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PUBLISHER National Youth Alliance for Reconstruction(NYAR)

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Secretariat Youth Advocacy NepalAnamanagar, KathmanduWebsite: www.yan.org.np

Email: [email protected], Contact No: +977- 01-4770053

ReconstructionYouth in

Publisher National Youth Alliance for Reconstruction

(NYAR)

Publication : Youth in Reconstruction

Printed copies : 1000

First Edition : December 2015

Publisher : NYAR

Supported by :ActionAidNepal

Copyright@ NYAR

Printed by : Sky Press (01-4784283)Bijulibazzar, Kathmandu, Nepal

AIN ActionAidNepal

CA ConstituentAssembly

CMDRR CommunityManagedDisasterRiskReduction

DALA Damage and Loss Assessment

DYAR Districtyouthallianceforreconstruction

FEDWASUN FederationofDrinkingWaterandSanatitionUsersNepal

HAMI HumanitarianAccountabilityMonitoringInitiatives

MoU MemorandumofUnderstanding

MoYS Ministry of Youth and Sports

NPC NationalPlanningCommission

NYAR NationalYouthAllianceforReconstruction

PDNA Post Disaster Need assessment

TLC Temporary Learning Center

VDC VillageDevelopmentCommittee

YAN Youth Advocacy Nepal

ACRONYMS

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First of all, I am delighted to share fewwords in this first publication of National Youth Alliance forReconstruction (NYAR). Let me take this opportunity to introduce NYAR first. It is a loose networkconsistingof14youth-ledorganizationsthatcameintoexistenceafterpowerfulearthquakeonApril25andsubsequentaftershocksthatshookthecountryandcreatedhavoc.AccordingtoaPostDisasterNeedAssessment (PDNA), nearly 9,000 people lost their lives and around half million houses were completely destroyed, rendering millions of people homeless.

Themissionoftheallianceistoadvocatecommunityledreconstructionapproachbyenhancingleadershipof youth from local to central level.

Aftertheearthquake,theterm"reconstruction'becameabuzzwordthathasbeeninterpretedinmanywaysinvariousforums.Mainly,therearetwoschoolsofthoughttoanalyzereconstruction.Firstthoughtemphasizesthereconstructionofthedamageandlosssolelyfromphysicalpointofviewandfocusonphysical or infrastructural reconstruction of houses, roads, bridges, building of hospitals and schools,amongotherstructures.Onthecontrary,secondschoolofthoughtinterpretsthereconstructionnotonlyfromphysicalreconstructionpointofview,butalsofromeconomic,social,cultural,environmentalandpsychologicalaspects.Webelievethatthefirstoneisanarrowmindedanalysistowardsreconstruction.Thus,NYARchampionsthesecondschoolofthought.Apartfromthedefinitionofreconstruction,alsoacrucialquestioniswhoshouldleadthewholeprocess.

Inthisregard,NYARstronglybelievesthatlocalcommunityshouldleadthewholereconstructionprocess.Without the leadership and engagement of local community in the process, ownership as well as the sustainability of reconstruction cannot be fully ensured. Also, reconstruction does notmean bringingthe situationback to thepreviousone,but theefforts shouldaim tomakebetter thanpreviousone.Therefore,NYARadvocates theconceptofbuildingbackbetter. It is awell-known fact thatyouthhasbeenintoaforefrontlineofrescuing,reliefdistributionandrehabilitation.Hence,itisalsonecessarytocontinuetheirengagementthoroughoutthereconstruction(planning,implementationandmonitoring).

NYAR organized psycho social counseling targeting school students, supported to make temporarysheltersandtemporarylearningcenters,contributedtoclearthedebriscausedbyearthquakeindifferentearthquake-hitareas.Moreover,sinceitsinception,ithasbeenadvocatingcommunityledreconstructionapproachandyouthleadershipinthewholereconstruction.

Asmentionedearlier,NYARisaloosenetworkof14socialorganizations.WithoutsupportofthememberorganizationsandtheirleadersincludingChetNarayanRasaili,DeepakSoni,MotiLama,RajKumarUprety,BhimLama,BhaktiShah,DiwakarAryal,AnjanaShrestha,BikashThapa, SarojGiree, SonuGurungandBisheshAryal,thisinceptionwouldnothavebeenpossible.Similarly,Iamindebtedalsotoaround700volunteers’who are supportingNYAR’s activities. Sanjay Khadka, general secretary of YAN, and SagarGhimire,withoutwhomthiscompiledreportwouldnothavebeenpublishedintime,alsodeserveavoteofthanks.Finally,IamgratefultoBimalKumarPhnuyal,CountryDirectorofActionAidNepal,RajkumarTrikhatri,FormerERPManagerofActionAidNepalandShubhendraManShrestha,YouthandEducationCoordinator of ActionAidNepal, for theirmotivation to initiate and continuewith the reconstructionprocessaswellassupportingthispublication.

