Key Findings
In may 2016, the Inter-Agency Common Feedback Project collected feedback from communities (2100 respondents) across 14 earthquake affected districts on food security and livelihood related issues.
Livelihood recovery has been a subject of increased focus, as the earthquake response has shifted over the past several months into the longer term recovery phase. The importance of qualitative feedback measures, including partner feedback mechanisms. In this survey 67% of respondents reported having concerns cited by respondents included lack of skills and shortage of work opportunities. It was also found that disadvantaged groups were more likely to have concerns related to their livelihoods.
Skills development was a priority identified by communities. Of those who have concerns about their livelihood (67%) 41% identified lack of skills as one of the top two concerns. Similarly, of those who expressed they were unable to meet their daily food needs, "new skills" was the top identified requirement (48%) indicating a strong desire to be self-sufficient.
Communities expressed a similar lack of preparedness for the upcoming monsoon season (59%) as they did mid-way through last monsoon season in the CFP's first perceptions survey of July 2015 (60%). The primary barrier to being prepared was unsafe shelter (89%) and the main reason respondents have been unable to prepare was a lack of financial resources (92%). This is closely related to the delays in housing reconstruction, which also continued to be raised by communities through qualitative feedback channels as a priority concern.
Recommendations
Consult with communities to understand their recovery ambitions and skills development needs, and support self-recovery by supporting them in the development of those skills, or the identification of training opportunities.
Scale up outreach to communities to ensure they understand planned monsoon preparedness activities, as well as resources and services available to them. This should include targeted outreach in high-risk areas prone to landslides and flooding.