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

2. 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

3. 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”

4. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Handover to UNOPS for eSourcing system guidance