Narendra Khatiwada

Message from the convener

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Youth in Reconstruction

INTRODUCTION

NationalYouthAllianceforReconstruction(NYAR)isaloosenetworkof14youth-ledsocialorganizationsthatwasestablishedafterthepowerfulearthquakeof25April,2015.

Themissionoftheallianceistopromotecommunity-ledreconstructionapproachandyouthleadershipatmultiple levels.Since inception, ithasbeenfocusingonreliefdistribution, rehabilitationandrecon-struction.NYARstronglybelievesthatreconstructionisnotonlytherebuildingofphysicalinfrastructurebutalsothereconstructionofsocial,psychological,economic,culturalandpoliticalaspects.Further, itemphasizescommunityledrehabilitationandreconstructionstrategieswithmeaningfulparticipationandleadership of young people.

VISION

NYARenvisionsdemocratic,justandprosperoussocietywithdisasterresilientinfrastructures.

MISSION

Toinitiatepolicyadvocacyforcommunityledreconstruction,youthleadershipatmultiplelevelsandbuild-ingbackbetterthroughanempowermentofyoungpeopleandconcernedstakeholders.

GOAL

Toestablishcommunity-ledapproachandyouthleadershipforparticipatoryreconstruction.

OBJECTIVES

1. Toinitiatepublicdiscoursefromlocaltocentrallevelforcommunityledreconstructionap-proach,

2. Toenhancemeaningfulparticipationandleadershipofyoungpeopleinthewholereconstruc-tionprocess,

3. Tomonitorthereconstructionprocesstoensuretransparencyandaccountability.

ABOUT NYAR

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WORKING STRATEGIES

· InstitutionalStrengthening

· Capacity Building

· Lobby & Advocacy

· Networking,CoordinationandCollaboration

· Research,Documentation,PublicationandMediaMobilization

VALUES & PRINCIPLES

Community-ledapproachandlocalnessonreconstruction

Transparency and accountability

Youthleadershipforbuildingbackbetter

InclusiveParticipation

Youth Convergence

WORKING AREAS

Monitoringreconstructionworks

Saferhousingandhumansettlement

Communitymanageddisasterriskreduction(CMDRR)

Employment and Livelihood

Youth empowerment and leadership development

Message from the convener ................................................... v

About NYAR .......................................................................... vii

History of NYAR ......................................................................11

Partnership with MoYS ...........................................................11

Strengthening NYAR .............................................................. 12

Activities/ Support to survivors ............................................ 13

Capacity building .................................................................. 16

Advocacy and Lobby .............................................................. 17

Key Achievements ................................................................ 23

Conclusion ............................................................................. 23

Way Forward ......................................................................... 24

Annex i. Guidelines of NYAR .............................................................25

ii. List of NYAR member organization ................................... 27

iii. MoU with MoYS ............................................................... 28

iv. NYAR in Media ................................................................. 31

Table of contents

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1. History of NYARTheearthquakeon25thApril,2015wastheworstnaturaldisasterthatstruckNepalsince1934.Thequakeon25Aprilof7.8-magnitude,withepicenteratGorkha,Barpak,wasfollowedbymanyotherpowerfulaftershocks.Thesecondmajoraftershockthatoccurredon26thAprilwiththemagnitudeof6.8;andthefrequently ongoing aftershocks have deteriorated the already adverse situation. Nearly 9,000 peoplewerekilled,327weredisappeared,21,952wereinjured,500,715privatehousesweredestroyed,269,190houses were damaged, 4,231 government building were destroyed, 13,312 school buildings were fully destroyed,and5,010schoolbuildingwerepartiallydamaged.Likewise,375healthinstitutionswerefullyand648otherwerepartiallydamaged,54,411animalswerekilledandmanyeconomic,socio-culturalandhistorical monuments were damaged.1

Thethirdpowerfulaftershockof6.8magnitudeson12th May, 2015 with epicenter at Sunkhani, Dolakha further exasperated the situation. The aftershock seriously damagedmany structures of Dolakha andSindhupalchowk. The rescue and relief process that was about to be concluded was need to be restarted due to another jolt. The life style of people was about to return into normalcy. However, the powerful aftershockbroughtbackthepublic life intoagrindinghaltcoupledwithapanic-strickensituation.Theregular aftershocks not only createdmassive fear among the people, but also affected the relief andrehabilitationprocess.Therehasbeenasignificantnationalandinternationalresponsetothiscalamity.Yet, there is a huge challenge to address the woes of the people resulted from this big natural disaster.

