Meeting Minutes
Nuwakot WASH Cluster Meeting
June 28, 2015
WSSDO, WASH Cluster, Save the Children, UNOCHA, Arche Nova, NRCS-Spanish Red
Cross, ENPHO, Samaritan’s Purse, ACF, ACDC-SUAAHARA, Suryadaya Samudaik
Club, Caritas Nepal, MSF, Community Forest Division, UN-Habitat.
ATTENDANCE
Introductions
Previous Action Points
Agency Weekly Updates
Dashboard Review
Review of Gaps in the Remote Areas & Focal Points.
Contingency Plan (WSSDO, ACF & OXFAM)
IDP Camps Updates
AOB
AGENDA
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
NEXT MEETING
WSSDO, July 12, 2015 (Sunday at 10.30am)
1. INTRODUCTIONS
AGENDA II.
Previous Action Points
Actions
Representative/s from DWAS Committee board members must be invited
and attend the WASH Cluster Meeting if possible for a better
programming (e.g. LDO & DEO)
All WASH partner agencies must finalize their Contingency Stocks for
Nuwakot.
WASH Cluster Partners to assess possibilities to coordinated water
quality testing.
Last week’s Action Points
ACF, OXFAM and WSSDO to finalize Nuwakot Contingency Plan
including Contingency Stocks.
All agencies to review capacity to expand to additional uncovered VDCs
WASH Cluster Partners to assess possibilities to coordinated water
quality testing
Agencies to have bilateral discussions to resolve focal point for
outstanding VDCs and advise Nicole of outcome to facilitate update of
forms.
Responsible
WSSDO, SP
Deadline
12 July
ACF, OXFAM
and WSSDO
ENPHO,
OXFAM, SP &
ACF
Responsible
ACF, OXFAM
and WSSDO
All agencies
12 July
ENPHO,
OXFAM, SP &
ACF
SC,
SP,
UNICEF,
OXFAM
28 June
Status
12 July
Deadline
28 June
URGENT
28 June
Status
Partly
achieved
Partly
achieved
Partly
achieved
Partly
achieved
AGENDA III: Weekly WASH Cluster Partner Updates
Updates/
discussions
WSSDO
– Supplied 145 temporary latrines received from DWSS.
– Provided materials for repair and maintenance of 46 water schemes out of 48.
– Collected additional data of 330 damaged water systems but doesn’t have the capacity to
provide all with necessary materials for the repair.
– Planning to continue the repair and maintenance of water supply schemes.
UN-Habitat
– Have a long term plan to campaign for ODF staring on the 1st week of July in 37 VDCs & 1
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Municipality (Bidur) in coordination with Suryadaya Samajik Club, DECON Nepal, NRCS,
STAR Nepal.
Caritas Nepal
– Distributed wash kits in Barsumchet VDC to 133 HH.
– Plan to distribute 400 wash kits in 2 VDCs Gerkhu and Duipipal
UNOCHA
– Just arrived and will be working for an information management and cluster coordination of
the whole district.
ENPHO
– Working in 4 VDCs. Thanapati, Chaturale, Ganesthan and Sunkhani
– Completed Emergency Rapid WASH assessment, total larine damage and water schemes.
– Distributed Hygiene kits in Thanapati and Chaturale 250 in each VDCs.
– Completed bacteriological water test for 30 water samples from working VDCs.
– Planning to:
1. Start Hygiene promotion in the latest of this week.
2. Construct 300 latrines in Ganesthan and Sunkhani VDCs next month.
3. WASH in school next month.
4. Rehabilitate 10 water supply schemes in 2 VDCs Sunkhani and Ganesthan.
Save the Children
– Supporting 50 TLC on WASH needs.
– Assessments on need for toilets and water supply are ongoing.
– Planning to:
1. Support 50 latrines in school of program VDCs nextweek.
2. Provide semi structure toilet and drinking water system management in school and
health post.
3. Distribute hygiene kits to 450HH in Dangsing, 450HH in Gorsyang, 550HH in Taruka
and 350HH in Kumari in coordination with NRCS.
