooperate in the government framework to counter human trafficking programs carried out by the committee.” in the priority local governments.

“AT FIRST WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH Eight LCCHTs in Kanchanpur, Kailali, Sindhuchowk, KNOWLEDGE ON THE ISSUE. AFTER THE Nuwakot, Makawanpur, Banke, and Bardiya districts ORIENTATION WE GOT TO KNOW ABOUT have nominated members to represent survivor and LCCHT GUIDELINES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF at-risk individuals’ voices for their committees, of THE COMMITTEE.” – Poti Lal Chaudhary, Mayor which seven of the nominated members are also of Belauri Municipality Hamro Samman LfC training participants like Jayanti. Belauri’s success paves the way for other CCHTs in the province Hamro Samman and its partner organizations Maiti After the Belauri LCCHT formation, Hamro Nepal, NEEDS Nepal, Shakti Samuha and Shanti Samman requested the municipality’s consent to Foundation have provided technical support and use its guidelines as a reference for other local coordination assistance to facilitate the formations of governments that Hamro Samman is working with these committees. in Sudurpaschim province. The Belauri Guidelines were shared during Hamro Samman’s orientations Coordinated efforts through local-level trainings for on TIP with LG representatives from eight Hamro government representatives, advocacy, and Samman working LGs of Dhangadhi, Godawari, awareness activities by LfC participants and partner Joshipur, and Ghodaghodi in Kailali district, and CSOs along with capacity development plans for Punarbas, Beldandi, and Bhimdatt in Kanchanpur LGs to strengthen government response to TIP will district. The Beluari Guidelines helped expedite the all contribute to help mainstream the issue of human process in these LGs as they had a reference of trafficking and strengthen counter-trafficking guidelines for a LG with shared geographic and capacity among all stakeholders sustainably.

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Annex 12: Updates on Implementation of Action Plan in Response to Recommendations from the Mid-Term Evaluation Recommendations Status Devolve primary program design and decision- HS’s organogram and DCOP’s TOR have been taking to HS Nepal team; restore the DCOP role revised reflecting her role as manager of the as manager of the three HS objectives lead three HS objectives. staff; ensure staff assignments and responsibilities maximize use of their skills and Data specialist and GESI specialist are knowledge; and position the WI home office to onboarded and already contributing to HS support and guide HS team decision makers. interventions.

Hiring of Program Implementation Manager, L&G manager and Senior CTIP Technical Advisor are under process. Promote synergies between HS program staff The preliminary needs and gaps have been and program partners by encouraging HS staff identified by the partner organizations through to offer their technical leadership to encourage several field visits and meetings. Hamro transformation of partner leadership and Samman team is planning to have a one-day management thinking. workshop with partner’s senior management team to identify needs and gaps and define strategies and approaches on how to address those gaps through enhancing partner’s technical and management leadership.

Hamro Samman will provide technical support and guidance based on the workshop recommendations. This workshop will be held within the next quarter. Focus HS Annual Progress Reports on analysis Approved AWP includes content focusing on of the progress towards systems transformation plans and progress towards systems and improved lives of survivors and exploited transformation analyzing achievements in foreign laborers in line with the GON-led targeted results and progress on indicators. systems-based approach to CTIP in the HS COP has prepared a Management and development hypothesis. Leadership Action Plan that will support implementation of AWP, strengthening program implementation.

Target SSF grants at CSOs in working districts Provincial CSOs have been brought on-board to strengthen local community capacities to and have begun implementing project activities address CTIP in their immediate environments to strengthen capacities of local governments and for the at-risk populations in their and supporting the formation of LCCHTs. Ward communities. level trainings are in progress. Secure a JACA to provide advisory support to Ministry of Federal Affairs and General MOFAGA to elaborate comprehensive CTIP Administration, MoFAGA, is accredited with the capacity in the roles and responsibilities of sub- role of coordination, cooperation, facilitation, federal jurisdictions; generate internal and monitoring and evaluation of activities understanding with HS and partners on undertaken by local governments and as well as governance issues to ensure integration of regulation and management of civil service in federalism in all project objectives. the country.