Inthisemergencyperiod,valleybasedyouth-ledorganizationsheldameetingonthesecondday(April26)ofpowerfulearthquakeinabidtoresponseearthquake.ThemeetingdecidedtoformEarthquakeActionNepal,aloosenetworkofyouthorganizationsincludingYouthAdvocacyNepal(YAN).Themajorobjectiveofthenetworkwastocontributeforreliefoperations.Thenetworkdistributedreliefmaterialssuchastents,sanitary pads, soaps, water, blankets, food items (rice, pulses, sugar, biscuits etc.), medicines, pious(water purificationliquid)etc.tothesurvivorsofnineearthquake-hitdistrictsviz.Kathmandu,Bhaktapur,Lalitpur,Kavre, Sindupalchowk, Nuwakot, Sindhuli, Rasuwa and Dhading. The members of the network including YANdecidedtogoinadifferentwaysforcontributingtowardrehabilitationandreconstructionprocess.

Realizingtheimportanceandrequirementofaconcertedyoutheffortsreconstructionprocess,NationalYouthAllianceforReconstruction(NYAR)wasformedonMay26,2015withanobjectivetoenhancetheyouth leadership atmultiple levels. The alliance also aims to promote and contribute community ledreconstructionprocessaswellasmonitorthewholereconstructionprocess.ThealliancewasestablishedincloseconsultationwithActionAidNepal.

2. Partnership with MoYS2.1 MoU with MoYS

NYARsignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withMinistryofYouthandSports(MoYS)forthemobilizationofyouthvolunteersinearthquake-hitdistrictsonJune2,2015.TheobjectivesoftheMoUwastocontributeformakingtemporarysheltersandlearningcenters,clearingdebris,

1 See the preliminary report on the Nepal earthquake 2015 prepared by the Home Ministry

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raisingawarenessabouthealth,sanitationandhygieneandconductingpsycho-socialcounseling.Uponthesigningofthepact,NYARmobilized700youngvolunteerinearthquakeaffectedareas.In addition, NYAR has actively involved itself in the consultationmeetingwithMoYS regardingyouthparticipationinrecovery,rehabilitationandreconstructionprocess.

3. Strengthening NYAR3.1 Guideline of NYAR

In order tomake the alliancemore systematic, democratic and accountable, a basic guidelinewaspreparedfollowingaconsultativemeetingwiththeNYARmembersonMay31.Theguidelineencompassesobjectives,strategies,structures,thematiccommittees,functionsandresponsibilitiesetc.2

3.2 Steering Committee: Under the guidelines, a 14-member steering committee (central body) was formed through ameetingthatincludesarepresentativefromeachmemberorganizationofNYAR.

3.3 Formation of thematic committees. Basedon theNYAR guidelines, seven thematic committees viz Entrepreneurship and livelihoodCommittee, Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Committee, Accountability and TransparencyCommittee, Policy Discourse Committee, Education Reconstruction Committee, Housing andHuman Settlement Committee, Health Reconstruction Committee and Volunteer MobilizationCommitteewereformedonMay31.

3.4. Convener and secretariat arrangement:Undertheprovisionofguidelines,YouthAdvocacyNepal(YAN)hasbeenselectedasthesecretariatofNYARonMay28.Similarly,thesteeringcommitteehasselectedNarendraKhatiwada,presidentof Youth Advocacy Nepal (YAN), as the convener of NYAR on May 31.

2 See annex for the detail guideline

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3.5 Establishment of district youth alliance for reconstruction (DYAR):

InpartnershipwithActionAidNepalandfacilitationof“SaichhikNamunaGraminBikashKendra”,NYAR established eight local youth alliances in Kavre district. The local alliances were formed at Dwarpaleshor,MahakaliHigherSecondarySchool,Mahadevsthan,Jaisithok,Jyamdi,ChandeniandDeupurfromJune8to15,2015.Similarly,NYARalsofacilitatedtomakelocalyouthallianceforreconstructionatSindhupalchowk,Nuwakot,RasuwaandDolakha from5to8December2015.Theobjectiveof forming localyouthalliance for reconstructionwastopromotecommunity ledreconstructionapproachandenhanceyouthleadershipthroughactionsatlocallevels.

3.6 Consultation meetings:

Between July to December 2015, around a dozen of consultative meetings were organized indifferent time and places to frame concept, formulate and design plans and implement thoseactivitiescarriedoutbyNYAR.