ACF
–
–
–
–
–
Activities ongoing in three VDCs (Suryamati, Kabilas and Chaughoda)
Water quality assessments completed on the covered VDCs.
Finished the water schemes repair in a Chakrawati school of Chaugadha VDC.
Assessment on need for latrines completed and identified 1200 beneficiaries for the
program so has plan to provide latrine pan and cement to each of the identified HH.
Planning to:
1. Provide 2 more latrines in the IDP Camp (Betrawathi 2) by the end of the week.
2. Purchased laboratory supplier and kept a proposal for unified laboratory for water test
with ENPHO & Mercy Corps.
Samaritans Purse
– Verified 3 out of 16 schools for the construction of latrines & handwashing stations on the 9
VDCs. 18 completed latrines & 4 handwashing stations. Thirteen more schools to verify.
– Started the delivery of materials to one school for the Water System Installation with sawyer
filters to the 16 schools.
– Coordinated with CCCM (Camp Coordination & Camp Management) and forwarded the
data on the assessment conducted in the 4 IDP Camps identified here in Bidur.
– Planning this week to:
1. Complete the above mentioned activities for all 16 schools.
2. Conduct hygiene promotion and hygiene kits distribution to the pupils in the 16 schools.
MSF
–
Planning to work on water supply, sanitation and hygiene in Trishuli Hospital. But as per DE
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advice, look for other institution coz Archenova is now working there for WASH concerns.
Archenova
– Continuing the repair tap stands & pipelines in Gerkhu.
NRCS/ Spanish Red Cross
– Constructed 56 latrines and 16 water drinking action.
– Distributed 2 tanks of capacity 3000L, 97 hygiene kits, 247 soaps, 50 Jerry cans, 224
water filter.
– Conducted a hygiene promotion to an estimated total number of 527 individual.
– Fifteen Latrine clearing fields done.
– Identified 5 places for latrine construction.
– Planning to:
1. Continue hygiene promotion activities.
2. Monitoring latrines activities are going on.
3. Distribute more jerry cans and hygiene kits.
4. Implement WASH in Schools.
Community Forest Foundation Center
– Planning to support in repair and maintenance of water system in Belkot ward-1,Madanpur
ward-8,Kakani ward-1 and Jilling ward-1. Hence, advice to coordinate with the focal point
Agency working in the area.
ACDC/ SUAAHARA
– Provided 36 flash board to each ward of Okharpauwa, Chahuthe and Kakani VDCs with
key messages of WASH.
– Completed the assessment on the following VDCs:
1. Chauthe, 865 HH with functional latrines and 51 HH latrines needs to be reconstructed.
2. Kharpauwa, 1075 HH with functional latrines and 700 HH latrines needs to be
reconstructed.
- Plan to set Hoarding board in Bidur Municipality.
AGENDA IV
Updates/
discussions
AGENDA V
Updates/
discussions
Dashboard Review
-
There were some concerns with regards to the numbers presented aligned to the Agency
working in some VDCs. Advised them to update their 4W report and send it to the Cluster
IMO: Dominik Koepple ([email protected]) or call at 9802039596 for
more information/ comments/ concerns.
Review of Gaps in the Remote Areas & Focal Points.
-
Presented the data provided by the WASH Cluster IMO and Siddhi Shrestha from UNICEF
after his conversation with DE regarding the uncovered and remote VDCs (to implement
WASH programs & be the focal agency),compared then clear up the gap by agreeing on
who is doing where with the agencies involve. (Please check the table below).
-
SP, Caritas Nepal & Save the children want’s to focus/ give priority more on the VDCs that
they are covering since then and possibly expand whenever their WASH projects is done.
-
SUAAHARA agreed to cover the 7 VDCs stated below for WASH and be the Focal Agency.
