EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY PROJECT (EEP) - 2015/16 i SUMMARY REPORT F F l r a i e S p n e d C N s NEPAL l S i e nc rvice Cou FRIENDS SERVICE COUNCIL NEPAL (FSCN) In Partnership with: DCA EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY PROJECT (EEP) - 2015/16 iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Friends Service Council Nepal (FSCN) has been supporting the earthquake affected communities of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, immediately after the earthquake till date. In this span of one year, more than one hundred thousand people have been benefited through this project covering sectors like Relief support, WASH, Shelter support, Psychosocial support, Livelihood promotion and Disaster risk management. I would like to acknowledge all the field and office staffs for their marvelous contribution for the successful completion of our Earthquake Emergency Project (EEP). I would like to express my gratitude to our partners DanChurch Aid (DCA) and Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) for believing and choosing us as an implementing partner for this emergency support project. A special thanks to the entire DCA Humanitarian Support and EEP team for their encouragement, support and cooperation throughout the project. I would also like to thank the community people, different concerned stakeholders and local government agencies for their kind cooperation and support. I would like to convey my appreciation to all our staffs, board members and local volunteers of our project areas for providing their immense contribution for the successful completing of the project. Special thanks to Mrs. Santona Devkota K.C. for her valuable guidance and support in this project. Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Binaya Prakash Acharya and Mr. Manohar Karki for writing this report. Surya Bahadur Thapa Executive Chairperson Friends Service Council Nepal (FSCN) 26 April 2016. EARTHQUAKE iv EMERGENCY PROJECT (EEP) - 2015/16 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Immediately after the earthquake of 25 April 2015, FSCN in partnership with DCA started relief distribution in various areas of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts. With an aim to support people with integrated response and recovery programs, FSCN and DCA, along with other partners in Nepal, launched the Earthquake Emergency Project. First of all, I would like to thank our implementing partner FSCN for successful completion of this ambitious project. I am very impressed by the working modalities of FSCN because it enabled them to build a strong coordination with national and local government, various stakeholders, DMCs, DDRCs and other concerned line agencies for the effective implementation of this project in this short timeframe. Local youth mobilization was also an innovative approach adopted by FSCN for smooth running of the project. I am glad that FSCN was able to maintain good governance and transparency which are core principles of DCA, by means of proper documentation, publications, visibility and media coverage. I appreciate that FSCN is going to publish a summary report of this Earthquake Emergency Project in order to provide information to various stakeholders and to the general public about the project. I would like to convey my best wishes to the FSCN team and I hope that we will be getting the same high level of support and coordination for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the earthquake effected communities of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts in a more effective way in the days to come. David Smith, Regional Representative, DanChurchAid South Asia 26 April 2016 DCA EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY PROJECT (EEP) - 2015/16 v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is our great pleasure that we have successfully accomplished our 1st Act Appeal Project i.e. “Earthquake Emergency Project (EEP)” at Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts in partnership with FSCN who have always proved themselves as a militant team. I feel that DCA hasfound a fantastic partner to implement Earthquake Emergency Project at Lalitpur and Bhaktapur right from the 3rd day of April 25 earthquake. As a DCA Coordinator, for me,it was a great learning opportunity and indeed a very good experience to work in partnership with FSCN during this EEP. We have achieved amazing results from our programme together and I have been very much impressed by the commitment, dedication and ability of FSCN team. First of all, I would like to congratulate FSCN team for effective implementation and successful completion of this project. I would like to thank all the brilliant staffs and volunteers of FSCN who worked day and night for achieving optimum results and for providing maximum benefit for the earthquake affected communities. I would like to express my sincere gratitude towards my DCA colleagues’, the matic coordinators/officers, team leader/supervises, other senior advisers and all the supporters who have supported for the success of this project through their valuable contribution in their respective areas. I would also like to acknowledge FSCN for being able to develop a strong coordination and network with the government, local bodies, stakeholders, concerned line agencies and local political parties for the smooth operation of the project. Various strategies and modalities like local youth mobilization, formation of local friends help committee, collaboration with local government and non-government bodies which were adopted by FSCN for the project implementation considering the humanitarian strategy of DCA. I am really impressed with board of FSCN and would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the entire board, management, staff and community stakeholders for their full cooperation with DCA team throughout the project. Especially, Executive Chair person of FSCN, Surya Bahadur Thapa’s dedication and passion towards his work and his wonderful leadership in this project has brought our partnership into a next level. Excited, since this summary report is one of the valuable treasure and production of our partnership. Appreciate Binaya Acharya, Manohar Karki and team of FSCN who worked to prepare and publish this project summary report which is a compiled information of all the major activities conducted by FSCN in partnership with DCA. Definitely, I think this will be an effective means ofverification and information to all and I hope this will also serve as a way forward document to other humanitarian actors in coming days as well. I wish the organization all the best for their future endeavors. SantonaDevkota K.C Project Coordinator – Bhaktapur & Lalitpur DanChurchAid South Asia 26 April 2016 DCA EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY PROJECT (EEP) - 2015/16 vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Friends Service Council Nepal (FSCN) is a non-profit • Hygiene kits were distributed to 1874 households. making national level non-government organization • Various school and community based hygiene working for socio-economic development, disaster risk promotion activities were conducted benefiting 13,336 management, WASH, livelihood support, good governance individuals. and human rights in Nepal since 1991. Immediately after • Cash top-up support of NRs. 10,000 was distributed the devastating earthquake of 25 April 2015, FSCN in to 3694 households who received NRs. 15,000 from partnership with DCA and NCA has been implementing government for temporary shelter construction. various programs for the earthquake affected communities • Winterization kits were distributed to 402 families. of Bhaktapur and Lalitpur districts. From the third day • 6 multi-purpose venues were established for providing after the disaster, FSCN started distributing relief materials psychosocial support and conducting various which included food baskets (as per WFP standard) and community level activities. drinking water through trucking with the support from • Numerous programs and events were conducted to DCA. Apart from these, FSCN distributed CGI sheets and provide community based psychosocial support to the food basket with the support from World Jewish Relief people of earthquake affected communities benefiting (WJR) and non-conditional cash support in partnership 10,307 individuals. with Helpage international Nepal, for the earthquake • Cash top-up support of NRs. 13,000 for livelihood affected senior citizens in order to fulfill their immediate promotion was provided to 400 selected households. requirements at the time of emergency. • Livelihood skill promotion training was provided to 317 people. Soon after the earthquake, a project named “Earthquake • 4 Disaster Management Committees (DMCs) were Emergency Project (EEP)” was launched by FSCN in formed and 2 other existing DMCs were strengthened partnership with DCA/ NCA in Laitpur and Bhaktapur by providing trainings. districts. Though Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts are • Community based disaster management trainings were adjoining to the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu city, but our conducted at selected communities benefiting 897 response experience showed that the most remote and most individuals. vulnerable people affected by the earthquake were present Altogether 100,891 people were benefited from this project. in many areas of these two districts. The project was divided “Friends Help Group” were formed by FSCN for the into three phases: Relief support, Emergency response and identification of the most vulnerable groups, support for Recovery. project implementation and monitoring, local coordination and networking with the concerned stakeholders and The main achievements of Earthquake Emergency Project mobilization of the community people. The Friends Help are as follows: Group comprised of members of Ward Citizen Forum, • Food baskets (as per WFP