Disaster Relief Report 02 July 2015 | Contact Info | Childreach Nepal | Bakhundole Lalitpur | P.O Box 374 | +977 1 5520374 | [email protected] | www.childreachnp.org | Reg No. 31616 Childreach Nepal’s relief and recovery operation following the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Contents Earthquake, The Aftermath 3 Organisation Profile 4 Childreach Nepal’s Response 4 Statistics 6 The Current Situation 7 Sonam’s Story 9 Strategic Partners 10 Getting Children Back to School 11 Implementing Partners 13 Transparency 14 Financial Transparency 16 Acknowledgements 20 Thank You 21 Earthquake 3 the aftermath Over 8,800 people were killed Across Nepal Sindupalchowk 3531 505,745 houses were destroyed Kathmandu 1222 Nuwakot 1103 279,339 houses were badly damaged Dhading 676 Rasuwa 597 Gorakha 449 In Sindhupalchowk Bhaktapur 333 59% of people have lost their homes Kavre 318 Lalitpur 179 500 schools were destroyed or damaged Dolakha 175 Ramechhap 41 170,614 people have been severely affected t 11.56am local time on 25 April 2015, a Incidences of trafficking are likely to increase 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, following the earthquake, based on experience from devastating 14 of Nepal’s 75 districts. previous disasters, according to the Global Protection The destruction of this initial earthquake Cluster. was extensive, however, a second 7.3 Amagnitude earthquake struck on 12th May 2015 As one of the worst affected rural districts, many at 12.35pm local time, triggering mass panic and families in Sindupalchowk have lost all of their worsening the situation for children and their belongings and are at risk of believing that they are families. More buildings were destroyed, causing sending their children to a better life when in fact, severe injuries and leading to more fatalities. they could be sending them to brothels or into labour via the trafficking networks which are targeting vul- The Sindhupalchowk District, which has been nerable families. devastated by the earthquakes, has one of the highest rates of trafficking in the country. The risk of child trafficking is made worse by the lack of educational facilities for children in the The district is a marginalised area where women aftermath of the earthquake. When children are not and children are vulnerable to trafficking, driven by attending school, they are much more likely to be factors such as poverty, gender discrimination and unaccompanied and are more open to the idea of lack of livelihood opportunities, according to the leaving their communities in search of a better life UNs On-Site Operations Coordination Centre. and an education. 4 Organisation Profile hildreach Nepal has worked with communities in the Kathmandu, Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot, Kavrepalanchowk, Dolakha, and Bhaktapur Districts of Nepal, specialising in delivering education and Cchild protection programmes. Since we were founded in 2009 we have established a track record for making schools the centre of community development. This has included establishing health centres to function from within schools, giving children and their families access to medical care in rural areas, and encouraging parents and community members to visit schools and participate in their children’s education. Through our My School, My Voice programme, Childreach Nepal engages directly with hundreds of children every year, initiating and mobilising child clubs to identify local issues and providing children with platforms to hold duty bearers to account at local and national forums. Childreach Nepal strongly believes that in order to unlock the potential of Nepal’s children they must have access to education, health care, protection and most importantly an opportunity for meaningful participation. Childreach Nepal uses a holistic approach where children are not objects of development, but active agents of change in their own lives. Childreach Nepal is part of the Childreach International network of child rights organisations, which also works in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Morocco, Tanzania and the UK. Childreach Nepal’s Response Childreach Nepal designed a phased response to the disaster. Here we have outlined the four phases. Phase 1: Emergency Relief Bhote Namlang, Dubachour, Gunsakot, Ichok, Childreach Nepal responded immediately when Jyamire, Kyul, Lagarche, Mahankal, Melamchi, the earthquake hit on 25th April, sourcing Sindhukot, Sipaphokari, Talamarang, Thangpalchap materials locally and mobilising resources and Thanpalkot. internationally to get lifesaving supplies to rural communities in the Sindhupalchowk District on In the two months after the earthquake Childreach motorbikes. Nepal reached an estimated 2,512 households. This is equivalent to around 10,852 people considering