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Did the Humanitarian Response to the Nepal Earthquake Ensure No One was Left Behind? A Case Study on the Experience of Marginalised Groups in Humanitarian Action (Save the Children 2016)

April 9, 2016

The report considers the success and the shortcomings of the Nepal earthquake response in meeting the particular needs of vulnerable and marginalised groups.  It focuses in particular on two components of the response that, based on consultations with communities and other actors, appear to have exacerbated the challenges faced by vulnerable and marginalised groups in accessing assistance: the identification and selection of beneficiaries (targeting); and the conduct of distributions, specifically, the lack of representation of vulnerable groups in decision-making bodies, and the often prohibitive distance that vulnerable individuals had to walk to distribution sites.

In conclusion, the report uses the experience of the earthquake response to highlight the fact that unless the particular needs and vulnerabilities of the most marginalised groups are addressed as part of a relief effort, then humanitarian crises – and humanitarian responses – can exacerbate and entrench social disadvantage, leaving already vulnerable people even further behind.

The report is based on focus group discussions with community members in five earthquake-affected districts, supplemented by interviews with village and community representatives, government authorities, UN and NGO staff at national and district level, and civil society representatives.  Altogether over 200 people were consulted during the course of the research. The report was written by Rebecca Barber, Humanitarian Policy Adviser of Save the Children Australia. It is the result of a collaborative effort that has benefited enormously from the interest, support and expertise of a large number of Save the Children staff in Nepal.

The report provides recommendations aimed at ensuring an equitable and inclusive reconstruction process in Nepal, and at ensuring that preparedness work undertaken in Nepal now enables a more inclusive and equitable disaster response in the future.

Ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit, it also calls upon donors and humanitarian agencies to make commitments towards more inclusive humanitarian action targeting vulnerable and marginalised groups.  In particular, it calls upon donors and humanitarian agencies to use the opportunity of the World Humanitarian Summit to:

  • Recommit to ensuring that every humanitarian response is based on an assessment and analysis of the needs and vulnerabilities of different groups, and is targeted to meet the needs and strengthen the capacities of the most vulnerable;
  • Commit to concrete initiatives aimed at more effectively involving affected communities, including vulnerable and marginalised groups, in humanitarian action;
  • commit to institutionalising the inclusion of national and local organisations in international humanitarian coordination structures.

(Source: 29 March 2016 ADRRN group email)

Filed Under: Case Studies, Humanitarian, Humanitarian Communications, Nepal Tagged With: Nepal Earthquake

Media development: An evaluation of five capacity-strengthening projects (BBC Media Action Research report 2016)

February 5, 2016

This research report articulates BBC Media Action’s evolving approach to capacity strengthening within the media development sector. It shares findings from the recent evaluation of five different capacity-strengthening interventions in Nigeria, Tanzania, Nepal and the Palestinian Territories.

Click here for full report.

Filed Under: [E] C4D Monitoring & Evaluation, Ethiopia, Media Development, Nepal, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Publications (published in print and/or online), Tanzania Tagged With: Capacity Development

Lessons Learned: Social Media Monitoring during Humanitarian Crises [Nepal earthquake] (ACAPS 2015)

October 18, 2015

Carried out in English and Nepali, and operating from 1 June to 27 August, social media monitoring was part of ACAPS support to the Nepal Earthquake Assessment Unit. Insights gained through social media (mainly Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr and blogs) and national media monitoring were intended to feed into the “Communication with Communities” (CwC) project. Issues of main interest were:  needs, concerns, developing trends and emerging risks among the effected population; and  conversations related to the quality and accessibility of aid.

This document summarises the experiences of the pilot social media monitoring project set up to following the 25 April earthquake in Nepal, and draws out key lessons learned and recommendations. It was informed by a lessons learned workshop in Nepal as well as interviews and email exchanges with members of the project and external recipients of project’s reports. Written by Timo Lüge, the lead consultant responsible for the project, this is not an independent evaluation of the project.

Filed Under: Case Studies, Humanitarian, Humanitarian Communications, Nepal, Publications (published in print and/or online), Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC), Social Media Tagged With: Earthquake, humanitarian, Nepal, Social Media

Open Mic Nepal project – tracking perception and rumours circulating on the ground among earthquake-affected communities.

September 3, 2015

By providing local media and outreach workers with facts, Open Mic aims to create a better understanding of the needs of the earthquake-affected communities and to debunk rumours before they can do any harm.

Open Mic Nepal is presented by Internews and #quakehelpdesk implemented by Accountability Lab and Local Interventions Group.

 

Filed Under: Humanitarian, Humanitarian Communications, Nepal Tagged With: Earthquake, humanitarian, Media

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