4. Activities/support to survivors4.1 Debris clearance:

Throughvolunteermobilization, NYARclearedthedebriscausedbypowerfulearthquakeanditsaftershocksatAlapotonMay25,ChalanakhelonJune17andThapagaunonJuly17,2015.Theneedofthedebrisclearancewasfirstidentifiedbasedfollowinganeedassessmentbeforestartingitswork.Forexample,debrisatAlapotwasclearedbyNYAR'syouthvolunteersastherewereonlyoldpeoplelivingattentsincethefirstearthquake.Similarly,thedebriswasclearedatChalnakhelbecause the destroyed home belonged to blind people. Likewise, Thapagaun’s debris was cleared

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becausethehomewasoccupiedbyonlyhusbandandwifewithpregnancy.Inaddition,volunteers,whoconductedpsychosocialcounseling indifferentschools inKavre,alsoclearedthedebris inschools on the need basis. Around 300 youth volunteers were involved in the debris clearing tasks intheaftermathofthequake.

4.2 Supports to ActionAid Nepal:NYARhasbeensupportingActionAidNepalbymobilizingitsyouthvolunteersintheareasofreliefdistribution,psychosocial counseling,materialpackagingandmanymore.More than30youthvolunteerhavesupportedActionAidNepalinitsactivitiesaftertheearthquake.

4.3 Psycho-social counseling in schools:

NYAR conducted psycho-social counseling to the school students in order to minimize the trauma causedbyearthquake.NYARinpartnershipwithActionAidNepaland“SaichhikNamunaGraminBikashKendra” conductedpsycho social counseling indifferentnine schools (ShreeTarkeshworHigher Secondary School, Shree Duwarpaleshwor Lower Secondary School, Shree Mahakali Higher Secondary School, Shree Chandeni Secondary School, Shree Dedhithumka Lower Secondary School, ShreeIndrāwatiSecondarySchool,ShreeUmashahHigherSecondarySchool,ShreeMahangleshworPrimarySchool,ShreeMahadevPrimarySchool) indifferentvillagedistrict committee(VDC)ofKavre from8 to12 June.About2500Kavreschool studentswerebenefited fromthisprogram.Similarly,NYARconductedpsycho-socialcounselingindifferentschools(CreationAcademySchoolon 18 June, Kinder JoyMontessori School on 28 June, Kantipur English Boarding School on 6July, School of Sponge Learners on 10 July, Santowna School on 12 July) in Kathmandu. About1000studentswerebenefittedfromtheprogram.NYARalsoconductedpsychosocialcounseling

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indifferentschoolsofDolakha (NabinSecondarySchool,KalibhumePrimarySchool,TapkedadaLower Secondary School, Kamalamai Primary School) from July 15 to18. About 1000Dolakhaschoolstudentswerebenefitedfromtheprogram.Thetrainedfacilitatorshadusedgroupworksand various therapies like dance, song, jokes, drama, yoga and music as a means to provide the psycho-social counseling to the school students.

4.4 Building temporary learning center:

NYAR inpartnershipwithK&K internationalcollegecreated temporary learningcenter (TLC) forBalkumariPrimaryschoollocatedatLalitpurforaweekonJune9.Inaddition,TLCwasalsosetupatMahendraJyotiSchoolinKavre.Morethan50volunteershavesupportedtheinitiatives.

4.5 Health and sanitation: NYAR partnership with FEDWASUN conductedsanitation program atBalkumarionJune10.Ithelpedin cleaning the water sources thatwasfilledwithrubblesdueto the earthquakes. Likewise,NYARalsoconductedsanitationprogram at Yellow Gumbanear Swayambhu on June 15.Altogether,100youngvolunteerswereengagedinthehealthandsanitationworks.

4.6 Monitoring affected district: AteamoffivemembersfromNYARparticipatedinamonitoringteaminitiatedbyHumanitarianAccountabilityMonitoringInitiatives(HAMI)fromJune7to9,2015.ThealliancewasalsoapartofthemonitoringthestatusandeffectivenessofreliefdistributionatDolakha,Gorkha,Nuwakot,Rasuwa and Sindhupalchowk.

4.7 Child caring service at Yellow Gumba: Ateamof3volunteersfromNYARhaveservedincaringchildrenofearthquake-displacedfamiliesfromLangtang valley to YellowGumbanear to Swayambhu for amonth.Volunteers supported

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5. Capacity Building 5.1 Psycho-social counseling orientation:

NYARorganizedpsycho-socialorientation fromtrained facilitatorson June3atAnamnagar.Theobjectiveoforientationwastoequipyouthwithbasicknowledge,skillsandunderstandingaboutpsycho-socialcounselingsothattheycanimpartknowledge,skillsandexperiencetoothersinthe

them to minimize the trauma and boost confidence of the children by creating child-friendlyenvironmentwithdifferentmethods.

