NSET Annual Report 2020
NSET Annual Report 2020
NSET Annual Report 2020
Annual Report
2020
June 2020
©NSET
Mr. Varun Prasad Shrestha
I would like to share my immense pleasure to present you NSET Annual Report
for the year of 2020, the efforts and achievements that we have made within 2019-
2020. During past 26 years, NSET has been contributing towards building
disaster resilience in Nepal and in the region. This annual publication is expected
to assist DRR stakeholders to accurately evaluate NSET's works vis-a-vis its
stated mission and vision statements.
NSET strongly believes that the earthquake resiliency of communities can be
achieved through enhancing awareness and building capacity by helping them to
understand seismic risk and providing them with simple and practical methods in
mitigating the risks. We are proud for the wider acceptance of concepts,
methodologies and safety measures NSET has been facilitating, developing and
propagating in Nepal and the region.
NSET understands that mere implementation of successful model projects and
development of methodologies are not enough. These programs and approaches
need to be scaled up and institutionalized in order to achieve the goal of
earthquake safety for all. Accordingly, we design our programs to expand
outreach and partnerships with local institution particularly with local authorities.
Apart from earthquakes, time has come for us to work on multi-hazard risk
mitigation. In the current context of COVID-19, our efforts for responding it and
mitigating the future risks should go effective as well.
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge all our key partners including
the government agencies, donors, international and national NGOs, civil society
organizations, and communities to continuously trsut NSET and work with us. .
I would also like to commend all the staff at NSET for their hard and dedicated
works. With your continued and sustained efforts, I'm sure we can achieve NSET
Vision of 'Earthquake Safe Communities in Nepal'.
Thank you!
We feel proud that NSET has completed 26 worth years in serving Nepal towards
making our communities resilient. Our concerted efforts for earthquake risk
reduction and disaster risk mitigation in collaboration with government
authorities, national and international partners, and the communities has been a
great journey. The year 2019-2020 continued the same spirit in collaborating and
implementing earthquake and other disaster risk mitigation activities. It's our
pleasure to come with a new issue of NSET Annual Report covering the efforts
and achievements of the past year.
NSET is on the way to implement the mandates of different global platforms and
frameworks. In Nepal, newly formulated policies and strategies on disaster risk
reduction and management have well recognized the value and functions of civil
society organizations. We have the challenge, how we can embed our activities
in the line of formulated policies and strategies and how we can dive in line to
improve nation's position in disaster risk reduction and management. Definitely,
the federal structures and decentralization of authorities in Nepal provides great
opportunity to mainstreaming and instituionalizing disaster risk reduction and
management efforts at local level.
These days, innovation is primary subject of focus for NSET. We are encouraging
young scientists because an assortment of energetic scientific minds and use of
advanced technology will support to synthesize and sustain the scientific policies
in disaster management sector. Students and practitioners in the field of disaster
risk reduction and management can work collaboratively to better understand the
different aspects of disaster risk reduction and management practices. We
encourage the advancement of science and bring new technology and innovations
in practice to help make change in people’s living.
As usual we vow to cooperate and collaborate with you all. We request our
government agencies, donors, partners, urban and rural municipalities and wards
of every municipal units to guide us, collaborate with us and help us in pursuing
our institutional journey that aims to help building community resilience. We
appeal all the concerned to critically review our efforts and guide us by which
NSET can contribute better in making our communities resilient to disasters.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Table of Contents
Background
National Society for Earthquake Techonology – construction to achieve the goal of disaster-
Nepal (NSET) staretd implementing USAID resilient communities in Nepal.
funded Housing Reconstruction Technical
The program is being implemented during October
Assistance Program (HRTAP) with the name
2015–September 2021 in 4 districts (Kathmandu,
“Baliyo Ghar” under the guidance and directives
Dolakha, Dhading and Nuwakot) out of the 14
of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA),
most-affected districts.
Nepal to support Nepal Government’s owner
driven approach for the reconstruction of private The program primarily imparts knowledge, skills
houses after 2015 Gorkha Earthquake. and awareness regarding disaster resilient
construction techniques to earthquake affected
Baliyo Ghar Program aims to provide
communities in program districts. Further, the
comprehensive technical support to government’s
program assists the government in developing
reconstruction efforts, by empowering and
policies, guidelines, standards and training
supporting communities for “Build Back Better”.
curricula to standardize the entire process of
In shorter-term, the program aims at ensuring
reconstruction under the leadership of the National
earthquake safer construction of all houses being
Reconstruction Authority (NRA) and its project
reconstructed. For longer-term, the program aims
implementation units.
to establish a system of disaster-resilient
40%
Achievements
250,000 167,618
Under Baliyo Ghar program, more than 15,000 door visits in the program areas and also through
skilled human resources including masons, mass media awareness in non-program areas. The
technicians and technical professionals have been community orientation program conducted
trained to enhance their skills in view of their through mobile teams not only raised awareness on
contribution to reconstruction process. earthquake safety and preparedness but also
Demonstration models and model houses changed the perceptions of people on safer housing
constructed during the training courses have been construction. NSET collaborated with local radios
very effective to transfer the earthquake resistant and national television channels for education and
technology in the quake hit communities. Efforts media advocacies.
on awareness raising carried on through door-to-
1000 63 51 54 54 37
100 6 6 7 9
2 2 2 2
10
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construction policies and practices, issues of printing and publication continued in this period
retrofitting, good practices, impact of socio- too. During June 2019-May 2020, eleven episodes
technical assistance, and advocacy for of TV program were produced and 69 episodes of
institutionalizing sustainability of reconstruction radio programs were produced. TV and radio
efforts. Updating and disseminating awareness programs got discontinued in the year 2020.
information through mass media, social networks,
Television Programs 11
22
Radio Programs 69
136
Meeting at Bhimeshwar-2 to discuss on issues has reached the lintel level, with only roofing work
and strategies for supporting vulnerable remaining.
population in reconstruction
Due to the proactiveness of the government
Ms. Mahendra Devi Yogi, a resident of agencies, her second tranche was also disbursed
Bhimeshwar Municipality-2 is a single woman in within half the normal time. The story of Ms. Yogi
her early forties. She also suffers from intellectual is testimony as to how the local governments, NRA
disability and has been enlisted as a vulnerable district offices and communities can collaboratively
beneficiary by the National Reconstruction work to support vulnerable beneficiaries in
Authority. Like many vulnerable beneficiaries reconstruction.
around the country, she was not able to reconstruct
her house for more than four years of the
earthquake. During a status survey of vulnerable
beneficiaries in the ward, Baliyo Ghar Program
found out she wasn't able to reconstruct her house
due to lack of support.
In January 2020, in accordance with the plan to
support vulnerable persons, a meeting was
conducted in Bhimeshwar-2 in presence of the
ward Chairperson, DLPIU representatives, local
forest committee and Baliyo Ghar Program team.
The meeting discussed the issues of vulnerable
beneficiaries in the ward, including Ms. Yogi and
devised strategies to support. As Ms. Yogi needed
both financial and physical support for Reconstruction works in the house of Ms.
