This document summarizes a 3-year disaster preparedness program being implemented in schools in 3 districts of Nepal. The program aims to increase disaster safety awareness, training, and preparedness. Key activities include developing and delivering training courses on school disaster preparedness to over 400 teachers and students, as well as training 1600 additional community members in first aid and search and rescue. The program also aims to have 55 schools implement disaster preparedness plans and conduct annual drills to help prepare approximately 40,000 people total for disasters.

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