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Also, MOWCSC is a prime ministry responsible to counter trafficking in persons and HS’s PAG is chaired by Joint Secretary of MOWCSC. MoFAGA is represented as a PAG member. Thus, in the fourth year of the project, it will not be appropriate to create new relationships with new ministries. MOWCSC will cover HS project and it may not be the right time to create new partnerships.

Shift the HS advocacy focus from federal level HS in collaboration with SAN (advocacy partner) policy to sub-federal interventions; ensure GESI developed an advocacy framework on Human integration within federal and sub-federal Trafficking, Foreign Employment and systems and activities; increase focus on the Entertainment Sector at National, Provincial, governance perspective within HS for civic and Local levels. engagement in political processes at subnational level. HS GESI specialist will review the framework and integrate GESI in consultation with SAN and other CSO partners. This framework will be rolled out by HS partners by the end of the next quarter. Advocate for the GON to accept the VCMS as HS team is planning to have an inclusive the standard data platform for GON shelters discussion with MOWCSC on VCMS and share supporting survivors of TIP and foreign labor the use of VCMS in GON shelters in the next exploitation. quarter. Track structural and behavioural changes being In this quarter, Ministry of Social Development realized by CSOs that go beyond indicators and developed and endorsed a Guideline for a share the information to promote cross learning Provincial Network on CTIP in Sudurpaschim with sub-federal level CSOs. Province, the first of its kind to counter TIP in the current federal set-up. The endorsement of the guideline comes after several consultations and interactions conducted by Hamro Samman and partners, SAN and National Environment and Equity Development Society (NEEDS). HS is encouraging similar learning in two other provinces.

Follow-through on implementing more private HS is implementing some of the concepts sector partnership concepts identified in FY 18 identified in the landscape assessment. For (see Appendix 9), provide training inputs to example, we are supporting private sector familiarize private sector partners with CSO partners. NBI will create and manage the sector terminology and management Responsible Business Alliance Nepal. Through approaches; facilitate development of shared the Innovation Challenge Grants, HS is planning value partners between private sector actors to implement a one stop solution digital and CSOs to improve the lives of survivors of information platform on safe migration and ICT- TIP and foreign labor exploitation and decrease backed job matching platform targeting vulnerability of at-risk populations; provide semi/non skilled workers in Nepal. research and other data to enable PSP and CSO partnerships to efficiently target their SAFAL partners completed mapping of cooperative inputs. employers’ landscape, outlining viable jobs, training areas, and opportunities for business setup. Prioritize partnering with CSOs, PSPs, HS is in a process of engaging more PSPs cooperatives and micro-credit finances at sub- through Public Private Partnership initiatives lxiv federal levels that are led and owned by women including micro finance institutions. This and marginalized groups, as well as those initiatives will engage and serve the interest of reaching out to LGBTQI, persons with disability all marginalized groups for economic and other marginalized communities. opportunity. Promote GESI integration and conscientization HS GESI specialist will identify the areas of within team as well as federal and sub-federal concerns regarding GESI integration and partners to align with USAID and GON policies develop a strategy and process for integrating and program design. GESI aspects to align with USAID and GON policies and program design by next quarter. Ensure that the M&E team regularly tracks M&E systems are collecting and tracking some transformations at individual, relations and GESI transformations. Review of the system structural levels across different interventions processes to adequately track the and inform for necessary adaptations; transformations with GESI specific indicators is incorporate GESI specific qualitative and planned to be made in collaboration with the quantitative indicators that track GESI GESI specialist and in consultation with project transformation, e.g. successes and barriers in team & partners. various power relations and within different structures and positive attitudinal changes More GESI related information will be collected resulting from training. through FGD, KII with survivors, community, and stakeholders for GESI transformation analysis and qualitative reporting.

Ensure that CSOs conducting LfC training In this quarter, 41 micro grants were provided to cooperate with the CSOs that nominated the LfC participants, who conducted 45 awareness participants to support and reinforce learning raising activities on TIP, GBV, and child and action of LfC participants and ensure marriage. delivery of micro-grants. Ensure that field coordinators support CSOs to HS team is continuously providing field lead and coordinate follow-up and reinforcement coordinators support to CSOs. However, HS of learning for local government training team will focus more in providing continuous participants through CCHTs. technical assistance and guidance in more proactive and pragmatic way.

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