4.8 Data entry at Gorkha:GaneshDhamiandRamaBhattaraifrom NYAR helped in data entry of humanitarian and physical damages in collaboration withMinistryofHomeAffairsatGorkhaDistrict for a week on May 12. The objective of the program was tosort out all damages (both lives andphysical)ofGorkhadistrict.

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family,schoolandcommunity.Therewere56youngpeoplefromdiversebackgrounds.

Further, to enhance the capacity of young people associated with NYAR, around 30 young people were recommended to the trainingorganizedbyGlobalPlatform-a trainingcenterofActionAidNepal.

6 Advocacy and Lobby6.1 Dialogue and discussion

6.1.1 Life purpose and volunteerism NYARorganizedadiscussionentitled'Lifepurposeandvolunteerism'onJune26atCPSJ,Anamnagar.NYAR has invited Karina Finnegan, a citizen ofIreland and life coach (motivational speaker)by profession, as a resource-person for the discussion. 44 youths from diverse background participated in the discussion program whereKarina highlighted the purpose of life and source of happiness. She said that one of the most important things is to discover out oneself. 'Ifyou feel it’swrong,don't do that.Dowhat youfeelright'saidKarina.Sheconcludedherremarksbystatingthatweallshoulddaretodreamwithhope to achieve the dream comes true one day. "Volunteerism holds significant value in theworld. But its value is fading in the neo-liberalism society. Nepali youth should help in regaining the value of volunteerism through their activeinvolvementintheaftermathoftheearthquake,"added Karina. After the presentation, the floorwasopenedforopendiscussionwhereparticipantsactivelyparticipatedandraised/sharedtheirqueries,viewsandsuggestions.

6.1.2 Role of PDNA in reconstructionNYARorganizedaninteractionentitled'RoleofPDNAinNepalreconstruction'onJuly9atCPSJ,Anamnagar.TheresourcepersonoftheprogramwasSiromaniDhungana,researcheratNationalPlanning Commission. There were 53 youths participating in the interaction from diversebackgrounds. Stating that thepostdisasterneedassessment (PDNA) is themodifiedversionofdamage and loss assessment (DALA), Dhungana said that PDNA is the latest methodology which isreliableandhighlyacceptable intheworld. 'PDNAhas identifiedfoursectorsand23themes.There are mainly three steps in PDNA i.e. damage and loss identification, recovery need andimplementation.'saidDhungana.StatingthatPDNAkeepsinmindthatwhatisdesirableandwhatispossible,headded-PDNAisnotrigid, itcanbemodifiedontimeneedbasisandthus, inputsarereceivable.But itshouldprioritizethedevelopmentalstrategyofthecountry.Heconcluded

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his remarksbyurgingyouth foractiveparticipation in theprocessofNepal reconstruction.Thepresentationwas followedbyanopendiscussionwhereparticipantsput forward theirqueries,views,commentsandsuggestions.

6.2 Workshop 6.2.1 Meaningful youth participation in reconstructionYouthAdvocacyNepal(YAN),incoordinationwithMinistryofYouthandSports(MoYS),ActionAidNepal (AIN) and National Youth Alliance for Reconstruction (NYAR) and dozen other youth-ledorganizationsorganizedaworkshopentitled‘Youth’sMeaningfulParticipationinReconstruction’onAugust 13. The workshop, which was organized at Hotel Hardik in Baghbazar, Kathmandu, brought around80youthleadersfromdiversebackgroundtodiscussandexplore‘youthcivicengagement’intheprocessofthereconstructionthatthegovernmenthasputasitsforemostpriority.

Aworkingpaperentitled ‘TowardsaResilientNepal:ParticipationofYouths inPost-EarthquakeReconstruction’was presented byNational Planning Commission (NPC)memberDr Bimala RaiPoudyal. In her paper, NPC member Dr Poudyal highlighted the status of youths in Nepal, global youthculture,loss,effectsandimpactsofrecentdevastatingearthquake,findingofthePDNA,keyissuesofyouthandhowtoaddress,elementsofreconstruction,guidingprinciplesofearthquake,roleofyouthsandworksofNPCandareasofcollaboration,amongotherissues.Presentingthepaper,shesaidthatPDNAhasalreadyidentifiedyouthsascrediblestakeholdersforreconstructionand identifies a need to provide required skills in involving them for reconstruction. She alsoexpressed a commitment to ensure youth engagement in the reconstruction campaign. “Thereconstruction policy is being developed and it identifies engagement of youths as critical forsuccessofthereconstructionplans,”DrPaudyalsaid.“Thoughimportanceofyouthengagementinreconstructioniswellrecognizedinpoliciesandstrategiesofrecoveryandreconstruction,thereisstilllackofamorecomprehensivepolicyofengagingyouthswithclearroles,”sheadded.

