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Employment Fund, Phase II

The earthquakes that struck Nepal in April and May 2015 caused the destruction of 500,000 houses and the damage of 280,000 houses[1]. Nepal does not have sufficient construction workers with knowledge of earthquake resilient technologies. This project will train 3,000 people from the disaster affected districts in reconstruction relevant trades and in the use of earthquake resilient building techniques while 4,000 houses, the trainees own as well as other homes, are built.     [1] Figures provided by the Government of Nepal: http://drrportal.gov.np

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USD 2.5M budget·USD 502K disbursed·Swiss Development Cooperation implementer·Nepal location·Timeline not reported timeline

Overview

About this project

The earthquakes that struck Nepal in April and May 2015 caused the destruction of 500,000 houses and the damage of 280,000 houses[1]. Nepal does not have sufficient construction workers with knowledge of earthquake resilient technologies. This project will train 3,000 people from the disaster affected districts in reconstruction relevant trades and in the use of earthquake resilient building techniques while 4,000 houses, the trainees own as well as other homes, are built.     [1] Figures provided by the Government of Nepal: http://drrportal.gov.np

Record quality

75% complete

1 source · confidence 65%

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Progress

20%
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