Nepal earthquake
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Nepal is a landlocked country located in the Himalayas, bordered by China and India. It has a population of 27 million and its capital and largest city is Kathmandu. The 2015 Nepal earthquake killed over 8,000 people, injured over 18,000, and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. The Jesuits and their partners provided emergency relief to thousands of affected families and conducted medical camps and counseling. Their response was focused on immediate relief, early recovery, rehabilitation, and long-term support through food, shelter, livelihood programs, education, and infrastructure development.
Nepal earthquake
- 1. NEPAL
- 2. Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia, and is located in the central part of the Himalayas bordering to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India. With an area of 147,181 square kilometers and a population of approximately 27 million, Nepal is geographically diversified into different regions. Kathmandu, which is located in the valley, is the nation's capital as well as largest metropolis.
- 3. From the administrative and political point of view, Nepal is divided into 14 zones and 75 districts, grouped into five development regions. The Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007 has declared Nepal as a federal democratic republic country; however it has yet to finalize its new federal structure based on geography, culture, religion natural resources, sustainability etc. Nepal is typically endowed with cultural and natural heritages.
- 4. Facts and Figures about Nepal: 1. Size of population: 26.7 million ( 2. Area: 147,181 sq km (56,827 sq miles) 3. Major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism 4. Major National Languages: Nepali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Tamang, Newari, Magar, Awadhi Rai, Limbu and Bajjika. 5. Life expectancy: 67 years (men), 69 years (women) 6. Main exports: Carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods, grain 7. GNI per capita: US $ 742 (Economic Survey, 2011) 8. Literacy rate: Total: 53.7%, Female: 42.49%, Male: 68.51% 9. Occupation: Agriculture: 81%, Industry: 3%, Service: 11%, Other: 5% 10. UN estimate of people living below poverty: 40%
- 5. Aftereffects of 25th April Earthquake
- 6. The April 2015 Nepal earthquake killed more than 8,000 people and injured more than 19,000. It occurred at 11:56 NST on 25 April, with a magnitude of 7.8. Its epicenter was the village of Barpak, Gorkha district. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened, across thirty three districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley.
- 7. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19, making it the deadliest day on the mountain in history. It triggered another huge avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing.
- 9. Facts?and?Figures ? ? ? Dead????-?8,669 ?(4771?female;?3887?male) ? Injured?-??Over?18000 ? Missing-?384 ? Homes?completely?destroyed?-?500,717 ? Homes?partially?damaged?-?269,190 ? Class?rooms?completely?destroyed?-?32,145 ? Class?rooms?partially?damaged?¨C?15352 ? Health?Centers?fully?destroyed?-?402 ? Health?Centers?partially?damaged?¨C?683 ? Population?of?districts?affected-?1,36,52,804 ? Affected?by?earthquake?-?31?districts ? Most?affected???-?14?districts ? Pregnant?women?affected-?1,26,000 ? Women?and?girls?of?reproductive?age?affected?-?20,00,000 ? Women?who?may?be?affected?by?obstetric?complications?-?2,100 ? Women?and?girls?who?may?face?gender?based?violence?-?40,000
- 10. ? 315,000?in?the?14?most?affected?districts?remain?in?areas?inaccessible?by? road.?Monsoon?season?starts?in?2/3?weeks. ? 75,000?people?in?affected?areas?cannot?be?reached?by?air.?The?topography? of?Nepal?remains?a?major?challenge. ? 1.9?million?people?are?in?need?of?immediate?food?assistance. ? 1.5?million?people?require?sanitation?and?hygiene?support. ? On?going?medical?care?is?needed?for?2?million?people. ? An?estimated?1?million?children?will?be?unable?to?return?to?their? classrooms?when?school?resumes?on?31?May. ? 1.5?million?women?and?adolescent?girls?are?in?need?of?dedicated?support. ? (Source?:?www.un.org.np)
- 15. Post Trauma Counseling was conducted for over 500 staff and students in our schools and college
- 16. Over 400 student volunteers were involved in sanitation programs and debris clearing . Along with health awareness camp, the volunteers distributed water purifying capsules, soaps and other sanitary materials.
- 17. Planned Responses: Phase I: Emergency Relief - First month after earthquake - Food Kits: Ration for 15 days- 1,000 families x Rs. 11,000/- = 1.10 cores; - -Non Food Kits: 1,000 families x Rs. 5,000/- = 50 lakhs; - Temporary shelter: Tarpaulin for 1,000 families x 1,000/- = 10 lakhs. - Where people can repair their house before monsoon, 500 houses x Rs. 10,000 =50 lakhs - Walter filters - 25 lakhs - Medical camps, health care programs - 50 lakhs
- 18. Phase II: Early Recovery - 3 months to tide over monsoon and recovery - Repair of Shelter: Through cash for work of Rs. 10,000/- x 600 families = 60 lakhs; - Or livelihood options of their choice and availability Rs. 10,000/- x 400 families = 40 lakhs; - This ensures occupation, income, engagement and hence healing;
- 19. Phase III: Rehabilitation- after 3 months - Food kits: in select cases - Non Food Kits: kitchen, household - Shelter: Through cash for work of Rs. 2 lakhs - x 200 families = 4 cores. - Livelihood options of their choice and availability Rs. 2 lakhs - x 200 families = 4 cores.
- 20. Education: a) training and appointing supplementary teachers, b) training of teachers of 10 VDCs in 4 districts, c) construction of school in exceptional cases, d) summer camps for children in our institutions, e) child play centres, f) women¡¯s centre.
- 21. Continued Phase IV: Now to 3 years ? Assessment and planning after Phase I - 1 month ? Assessment and planning after Phase II - 3months ? Assessment and planning after Phase III - After 3 months ? Assessment and planning after Phase IV - Now to 3 years
- 22. Our Criteria - Reach the unreached, most vulnerable - We have presence or contact - We did relief work - Able to complete the work - Can obtain permission - Can mobilize human and financial resources
- 23. Units of Intervention ? 6 districts from the most affected and unreachable places ? 5 villages x 6 districts = 30 villages ? 30 households x 30 villages = 900 households for relief and recovery ¨C food and shelter repair ? 10 households in 20 villages = 200 households for rehabilitation ? 200 households for livelihood.
- 24. Guiding Principles ? The dignity and rights of the people are respected and reinforced ? Listen to local people and include them in the planning ¨C community mobilization for greater participation of people ? Reach the most vulnerable. Ensure vulnerable are not excluded ? Some of our coworkers who are also badly affected will be our priority too ? Invest in livelihood and infrastructure ? Let the resources remain within the village ? Ensure coordination, synergy, accountability ? Rope in our alumni for various interventions and also to undertake repair and reconstruction of our educational institutions ? Follow our modus operandi to ensure long term and greater impact
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