1. Objectives

• To reduce vulnerability of the poorest community through prevention/mitigation of floods in selected 4 VDC’s of Mahottari.
• Increased awareness and preparedness of people of selected VDC’s on water induced disaster.
• Increased livelihood opportunities for the dalit and women flood victims and flood-affected people of Mahottari through income generation, appropriate land and water management, sand resistance farming and market based development.
• Increased coordination/linkages with stakeholders and line agencies, to contribute to appropriate changes and formulation of disaster management policies and practices.

 

2. Duration: 1^st May 2006 – 30^th June 2007

 

3. Coverage: Dhirapur, Gonarpura, Matihani, and Simardahi VDCs on Mahottari District

 

4. Partner Agency: OXFAM GB Nepal

 

5. Current Status: Completed

 

6. Major Outcomes

• In total 75 hand pumps are installed in proper places and managed in a way that those hand pumps can be use for safe drinking water in  flood period.
• In total 4 emergency shelters established in different parts of  the project area which are helpful to use in  disaster period
• The awareness for flood control and relief fund at the VDC level and a preparedness plan at the district level if completed will certainly have an extra impact.
• The targeted 471 households in 4 clusters were made aware on flood preparedness. Advocacy was carried out at both the district and VDC level for different purpose. Moreover the volunteers were trained to do advocacy.
• 74 families have initiated different income generation activities.
• The awareness of poor women and men and children have increased on preparedness from floods and they now pay attention on hygiene but 5.5 month is a short time to assess real change.
• Men and women have started sitting in the meetings together which is not a custom in the terai where women live behind veil and their movement is restricted.
• The VDC and the district level stakeholders are committed to establish a flood control and relief fund at the VDC level and disaster preparedness plan at the district level.
• The project has been highly cost effective as it spend only NRs415 per targeted population.
• The employment of the local field workers and staff helped in the smooth implementation in   spite of the political turmoil in the country.