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Weekly Bulletin Housing Recovery and Reconstruction Platform, Nepal
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WEEKLY BULLETIN 15 January 2018
Dupcheswar-7, Shikhabesi, Nuwakot: the home owner has just completed retrofitting their stone and mud mortar masonry house. Retrofitting is a new technique in Dupcheswar Rural Municipality. The majority of the households
eligible for the retrofitting grant are more comfortable with constructing a new building.
Highlights
• 6 persons including NRA team died in a jeep crash in Sankhuwasabha on 14th Jan while heading for reconstruction related programme. (NRA news in Nepali, English news)
• NRA gives authorization of more than 1 billion to Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA), for relief distribution to flood victims (Nepali, Unofficial English Translation)
• NRA initiates relocation process for the earthquake beneficiaries living in the risk-prone settlement area in Sindhupalchowk ,(Unofficial English Translation)
• Architecture Sans Frontiers Nepal (ASF Nepal) Newsletter, December 2017
• Citizens Helpdesk, Sabal Samudaya Radio Program
• January 16th this week, is the 20th Earthquake Safety Day and will be marked in all 77 districts, Municipalities and many communities with various awareness and sharing events.
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National Nepal marking 20th edition of Earthquake Safety Day (ESD) on January 16th, 2018: A week-long program and activities will be held on this day commemorating the Great Nepal-Bihar Earthquake of 1934.The main purpose of marking this Day has been to re-affirm national commitment to enhance Earthquake Resilience of Nepali communities and to share and review past experiences & strategize further. The Day will be marked in all 77 districts, Municipalities and many communities with various awareness and sharing events. The committee endorsed the agenda for the ESD national meeting, the overall national programme of activities, and the slogan for the event. HRRP ‘Technical Session on the ‘Repair & Retrofit with Reconstruction Updates was held on Friday, 12th January 2018, at HRRP Head office. Representatives of around 15 POs attended the sharing session, with a total of near about 35 participants. Four technical sessions Repair and Retrofit Manual and Inspection Checklist from HRRP, Structure Manual and Inspection Checklist from JICA, UNOPS and Build Change Retrofit Program, from Build Change Reconstruction Updates from MoUD CL-PIU were presented during the session, for further information on the session contact: Narayan Marasini, National Technical Coordinator, HRRP, [email protected] Value of Construction materials go up unexpectedly, leaving reconstruction progress stalled: prices of necessary construction materials like steel (Dandi) and OPCI cement, used in the construction of the houses, has increased by 9 percent and 12 percent respectively. This puts beneficiaries who have received first tranche in a crunch, as NRA has stated a deadline for first tranche recipients, to finish the construction up to the plinth level. MoFALD/CLPIU Notice for change in the names of Rural Municipalities/ Municipalities and/or the headquarters, (Nepali, Unofficial English Translation) NRA gives spending authorization of more than NPR 1 billion to Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) for the relief distribution to flood victims (Nepali, Unofficial English Translation): The authorization was given to MOHA for the
UPDATES & REQUESTS
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distribution of NPRs 15,000 for house repair and NPRs 10,000 for the purchase of warm clothes, NPR 2000 for livelihood; a total of NPR 27000 for 41,626 September 2017 Flood affected households and beneficiaries as identified by the PDNA . The NRA is seeking POs who can support for the disbursement of this grant in coordination with DDRC. For more information , contact ‘NRA Flood Recovery and Reconstruction Program’ contact person , Mr. Parama Nanda Bhatta, Email : [email protected], Contact no: 9843715302 NRA initiates relocation process for the earthquake beneficiaries living in the risk-prone settlement area in Sindhupalchowk ,(Unofficial English Translation) according to NRA Executive Officer, Mr. Dhurba Prasad Sharma, land has been arranged to relocate 18 households from those villages like Gaati, which are at highest risk. The Government has given a grant of NPRs. 2 lakhs to the beneficiaries of the risky landowners to buy a land in a safe place. They have a provision of NPRs. 3 lakhs for construction of private housing. NRA Central Office requests local bodies to inform them on the official attendance of technical persons at the local level, (Nepali, Unofficial English translation): Request from NRA central office, to all related beneficiaries, to contact NRA’s direct landline at 01-4211482 or fax 01-42411473, regarding concerns about technicians especially, Engineers, Sub-Engineers or Asst. Sub-Engineers, in case the deployed technicians haven’t reached their concerned Rural Municipality or Municipality. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) scientists joining hands to curb Asia’s climate risks: experts say that sharing information across borders is crucial to save lives and ensure economic stability in Asia's Hindu Kush-Himalaya (HKH) region. MoFALD-CLPIU Enrolment Data, as of 14th January (Nepali and Unofficial English Translation): As of 14th January, the data now includes additional columns for the retrofitting grant; number of eligible households , number of households that have signed the grant agreement (1,394 (6%)), number of households that have received the first tranche (869 (3%)), and number of households that have received the second (and final) tranche. NRA 5W Reporting: to date 150 out of 154 (97%) POs have reported to the NRA 5W. If your organization is facing any issues reporting to the 5W, please contact Keshab Shrestha ([email protected])
Districts
Flood, fire victims to get subsidized loans to rebuild houses, run business: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has introduced working procedure to provide concessional credit to the flood victims of Saptari and fire victims of Bhojpur and Terhathum for construction of house and run businesses. 34 families, whose houses were gutted in the fire, will be able to borrow up to NPRs 2.5 million at two percent interest rates in urban areas and up to NPRs 1.5 million in other areas for the construction of residential house.