Mahendra Devi Yogi at Bhimeshwor Municipality,
construction, the meeting decided to convince her
Dolakha.
brothers to support, as well as requested Baliyo
AGE DISTRIBUTION
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 Above 35
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Percentage
Agewise inclusion in Baliyo Ghar program activities (June 2019 to May 2020)
beneficiaries in Siddhalekh
Rural Municipality, Nalang,
Dhading. Total 54 houses
have been retrofitted under
the program.
Organizations like NSET
have developed retrofit
model houses. However, it
is not enough, we need to
scale up the retrofit to
strengthen the seismic
capacity of 70 thousand
houses that were partially
damaged by the
earthquake.
Mr. Sushil Gyewali, CEO of NRA handing over Addressing the ceremony, CEO Mr. Gyewali
the retrofitted house of Mr. Ram Prasad Naharki stressed on the need of retrofitting 70 thousand
in Nalang, Dhading more houses in quake-hit 32 districts. “There is no
Retrofitting of partially damaged houses has been other option either to demolish or retrofit the
a technical and social challenge. When it occurs, it partially damaged houses”, he said. He also
needs celebration. Mr. Sushil Gyewali, CEO of believed that retrofitted houses in Nalang can be
NRA along with officials from the NRA, CLPIU model houses for other areas.
GMALI, CLPIU Building and DLPIUs in Dhading, Through the technical support from Baliyo Ghar on
representatives from Siddhalek RM, USAID, retrofitting:
partner organizations and media personnel did just
that in Dhading. They attended the Retrofit • There has been significant progress on
Technology Handover Program organized by retrofitting of damaged houses.
Baliyo Ghar Program. 6 houses that were • Acceptance and ownership of retrofitting
retrofitted as part of trainings under NSET technology by the communities have been
implemented Baliyo Ghar were handed over to the increased.
House of Ananda Bahadur Shrestha before House of Ananda Bahadur Shrestha after
retrofitting retrofitting
Retrofitting Mr. Ananda Bahadur Shrestha’s house These models of retrofit have helped preserve the
has created an environment in which people have features of traditional settlements and traditional
started to consider retrofitting as a feasible architecture. These houses have also provided
solution. Initially, people did not believe they sufficient space for residents who stay together in
could conserve these traditional houses because of families and this has helped preserve the social
the age of the house and the recent government structure.
norms. But they were later convinced that it was a
Dwalkha is a semi-urban settlement which carries
feasible technique and so was Mr. Purusartha
historical and traditional structural values. The
Shrestha. After convincing his brother and
traditional assets can be aptly utilized to uplift the
completeing necessaryformalities, he retrofitted
economy of the area. By preserving the traditional
his house with the technical support for design and
architecture, Dwalkha can attract the attention of
supervision from Baliyo Ghar program. His house
whole Nepal and set out as a model. There are
became one of the demonstration sites for the 25-
many other beneficiaries like Mr. Purusartha
day retrofit training that Baliyo Ghar Program is
Shrestha and Mr. Ananda Shrestha.
conducting in the district.
Way ahead
The post-earthquake housing reconstruction in check. Baliyo Ghar program is contributing in
Nepal has witnessed significant progress in technical assistance system through its program
rebuilding more than 65% of private houses after 4 interventions.
years of devastating earthquake with the support
Despite the progress, the institutionalization and
system for technical assistance, household-level
sustainability of reconstruction achievements is an
financial subsidy and the system of compliance
issue that must be on focus. Masons were trained, iii. Conduct awareness raising activities targeted
peoples were oriented and safer houses have been to house-owners and stakeholders to
constructed well, however, this all should go into propagate the knowledge of building permit
governance system and this is actually good systems and safer construction practices.
opportunity the country need to grab.
Ultimately, the program intends to develop a
Baliyo Ghar Program is now focused on major
model of building permit and building code
three areas of housing reconstruction:
implementation for the rural municipalities
i. Start the process of institutionalization of through the learnings from the implementation of
reconstruction efforts. This will eventually the building permit process. Also, the learnings
facilitate for implementation of building will guide for the decision support tools for
code. selecting appropriate housing reconstruction and
ii. Conduct capacity enhancing trainings to management strategies, if in-case local authorities
municipal staff and stakeholders by need to be involved for post-disaster
reconstruction in the future.
supporting them to develop mechanisms to
start the building permit system and
Housing reconstruction progressing in one of the rural areas of Dhading, where Baliyo Ghar team
discusses withhouse-owners and masons
Introduction
NSET has been implementing Technical Support the root cause of earthquake risk in Nepal
for Building Code Implementation in Nepal and possible ways of mitigating the risks,
(TSBCIN) program since 2017 with the funding 2. Building the capacities of construction
support from the United States Agency for workforce such as local masons and
International Development / Bureau for contractors in earthquake-resistant
Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) to support construction technology; and building
municipalities in implementing the National Building capacities of engineers and technical
Code (NBC). TSBCIN program is an extension and professionals to design and supervise
continuation of USAID/OFDA supported Building construction of safer building;
Code Implementation Program in Municipalities in
3. Building institutional capacity of
Nepal (BCIPN) that NSET implemented during
municipalities to effectively enforce
2012-2016.
building code and institutionalize the code
Under the guidance and directives of the Department compliance system; and
of Urban Development and Building Construction 4. Expanding the concepts, cooperation and
(DUDBC), Ministry of Urban Development (MOUD) networking from ongoing successful
and the program municipalities, the program is being municipalities to nearby new
implemented in 30 municipalities scattered in 7 municipalities, collaboration with local
provinces of Nepal. organizations including other NGOs,
In order to achieve the program objectives, TSBCIN CBOs, technical colleges, local media
has adopted four main strategic components: among others as well as the use of existing
local capacity, accelerating local
1. Raising awareness of local community, related community interactions and generating
stakeholders and government representatives on local resources.
house-owners, political and social leaders, social provided by the team of field engineers and
mobilizers, community people, students and other respective municipal engineers or engineering
stakeholders through orientation sessions, earthquake students to house owners and construction
safety campaigns, mobile clinics and local radio workers. The main objectives of mobile
campaigns. These stakeholders are engaged to further earthquake clinic are to provide knowledge of
disseminate information on earthquake safer building safer building construction, assist on-site
construction practices. building code implementation, and further
stimulate the house owners and builders to
House-owner orientations
consider earthquake risks. A total of 180 mobile
House owner orientation is about to aware and orient clinics were conducted during the period
house owners for the roles and responsibilities to benefitting a total of 5400 people.
build their houses strong and earthquake resilience by Awareness campaigns through radios
following the building code. In this period, a total 462
house-owners got oriented in Itahari, Dhangadhi and Radio program is one very effective tool to
Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan Cities, and Dhankuta, promote awareness at community level. NSET
Mithila, Damak, Godawari and Kawasoti highly emphasizes in utilizing local radios and
Municipalities. mass media tools to promote the understanding
on earthquake risks in Nepal and ways to reduce
Orientation for municipal staff
it. In this period, total 40 episodes of radio
Municipal staff were oriented on the building permit programs produced and aired from 5 partner
system, building code and their role for effective radios.
implementation. Further, the municipality officials
The radio programs focused on earthquake and
were updated with the current status of building code
disaster safety such as earthquake resistant
implementation in the municipalities. A total of 246
building construction techniques, stakeholders’
municipal staff got oriented from Mithila, Kawasoti,
roles and responsibilities, municipal capacities
Sainamaina, Ghorahi, Nepalgunj, Godawari,
etc. In addition to this, Public Service
Suklaphanta, Dhangadhi and Bhimdatta
Announcements (PSAs) related to earthquake
Municipalities in this period.
safety produced and broadcasted everyday 10
Mobile Earthquake Clinic times by all the radio partners. 8 new additional
Mobile Earthquake Clinic is an on-site consultation PSAs produced and broadcasted from the
partner radios during the period.
starting with two years of fellowship teaching in to demonstrate civil society’s contribution on
public schools. various social issues in Nepal. During the
exhibition, a booth was setup by NSET to display
Collaboration with ISET Nepal
safer construction techniques, the achievements
NSET and Institute for Social and Environmental made in Building Code Implementation in Nepal,
Transition - Nepal (ISET) collaborated for and other disaster risk reduction and preparedness
conducting three-day training to local contractors initiatives by NSET. Several government and non-
of selected wards of Kathmandu Metropolitan City government organizations participated in the
(KMC) and Lalitpur Metropolitan City (LMC). program and was attended by around 200 people.