ThepaperpresentationwasfollowedbythecommentsonthepaperbyActionAidNepal’s(AAN)Country Director Bimal Kumar Phnuyal.

“The reconstructionprocessandpolicydidnot come into the largerpublicdiscourse. It speaks

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abouttheshorttermreconstructiononly. Itfallsshortonidentifyingtherolesoftheyouthandothercommunitiesintheprocess,”hesaid.Healsoemphasizedontheneedsocialandculturalrebuildingalongwiththereconstructionprocess.“Thereconstructionofstructureisverymuchimportantintheaftermathoftheearthquake.Equallyimportantistherebuildingofthecommunitytoensuresocialandeconomicempowerment.Thereconstructionshouldbetheprocessforthedemocratictransformation,”addedPhunyal.

YouthleadersfromInterpartyyouthAlliancesaidthatthereconstructionprocessshouldengageandinvolveYouthintheprocessofthereconstruction.Theyalsounderlinedtheneedofpoliciestoutilizetheskillsandknowledgeofyouthsincludingthemigrantworkersinthereconstruction.

Gyan Raj Subedi, undersecretaryat MoYS, said that the ministry has formulated policies to facilitate mainstreaming the agenda of the youth.

Also speaking at the talk show, Constituent Assembly (CA) memberswarned that the reconstructioncampaign led by the government may not succeed if it fails to ensure meaningfulparticipationoftheyouthsin the whole process.

Sher BahadurTamang, CA member fromCPN-UML,saidthattheyouthrolesinrescueandrehabilitationintheimmediateaftermathof the earthquake is laudable. “Reconstruction now is not possible from the old, outdatedand conventional approach. Youth can give fresh perspectives which will ensure sustainablereconstruction,”headded.

BadriPandey,youthCAmemberfromNepaliCongress,echoedTamang.“Youthhaveacalibertobuildbackbetter.Ifthegovernmentdonotcollaborateandengageyouthsinthereconstruction,the reconstructionprocess is bound to fail,” said Badri Panday, youth CAmember fromNepaliCongress.

“However,thereisalsoaneedofskilledmanpowerinthereconstruction.Youthshouldbeprovidednecessaryskilltrainingtomeettheshortageofsuchhumanresources,”headded.Speaking at the closing session, YAN president, Narendra Khatiwada said that the youth haveremainedatthefrontline intherescueanddebrisclearance inthe immediateaftermathoftheearthquake.Healsosaidthatthegovernment’spolicyshouldbetoutilizetheyouth’sexperience,knowledge and experiences in the reconstruction process. “Youth should also be provided aleadership role in the reconstruction process if we want better, transparent and sustainableresults,”heconcluded.

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6.2.2 National reconstruction workshopNationalYouthAllianceforReconstruction(NYAR)incollaborationwithActionAidNepalorganized‘National Reconstruction Workshop’ on December 21 at Hotel Hardik, Baghbazar. About 80participants from diverse backgrounds attended the workshop where Jagat Deuja, senior landrights activist, presented his paper. Deuja stated that the reconstruction process should alsofocusedonproblemoflandlessandmarginalizedcommunity.‘Thediscourseshouldbefocusedonproviding targeted support for landless and marginalized groups especially sharecroppers, tenants and landless farmers’, said Deuja.

Focusing on the policy making, Nepali CongressleaderGaganThapaassertedthat the policy making and activismshould be blended. He urged the government to form high level disaster management authority to deal with any natural disasters and can work towards preventive measures regardingdisasters.Healsofocusedonscientifichousingandhumansettlement.

Speakingattheprogram,MemberofParliament(UML)BasundharaRokayastatedthatallpoliticalpartiesandcitizenshouldunite together for thereconstruction in real sense.AnotherMemberofParliament(UCPNMaoist)DhaniRamPoudelemphasizedonthesignificanceofactiveyouthparticipationinnationalreconstructionprocess.MahendraPoudel, jointsecretaryofministryofyouthandsports,focusedonthecollaborativeeffortbetweenyouthledorganizationandyouthministry.Focusingontheactiveyouthparticipationandyouth leadership,BimalKumarPhnuyal(CountryDirectorofActionaidNepal)assertedthatthereconstructionshouldbaseoncommunity

led approach. Stating that thereconstruction authority is onrapid process for enforcement, Honorable minister Bishwendra Paswan (Ministry of science, technology and environment), focused on active participationof youth in the process of reconstruction.

