Cash Coordination Group Kathmandu Monday, 24 July

Agenda (1) Update on activities – Kathmandu – Gorkha – Charikot – Chautara MPG activities mapping: results Cash policies mapping: results & way forward Cash information products calendar

Agenda (2) “Cash data management” – presentation by Google Disaster Corps “Migrants and remittances” – presentation by Assessments Unit AOB – Cash feasibility mapping: market monitoring – Cluster engagement: mapping – Core Group vs. CCG meetings – Cash for work: labour rates & harmonisation

Kathmandu update Data collection efforts continued: engagement and response remain limited Very partial picture of MPG activities Progress on collaboration with clusters – data already shared by Shelter and Early Recovery Planned engagement with Food Security District-level policies mapped out

Gorkha update CCG partners are in the process of signing the Letter of Agreement on MPGs Blanket coverage (required) But partners should be able to move onto the implementation

Charikot update CCG met with Chamber of Commerce to discuss labour rates Agreement reached by CCG to use the following CFW rates in Dolakha: – Unskilled: 500 NPR/day – Skilled: 630 NPR/day Group insurance for CFW activities (WFP only) – impact on other CFW partners Market monitoring ongoing ACTED becomes a co-chair of CCG

Chautara update (1) Attendees from 8 agencies; mix group Issues and Concerns raised 1. Templates on Market Monitoring, Cash Activity Mapping, and MPG Mapping were not trickled down to their agencies despite several communications sent from CCG Kathmandu Action: Templates were resent to CCG Chautara focal person: Kasaye Hagdu, OCHA and then to members 2. Some confusion on cash ‘technicalities’. Request to conduct basic orientation on Cash Transfer Programming to CCG Chautara members. Action: CCG will schedule basic orientations on CTP and will be offered to all CCGs and per request from agencies

3. Conflicting Cash for Work rates that affect agencies’ budgeting and planning Action: CCG in process of consolidating the various CFW rates in each district 4. Challenges on the MPG blanket versus targeting selection (Save the Children Case) Action: Members advised to make Risk Mitigation Planning and increase sensitization to beneficiaries Cash and Learning Partnership CaLP-Asia visit to Nepal Chautara update (2)

MPG activities mapping Input requested from 8 partners and Unicef Only 3 partners and Unicef responded Mapping done i) based on incomplete input ii) based on incomplete input and old data Why data is missing? How can OCHA CCG IM team help?

Cash policies mapping Mapping performed based on current information report changes to: and What does it mean for cash programming? Risks? Way forward?

Cash information products: calendar What products? – Cash feasibility, including: i) market functionality ii) access iii) financial service providers – MPG activity mapping – Clusters activity mapping – Cash policies mapping Data collection periods and deadlines (partners) Deadlines for data submission to CCG IM team Dates of publication for CCG IM products

Presentations Cash Data Management by Google Disaster Corps Migrants and Remittances by Assessments Unit

AOB Cash feasibility: i) market monitoring data missing ii) new deadline for MM? Overall cash programming mapping: i) raw data from Shelter Cluster obtained ii) new data from Early Recovery - when? iii) next cluster targeted: Food Security Labour rates – risks, mapping Core Group vs. CCG: next meetings