Sharing with HRRP Nepal Collaboration with Nepal Geological Society
HRRP is a platform of non-government Nepal Geological Society (NGS) has collaborated
organizations who are supporting the government with Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of
initiatives for post 2015 Gorkha Earthquake Mines and Geology (DMG), NSET and other
Reconstruction. NSET organized a sharing session National and International organizations in
for Housing Recovery and Reconstruction celebrating International Day for Disaster Risk
Platform (HRRP) in Kathmandu. A total of 19 staff Reduction (IDRR), 2019. NSET participated in
from HRRP participated the session. NSET two different programs at Bharatpur and
professionals shared experiences, lessons learnt, Kathmandu. A one-day orientation program was
challenges and achievements of building code held in Bharatpur Metropolitan City Hall on
implementation. Discussions were held on the October 16, 2019 and discussed on the efforts
possibilities of future collaboration with HRRP in made in disaster risk reduction in Bharatpur along
building code implementation activities. Such with the future activities in Disaster Risk
session is helpful on bringing the lessons and Reduction. NGS organized a one-day symposium
practices of building code implementation in the in Kathmandu on October 18, 2019. NSET made a
reconstruction areas. presentation on "Towards Community Resilience
through Building Code Implementation".
Collaboration with Social Welfare Council
(SWC) Technical support to additional municipality
Social Welfare Council (SWC) is the regulatory NSET and Kushma Municipality of Parbat district
agency for all non-government organizations signed a MoU for working together on effective
(NGO) in Nepal. Social Welfare Council (SWC) building code implementation. One mason training
observed its anniversary on September 23, 2019 and one sensitization program for political and
organizing various events. As part of the social leaders conducted at the Municipality under
anniversary events, SWC organized an exhibition the technical support of TSBCIN.
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carried out during the period. The following are the Local Disaster and Climate Resilience Plan
major activities conducted during the period. (LDCRP)
Plan and program for building code NSET assisted Bharatpur Metropolitan City for
implementation developing Local Disaster and Climate Resilience
Plan (LDCRP). The plan is based on the LDCRP
NSET has been providing technical support to
Guidelines - 2074 developed by the Ministry of
municipal offices to develop plans and programs
Federal Affairs and General Administration
for building code implementation. These plans
(MOFAGA). In addition to LDCRP, 3-year Action
include programsa and activities related to
Plan was also prepared through series of meetings
building code enforcement by the municipalities
and discussion with the Municipality Officials.
together with budgetary allocation for conducting
Training program was also conducted for the
awareness and training activities. Numerous
members of Disaster Risk Management
orientation programs, capacity enhancement
Committee (DRMC) along with interaction
programs and building surveys have been
program with ward level DRMC members to share
conducted under the leaderships and with the
outcome of the planning process. Bharatpur
budget of the municipalities. Small external
Metropolitan City is second municipality to be
financial support has been key to generate
assisted in LDCRP preparation after Vyas
significant amount of resources from within the
Municipality. These LDCRPs prepared by the
municipality for building code enforcement. This
municipality offices have now been endorsed by
effort has ensured local ownership and is believed
the respective Municipal Councils and have now
to sustainably lead the programs in the
become the mandatory plan and policy of the
municipalities.
municipalities.
Case Stories
Efforts of Vyas Municipality to improve seismic safety of buildings
Vyas Municipality, the headquarters of Tanahun occupies area of 248 sq. km and has a total
District in west Nepal, was declared as Municipality population of 70,335.
in 1991. The Municipality has 14 wards, that
Vyas Municipality initiated earthquake risk launched field supervision/ inspection through its
management efforts with the development of own team of engineers. Building Permit System
earthquake scenario in 2001, that helped in raising Software was installed in the Municipality to
public awareness. Then followed various convert existing permit system into digital system.
awareness programs in the area. Vyas declared In 2018, mandatory checks for structural design of
National Building Code mandatory in Vyas in 2011. B class Buildings was also initiated the same year.
According to Mr. Rabindra Mul, Senior Municipal In addition, Municipality is conducting orientations
Engineer, mason trainings, engineers' trainings regularly for house-owners focusing on earthquake
and orientations for house-owners and safety. Likewise, Mobile Earthquake Clinics are
communities were conducted massively since being organized to help house-owners.
then.
In these efforts, NSET provided technical
Vyas went ahead with the formation of mason assistance and strategic guidance.
groups, preparing list of consultants and allocation
Now, Building Code Implementation has been
of budget for BCI in 2012. Trained Masons and
ensured through 14-steps Supervision from
Consultant Engineers were registered. In 2014, an
consultant and monitoring from Municipality in 3-
Advisory Committee of technical consultants was
steps. The reward and punishment mechanism
formed. The same year, licensing system for
initiated evaluating the performance of masons
trained Masons and Contractors started along with
and consultants. As per record of fiscal year
reward and punishment mechanism.
2017/18, total 709 number of houses were
Vyas started field supervision of under construction permitted for construction which is around 93% of
buildings since 2014 through consultants. In 2015, the building constructed in Municipality. In 2019-
municipality prepared and implemented building 2020 alone, 450 new buildings were constructed
permit guidelines and also developed and with permit. Currently there are 20059 building
implementated Revised Building Permit Book. In stock in the Municipality. Till date, Municipality has
2017, implementation of revised building permit provided earthquake resistant mason trainings to
form started. Further, Municipality increased 520 masons while a total 174 consultant engineers
technical workforce of the Municipality and have been trained so far.
Mr. Baikuntha Neupane, the Mayor, believes that a social issue. It can’t be implemented without the
they have experienced challenges such as trust of community. It needs to be complemented
difficulties in bringing the non-compliant buildings by at least one percent of Municipality’s budget per
into the building permit system, development of annum" said, Mayor Neupane.
proper regulation for retrofitting of existing building
Vyas Municipality aims to continue awareness
stock, dispelling negative influence of other
promotion and capacity building programs. It also
neighboring municipalities, building permit process
aspires to accelerate proper site supervision
by government buildings and schools and bringing
activities and monitoring system. further, the
the rural part of municipality into building permit
municipality is planning to incorporate and
process which were recently merged into the
mainstreaming earthquake risk reduction in
municipality, among others.
municipality plans and policies and implement
Vyas Municipality has learned important lessons building permit software to digitize building permit
from its efforts. "BCI is not only a technical but also system.