that By partnering with the military base at Melamchi, the national census gives an average of 4.32 people per Global Shapers, Young Global Leaders and skilled household. medical volunteers, Childreach Nepal were able to utilise staff’s local expertise of the area and were The Childreach Nepal team completed needs the first organisation to reach many of the people in assessments to monitor the situation for children in the following 18 Village Development the district to inform short and long-term plans. The Committees (VDCs) within the Sindhupalchowk emergency relief efforts in Phase 1 of the response District: Banskharka, Bansbari, Baruwa, Bhotang, continued for four weeks (until 23rd May 2015). Childreach Nepal’s 5 Response Phase 2: Establishing Temporary Learning Centres Working with teachers: Rapid needs assessments highlighted that Education in the aftermath of an Temporary Learning Centres could not be mobilised emergency such as an earthquake is essential effectively unless accommodation was provided for because it provides a safe space for children and is a key teachers to ensure they were able to consistently vehicle for communicating messages about attend and manage the centres. Therefore, Childreach the risks of trafficking, preventable diseases, Nepal distributed 36 small tents, 25 safari tents nutrition, hygiene and other lifesaving topics. After and 51 solar lamps with solar panels to 29 schools the earthquake, the risks of trafficking and in the area, enabling teachers to stay on site and child abuse were high in the Sindhupalchok effectively manage the centres. Childreach Nepal, in District, meaning a fast response to their safety was partnership with Disaster Psychiatry Outreach, then essential. Childreach Nepal responded by quickly conducted training on post-disaster counselling, establishing Temporary Learning Centres for giving 35 teachers practical tools and guidance on children in the district. how to incorporate activities into their practice for tackling the trauma they and the children they are Construction of Temporary Learning Centres: teaching face. Childreach Nepal constructed the first Temporary Learning Centre in Sindupalchowk Distribution of educational resources: on Friday 15th May 2015 at Indreswari Higher Throughout the construction of Temporary Secondary School in Melamchi. The team worked Learning Centres, Childreach Nepal distributed 109 with local communities and utilised government boxes of stationery, 48 Early Childhood Development drawings to pilot the design, ensuring it was safe kits, 48 recreational educational resources, 1,000 for children and refining the construction before it raincoats, 125 plastic chairs, 59 durable footballs and was scaled and used in other areas of the district. 60 white boards, received via partners Global Shapers Kathmandu Hub, UNICEF Nepal and through Childreach Nepal then sourced and delivered donations, to the 24 Temporary Learning Centres. materials for the construction of Temporary Learning Centres to 24 sites, where the local community, along The schools’ teachers are responsible for the with the school authorities, took over the responsibility management of resources within the centres and of constructing and managing the centres. so far, they have been used to plan and implement Childreach Nepal supported the clearance of curriculum lessons as well as to facilitate trauma debris from destroyed school buildings, using counselling activities to support children through the bulldozers for five weeks to clear the sites and ensure grief, shock and trauma they are suffering. safe foundations for the new centres. As a result of this work, 134 classrooms within 24 Temporary Learning Centres were constructed. This allowed 4,020 (30 children per class) to return to a school environment, receive trauma counselling, and ensured that they were safe and supervised during the critical emergency relief phase. Due to the careful construction and design, the centres have ensured children have been protected during the repeated aftershocks. 27 Over 5 14 Medical 50 3000 Goodwill Staff Doctors Volunteers Volunteer Ambassadors Hours 6 Statistics We worked with 18 Village Development Committees 4,020 patients800 treated across eight children enrolled across our 24 medical camps Temporary Learning Centres 2,512 712 households reached. The equivalent boxes totaling 19,600kg of food of approximately 10,852 people distributed 2,550 100 tarpaulins and tents hygiene kits handed out distributed 2,020 45 Pieces of bamboo distributed for motorcycles mobilised to reach over reconstruction 50 remote villages for needs assessments and to deliver emergency supplies Blue: Village District Committees reached by Childreach Nepal Green: Melamchi, where we established our operational base Sindhupalchowk District 14 km