Therewere the participation of20youths fromfiveaffecteddistrictsviz.Nuwakot,Rasuwa,Kavre,DolakhaandSindhupalchok,where participants shared the post-earthquake situation of their respective district. NarendraKhatiwada,chairmanshipoftheprogramandconvenerofNYAR,statedthattheauthoritycouldnotcomeintoforceduetoeco-politicalgame.‘Thus,inordertomakethereconstructionprocesstransparent,weallyouthshouldbeactiveandalert’saidKhatiwada.

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6.3 RallyOntheoccasionofInternationalYouthDay2015,NYARinpartnershipwithMinistryofYouthandSports (MoYS), ActionAid Nepal, Youth Advocacy Nepal (YAN) and various youth organizationsorganizedagrandyouthrallyentitled"MeaningfulYouthparticipationinreconstructionMarch"on11August2015.Hundredsofyoungpeoplehaveexpressedcommitmenttowardslendinghelpinghandtothegovernmentonitsreconstructioncampaignintheaftermathoftherecentdevastatingearthquake.Around700youthparticipatedintherallywhichwasorganizedinthecapitaltoseeksolidarityandsupportoftheyounggenerationinthecountry'sreconstructiondrive.Therally thatbeganfromBhirkutimandapconcluded intoacornermeeting in theShantibatika,Ratnapak.Inthecornermeeting,RamhariKhatiwada,CAmemberfromNepalicongress,PrakashJwala,CAfromUML,AnitaPariyar,CAmemberfromUCPN(Maoist)andvariousyouthleadershaddelivered their speech.

"In line with the international themeof 'Youth Civic Engagement', as well asour national priority of reconstructionand recovery, we have organized this rally to seek the government's supportin engaging youth in the nationalreconstruction drive," said NarendraKhatiwada, coordinator of NYAR. "Webelieve that youth civic engagement in the reconstruction will ensure transparencyand success of such efforts," addedKhatiwada.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the rally, political leaders said that youngsters should beprovidedmeaningfulrolesandresponsibilitiesforrebuildingthecountryinabetterway."It'snowthe responsibility of the youth to erect back the structures crumbledby the earthquake," saidPrakashJwala,alawmakerandleaderofCPN-UML."Manyyoungpeopleareoutofthecountryforvarious reasons. The government should create an environment to encourage them to return and engagetheminthereconstructionprocess,"headded.

RamhariKhatiwada, a lawmaker fromNepali Congress, said that youthhave ideasand skills tomakebetterplansforthecountry'srebuildingprocess,andtheyshouldbeproperlychannelized.

6.4 Social Media NYARhascreateditsownFacebookpage,FacebookGroupanditsTwitteraccountthroughwhichithasbeendisseminatingtheinformationregardingtheseallianceactivities.Withinaveryshortperiod, more than 25,00-users have already liked its page and around 27 thousand people have signedupintothegroupofNYAR.MaximumutilizationofsocialmediahashelpedNYARtogainfoundationforreconstructionadvocacyandbuildsupportbaseamongotheraspiringyouthswhowanttojoinreconstructionefforts

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6.5 Suggestions and feedback collection on the first draft of new constitutionNYAR collected public feedbacks and suggestions on the first draft of new constitution atBhrikutimandapandBaneshoronJuly21and22.

Most of the youth providing feedback have demanded that a provision of a highlevelnationalyouthcommissionbeincludedinthenewconstitution.

Giving out their feedback to thepreliminary draft of the constitutionduring the 'One Youth, One Suggestioncampaign corresponding to the two-day public holiday announced by the government for the collection offeedback on the same, youngsters have opined that the formation of such acommission will help to empower and mainstream youth issues.

Thecampaignaimedatcollectingsuggestionsfromtheyouthtobeincludedinthenewconstitution.NarendraKhatiwada,coordinatorofNYAR,saidthattheyorganizedthefeedbackcollectionprogram

to facilitate youth to have their say in the newconstitution.“TheConstituentAssembly(CA) isorganizing feedbackcollectionacrossthe country. Everyone might not be able to make it to the designated place to give their feedback. We organized this program so that wecan solicit youth's viewsand collectivelysubmit them to the CA secretariat," saidKhatiwada, explaining the purpose behindorganizing the campaign.

Other than the provision for the commission, youth have also provided made a remark on

issuesconcerningthegovernancesystem,federalstructure,andelectionandcitizenshiprights.Around100 young volunteers fromNYARhad actively engaged to collect the suggestions frompublic.