Nepal is predominantly a rural country and disaster The program covers following thematic areas:
risk factors are aggravated owing to poor Building and Infrastructures Regulation, Multi-
accessibility and livelihood conditions. To develop Hazard Risk Assessment and Planning, and
model for building community resilience, NSET is Preparedness and Response Planning.
implementing Technical Support for Resilient
Community Program (TESREC) with the name
“My Village is Resilient” Program during 2019-
2021 in 7 Rural Municipalities of Nepal. The
program is funded by United States Agency for
International Development / Bureau for
Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) and
implemented in collaboration with and under the
leadership of Rural Municipalities. It is expected
to contribute to building resilient Nepal by
strengthening local government's capacities to
cope with disasters.
The major objective of the intervention is to
support in establishing model for resilient rural
community through safer building practices and
preparedness.
Two major components of program are; 1)
establishing framework and systems for ensuring
safer building construction in rural municipalities;
and 2) developing model disaster resilient
community.
the Government of Nepal for the final selection of program areas were selected. The 7 selected
rural municipalities. program areas are: Tamakoshi Rural Municipality,
Dolakha; Babai Rural Municipality, Dang and
Selection of Program Rural Baijanath Rural Municipality, Banke; Simta Rural
Municipalities Municipality, Surkhet; Sinja Rural Municipality,
Jumla; Kailari Rural Municipality, Kailali; and
Through the preliminary analysis and further Chure Rural Municipality Kailali
verification during the field exploratory visits, 7
1178 timber buildings, 211 RCC buildings and east, Geryal Gaunpalika in north, Badikedar Rural
3614 others. Municipality in west and Godawari Municipality of
Kalali in south. The total area is 493.18 square
Simta Rural Municipality kilometer. There are total of 3478 buildings.
Simta Rural Municipality is situated in north east of As observed during the exploratory visit, the
Surkhet District of Karnali Province of Nepal. This program rural municipalities don’t have a system of
municipality comprises of then eight village Building Permit and neither they have inventory of
development committees namely Ghoreta, building of their municipality. There has been no
Kafalkot, Agrigaun, Bajedichaur, Rakam, effort on building code implementation (BCI) in
Kaprichaur, Dandakhali and Khanikhola. It shares these municipalities. Likewise, the program
borders with Salyan District in the east, Jajarkot municipalities have just started registration for
District in north, Chingad in west and Gurvakot RCC buildings only; Building Permit System needs
Municipality of Surkhet district in south. Inhabitants to be developed. Among the municipalities, only
are mostly Chhetri, Kaami, Thakuri, Damai, Chure municipality informed that they have started
Brahmin, Magar, Sarki and Sanyasi ethnic groups. building permit system while Simta and Babai are
The Municipality has not started building code in the process of starting. People come to
implementation. municipalities for getting the building permit only
Sinja Rural Municipality when they need bank loan otherwise for other
buildings they don’t come to the municipality.
Sinja Rural Municipality is located in Jumla District
of Karnali Province, Nepal. The municipality came Most of the municipalities lack the technical
into existence on 10 March 2017. Dhapa, professionals in their municipal office. Out of the 7
Sanigaun and Narakot Village Development municipalities, only two municipalities, Tamakoshi
Committees were merged to form this municipality. and Sinja have engineers while other have only
The headquarters of the municipality is situated at sub-engineers that too few in number. These
Narakot. The rural municipality is divided into 6 municipalities have at least 1 sub-engineers in their
wards. The total area of the rural municipality is office. There seem to be around 200 masons in
153.29 square kilometres (59.19 sq mi) and the average in these rural municipalities. Only Simta
total population as of 2011 Nepal census is 12,395. and Baijanath informed that they had trained
masons as there was 1 mason training each in both
Kailari Rural Municipality municipalities. Among the 7 municipalities, only 4
Kailari Rural Municipality is located at Kailali municipalities have municipal profile of their
District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. It is respective municipalities. And none of the
surrounded by Bajani Municipality in the East, municipalities have Risk Sensitive Land Use Plan,
Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City in the West, Byelaws and other standard form of other disaster
Gauriganga Municipality and Ghodaghodi risk managements plans. Only one rural
Municipality in the North and Uttar Pradesh, India municipality (Simta) had drafted the Local Disaster
in the South. According to 2011 census, the total and Climate Resilient Plan; various other
population of this municipality is 47,987. documents and guidelines still needs to be
developed.
None of the Municipalities have the local risk
Chure Rural Municipality assessment, hazard data and information of the
municipalities. These municipalities also didn’t
Chure Rural Municipality is a Gaunpalika in Kailali
have any emergency response plans and
District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. The
equipment stored for the same. And there were
population of Chure is 19157 with 9501 male and
also lack of trained municipal staff, community
9656 females. Chure Rural Municipality is
members on emergency preparedness and
surrounded by Mohanyal Rural Municipality in the
response (Search and Rescue/First Aid etc).
for model disaster resilient rural community and
MoU signed with Federal Ministry safer building construction practice.
and Advisory Committee formed
Similarly, an Advisory Committee formed under
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has the leadership of Joint Secretary of MoFAGA as
been signed between Ministry of Federal Affairs
and General Administration (MOFAGA) and per the provision in the MOU. The main objective
NSET to facilitate the effective implementation of of the committee is to provide guidance, feedback
the program. Both organizations agreed to work and monitoring of the program. The committee
together in establishing framework and foundation meets once in every six months.
MoU signed with Rural effectively. The committee meets every month.
Municipalities Advisory committees are also formed in both rural
municipalities under the leadership of Chairman of
NSET signed MoU with two Rural Municipalities; the Rural Municipality to guide the coordination
Chure and Kailari for implementing program committee and program. The committee meets
activities at the municipal levels. The MOU guides once in every three months.
for joint works to develop systems of safer
building construction and establishing framework Orientation for Political Leaders
and foundation for model disaster resilient rural
community. Orientation programs were organized for political
leaders and municipal staff one each in Kailari and
As per MoU, Coordination Committees formed in Chure Rural Municipalities. A total of 62 persons
municipal level under the leadership of Vice sensitized through orientation program on the
Chairperson in both Rural Municipalities. The multi-hazard risk reduction and management and
main objective of the committee is to collaborate safer construction.
and implement the activities of the program
Background
Community members are the first ones to
respond to and provide immediate assistance
whenever any disaster occurs in a community.
NSET prioritizes and focuses on enabling
community members to respond to disaster
emergencies.
NSET’s CBDRM Division has been working
together with communities and local
governments on multi-hazard risk reduction
with special focus to earthquake. In such
efforts, main focus is on building community
resilience through local capacity building on
preparedness and response, community led
DRR efforts from planning to implementation,
as well as institutionalization of efforts.
Workshop on 3D Landslide
Demonstrator
A one-day workshop on 3D Landslide
Demonstrator was organized at NSET office in
3D Landslide Demonstrator for rain induced landslide 3D Landslide Demonstrator for rain induced landslide
model before demonstration model after demonstration
Background
Schools in Nepal face extreme risk from earthquakes. Realizing the urgency of earthquake risk reduction
in the school sector in Nepal, NSET started School Earthquake Safety Program (SESP) back in 1997 with
a model retrofitting in one school. Building earthquake-safe communities through intervention at schools
is at the core of SESP approach.