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A half day orientation on grievance management for local government officials was organized by NRA Dolakha in coordination with HRRP Dolakha: The orientation program highlighted on different ‘mechanisms to address grievances related to reconstruction and how to improve them’. All newly elected local authorities from Rural Municipalities and Municipalities, including NRA Secretary Mr. Madhusudan Adhikari, attended the event. The representatives from NRA addressed all the queries that were raised on the floor during the event.
The Challenges and alternative solution for the issues, regarding Budhi Gandaki Hydropower project: More than 45,000 Nepalis stand to be displaced in the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project, posing a big challenge to developers and the government. The premise for BGHEP rests upon a perceived need for storage projects to balance out run-of-river projects that currently dominate Nepal’s hydro portfolio. As per the expert opinion of Mr. Bishnu Sharma Nepal Devkota assistant professor of economics at University of Minnesota, and Nepal executive director of Waterplan Nepal Pvt Ltd, Kathmandu, cascade configurations could be used to operate a single power producer rather than several separate entities. They have also suggested, how the NEA could work towards, collaborating with foreign investors for the cascade development, but maintain the lead in operation and management. Dhanusa- Post flood recovery story of victims like Ramji Mukhiya and his family, who have lost not just their home in the floods but also their land and crops. With no home, no crops and the farmlands washed away by the waters, farmers have no option but to migrate. Read more about, how Floods in the Tarai repeatedly inundate villages, submerging villagers in poverty.
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Dhanusa, Flood Victims, Ramji Mukhiya and his wife, in front of the house that they have re-built four times. Build Back better, the Story of the impact of internal migration on low labour class workers like Raju B.K, of Bardia in Nepal; one of the thousands of laborers struggling to make ends meet living in temporary hollow concrete shells of buildings being constructed around Kathmandu city, who are having to survive on bare minimalistic each day, learn more about him and his family’s struggle daily to make ends meet.
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HRRP District Coordination Team KATHMANDU, Weekly District Report, 5 Jan - 11 Jan 2018
Ashrang-ward no 6, Lalitpur: The beneficiary of this load bearing, brick in cement mortar and CGI roofing structure,
has received all tranches. Supported by LWF with implementing partner ICDO.
HRRP District Coordination Team MAKWANPUR, Weekly District Report, 5 - 11 Jan 2018
Bagmati Rural Municipality, Makwanpur. House of Raj Kumar Rai’s house is made up of brick in cement mortar. It’s
an earthquake resistant building with one story and an attic. The total cost of the house is around 5.5 lakhs. The house is completed and the owner has received all three government housing grants.
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HRRP District Coordination Team SINDHUPALCHOK, Weekly District Report, 5 - 11 Jan 2018
Sangachok VDC-5 (N.P.-11), Sindhupalchok. Stone in mud mortar house. The house has been retrofitted by ARSOW-
N with technical support from Build Change and funding from World Vision. Overall, 35 houses in Sangachok are
targeted for retrofitting as a pilot project.
Requests for Partner Support Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)s, Webinar on, 'Beyond Water Point Mapping: Putting Data to Work for Improved Services’; happening on January 25th at 9AM – 10:30AM EST. The event will focus on improving the full utilization of online data sets for WASH data, especially on ‘“Harnessing Water Point Data to Improve Drinking Water Services” and the Applied Predictive Technologies (APT) used in their Data Dive of the Water Point Data Exchange (WPDx) dataset. Click here to register for the event. Shelter Cluster Winterisation Support Monitoring, Database as of 10th January: As per the information collected for Winterization support from 15 districts, the total number of items distributed so far are as follows:
• Total number of blankets distributed: 14,870 in 15 Terai district
• Total number of bed foams distributed: 14270 in 4 Terai districts
• Total number of tarpaulin distributed: 15,600 in 4 Terai districts
• Total number of solar lights distributed: 1,115 in 2 Terai districts
To avoid duplication, partners are requested to report their winterisation support activities to the Shelter Cluster using the reporting template, available here. Completed reports should be submitted [email protected].
