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HEA is one of the three ministries of WVIN which seeks to
ensure that children and communities can survive disasters
and that the organisation is able to respond to emergencies.
The implementation of those goals takes two forms. One is
the integration of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into Area
Development Programmes (ADPs); the other is preparing the
organisation to respond effectively to emergencies. WVIN has
a strategy of integrating DRR into all ADPs and efforts have
been made to integrate DRR into priority sectors. So far, one
of the ADPs has integrated DRR into the Learning through
Evaluation with Accountability and Planning (LEAP) process, and
other ADPs are in the process of intregrating DRR into their
work. A framework for integrating DRR into education has been
developed and all education projects designed by WVIN have
included DRR.
WVIN has experience of responding to small-scale, short-term
emergencies in ADPs, emergencies such as flooding and landslides,
which occur frequently in Nepal. At national level, WVIN has the
National Emergency-Preparedness and Relief Fund (NEPRF)
which is used for disaster preparedness and initial phase of
response. This amount has been sufficient for the responses that
WVIN has made over the past few years. For FY 2012, $232,837
was allocated to NEPRF.
Humanitarian Emergency Affairs
In FY 2012, a National Office Disaster Management committee
was formed to provide policy support and oversee the disaster
management portfolio at WVIN. Key national office staff including
sector specialists, DME team and some ADP staff were trained
in DRR. In Udayapur West ADP the DRR integration toolkit was
used to ensure DRR integration into project designs. Community-
Owned Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments were carried out
in the communities and issues pertaining to disasters identified by
the communities are now addressed in ADP project designs. The
checklists developed by the DME team for conducting FGD (Focus
Group Discussion) during community consultations also include
risk-related questionnaires.
In FY 2012, WVIN continued to work with government and
non-government organisations to develop District Disaster-
Preparedness and Response Plans, and continued to support 4
District Disaster Relief Committees (DDRC) of Morang, Rupandehi,
Kaski, and Jumla districts. WVIN also responded to the diarrhoea
outbreak in Doti in July-August 2012. 14,603 people from 8 VDCs
were helped with awareness rising activities, soaps, water guard/
aqua tab, Oral Rehydration Solutions. Additionally, across all ADPs,
15,156 people directly benefitted from WVIN’s HEA work in DRR
and emergency relief.people directly benefitted from WVIN’s HEA
work in DRR and relief.
Annual Review 2012
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