Rebuilding Settlements with Communities

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1 Rebuilding Settlements with Communities A model for community led reconstruction Thecho and Machegaun Lumanti Support Group for Shelter May 27th, 2016

2 Destruction in the traditional settlements

3 Destruction in the traditional settlements

4 Destruction in the traditional settlements

5 Emergency Support to the Communities

6 Emergency Support to the Communities

7 Temporary Shelter Support

8 Reconstruction Plan Reconstruction Plan Dhaibung and Laharepauwa VDCs in Rasuwa Dalchoki VDC, Chapagaon, Siddipur and Thecho in Lalitpur Machhegaon in Kathmandu Chitlang in Makwanpur Total 1520 housing units reconstruction Total 300 housing units repairing and maintenance

9 Why Community Driven Reconstruction and Recovery Building better communities, not only the houses Ensuring all the affected families get necessary support to build their houses Work out on a common norms for managing land, safer building and future expansion Plan for integrated community development including infrastructure and heritage conservation Making reconstruction inclusive. Engagement of women at all the levels of reconstruction. Collective designing for the optimum use of the limited land other resources

10 Community Driven Reconstruction and Recovery Community Mapping -HH damage grade mapping -land issues mapping (ownership, plot size, informal swapping) -infrastructure issues mapping -brainstorming for solutions -policy recommendations -integrated settlement design Cluster Committees (CC) formation Selection Criteria set by CC Formation of Reconstruction management committee at Municipality level

11 Process Consultation meeting with Municipality, Ward Citizen forum and the community Participatory identification of the issues Capacity building, trainings for the CCs and community Formation of Cluster Committees at ward level (20 to 25 houses Formation of Reconstruction Management Committee at Municipality level Engage the local masons to work with the community for construction Implementation of the projects Better Communities Participatory Planning Exercise Continuous Monitoring of the Process, documentation of Experiences + Learning and Sharing Exchanges

12 Building better communities Formation of city level reconstruction committee Cluster managed reconstruction Work with municipality and NRA Resource Centres to formulate city / situation specific reconstruction norms Cooperatives to support in the management of finance Coordination with concerned authorities and stakeholders Collective process for acquiring land ownership certificates Advocate financial institutions, banks and cooperatives for easy loan

13 City level Reconstruction Management Committee REPRESENTATIVES OF DIFFERENT CLUSTERS BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MUNICIPALITY Reconstruction management Committee Cooperative for Financial management NRA Resource Center LUMANTI AS FACILITATOR / PLATFORM

14 Cluster Coordination Cluster of 2025 houses Cluster of 2025 houses Reconstruction Management Committee Cluster of 2025 houses Cluster of 2025 houses Cluster of 2025 houses

15 Focus Area Machhegaon, Chandragiri Municipality Thecho, Bajra Barahi Municipality

16 Machhegoan Damage grade Total Complete Partially No damage Damage Grade in Machhegaun 26% 15% 59% Complete Partially No damage

17 Participatory Planning in Machhegaon

18 Community exercises in Machhegaun Infrastructure Survey and Planning

19 Community exercises in Machhegaun Exercising the possibilities of land readjustment

20 Findings in Taukhel, Machhegoan Type of Existing Structure 24% 18% Adobe 14% Load bearing(mud mortar) Load bearing (Cement mortar) 44% Land Certificate in Taukhel 39% 61% Yes No

21 Mapping the cultural heritage

22 Consolidated PlanTaukhel, Machhegoan

23 Thecho Thecho Thecho Location Source: Google map Map of Nepal Source: Google map accessed on April 2016

24 Participatory Planning in Thecho

25 Community exercises in Thecho land and housing Mapping on damage categories, land titles, and land parcel by community

26 Finding of Community exercises in Thecho Type of Existing Structure 11% Load bearing With mud mortar 32% 57% Load bearing With cement mortar Damage Grade Frame Structure 29% 43% Complete Damage Partial Damage 28% land certificate 5% 26% 14% 56% Yes No Don't know Not shared No damage

27 Community exercises in Thecho Rain water Harvesting Survey and planning on rain water harvesting

28 Mapping the cultural heritage

29 Community exercises in Thecho Heritage Eco Walk Concept of Heritage Eco walk along forests, heritage spaces and agricultural land

30 Community exercises in Thecho Evacuation Areas Evacuation spaces inside and around the settlement

31 Key Issues identified by the communities Around 20-90% of the total numbers of plots are below the standard plot size. These plots cannot access the building permit process % of the households in the community do not have land title. Road Expansion project will affect most of the houses along the road will be fully and partially demolished. Accessing finance/loan! Cultural values, ritual need to be retained (courtyards, patis, temples, jatra routes)

32 Recommendations by the communities Construction through Clusters Categories of ground coverage as per plot size Regular access to registering land titles Simplify the process of land readjustment Support for infrastructure and open spaces Declaration of Heritage monument site Subsidy on people who construct in traditional style

33 Community Driven Process-Advantages Efficient survey (eg:185 households in a day in ward 5 at Thecho) Transparent (data with community) Public verification Participatory/community led Solutions from community (bottom-up) Community takes more owner ship & responsibility Simplified financial mechanism

34 Way forward Formation of CDRR guidelines

35 Better Community, Better Settlement Wa