USAID/NEPAL FLOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT #6 JANUARY 2010 – MARCH 2010

The program was initially implemented in 24 districts but received a cost and 10-month time extension from USAID/Nepal on October 21, 2009, to expand program operations to regions affected by the 2008 floods. As a result, the program now operates in eight districts throughout the Terai region, including Sunsari in the Eastern region, Parsa, Bara, and Rautahat in the Central region, and Kanchanpur, Kailali, Bardiya, and Banke in the Mid/Far Western regions. The program works with flood-affected communities and NGOs throughout the Terai region to increase farmer productivity and income, rehabilitate and develop small-scale community infrastructure, improve awareness of sanitation, nutrition, and gender and protection issues, and strengthen local organizations by expanding participation among youth and vulnerable populations. The program is implemented by Fintrac Inc. in partnership with Nepal-based METCON Consultants and a diverse group of local and national-level NGOs and private contractors. The program has selected 76 village development committees (VDCs) for program support based on the severity of flood damage and current levels of vulnerability. Within each VDC, clusters of communities considered most affected have been prioritized for intervention. The program has established 49 detailed indicators, of which 47 have specifically established targets. The higher-level program indicators require that the program will assist 66,600 beneficiaries, build or rehabilitate 150 community structures and/or road infrastructure, train 8,100 clients under all program components, generate $820,000 in net sales for beneficiary farmers, create 135,000 person-days of temporary employment, and generate $367,000 in cost-share investments by communities, local governments, and other donors. During the reporting period from January 1, 2010, to March 31, 2010, the program achieved several milestones. Twelve community infrastructure projects were completed during the quarter, leaving only one left to complete. A total of 26,004 days of temporary employment were generated by infrastructure-building activities. Additionally, 10,784 beneficiaries received training across the program's five components. Individuals, communities, local governments, and other donors invested $37,086 in project activities during the quarter. The program's updated performance monitoring plan is attached as an annex to this report. The document and all other project publications are available to USAID through the password-protected USAID-NFRP intranet site: www.fintrac.com/nfrp. A public access website is accessible at www.usaid-nfrp.org. The program's current number of beneficiaries is 384,801, of which 374,017 have been assisted through the infrastructure component, 2,164 through the livelihoods and income generation (LIG) component, 3,061 through the sanitation, health, and nutrition (SHN) component, 2,436 through the organizational strengthening component, and 3,123 through the protecting women and children (PWC) component. The program's results for the reporting period include a 27% increase in household income among program participants compared to the control group. The program's market information system, which reports wholesale and retail prices from key Terai markets over radio station Kohalpur FM, has been established. Soil testing of nearly all demonstration sites in the original target zone has been conducted. The program's priorities for the next quarter include completing the remaining community infrastructure project, continuing training and capacity-building activities, and expanding the program's market information system. The program's management report highlights the project staffing, expenditures to date, and management issues. The report also includes annexes, including the performance monitoring plan and USAID-NFRP client distribution maps by region.