‘’Participation of Civil S ociety Groups’’ ‘ Gorkha Earthquake 2015’ Team Members

1. ‘’Participation of Civil Society Groups’’ ‘Gorkha Earthquake 2015’ Team Members MadhavDevkota, SujanGhimire, RajeshwariKhanalPrajwalTuladhar, MunnyPradhan and BinodKalauni Supported by - IDRC

2. Objective • To describe the involvement of social groups in relief activities • To understand their motives. • To identify the challenges faced by social groups

3. Methodology -Qualitative Study-KII, Group discussion

4. Methodology Contd..

5. Findings • Collection of items-individual, social network, other NGOs/INGOs

6. Findings Contd.. Prioritization of Distribution: • On the basis of affected Area • On systematic order- age, gender, differently able people • On the basis of contact persons- Political leaders, teachers, representatives from civil society • District disaster relief committee( DDRC). • Random drop- by helicopter -inaccessibility.

7. Reason of participation Findings Contd.. Reason of Participation NOTE: “39 organizations involved in relief distribution after the earthquake”.

8. Findings Contd… Challenges: • Geographical and Infrastructural Challenges • Institutional, Bureaucratic and Policy related Challenges • Social challenges • Gender Equity and Social Inclusion and other Social Construct • Child Vulnerability • Gender Role in Disaster

9. Findings Contd.. Migration - People from earthquake affected areas migrated to different places according to their economic levels. E.g.Kathmandu, Chitwan (esp. from Gorkha) District headquarter

10. Lessons Learned: • Effective and significant role played by civil groups during relief • Getting approval from the DDRC because of the One door policy is a major obstacle • Unreliable data /incomplete data and duplication of data at DDRC • Monitoring process should be prioritized. • Undue political pressure while distribution due to absence of local governance

11. Thank You!