Study of Poverty and Vulnerability Dhading, Gorkha, Nuwakot, Rasuwa

Aims today Situate this study in relation to DFID’s Reconstruction Programme Summarise the Requirements / Terms of Reference Note impact of local restructuring Provide guidance on UNOPS eSourcing system

DFID Post Earthquake Reconstruction Programme Follows on from £40m humanitarian & early recovery support, plus £30m ‘flex’ of existing programmes Total £73 million - incl. £5 towards GoN private housing grant Assisting government planning, financing priority reconstruction works, supporting coordination and capacity building “Building Back” plus “Building Back Better” 2016 - 2022

Through the major delivery partner, Investment in public & community infrastructure, and in economic recovery Leave No One Behind: Livelihood interventions, building government social protection systems, plus…? Technical assistance and capacity building

Building Back Better Not only meeting reconstruction needs But also ensuring the poorest are not left behind And creating a transformative impact for women and girls Across investment component AND specific Leave No One Behind component

DFID Reconstruction Field Office Contracted & supported through UNOPS Representation, Reporting, Liaison & Monitoring at district level Office in Dhading Besi Presence in four districts Regular field visits

From districts/VDCs to gaupalika… Purpose of district focus: concentration of intervention enables transformative impact Business Case says selection can be reviewed in light of need/provision analysis But, districts & VDCs void since both Reconstruction Business Case & these ToRs were drafted Now 4 districts = 41 nagarpalika/gaupalika in two provinces Comparison among new units important Split VDCs —> some difficulty in aggregating data from VDC to gaupalika Please address this in your application

From 61 VDCs + 1 municipality to 10 gaupalika and 2 municipalities An example of new map From 61 VDCs + 1 municipality to 10 gaupalika and 2 municipalities

The Vulnerability Study Information & analysis - including gender analysis - which is specific to the populations of the working area Relevant to reconstruction programming - who is being left behind from recovery and reconstruction? how do we “build back better”? How can your analysis shape this programme? Key recommendations

What do we need to understand? Pre-Earthquake patterns of vulnerability & exclusion Differential impact of 2015 Earthquakes Differential rates of recovery People likely to be left behind by standard reconstruction modalities Unaddressed/increased vulnerability + coping mechanisms Specific issues facing the most vulnerable people Gender analysis

Who is most vulnerable? Our Business Case identifies: female headed households, elderly people, disabled people Disadvantaged janajati groups in the working areas Remote communities Displaced and landslide-affected communities Other major issues - debt, food insecurity, protection

Content of the report District profiles - now taking gaupalika into account - incl. maps / visualisations that show where vulnerable populations live and how geography, vulnerability and access are linked Leave No One Behind analysis - with recommendations for targeted assistance Gender analysis - specific to the four districts

Scope No additional quantitive research expected or required DFID to provide guidance on sources plus a list of recommended key informants Qualitative field research to be conducted to explore issues & challenges facing groups identified through literature review and KIIs as vulnerable

Handover to UNOPS for eSourcing system guidance