1. districts with 24 participants, Red Cross District volunteers; Indirect
• Support to develop the District Disaster Response Approximately 250,000 persons.
Committee to prepare disaster preparedness plan for all
3 program districts and development of 2 model VDC PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
disaster preparedness plan from all program area; and The program is being implemented jointly by the Nepal Red
• Support to strengthen the Emergency Operation Centre Cross Society (NRCS) and National Society for Earthquake
at NRCS National Headquarters. Technology-Nepal (NSET) through NRCS district chapters
Objective 3: Assist institutionalization of disaster • A National Program Steering Committee (NPSC)
safety concepts comprised of senior officials from NRCS and NSET
• Partnership and networking with key government and will continue to provide overall guidance, supervision
non-government institutions of education sector; and monitoring.
• Training course development and consolidation; • A District Level Program Steering Committee (DPSC)
• District and local level stakeholder meetings; will be formed under the NRCS DCs to provide overall
guidance, supervision and monitoring. Project engineer
• Orientation for districts level government officials and
of NSET shall be an active member of DPSC.
VDC secretary on Disaster Preparedness; and
• A Joint Curriculum Development Team (JCDT) of
• Information & knowledge dissemination and advocacy.
NRCS and NSET will continue to review, adapt, develop
EXPECTED OUTPUTS / BENEFICIARIES and finalize the training curricula as required.
• 323 risk reduction measures/ activities in schools and
communities;
• 400 teachers and management committee members and
3600 students trained in Disaster Preparedness;
• 1600 teachers, students and community members trained
in Light Search and Rescue and Basic First Aid; For further details:
• 55 schools prepare and implement Disaster Preparedness Mr. Pitambar Aryal
Plan and conduct annual drill; Director, Disaster Management Department
Nepal Red Cross Society Nepal Red Cross Society
• 550 households prepare Home Disaster Preparedness National Headquarters, Red Cross Marga, Kalimati
Plan; Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: 4273734, 4270650, Fax: 4284611, URL: www.nrcs.org
• 55 small scale mitigation works implemented;
• Students' conference at district and national level; and
• Central and district level government institutions and
other stakeholders actively engaged in the program Mr. Ranjan Dhungel
Project Engineer
Beneficiaries Direct National Society for Earthquake
Technology- Nepal (NSET)
Approximately 40,000 people (students, teachers and common Sainbu Bhainsepati Residential Area, Lalitpur, Nepal,
people) Tel: 5591000, Fax: 5592692
Email: nset@nset.org.np, URL: www.nset.org.np

2. BACKGROUND SCOPE OF PROGRAM course for all selected 25 new core schools of 3 districts;
National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) school teachers and students of selected schools
Three year program (Feb. 2011-Jan. 2014):
and Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) is implementing - Basic First Aid Training (FA), 4 day course, 55 trainings
• Awareness, training and disaster preparedness activities
Disaster Preparedness for Safer Schools in Nepal 2 (DPSS2) for all core program schools with 24 participants; teachers,
in 220 schools of 3 districts in Nepal
Program in the financial support from the American Red students and Red Cross volunteer of selected 550 schools
• Program Districts: Nuwakot, Bhaktapur, and Rasuwa
Cross (ARC) in Bhaktapur, Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts. - Light Search and Rescue Training (LSAR), 4 day course,
The program was first implemented during 2009- 2010 in KEY ACTIVITIES 10 trainings in 3 districts with 30 participants; teachers
two districts (Bhaktapur and Nuwakot). This program is the and Red Cross volunteers and community people of
Objective 1: Improve disaster safety of public
continuation of first phase adding one district. selected 55 schools
schools and communities
The program aims to aware, train and prepare schools and - Disaster Preparedness Planning/Vulnerability & Capacity
Training programs Assessment Training (DPP/VCA), 3 day course, 1 training
communities for disaster safety and institutionalizing safety
- School Based Disaster Preparedness Training of Trainers in each of 3 districts with 30 participants; teachers and
concepts. DPSS 2 program includes development and
(SBDPTOT), 5 day course, 4 training in 3 districts with students and community member of selected 55 schools
adaptation of training curricula on school based disaster
25 participants in each, 2 teachers from each program • Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness
preparedness, delivery of training courses, preparation and
coverage school Activities
implementation of school disaster preparedness plans,
disaster preparedness drills, household preparedness - Vulnerability and risk assessment in all 55 core
plan, model of VDC level preparedness plan, program schools;
district disaster preparedness plan, capacity building - Formation of Student Disaster Safety Clubs;
of local government/ technical staffs, community - Strengthening Junior/Youth Red Cross (J/YRC);
awareness and establishment of links between
- Preparing and implementing School Disaster
city/community preparedness plan and school
Preparedness and Response Plan;
preparedness plan. The second phase of the
program envisions implementation of disaster - Implementing of model mitigation works focused
preparedness training and disaster preparedness on non-structured safety for 55 core program
schools;
activities in selected schools of three districts in
Nepal. - Door to door visit for awareness raising and support
to prepare household preparedness plan;
GOAL - Disseminating DP message through Radio and TV
Reduce the number of deaths, injuries, and socio- Program
economic impact from disaster through building - Support for Students’ conference in districts and
safer and more resilient schools and communities. national level
- Drill in 55 Schools on Disaster Preparedness; and
OBJECTIVES
- Dissemination of Handbook on School Disaster
1 Improve disaster safety of public schools and
Preparednes
communities; - First Aid Training of Trainers ( FA TOT), 8 day course
2 Enhance the disaster management capacity of 1training for 3 districts with 24 participants, program Objective 2: Enhance the disaster management
implementing organizations; and staffs, Volunteers and Teachers capacity of implementing organizations
3 Assist institutionalization of disaster safety concepts - Basic Disaster Management Training (BDMT), 3 day • Training for District Level Disaster Response Team
(DDRT), 3 day course, 1 training for all 3 program