completed · Health· Disaster Risk

Winterisation support and Build Back Safer and Healthier (BBSH) construction training

The project will support 3,000 families in 4-6 Village Development Committee (VDC) areas to winterize their homes by the end of November 2015. The priority VDCs are those above 1,500m; additional VDCs may be added depending on the government’s final winterization policy. Delivery mechanisms may include in-kind distribution, conditional cash transfers, and/or vouchers, depending on local context and market conditions. Although not finalized the winterization package ($130/HH) under consideration is composed of: 4 blankets (regular and fleece), 2 tarps, 20m rope, tie wire, 1.5m of 12mm foam, solar lamp, and a cash supplement (meant for clothes, fuel/firewood, hiring labourers, and/or timber). To meet the high demand for labour during the reconstruction phase, CRS/Caritas will also provide technical training to approximately 162 unskilled and 81 skilled labourers in the target VDCs by the end of April 2016. Training on improved shelter construction techniques will be provided through village-level demonstration models that showcase appropriate types of construction methods to labourers, households and field staff.