NSET’s school program aims to raise awareness among schools, community and education stakeholders,
reduce earthquake risk and enhance preparedness in schools, protect children from the impact of potential
hazards and assists schools in continuation of education after hazard events.
Deputy Director General of Center for Education The Summit concluded with 7-point declaration
and Human Resource Development (CEHRD) Mr. that confirmed commitments of all stakeholders to
Chudamani Paudel and others addressed the work together for comprehensive school safety.
opening session of the summit.
Bagmati Province, Professional Security and and data collection, the participants were given a
Capacity Building Committee with technical tutorial on the operations and features of the
support from NSET. After a brief overview on the application. A demonstration with three sample
growing importance of mobile-digital inspection structures followed the session
Here follows the brief description of NSET accomplishments under NSSP during past one year period.
Construction Manual and Training Materials
Developed
A Construction Manual has been developed for
NSSP which is designed to assist the field
technical team (construction technician, sub-
engineer and district engineer) in the construction
process for the works which are to be carried out
as part of NSSP. It has been developed in order to
help the teams at each school deliver the highest
quality of construction by providing support on
Quality Assurance, Health and Safety, Material
Specification and also by enhancing the
Engineering Construction Drawings through the contains safeguarding and gender equality and
provision of additional drawings, diagrams, step- social inclusion and leave no-one behind
by-step construction processes and checklists. (GESI/LNOB) requirements. Considering school
safety is the prime responsibility of SMCs under
NSSP has developed the Capacity Development CSSMP, NSSP is endeavoring to enhance the
Training Course for School Management project implementation skills of SMCs in overall
Committee (SMC) based on the identified school safety management, including resource
activities for implementation under the management, financial management and
Comprehensive School Safety Minimum Package construction quality management.
(CSSMP). The customized SMC training manual
Background
NSET through its Disaster Preparedness and basic emergency medical response (BEMR),
Emergency Response (DPER) Division develops designs relevant emergency trainings for
concepts and imparts skills and knowledge to community and institutional levels, and
enhance disaster preparedness and emergency develops/evaluates emergency plans of different
response capacity in institutions and the organizations and communities.
communities.
NSET is implementing USAID/OFDA funded
NSET organizes earthquake orientations on Program for Enhancement of Emergency
earthquake preparedness, conducts training Response (PEER) in South Asia.
courses on community search and rescue (CSAR),
APF team during NSET visit A team from Nepal Police in orientation class at
NSET
MFR/CSSR Regional Course Mark Driver expressed that through PEER, we are
creating chances to make sure that we are ready for
Home Secretary Mr. Prem Kumar Rai graced as tomorrow. Inspector General of Armed Police
the Chief Guest for the MFR/CSSR closing Force (APF) Nepal, Mr. Shailendra Khanal
program and certificate distribution held on July 6, mentioned the role of security forces in Nepal
2019 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Mr. Rai appreciated being the first line of rescuers and beneficiaries of
the US Government, NSET and all partnering PEER courses, would certainly gain the necessary
agencies for all the efforts they have been doing in knowledge and skills consistent with the
strengthening disaster response capacity in Nepal. internationally accepted guidelines.
Acting Mission Director from USAID Nepal Mr.
Background
NSET is prioritizing the research and development For that, NSET is involved in research works,
ever since its establishment. NSET Values states, technology development and technology transfer.
"NSET will seek, translate and transfer foreign and Therefore, various projects on earthquake risk
domestic knowledge and research results to the reduction, landslide mapping and monitoring,
earthquake problem in Nepal, as also to bring post-earthquake reconstruction, emergency
state-of -the-art earthquake technology to Nepal." response, seismic retrofitting among others
NSET’s role in Earthquake Risk Management is emphasizing the R&D as one of the important part
best placed to bridge Academia, Governments and of activities. In doing so, NSET has been also
Communities. NSET attempts to link Science and joining hands with US Geological Survey, Global
Technology with real-life situations of people. It Earthquake Model Foundation, Durham
tries to explore ways of using Science and University, Institute of Engineering, Nepal, and
Technology for building resilient communities. Kathmandu University among others.
Out of plane pulldown test of stone in mud wall retrofitted using welded wire mesh
unreinforced masonry structures can also be involved in design and construction in the future.
effectively utilized in confining and bonding infill Furthermore, an evaluative study on the cost of
masonry to RC frames reinforces the cost- retrofitting the building as confined masonry
effectiveness and flexibility of retrofitting by this compared to other conventional methods is
method. necessary and can be a way forward in imprinting
it as a most effective retrofitting technique in RC
The knowledge gained during the project
frames. Study on incorporating nonlinear behavior
proceedings can be helpful for preparing research
and analysis procedures in wide column method of
works and guidelines and can be the subject of
confined masonry analysis can open a path to more
dissemination to the practicing personnel/ groups
desirable performance-based design approach.
“Views from the Frontline 2019” (VFL) is a survey representing urban and rural municipalities,
conducted to assess the impact of implementing province, geographical region, existing major
Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction hazard and the level of DRR intervention is
(SFDRR). VFL 2019 is the largest independent presented in table 1
global review of disaster risk reduction at the local
Table 1: the communities selected for VFL 2019
level. It aims to strengthen the inclusion and
collaboration between at-risk people, civil society SN Community Municipality-Ward Province
and governments in the design and Geographic Region Existing Hazard Level of DRR
implementation of policies and practices to reduce intervention Rural Urban
risks and strengthen resilience. Respective
government of the countries adhering SFDRR 1. Sharanapara + Kamal-1 1 Terai Fire/Flood
monitor and evaluate impact of Disaster Risk Minimum
Reduction (DRR) activities implemented every 2. Kharikhola + Khumbu Pas. Lhamo-1 1
year. This evaluation largely presents the Himal Landslide Minimum
assessment from the government prospect 3. TelteleFant + Udaypurgadi-5 1 Mountain
perspectives. Global Network for Disaster Fire/Fvlood Minimum
Reduction (GNDR) assists the Civil Society
4. Chappan + Triyuga-11 1 Mountain Fire
Organizations (CSO) of the countries following
SFDRR to assess the impact of DRR activities by Moderate
their respective governments from the civil society 5. Kalinchok + Kalinchok-1 Bagmati Himal
perspectives. GNDR is a worldwide network of not Landslide Minimum
for profit CSOs working in DRR with its head office 6. Lagenkhel + Lalitpur-12 Bagmati Mountain
in the United Kingdom. GNDR has been Fire Good
conducting this kind of evaluation survey 7. Pariyartol + Changunarayan-8 Bagmati
throughout the world in collaboration with the
Mountain Landslide Moderate
identified Regional Coordination Office (RCO) and
national CSOs from the respective countries since 8. Imakhel + Chandragiri-3 Bagmati Mountain
2009 every alternate year. Landslide Moderate
9. Gajedanda + Vyas-1 Gandaki Mountain
NSET has been conducting VFL-2019 in the
Flood/slide Good
capacity of National Coordination Office (NCO) in
collaboration with GNDR. A National Advisory 10. Mohandanda + Galyang-5 Gandaki
Board is formulated to provide overall directions Mountain Flood/ Landslide Moderate
and coordinate with the local, provincial and 11. Tanlichok Gandaki-2 Gandaki Mountain
federal government institutions whenever required. Landslide Minimum
15 communities each from one of the wards of 15 12. Ghursa Birendranagar-10 Karnali Mountain
municipalities spread over four provinces have Fire Moderate
been selected for the implementation of VFL - 13. Ghatgaun Chaukune-10 Karnali Mountain
2019. These communities represent all three
geographic regions, effects of existing major
Landslide Minimum
hazards, urbanization and level of disaster risk 14. Bistabada Sinja-2 Karnali Himal Landslide
reduction (DRR) intervention in the community. Minimum
The communities
15. Talium Chabdannath-9 Karnali Himal Change Resilient Plan. Implementation of National
Landslide Minimum Building Code and initiate Integrated Urban
Development Plan.