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VDCs
1.BALKUMARI
2.BARSUNCHET
3.GUANKHARKA
4.KHARANITAR
5.LIKHU
6.OKHARPAUWA
7.PANCHKANYA
8.RALUKADEVI
9.SAMUNDRATAR
10.SIKRE
11.SUNDRADEVI
12.TALAKHU
AGENDA VI
Updates/
discussions
Focal Agencies
Accdg. to WASH IMO Accdg. to DE & UNICEF
SUAAHARA
SP(not confirmed)
CARITAS NEPAL
SAVE THE CHILDREN
SUAAHARA
SUAAHARA
SUAAHARA
SP (not confirmed)
SUAAHARA
SUAAHARA
SUAAHARA
AGREED
SUAAHARA
SUAAHARA
SUAAHARA
SUAAHARA
SUAAHARA
SUAAHARA
SUAAHARA
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As presented in the table above, there are 5 remaining VDCs that no other agency want to
cover, namely:
1. BARSUNCHET
2. GUANKHARKA
3. PANCHKANYA
4. RALUKADEVI
5. SUNDRADEVI
-
Accdg. to Siddhi Shrestha from UNICEFsaying after his conversation with the DE on the 9th
day of June, “DECON (Deimos Engineering Consultancy) was selected to work with
UNICEF on Sanitation and hygiene promotion in the following VDC/ Municipality wherein no
agency working. “
1. Bungtang
2. Barsunchet
3. Kharanitar
4. Ralukadevi
5. Bidur Municipality- 1,2,6,8,9 (40% of HH)
-
No representative from the DECON is present to answer and clear the issue. Recommends
that a DECON representative should attend on the next WASH Cluster meetings.
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The WASH Cluster discussed VDCs with duplicate VDC Focal Point Agency and VDCs
with no VDC Focal Point Agency including hard to reach VDCs. The complete list of
updated Focal Point Agencies for Nuwakot can be found below.
Contingency Plan (WSSDO, ACF & OXFAM)
-
-
DE has no plan of making a contingency due to his busy schedule & other commitments.
Hence, he referred us to DRRC- not in the meeting.
OXFAM representative is not around also.
Accdg. to Mark from ACF, OXFAM initiated circulating the spreadsheet on WASH
Contingency stocks that per agencies should provide to present or see the additional needs
with national level if there is gaps. Still waiting for a new development.
National WASH Cluster support is recommended.
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AGENDA VII: WASH in IDP Camps in Nuwakot
Updates /
discussion
1.1.d.1 Site
Name
1.1.e.3
District
1.1.e.4 VDC
WASH
Focal Point
Agency
1.2.n.1 Is
WASH
support
being
provided at
the site ?
If yes who
provides the
service?
WASH coverage
ACF (6 latrines; looking
at water supply; access
to untreated spring; not
enough quantity)
Betrawati 1
Nuwakot
Gerkhu
Arche Nova
No
Betrawati 2
Nuwakot
Gerkhu
Arche Nova
Yes
UNICEF,
Oreak
Nepal
ACF (6 latrines; looking
at water supply; has
water system)
Santibazaar
Coloney
Nuwakot
Manakama
na
NRCS
Yes
Red Cross
Rasuwa
NRCS (WASH covered)
Golphu
Nuwakot
Betini
OXFAM
No
Rip Khadkatar
Samari
Vanjyang - 1
Taskar, Samari
Ward 4
Arukharka,
Thaprek Ward 3 & 4
Indreni Chaur
Colony/Pipaltar
Hattigauda
Partypane
Nuwakot
Kalyanpur
-
-
Nuwakot
Samari
OXFAM
No
Nuwakot
Samari
OXFAM
No
Nuwakot
Thaprek
OXFAM
No
OXFAM (Planning in next
7 days)
Nuwakot
Nuwakot
Nuwakot
Nuwakot
Bidur
Bidur
Bidur
Bidur
SP
SP
SP
SP
No
No
No
No
SP (Finalizing the plan)
SP (Finalizing the plan)
SP (Finalizing the plan)
SP (Finalizing the plan)
The complete file with
http://tinyurl.com/nepalDTM
all
assessed
camps
OXFAM (Planning in next
7 days)
NONE
OXFAM (Planning in next
7 days)
OXFAM (Planning in next
7 days)
can
be
found
under
following
link:
ANY OTHER BUSINESS (A.O.B)
Water testing
 ACF, ENPHO, SP & Mercy Corps are still finalizing the plan for the coordinated water quality
testing. Needs further discussion.
