British Red Cross

The Strengthening Urban Resilience and Engagement ( SURE ) programme is a five-year DFID-funded multi-hazard urban risk reduction programme running from September 2016 until August 2021. Given emerging risks and hazard trends the programme continues engagement in the three districts of the Kathmandu valley and expanding further west into two additional districts. The programme aims to see increased action in target municipalities by citizens government and the Nepal Red Cross Society to reduce and respond to multi hazard risks increasing overall disaster resilience and enabling timely and effective response by the Nepal Red Cross Society. The targeted municipalities include six within the previously-engaged districts of the Kathmandu valley namely: Kathmandu sub-metropolitan city and Budhanilkantha municipality in Kathmandu district Bajrabarahi and Karyabinayak municipalities in Lalitpur district and Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi municipalities in Bhaktapur district and two additional municipalities in the West and Far-West specifically Pokhara sub-metropolitan city and Dhangadhi sub-metropolitan city. Impact: Target municipalities have increased their disaster resilience and are supported by the Nepal Red Cross Society with timely and effective disaster response. Outcome: Targeted municipalities are increasingly taking action to reduce and respond to multi hazard risks through citizens government and the Nepal Red Cross Society. Output 1: Awareness and action in urban DRR for informed citizen voice and greater social accountability is increased enhancing DRR capacity in targeted municipalities. Output 2: DRR advocacy and support and strengthening of preparedness for response enhances the capacity of municipalities and is aligned to existing policies and structures. Output 3: NRCS is stronger and well organised in order to better respond to vulnerable communities and individuals. Output 4: NRCS and BRC actively learn with urban partners and external institutions to contribute to improved thematic and institutional knowledge and practice enabling efficient and effective programming with partners.

BRC s Nepal Earthquake recovery programme in partnership with the Nepal Red Cross Society will support 50 communities (reaching around 140 000 people) across the Kathmandu valley in the areas of shelter livelihoods community health and WASH over the next 2 years. It will include training of masons carpenters and home owners in safer building techniques and restoring water supplies; cash grants and skills training to increase the income of families affected by the earthquake and training in community health first aid and psycho-social support.

Two earthquakes in April and May caused massive damage in central Nepal killing 8 856 people destroying 543 000 homes and affecting 5.6 million people. The Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) launched an immediate relief effort with other 8 000 volunteers taking part. 29 Red Cross and Red Crescent directly supported the response as well as the IFRC and ICRC and in total the RCRC Movement has provided emergency shelter to over 500 000 people water and hygiene to over 500 000 and medical care to over 50 000. BRC launched an appeal for funds on the day of the earthquake and by 01/08/15 has raised 13.1million including a 4.1million from the DEC. Of this 5.9million has been committed to the emergency response efforts including: 1.4million of relief items sent from BRC stocks in Kuala Lumpur and Dubai including tarpaulins mosquito nets blankets and hygiene kits. 3.8million supporting IFRC emergency operations including shelter and cash distributions. Deployment of 11 delegates to be part of FACT the IFRC coordination unit overseeing the operation. Deployment of the Mass Sanitation Emergency Response Unit a four-person team that is providing safe drinking water clean toilets and hand washing facilities in Sindhupalchok the worst-affected district. As thousands struggle in the aftermath of this devastating earthquake we have launched the Nepal Earthquake Appeal.