Level of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
Geographical location of the selected 15 sites is
Intervention:
presented in the following map of Nepal.
“Minimum” refers to the availability of mandatory
Map of Nepal with selected municipalities, province
legal documents like disaster risk reduction and
and geographical region.
management act, establishment of disaster relief
fund and formation of municipal level Disaster Risk One local non-government organization working in
Management Committee in the municipality. the field of disaster risk reduction from each of the
four provinces were selected as Partner
“Moderate” refers to formation of Ward level
Organization to coordinate the survey and other
Disaster Risk Management Committee at the ward
activities.
level, prepare Disaster and Climate Change
Resilient Plan in the prescribed format based on The VFL survey as well as preliminary analysis of
the vulnerability and Capacity Assessment of the the data had been completed. It is in the process
municipality in addition to the “Minimum” level of of final analysis. Selected communities for VFL-
intervention. 2019 have also identified one small scale
mitigation activities in each of the 15 communities.
“Good” refers to the periodic improvement and
They have prepared action plan for to implement
implementation of Municipal Disaster and Climate
the identified mitigation measure. It is pending due
to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Focused Group Discussion in the training hall Data entry in the “Survey Gizmo” (GNDR
Database)
Construction (DUDBC) briefed on how National Executive Director of NSET highlighted the
Building Code (NBC) implementation is significance and importance of marking the ESD.
progressing in Nepal. Briefly highlighting the achievements in Disaster
Risk Reduction so far in Nepal, Mr. Shrestha also
Mr. Surya Narayan Shrestha, Member Secretary of
put forth the tasks and priorities to be done in the
ESD National Organizing Committee and
days to come.
Monument at Bhugol Park in memory of 1934 The program was attended by Home Minister,
Great Nepal-Bihar Earthquake. On behalf of ESD Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City,
National Organizing Committee, the Kathmandu NDRRMA chief, elected representatives, senior
Metropolitan City (KMC) hosted the memorial government officials, chief & senior officials of
meeting on January 16, 2020 to pay tributes to all security agencies, DRR professionals,
those who lost lives in the past earthquakes in practitioners, volunteers, community
Nepal and to commit to work for enhancing representatives and many more.
earthquake safety of Nepali communities.
Also, earthquake memorial ceremony was held at converted into earthquake memorial meeting at
Patan durbar square, Mangal bazaar, Lalitpur, on Patan durbar square.
January 16, 2020 to pay tribute to those who lost
their lives during the past earthquakes in the Earthquake Safety Exhibition
country.
To disseminate information regarding measures
Centenarian expert on culture, Mr. Satya Mohan related to Earthquake Risk Reduction and Safer
Joshi along with parliament members, elected Reconstruction to the general public as well as
representatives from Lalitpur Metropolitan City, other stakeholders, a three-day Earthquake Safety
officials and distinguished personalities from the Exhibition was organized at City Hall, Bhrikuti
government, non-government organizations, Mandap, Kathmandu during January 16-18, 2020.
security personnel, professionals & activists of Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Ram Bahadur
disaster risk reduction, and people from the Thapa ‘Badal’ inaugurated the Exhibition. Along
community extended heartfelt tributes to the with Executive Chief of National Disaster Risk
victims of past earthquake. Reduction and Management Authority
Earlier, an earthquake safety rally was organized (NDRRMA), Mr. Anil Pokhrel, government
in Lalitpur. The rally was started from Jawalakhel officials, experts in the fields of disaster risk
with the awareness-raising messages had reduction in Nepal, Minister Thapa observed all
the stalls on the occasion.
During the exhibition, more than 300 persons emergency risk management and disaster risk
visited different stalls of exhibition. Altogether 20 management efforts.
stalls including Nepal Army, Armed Police Force,
Apart from the Exhibition held in City Hall, a
Nepal Police, Red Cross, IOM, NSET, DUDBC
separate one-day earthquake exhibition was
were placed in the exhibition where visitors could
organized in Bhaktapur durbar square in
get the information and ideas in regard to
Bhaktapur on January 16, 2020.
stakeholders involved in DRR sectors in Nepal for • Thematic Session TS2: Panel Discussion on
sharing their efforts, activities and experiences, to Post-earthquake Reconstruction: Current
discourse and develop consensus on burning issues Status, Challenges and Potentials
of DRR and to devise common plan for future • Thematic Session TS3: Panel Discussion on
work plans. Future Direction of Disaster Risk Reduction
The symposium intensively discussed on the & Management in Nepal
various issues of earthquake risk reduction and • The Symposium was organized jointly by
safer reconstruction and reviewed the efforts on DUDBC, Bhaktapur Municipality and NSET
reconstruction, risk reduction and preparedness in association with various government and
In this year’s Symposium, there were three non-government organizations. More than
thematic sessions conducted: 200 persons representing different DRR
stakeholders, professionals, teachers and
• Thematic Session TS1: Panel Discussion on students participated the program. The
Implementation of Building Code in Nepal: National Symposium is a regular program as
Status, Challenges and Way Forward a part of the annual ESD.
Various awareness raising activities organized to mark ESD around the country.
Background
NSET is paying organize efforts on sharing Network (ADRRN), Global Disaster Network of
information, developing and strengthening CSOs in Disaster Reduction (GNDR) Disaster
networking, cooperation and collaboration among Preparedness Network (DPNet-Nepal), Disaster
the like-minded organizations, disaster Management Network-Nepal (DiMANN),
management practioners, policy makers and others Coalition for Global School Safety (COGSS),
at national, regional and global level with the aim International Live Lessons Transfer Network
of induce synergy and additiobal capabilities to (TeLLNet), International Association for
deal with potential threats and help build resilient Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) and World
communities. NSET, therefore, has been actively Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI) and many more.
involved in cross learning processes. It has NSET has been contributing to various initiatives
developeded connection, cooperation and bonding at national, regional and global level as well. It also
with many national and international organizations constantly participates in various regional and
including Asian Disaster Reduction and Response international meetings, workshops and seminars.
and the national scale exposure model can be used workshop and how it can be integrated into
in disaster risk management in Nepal and how it national DRM policy and planning.
can be used in the country by different
The participants of the workshop were form
stakeholders.
different government and non-government
The Workshop Day 2 was focused on organizations mainly focused on disaster
understanding the process and methodology of management and METEOR hazards (earthquake,
developing the exposure model from EO data and flood and landslide).