 ACF recommends a combined laboratory for NUWAKOT district.
HH Sanitation
 No strategy/ suggestions were brought out to scale up the coverage of HH beneficiaries. Most of
the agencies wanted to focus more on their targets before expanding & cover more
beneficiaries. Government/ National support is needed.
Vulnerable Communities
 To follow-up the English version of vulnerable communities from the DDRC from the WASH
Cluster Coordinator Western District.
Meeting Venue
 ACF donated a tent for a temporary re-enforcement of WSSDO office.
 NRCS to assess availability of alternative venue close to WSSDO office.
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VDC_NAME
Assessment
Population
Focal Agency
BagesworiChokade
Balkumari
Barsunchet
Belkot
Beteni
Bhadratar
Bhalche
Bidur N.P.
Budhasing
Bungtang
Charghare
Chaturale
Chaughada
Chauthe
Chhap
Dangsing
Deurali
Duipipal
Fikuri
Ganeshthan
Gaunkharka
Gerkhu
Ghyangphedi
Gorsyang
Jiling
Kabilas
Kakani
Kalikahalde
Kalyanpur
Kaule
KhadagBhanjyang
Kharanitar
KholegaunKhanigaun
Kintang
Kumari
Lachyang
Likhu
Madanpur
Mahakali
Manakamana
Narjamandap
Okharpauwa
B
A
A
B
A
B
A
B
B
B
B
B
B
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
A
B
A
A
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
A
A
A
A
B
A
B
B
B
4986
2486
426
7660
4372
3238
3488
26750
2945
2117
5419
3238
5480
3535
2085
2736
3656
7790
2873
3728
3180
6382
3100
3431
6286
4063
7320
3606
5722
2993
6166
1609
5330
1976
8672
4480
2462
8862
3524
3321
5335
7901
Samaritan's Purse
SUAAHARA
NONE
Samaritan's Purse
OXFAM/DEPROSC
MercyCorps
American Red Cross/NRCS
WSSDO
NRCS/UNICEF
Gorkha Welfare
NRCS/UNICEF
ENPHO/UNICEF
ACF
Save the children
From Sindupalcholk
NRCS/UNICEF + Save
Samaritan's Purse
NRCS/UNICEF
American Red Cross/NRCS
ENPHO/MercyCorps
NONE
Arche Nova
Arche Nova
NRCS/UNICEF + Save
NRCS/UNICEF
ACF
NRCS/UNICEF
American Red Cross/NRCS
Samaritan's Purse
American Red Cross/NRCS
OXFAM/DEPROSC
SUAAHARA
Samaritan's Purse
Samaritan's Purse
Save the children
American Red Cross/NRCS
SUAAHARA
OXFAM/DEPROSC
MercyCorps
American Red Cross/NRCS
American Red Cross/NRCS
SUAAHARA
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Panchkanya
Ralukadevi
Ratmate
Rautbesi
Salme
Samari
Samundradevi
Samundratar
Shikharbesi
Sikre
Sundaradevi
Sunkhani
Suryamati
Talakhu
Taruka
Thanapati
Thansing
Thaprek
Tupche
Urleni
B
A
B
A
A
A
B
B
A
A
A
B
B
A
A
B
B
B
B
A
2675
4563
3793
3437
2186
5304
3053
1997
3534
1582
2411
2449
3654
2976
5233
2831
6126
3942
5286
4014
NONE
NONE
NRCS/UNICEF
OXFAM/DEPROSC
American Red Cross/NRCS
OXFAM/DEPROSC
OXFAM/DEPROSC
SUAAHARA
Samaritan's Purse
SUAAHARA
NONE
ENPHO/MercyCorps
ACF
SUAAHARA
NRCS/UNICEF + Save
ENPHO/UNICEF
Samaritan's Purse
OXFAM/DEPROSC
Samaritan's Purse
American Redcross/NRCS
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