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Nepal earthquake November 2023: one year on, the school emergency in the district of Jajarkot

Countries

Nepal

Fields of intervention

Opening date: April 2026
Closing date: September 2026

WHERE

Nepal, Karnali Province, Jajarkot District, Dhaulakot Rural Municipality and Maurighai Jiri

CONTEXT

ASIA continued its post-earthquake response in Barekot Rural Municipality, Jajarkot District, through an intervention aimed at restoring safe and dignified access to education for children affected by the November 2023 earthquake. The project was developed in one of Nepal’s most remote and vulnerable mountain areas, where widespread destruction of school buildings, persistent poverty, geographic isolation and prolonged institutional delays in reconstruction continued to undermine children’s right to education. In the targeted communities of Dhaulakot and Maurighar Jiri, many students were still forced to attend classes in unsafe or temporary conditions, exposed to harsh weather and at continued risk of disruption. In response, the initiative focused on the construction of two semi-permanent, earthquake-resistant and low-impact school buildings, designed to provide safer learning spaces adapted to the local context and climatic conditions. The intervention also included the provision of educational materials and classroom equipment necessary to improve the quality of teaching and learning. By combining resilient reconstruction with support to the school environment, the project contributes not only to educational continuity, but also to the protection, wellbeing and longer-term recovery of earthquake-affected children and communities in a context where reconstruction needs remain significant.

OBJECTIVES

General objective
Improving access to and quality of education for students in Jajarkot district in response to the consequences of the earthquake and the current educational needs of affected local communities

Specific objective
Build two semi-permanent schools with high seismic resistance and low environmental impact to ensure a safe learning environment for students in Dhaulakot and Maurighar Jiri

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Construction of two semi-permanent schools in the villages of Dhaulakot and Maurighar Jiri
Provision of equipment and educational materials for the two semi-permanent schools in Dhaulakot and Maurighar Jiri

RESULTS

Created an appropriate and safe learning environment for the students of Dhaulakot and Maurighar Jiri.
Improved quality of education in Dhaulakot and Maurighar Jiri schools.

BENEFICIARIES

Direct: 290 students from Dhaulakot and Maurighar Jiri.
Indirect: The entire Dhaulakot and Maurighar Jiri community, 1,200 community members.