hazard model with the technical participants of the
Background
NSET, in the year 2014, established the evaluations and final evaluations based on the life
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Unit to track cycle of the programs/ projects. NSET uses
implementation and outputs systematically, and mobile-based applications (KOBO Collect,
measure the effectiveness of its activities. NSET’s Google forms, Survey Monkey) for quantitative
monitoring and evaluation system includes quality data. Evidences are generated through different
monitoring (checking quality against the set sources of information (primary and secondary)
standards), output/outcome monitoring, mid-term for informed decision-making.
potential rural municipalities and conducted Key conducted to measure the perception of the
Informant Interview and Interaction with the residents on earthquake risk and risk reduction
Municipal staffs to gather more data and activities. KAP Survey which stands for
information on the status of disaster risk reduction Knowledge, Attitude and Practice approach is
and existing capacities, and explore the level of being employed to measure the change in the
commitments in the rural municipalities. The perception of the residents due to program
interaction meetings were attended by the elected interventions.
members, municipal officials and technical
professionals. A survey questionnaire was used for Building Code Implementation
collecting pertinent information and baseline data Status Survey in Municipalities
from the municipalities. During the baseline
survey it was observed that the program rural A sound institutional system, capable manpower
municipalities lack trained human resource in their within and outside the municipal office, and
building permit section, to look after the budget are vital for the effective implementation of
construction. It was observed that municipalities building code in the municipalities. As a
lack the number of engineers in their component of the M&E plan of TSBCIN, the
municipalities. Most of the municipalities only change in the status of municipalities in terms of
have sub-engineers to look after the construction. institutional mechanisms, technical capacities and
In those rural municipality, it was observed that budget allocation for building code
there is no registered engineering consultancy or implementation is being studied. The respondents
even an engineer. There were few numbers of petty were mostly the engineers at the municipality. The
contract and masons available but most of them results of the municipalities of western region
were not trained on disaster resilient construction. shows that there has been significant improvement
There is a huge need of trained human resources in in the capacity of municipalities towards
those municipalities so that they can then work implementing building code over the years. Of the
towards achieving safer communities. three major elements of BCI Status, the
Institutional System (S1) has had a greater change
than the other two components. The value
increased from 43% to 72% for Institutional
System, 36% to 54% for Technical Capacity and
not much change in Budget Allocation.
Baliyo Ghar program had incorporated Retrofit • The respondents had perceived the
Mason Training activity as one of the key influencing actors for promotion of retrofit
interventions to promote retrofitting in the housing as; Policy Makers; Creditor;
program area. There are two folds of retrofitting Municipality; Technical Assistance provider;
interventions under the program 1) Hands on skill Civil Society; Trained construction
transformation on retrofitting among mason workforce and House owner
groups and 2) Demonstration of retrofitting works • House owners are key actor and most
for house owner at local level. Qualitative method powerful influential actor in terms of
was adopted for the evaluation of the intervention. successful implementation of housing
In depth interviews and Focus Group Discussion retrofitting.
(FGD) techniques were used for data collection.
• NRA and Local elected representatives are
Some of the key findings generated from the second most key actor and most powerful
qualitative data analysis are as follows: influential actor in terms of successful
• The respondents’ information source for implementation of housing retrofitting
knowledge on retrofit was the orientation
activity of Baliyo Ghar Mason Retention Survey
• The Local Government had played Seven days mason training (MT) is one of the key
coordination role between Baliyo Ghar and activities of Baliyo Ghar program. Number of
Retrofit beneficiary to implement mason Construction workforce Trained is the output
retrofit training and construction of retrofit indicator of this activity while retention of trained
demo house. mason after one year of training is the expected
• The implementation of Mason retrofit outcome of this output. The defined indicator for
training and construction of demo house; the outcomes is: Percentage of trained construction
built up the confidence of community, house workforce who continue working in the field one
owner as well as of Local Government year after training
representative. To measure this indicator, mason retention survey
• The desire to build new house and associated is planned annually. This survey consists
social benefit had opted the retrofit collection of information of all trained masons
beneficiary to drop the retrofitting idea of old who had crossed one year of mason training. But
house. The social benefit includes the do not include the mason who had been surveyed
damage house could be utilized somehow for before. The design of survey was quantitative with
any purpose and “Arma parma” sharing. some qualitative information collected via open-
ended questions. The main objective of the survey
was to know the effectiveness of the mason by the mason one year after the completion of
training among trained construction workforce. training.
Mason Retention Survey is the measurement of
The survey results indicate that majority (80%) of
Baliyo Ghar trained masons’ retention in terms of
the masons have been working as a mason in
work and knowledge.
respective VDC/Municipalities after participating
A total of 1593 masons were trained from 57 the mason training conducted by Baliyo Ghar
different 7 days mason trainings during this period. Program. And the mean knowledge score of
The survey is not a sample survey but a population trained masons after one year was 77 out of 100,
survey. Of the total sample size, 87% were male which indicates that the average knowledge score
and the remaining 13% were female. Retention in of respondents was very good. Extensively, about
work means, masons had continued the 93 % of active masons had utilized gained skill in
construction work even one year after the training full-fledged during construction of houses.
and knowledge retention is the knowledge retained
During Mason Retentions Survey at Chaturale-7 SDO interviewing for Mason Retention Survey in
Lapse, Sikre-9.
Field enumerator conducting Endline Risk Field enumerator conducting Endline Risk
Perception Survey in Dhading Perception Survey in Dolakha
Evaluation of Engineer’s Training on Different activities were conducted during the half
“Seismic Retrofit Design of Masonry day workshop such as: i. Peak and Valley Method,
Buildings” ii. Challenges and Learning Via Meta Card
Posting, iii. Thematic Groups Discussion and iv.
The national level Engineers Training on “Retrofit Satisfaction Survey of the staff. The data collected
Design of Masonry Buildings” was organized in during workshop was coded and then categorized
order to acquaint Engineers and Professional into broader themes. After coding and re-coding,
Designers with the current practices of retrofit and the data analysis the peer reviewed learned
design of masonry buildings. lessons for the three major components Capacity
The key findings of the survey from two Engineers Building, Awareness Raising and Networking are
training held at Kathmandu in fourth quarter (July- summarized as the following recommendations
August) of 2019 is discussed here forth.
Capacity Building
The trainees had felt the contents covered during
the training are relevant to their work. The • Involvement of the local stakeholders for the
strengths of training were concentered on coordination and conduction of the desired
“Practical based training”, “Dedicated teaching of programs for effective outcome.
instructors” and “Designed content of training”. • Involvement of the Baliyo Ghar staffs in
For the needs improvement the trainees had engaging local authority, beneficiaries and
mentioned that time allocated for practical sessions trainees.
was not enough. • Communicating and co-ordinating timely and
effectively about the programs like trainings
Evaluation of Media Workshop to be conducted.
To measure the effectiveness of the national media • Difficulty in engaging masons in the training
workshops conducted by Baliyo Ghar, NSET due to their busy schedule.
conducted both quantitative and qualitative • Need to increase the technical manpower
surveys at the end of the workshops. Key findings from office.
from survey results were;
• Difficulty in convincing the houseowners of
• Workshopp was more effective in retrofit as well as to ward chairperson too.
understanding of institutionalization of • Community highly influenced by the political
reconstruction efforts and promotion in deep-rooted issues and geographical
scaling up of housing retrofitting. difficulties as the other major issues.