6.6 Strategic Planning Meeting heldNYARconducteditsstrategicplanningmeetingonDecember21andDecember22atitssecretariatinAnamnagar.Dr.PadmaPrasadKhatiwada,anexpertonproject implementationandplanning,helpedstrategicplanningasafacilitator.NYARmembersparticipatedinthestrategicplanning.The

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meetingformulatedastrategyoftheallianceforcomingthreeyears.Performedactivities,lessonlearned, SWOT analysis and VMGOof the alliancewere critically analyzed during the planningprocess.

7 Key achievements of NYAR

Thealliancebrought14variousyouthorganizationsintoacommonplatform,Local youth alliances for reconstruction have been set up at different five districts ( Kavre,

Sindupalchowk, Dolakha, Rasuwa and Nuwakot),WorkingrelationshipandcollaborationwithMinistryofYouthandSports (MoYS),civilsociety

organizationsandaffectedcommunitieshasbeenstrengthened,Morethan4,000schoolchildrenhavebenefitedthroughpsychosocialcounseling,Criticaldiscoursesamongthestakeholdersregardingcommunity ledreconstructionandyouth

leadershiphavebeeninitiated,Victims’familieshavebeensupportedbydebrisclearance,Suggestionsandfeedbacksregardingconstitutionhavebeenprovidedtoconcernedauthorities

as public responsibility,Morethan5,000peopleweresensitizedabout the importanceofmeaningfulparticipationof

youthinreconstructionprocessthroughmassrally,mediaandworkshops,Morethan50youngpeoplearepreparedtoadvocatecommunityledrecoveryandreconstruction

strategies,NYARhasestablisheditselfasacredibleallianceinthefieldofreconstructionandrecoveryfor

variousstakeholdersincludingNationalPlanningCommission,StrategicdocumentwithclearVMGOisprepared,Secretariathasbeenstrengthenedwithbasicofficeequipmentandhumanresources,Morethan500volunteershavesigneduptosupportNYARactivities.

8 ConclusionWithin a six-month period, NYAR has been able to establish itself as a youth network fromnationaltolocallevel,partnerofgovernmentandotherstakeholdersinadriveofreconstructionand a champion of holistic reconstruction campaign that prioritizes community ownership andinvolvementinthewholeprocess.Thealliancehasalreadysetupitsdemocraticstructure,efficient

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secretariatandprofessionalrelationshipwithvariousstakeholders,whichisnow,backedbyYANexperienceofworkingwithcommunitiesintheaftermathoftheearthquake,athree-yearstrategicplanningandagroupof500plusenergeticvolunteer.Thegovernmenthasrecentlyformedahigh-levelNational ReconstructionAuthority. The alliance is alsonow redirecting its activitiesundercommunityledreconstructionapproachandyouthleadershipdevelopmentthatnotonlysupportsthegovernmentcampaignofreconstruction,butalsoworktowardsmakingitmoreaccountable,sustainable and transparent in the process. Furthermore, the strategy has also mandated us to havepartnershipwithNationalPlanningCommission,NationalReconstructionAuthorityandlineministriesinreconstructionworks.

9 Ways Forward Toextendthelocalyouthalliancetoallearthquakeaffecteddistricts,TohavepartnershipwithNationalPlanningCommission,NationalReconstructionAuthorityand

line ministries,Topromotecriticaldiscourseoncommunityledreconstructionstrategiesandyouthleadershipat

multiplelevels,Tomonitorreconstructionactivitiesperformedbygovernment, INGOandNGOtomakethem

accountable and transparent,Policyadvocacythroughmediamobilizationinsupportofearthquakevictims,To enhance the knowledge and skills of young people about disaster preparedness,To promote livelihoods in the community level by engaging young people,To advocate disabled friendly infrastructure from local to center level,To enhance the capacity of its members and secretariat of NYAR,Tosensitizecommunitypeopleaboutdisasterresilientinfrastructuresincludinghousing,Toinitiatediscourseoncommunitymanageddisasterriskreduction(CMDRR)inthelocallevel.

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Annex iiList of organizations associated with NYAR

1. Youth Advocacy Nepal (YAN)2. SocialOrganizationforPovertyAlleviationNepal(SOPAN)3. Dalit Youth Alliance (DYA)4. ACTIVISTA5. SexualandGenderMinoritiesstudent'sForum(SGMSF)6. PositiveDevelopmentCommunicationCenter(PDCC)7. FOWARD8. Human social Service Nepal9. VisionaryYouthinitiativeNepal10. Youth Parliament Nepal11. HolisticDevelopmentNepal12. Youth Mission Nepal13. MainaBALBikashSamiti14. C-RED

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