What we do
Support for displaced communities in Jajarkot in response to the 2023 earthquake emergency
Countries
Fields of intervention
- Opening date: November 2023
- Closing date: December 2024
WHERE
Nepal, Karnali Province, Jajarkot District, Barekot Rural Municipality, villages of Shirpachaur and Bayalatole.
CONTEXT
On 3 November 2023, at 23:47, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake destroyed 17,792 homes and severely damaged 17,529 others, causing 156 deaths and 349 injuries in the districts of Jajarkot and Rukum West. ASIA immediately deployed to the field to gather data for the formulation of an emergency response, identifying the villages of Shirpachaur and Bayalatole — located in Barekot Rural Municipality, the closest to the epicentre — as target areas. The project was designed to provide temporary shelter for 158 families in Shirpachaur and to construct 2 semi-temporary schools in Bayalatole and Shirpachaur, ensuring protection for students and families during the cold winter and monsoon season
OBJECTIVES
General objective
To support the earthquake-affected population of Jajarkot and Rukum West Districts in responding to the emergencs.
Specific objective
To support the earthquake-affected population of the villages of Shirpachaur and Bayalatole in Jajarkot District through the provision of temporary shelters and semi-temporary schools.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
- Provision and distribution of materials for the construction of temporary shelters to 370 families in the villages of Shirpachaur (Barekot Rural Municipality, Jajarkot) and Pakhapani, Ijar, Golchaur and Gaubari (Sanibheri Rural Municipality, Rukum West).
- Technical support and training for beneficiaries and local masons for shelter construction; completion of shelters by March 2024.
- Construction of two semi-temporary schools in the villages of Shirpachaur and Bayalatole using earthquake-resistant Interlocking CSEB brick technology, completed in July 2024 and fully equipped by December 2024.
- Two community training sessions in Shirpachaur on CSEB brick production and use.
Local CSEB brick production initiated through the creation of a community social enterprise.
RESULTS
- 370 families in the villages of Shirpachaur, Pakhapani, Ijar, Golchaur and Gaubari received materials and support for the construction of temporary shelters.
- 366 students at the schools of Shirpachaur and Bayalatole resumed educational activities in safe, earthquake-resistant structures.
- 209 community members trained on CSEB brick production and use, and a local social enterprise for CSEB brick production launched.
BENEFICIARIES
Direct: 370 families totalling 1,480 people; 366 students totalling 1,464 people; 209 community members totalling 836 people.
PARTNERS
Build Up Nepal