earth quake area relief and support program grrf report 2015

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A Compile Report of

Green Relief and Rehabilitation Fund

(GRRF)

For

Earthquake Victim Peoples Relief and Support Program

September 2015


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Background

Green Relief and Rehabilitation Fund (GRRF) was established on 29th of April, 2015 in

Kathmandu, Nepal with the objective to address the immediate needs of local communities

in highly affected districts by the devastating earthquake of 25 April 2015 and its high

magnitude aftershocks. The organizations, which are working in the field of communityforestry, sustainable forest management and securing rights of local community in natural

resource management, are involved in GRRF consortium. Thirteen organizations are

engaged in this consortium. These are:

S.N. Organizations Responsiblemembers

Position

1 Federation of Community Forest Users'Nepal (FECOFUN)

Ganesh karki Chair person

2 Green Foundation Nepal (GFN) Ghan Shyam Pamdey Chair person

3 Global Alliance of Community Forest

(GACF)

Ghan Shyam Pamdey Coordinator

4 Forest Action, Nepal Krishna Paudel ExecutiveCoordinator

5 Community Based Forestry Supporter'sNetwork

Bhola Khatiwada Chair person

6 Himalayan Grassroots Women's Network(HIMWANTI) Nepal

Rama Ale Magar Chairperson

7 The Center for People and Forests-RECOFTC

Bishnu Hari Poudyal CountryCoordinator

8 Nepal Permaculture Group (NPG) Thakur Bhandari Chairperson

9 Association of Family and Farm ForestryNetwork (AFFON)

Jog Raj Giri Chairperson

10 Asmita, Nepal11 NRCTC Rameshwor Bohara Chairperson

12 NEFIN

13 Rastriya Dalit Network (RDN) Ganesh BK Chairperson

Regular meetings were carries out in every month and urgent meetings as per required.

Since its establishment, as per the decision of meetings, team of GRRF was engaged in

rescue, relief material distribution and temporary shelter built to those families who are

severely affected by earthquake in eight districts (i.e. Gorkha, Kavre, Shindhu, Makawanpur,

Dolakha, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur) of Nepal. About 4000 households were

received Tarpaulin (tents), Metrecs, Blanket and Mosquito net, etc. through GRRF.

Moreover, 13 temporary shelters were built and handed over to earthquake victim families.

On the other hand, the consortium team was also involved for fund raising. All the engaged

organizations itself deposited certain amount in this GRRF and Programme for the

Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) helped us to create online funding system so

that GRRF was able to generate fund to support earthquake victim communities. This fund is

mobilized through FECOFUN, GFN and other partner organization directly.

Major activi ties

Following major activities were done through GRRF:

1. Relief materials distribution


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2. Temporary shelter built and hand over to severely affected family

3. Fund raising

4. Regular meeting for learning sharing and planning for further activities and strategy

rehabilitation support

Output and Achievements

Achievements and output based on the activities are:

1. Relief materials distribution:

All together more than 3500 pieces

Tarpaulin (tents) including Metrecs,

Blanket and Mosquito net were

distributed in a complete set were

distributed to severely affected 4000

families of eight districts. The distributed

districts were Gorkha, Dolakha, Kavre,

Shindhu, Makawanpur, Kathmandu,

Bhaktapur and Lalitpur.

2. Temporary shelter built and hand over to

severely affected family:

Total thirteen temporary shelters were builtand handover to most affected families in

Lapsephedi VDC, ward no. 6 of Kathmandu

districts. This is the immediate support to have

temporary shelter and the local community

selected participants and the participants were

the most needy one household in the local

community.

3. Fund raising and expenditure for relief and rehabilitation:

Total Rs 5,630,461.6 were collected from GRRF consortium organizations including

the online donation through you caring with the help of PEFC International and

personal donation through bank deposit. Table 1 below showed the detail information

of income and table 2 is the expenditure.


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Table 1: Income status of GRRF

Source Organization Name Income (NRs)

C o n s

e r t u i m o

r g a n i z a t i o n s

FECOFUN 100,000.0

CoFSUN 50,000.0

HIMAWANTI 50,000.0

RECOFTC 100,000.0

NRCTC 50,000.0

Nepal Permaculture 55,555.0

Dalit Network 25,000.0

Forest Action 50,000.0

Green Foundation Nepal 50,000.0

GACF 50,000.0

ASHMITA 20,000.0

AFFON 20,000.0

Sub-total 620,555.0

I n t e r n a t i

o n a l CIFOR

661,759.2

RRI 2,757,329.9

Online source

Sub-total 3,419,089.0

B a n k

Green Foundation Nepal ( Fundreceived from PEFCInternational Council Rs9,43,807.73, Cocial Fund RotaryClub Germany Rs 3,99,451.60,

Foundation for Children withDisabilities Rs 1,98,869.12, DrSita Aryal 15,000 and MistlberGerlindermt Ra 33,689.14)

1,590,817.6

Sub-total 1,590,817.6

Grand total income (NRs) 5,630,461.6


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Table 2: Expenditure details of GRRF

Expenditure Total money (NRS)

Tents 3,737,580.0

Kammal 507,700.0

Meeting cost 29,986.0Fuel 10,000.0

Transportation 43,720.0

Food distribution 635,100.0

Provided to Anjana BK(FECOFUN )

25,000.0

House built 544,000.0

Total 5,533,086.0

4. Regular meeting for learning sharing and planning for further activities and strategy

rehabilitation support:

Numbers of meetings were conducted for review and

reflection of the work. The meeting also discussed

on what next agenda should be adopted for

rehabilitation program from the remaining money of

the fund. Need to continuous support to victim

communities, and rebuilding of school and health

post were discussed to utilize the remaining fund in

future. Moreover, dialogues in local and policy level to support the victim people through

forest sustainability and policy addresses are also the long-term strategy of GRRF

consortium.

5. Future Program:

The consortium discussed to help the earthquake resilient houses for the earthquake victim

peoples and support to school children and school building reconstruction in earthquake-

affected areas

6. Special Thanks:

The GRRF would like express the special thanks to PEFC International Council, You Caring,

RECOFTC, German Forest Owners Associations, Social Fund Rotary Club Germany,

Foundation for Children with Disabilities, Rights and Resources Initiatives, CIFO, Individualcontributors and donors, volunteers and all staff members of the consortium organizations.

Some Photo of the relief program


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