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Launch of Safe Home Campaign Nepal,. "Safe Home Campaign - Nepal" was launched on 12th January 2018, amongst a press meet organized on the occasion of 20th Earthquake Safety Day - as collaborative initiative of Nepal Government, Ministry of Home Affairs, National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC), Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), NSET & various agencies & partners! This campaign is especially targeted to raise awareness among the youth and earthquake affected population. Campaign aims to collect various feedbacks and messages from all face book users regarding lessons from Gorkha Earthquake and commitment towards Build Back Better. Their official Hashtag is #SafeHomeNepal #20thESD Integrity Idol 2017, Nepal, announces its nominees for 2017 Awards, Integrity Idol is a global campaign run by citizens in search of honest government officials. World Banks, latest study on Child marriage in Nepal; shows, that; Nepal has the third highest rate of child marriage in Asia i.e., 37 percent of girls are married before 18, and 10 percent are married by 15. Read more on how ending child marriage would have a large positive effect on the educational attainment of girls and their children.
Government of Nepal NRA reconstruction progress of private housing as of 10th January 2018:
DOCUMENTS & PRODUCTS
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HRRP
Housing Reconstruction Progress Maps: based on MoUD CLPIU inspection data as of 5th January.
Partnership Agreement Signed between HH and GoN 1st Tranche Received Construction Started Compliance Rate – 2nd Tranche Compliance Rate – 3rd Tranche Construction Completed
Partners UNFPA Dashboard on data about Adolescence and youth in Nepal
UNFPA, chart of population distribution according to age, region and residence in Nepal
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Nepal Demographic Health Survey NDHS 2016: Key Findings: The 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) is designed to provide data for monitoring the population and health situation in Nepal. The objective of the survey is to provide up-to-date estimates of fertility levels and preferences, marriage, sexual activity, family planning methods, breastfeeding practices, nutrition, anemia, childhood and maternal mortality, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), women’s empowerment, domestic violence, and hypertension that can be used by program managers and policymakers to evaluate and improve existing programs. The Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH), is launching an Encyclopedia for Humanitarian Action, to analyse this diversity of “humanitarian languages”. This project aims to provide humanitarian practitioners with an analysis of how key terms in humanitarian action are divergently or commonly understood, used and operationalized across the humanitarian field. UN Environment Frontiers 2017, Report on Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern: The report covers six key emerging issues: the environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance, nanomaterials, marine protected areas and sustainable development, sand and dust storms, off-grid solar solutions, and environmental displacement. Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, WSSCC, and Global Sanitation Fund Programme in Nepal’s, independent study on ‘Sustainability of Open Defecation Free campaign in GSF supported Programme Districts, Nepal’ was launched in October 2010.The report investigates the sustainability of interventions. Sustainability of Open Defecation Free campaign in GSF supported programme districts. It was published under the guidance of the National Sanitation and Hygiene Coordination Committee (NSHCC), and the leadership of local governments while UN Habitat is executing the programme in 19 districts. Architecture Sans Frontiers Nepal (ASF Nepal) Newsletter, December 2017: the newsletter highlights on issues faced by economically backward communities like Danuwar and their inability to reconstruct post-Earthquake, due to financial insufficiency and in need of urgent support. Citizens Helpdesk, Sabal Samudaya Radio Program: is a radio program with a primary purpose to reach out to a larger community and raise awareness based on safer migration. It is broadcasted through local radio stations in 4 districts namely Nuwakot, Dhading, Sindhupalchowk and Kavre. It encompasses interviews, news and any developments on migration policies and bites and relevant stories extracted from the community meetings organized by frontline associates based in the above-mentioned districts. These programs are developed and played every fourth night, it is rebroadcasted every week. Milijuli Nepali, BBC Media Action, Episode 842: In this episode, the presenter Subash Karki spoke to NRA's CEO Yubaraj Bhusal as a follow up conversation of an interview conducted twice after he commenced his new role. During the interview, Mr. Bhusal talked about the deployment of engineers in every ward, settlement of the grievances filed by the people, government deadline to complete the housing up to DPC/plinth level, building houses as per the requirement which is not necessarily following one of the government housing models and providing the masonry training. The previous interviews were played to reflect on the work accomplished and commitment made by him which has not been fulfilled. The episode also includes queries and questions recorded by the earthquake affected people in the programme voice recording system.
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