• Discussionn on retrofitting had been very
Awareness
effective and became the takeaway message
of the workshop. • Learned to work with the community people
• Overall rating of workshop from the majority engaging with them in their environment.
of participants was ‘Good’. • Involvement of the local stakeholders is
effective in raising awareness among the
Baliyo Ghar Field Staff Learning community people, but it takes time to
Workshop convince them.
• The beneficiaries can be engaged in
Baliyo Ghar Staff Learning Mini Workshop was
awareness raising through the videos.
conducted to generate and apply learning from BG
field staff to improve the program’s effectiveness Networking
in safer reconstruction in a gender sensitive and
• Networking is inevitable while engaging the
socially inclusive manner. The objective of the
authority, beneficiaries and trainees in the
workshop was to learn from BG staff on what has
communities.
worked, not worked, and what can be better in the
next disaster recovery process. The learnings • Difficulty in engaging the local stakeholders.
during the program intervention was gathered • Difficulty for field staff in networking.
conducting different activities in the workshop.
40
Brahmin 30
chhetri 20
16.8% 10
40.0%
17.4% Newar 0
25 25-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60
Other
25.8% upto > > > > >
Age
professionals and support staff. All who use public online Orientation on COVID-19 was conducted by
transport were advised to take special precautions. Senior Surgeon and Expert on Hospital
Similarly, reminder for washing hand was posted in Preparedness for Emergency Prof. Dr. Pradeep
all washrooms. EMRT developed information Vaidya. All NSET executives, directors, managers,
materials for self-quarantine and household in and relevant staff attended the orientation session.
both English and Nepali for field staff. Dr. Vaidya shared information on COVID-19, its
prevention measures, facts, misinformation, way
On March 18, following WHO’s declaration of
forward and possibility of NSET's involvement in
COVID-19 as Pandemic and Nepal as a vulnerable
COVID-19 situation.
to COVID-19 and released updated travel advisory,
NSET made further precautionary
decision/activities for program events, surveillance
and observance of precautions at office premises,
travels, international staffs and others. NSET started
temperature screening of the staff and visitors at
entrance and started maintaining distances in
meetings also. A technical advisory group was
formed consisting of relevant medical doctors and
representative of nearest hospital. A self-assessment
tool based on the algorithm published by EDCD was
developed.
NSET on March 20 provided Health and Hygiene kit
to all NSET staff with essential medicines, mask,
disinfection liquid, gloves etc. The kit contained 1
alcohol-based hand rub/hand sanitizer (with at least
70% isopropyl alcohol), 5 disposable masks, 2 pairs
of Latex gloves, 1 Ziploc bags (for kit distribution,
drugs like Paracetamol- 1 Strip, Sinex -1 Strip, 3
ORS (Jeevanjal) and 1 Mercury thermometer.
NSET prepared Guidelines for Work from Home
(WFH) with the view to guide and manage NSET
operations in case NSET staff are to work from
home. On March 21, NSET Executive Director
declared of Work from Home (WFH) for all NSET
staff from March 23 to April 3, 2020. March 23,
2020 was the first day for NSET staff to Work from
Home. General Staff Meeting held online where
almost 80% staff participated. NSET Executive All these decisions and actions of NSET helped to
Director briefed about the situation and gave build confidence of all staff and families to become
instructions to team leads and all staff to Work from safe from COVID-19. NSET intends to continue
Home. Since then, NSET has been operating office such actions and help propagate accurate
businesses from distance by its staff working from information and knowledge to the communities.
home.
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USAID/OFDA’s Program for Enhancement of
Emergency Response (PEER) under NSET Regular Orientation: NSET has been providing
appealed a call for the PEER trained responders to regular orientation to its staff members to update
assist during the COVID-19 situation from their with NSET policies and to enhance the capacity of
level. This was done in a "PEER Community", an NSET staff members. The past year, NSET held
active group in Facebook. orientations on New Procurement Manual, Personal
Policy, Travel Policy, IT Policy and Security, Health
NSET has also consulted medical professionals to Insurance and Orientation on Roles and
have their guidance to cope with the threat. An Responsibilities of Secretary and Receptionists.
NSET Finances
Financial Volume of NSET Activities
The financial volume of NSET has been increasing 2004/2005 has reached in 2018/2019 the amount of
with the growth in the number of staff and programs. 4.8 Million USD. This shows the growth in the
The annual turnover of around 80 thousand USD financial volume of NSET.
that was back in 1997 from 2.2 Million USD in
5,000,000
AMOUNT IN USD
4,991,859 5,159,022
4,832,148
4,000,000
3,000,000
3,145,685
2,000,000
2,257,323 2,272,598
1,000,000
0
FY 2004- FY 2009- FY 2014- FY 2015- FY 2017- FY 2018-
2005 2010 2015 2016 2018 2019
40% 86.54%
73.79%
61.75% 57.26% 63.23%
20% 36.39%
0%
FY 2004-2005 FY 2009-2010 FY 2014-2015 FY 2015-2016 FY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019
26th AGM of NSET held programs, challenges and way forward. On the
occasion, the Treasurer of NSET Executive
26th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of NSET held Committee, Mr. Yogeshwor Krishna Parajuli
on October 26, 2019. NSET General Secretary Dr. submitted Financial Report of the organization
Amod Mani Dixit presented NSET’s Progress including Auditor’s Reports for the last Fiscal Year.
Report for the past one year with special glimpses of A total of 26 General & Life members including
26 years’ achievements, its completed and ongoing Executive Committee Members attended the
National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) 71
Section 2 Organizational Development
meeting. The General Meeting unanimously Treasurer. The AGM also appointed new Auditing
endorsed both the Reports of General Secretary and Firm for next Fiscal Year.
NSET Organogram
Media Partners
International
Abbreviations
ADRRN Asian Disaster Reduction and LSMC Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City
Response Network
MFR Medical First Responder
BCIPN Building Code Implementation
MIW Master Instructors’ Workshop
Program in Nepal
MT Mason Training
BEMR Basic Emergency Medical Response
NBC National Building Code
BTT Basic Technical Training
NRCS Nepal Red Cross Society
CSSR Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue
NRRC Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium
DMC Disaster Management Committee
NRTC National Reconstruction Technology
DRM Disaster Risk Management
Center
DRR Disaster Risk Reduction
NSET National Society for Earthquake
DUDBC Department of Urban Development Technology – Nepal
and Building Construction
OJT On-the Job Training
EPRP Earthquake Preparedness and
PEER Program for Enhancement of
Response Plan
Emergency Response
ERM Earthquake Risk Management
3PERM Promoting Public Private Partnerships
ERR Earthquake Risk Reduction for Earthquake Risk Management
ESD Earthquake Safety Day SESP School Earthquake Safety Program
ESS Earthquake Safety Solutions SM Social Mobilizers
GEM Global Earthquake Model TFI Training for Instructors
HSS Higher Secondary School TOT Training of Trainers
HOPE Hospital Preparedness for Emergencies UNDP United Nations Development Program
IAEE International Association for UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
Earthquake Engineering
USAID United States Agency for International
IOE Institute of Engineering Development
KMC Kathmandu Metropolitan City VCA Vulnerability Capacity Assessment