1. Aug 2009, Kathmandu
Surakshit Samudaya II
Building Disaster Resilient Communities, Nepal
DIPECHO Project Orientation
Workshop Report
ActionAid Nepal DIPECHO Project Publication
PROJECT AT A GLANCE
ActionAid DIPECHO Project in Nepal
Project Area: ActionAid has received funding As a lead to field
Banke from European Commission implementation, the project
Sunsari Humanitarian Aid department to orientation workshop for
Udayapur implement the 15 months ActionAid partners were held
DIPECHO project towards during 26-28 July 2009 in Hotel
Partner NGOs: contributing to strengthening Global, Chitwan. The project
BEE Group the Disaster Risk Reduction orientation camp is one of the
UPCA Nepal initiatives in Nepal. The project key preliminary activities of the
NP Nepal
is co-financed by Australian DIPECHO project, towards
Co-Action Nepal
Government through AusAid briefing the partners and the
and implemented by ActionAid team on the project framework,
Beneficiaries:
13,854 people in Nepal in partnership with developing working relations,
local NGOs. The project titled develop work plan, activity
Budget: Surakshit Samudaya II: Building charts and foresee constraints
Euro 377,095 disaster-resilient communities, that may affect project Planning process, underlining
Nepal aims to increase disaster execution. The orientation targets and expected results
Start Date: resilience of the target workshop included ActionAid
01 July 2009 communities. and its partners team members.
Duration:
15 months
For more details, contact:
ActionAid Nepal
Ph: 01-4436477
Fax: 01-4419718 Workshop Objective, outcome and methods
Objective of the workshop based early warning system. The Facilitators
detailed work plan for the
To orient the project team The workshop was facilitated by
project life is agreed upon and
SNAPSHOTS members on the overall project P. V. Krishnan (DIPECHO PM),
finalized, and participants
framework and develop Shyam Sunder Jnavaly (DIPECHO
understand each other, the
necessary implementation DPM), Ashok Raj Pokharel
project team members and are
measures so as to achieve the (DIPECHO PO), Shaurabh Sharma
geared up to deliver yet another
intended objects and results (DIPECHO FAO). Anup Gopal
great project
Phaiju, Practical Action and Dulu
Expected outcome
Workshop Methodology Raj Chimariya, Handicap
Participants will have detailed International also took sessions
understanding of the project, The project planning orientation on joint initiatives undertaking
rationale, implementation workshop was conducted by in the project. Suresh Thapa, PO,
method and monitoring/ applying various methodologies ERC/AAN and Pramod Jaiswal,
reporting mechanisms. They will including lecture, anticipatory PO, WRC/AAN also provided
also have basic understanding of group discussion, presentation, inputs regarding resource center
mainstreaming disability within and question/answering, game, coordination and field
DRR function; basic documentary show and monitoring methods.
understanding of community interactive planning sessions.

2. Surakshit Samudaya II: Building Disaster Resilient Communities, Nepal
Participants
There were 32 participants from ActionAid and its local implementation partners, covering
all the key project team members. Members from Practical Action and Handicap
International were also invited to interact with the ActionAid team members and plan
forward on community based early warning system and mainstreaming disability within
disaster risk reduction.
Ms. Shakuntala Subba, UPCA Mr. Deepak Acharya, Co-Action
Mr. Yash Prasad Subba, UPCA Mr. Bhaskar Aryal, Co-Action
Mr. Shivahari Khatiwada, UPCA Mr. Dolraj Neupane, Co-Action
Ms. Manmaya Niraula, UPCA Mr. Bishnu Hari Wagle, Co-Action
Session in Progress Ms. Khadaga Kumari Magar, UPCA Mr. Durga Nanda Chaudhary, NP
Mr. Khyam Bahadur Dahal, UPCA Mr. Arjun Kumar Katuwal, NP
We consider DRR to be the prime Mr. Alam Miya, UPCA
catalyst to sustainable Ms. Kamali Chaudhary, UPCA Mr. Dulu Raj Chimariya, HI
development. For Nepal, DR is not Ms. Rita Kumari Chaudhary, UPCA Mr. Anup Gopal Phaiju, PA
Mr. Suresh Kumar Yadav, UPCA Mr. Suresh Thapa, AAN/ERC
just an option, but an essential
Ms. Ranjana Kumari Yadav, UPCA Mr. Pramod Jaiswal, AAN/WRC
pre-requisite.
Mr. Gopal Nath Yogi, BEE Group Mr. P.V. Krishnan, AAN/DIPECHO
Mr. Dillu Ram Ghimire, BEE Group Mr. Shyam S. Jnavaly, AAN/DIPECHO
Mr. Ram Niwas Yadv, BEE Group Mr. Ashok Raj Pokharel, AAN/DIPECHO
Mr. Makbool Mukeri, BEE Group Ms. Pratima Shrestha, AAN/DIPECHO
www.dipechonepal.com Ms. Preety Sharma, BEE Group Mr. Shaurabh Sharma, AAN/DIPECHO
(under revision) Mr. MB Rana, BEE Group Total participants - 32
Workshop procedure and outcome
The workshop followed a very structured warning system were discussed. Future security situation as well as hindrances by
agenda so as to achieve the objectives. The collaborative efforts with Practical Action possible hazards, particularly monsoon
sessions were divided logically so as to and Handicap International were agreed. floods. The workshop discussed and
provide optimal inputs to the team The monitoring mechanism and reporting agreed in detail the monitoring
members on objective, results, activities system was introduced. mechanisms, outlining role of ActionAid
and work plan. resource centers and the DIPECHO team in
The orientation workshop achieved its ActionAid country office.
The detailed activities and budget along objective of orienting all the DIPECHO
with the project objectives, milestones, team members, from within ActionAid as
results and indicators of project well as its implementing partners to clearly
achievement were discussed in detail. The understand the project framework. The
project’s contribution to AAN long term workshop also achieved setting the
development program was also implementation plan, giving sufficient
highlighted. Mechanism to mainstreaming buffer time for each and every activity so
PWDs in DRR, and community based early as to withstand any pressure due to critical
Attentive participants from Partner NGOs