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Newsletter 2009 Eng Issue 12 for PRESS.FH11 Issue 12 September 2009 Kathmandu, Nepal 16th NSET Day 2009 Students Summit National Society for Earthquake Technology Nepal (NSET) on Earthquake Safety 2009 celebrated its 16th Anniversary in a gala event organized in its office premises at designated institutional area of Bhainsepati Awas Chhetra, Lalitpur. Accompanied by a gracious presence of invitees among from NSETs partners, well wishers & community people; together-with NSET Founders, Board Members & Office Staffs, President of NSET Mr. Shiva Bahadur Pradhanang officially dedicated newly built building facilities of Community Earthquake Learning Center (CELC) to the Nation. In his historical note, Mr. Pradhanang declared CELC as an autonomous and financially self sustained public institution to operate under the management of NSET. On the auspicious occasion, General Secretary and Executive Director of NSET Mr. Amod Mani Dixit briefed about the During Students' Summit rally at Hetauda various features of the Center. CELC has been envisioned to serve as a Amid series of interactive sessions of for Earthquake Technology (NSET), Centre of Excellence in general for idea sharing, brainstorms & public the School Physical Improvement Disaster Risk Management and in advocacies, Students Summit on Program, being implemented by particular for Earthquake Risk Earthquake Safety 2009 has Department of Education (DOE), and Management in Nepal. It will facilitate proclaimed Hetauda Resolution- as part of the Disaster Education practical researches in specific 2009 renewing their vigour and Program of Maiko High School, Kobe, problem areas and provide physical commitments to keep schools safe Japan; the Students Summit for facilities for earthquake disaster from earthquake. The residential 3- Earthquake Safety-2009 was awareness and education for specific day Summit held during 3-5 August organized jointly by the three target groups, such as children, 2009 at Hetauda, Nepal drew a total institutions in close collaboration with artisans. It will have a museum for of 125 participants including 66 ActionAid Nepal, Japan International transferring the lessons learned from students and 32 teachers from 30 Cooperation Agency (JICA), Save the past earthquakes to the current and public schools in 18 districts of Children Alliance Nepal, UNICEF, future generations. The building Nepal, 10 participants from various and USAID. The 3-day Summit structure is visualized to serve as a disaster management committees, a program included physical exercises model of earthquake resistant delegation of 17 Japanese and games, cultural programs, construction, use of various forms of participants including 2 teachers and earthquake drills, lectures and alternative energy like solar/wind 10 students from Maiko High School discussion on various aspects of of Kobe and 3 delegates from earthquake and preparedness, and Support for International Disaster practical exercises on improving Education (SIDE) a Japanese NGO earthquake preparedness in schools. created by previous students of During the program, the participants Maiko High School and 2 delegates happily engaged in all activities. from Osaka University. Presence of Japanese students and teachers was extremely motivating. As a part of the School Earthquake The Summit ended with a Hetauda Safety Program (SESP) being Resolution 2009 in which the implemented by National Society ... Continued to page 2 'Safer Society' and 'Newsletter' unveiled ... Continued to page 8 :: In This Issue Japanese and Nepali Students participating summit Comparative Risk Assessment in Humal District o f Nepal 2 Pull Down Test for Existing Mud Mortar Masonry Building 2 Orientation Programs 3 Page NSET Activities 5 Profile 8 1 RECENT PROGRAMS OF NSET Comparative Risk Assessment in Humla District of Nepal National Society for Earthquake assessment procedure and model in for each surveyed village. GIS map Technology Nepal (NSET) with order to adapt it to Nepali context. with hazard, vulnerability / ability support from Mission East Nepal is and risk information for the area conducting a comparative risk This will be achieved through field covered by the survey will be assessment in Humla district with an data collection, data entry and prepared and finally needs assess- objective to identify and map the analysis of approximately 35 villages ment report outlining: findings and areas/villages more at risk of multiple in Humla district. The data will be recommendations, including a list of hazards in selected VDCs of Humla entered into an Excel database recommended communities for district and review the present risk designed by Mission East to identify intervention will be prepared. level of vulnerability, hazard and risk Pull Down Test for Existing Mud Mortar Masonry Building Most of the loss of life in the past building has been planned in Nepal masonry building was chosen to earthquakes was due to collapse of as part of the Regional Program of convert into two different similar non-engineered masonry buildings. Earthquake Risk Reduction and structures. One part of the structure Such non-engineered masonry Recovery Preparedness Program is proposed to test for the pull down buildings are widely available in (ERRRPP). NSET is providing the in as-it-is condition while the other Nepal. Knowing the seismic risk of technical assistance needed for the part is proposed to test for the pull such widely available masonry pull down test and the test is being down load after seismic retrofitting. buildings and identifying possible funded by ADRC. improvement measures is of utmost The pull down test of the existing importance for reducing the overall An existing mud mortared masonry building is scheduled for October 15 seismic risk of the country. Realizing building in Bhaisepati area of Lalitpur and the test of the retrofitted building this, a pull down test on an existing has been identified for conducting for October 26, 2009. the test. The symmetrical mud mortar Continues Students' Summit ... among schools of Nepal and Chief District Officer, Makawanpur between Nepalese schools and in the midst of a mass of participants, Maiko High School of Japan observers, media-persons and · Promote in Nepal international oraganizers assembled at Seminar good practices including rich Hall, Hotel Avocado, Hetauda. In his experience of Japan on earthquake keynotes, he emphasized on the safety, especially after the Kobe importance of the summit in Earthquake of 1995. developing earthquake safety in day to day life of people. · Provide a common platform for cultural exchange among school Representatives of the collaborating children nationally and institutions referred to the high internationally and for discussing casualty of school-going children and Rally for Earthquake Safety methods of developing and teachers during recent earthquakes in implementing School Earthquake the region, critically evaluated the students, the teachers, the activists Preparedness and Evacuation programs in Nepal, highlighted the committed to work further to ensure plan. 1) all schools to be made earthquake safe, 2) to promote inter-school and · Develop understanding and international collaboration in school fraternity among school students earthquake safety, and 3) proposed of different parts of Nepal and to expand the summit outreach to with students from Kobe, Japan. other seismic countries of the Asia. The program commenced on 3rd August in the early morning at 7:00hrs with a rally carrying placards of various awareness slogans to keep schools earthquake safer. Around 500 people from various corners of society, including students from Japanese Students Performing Cultural Program Nepal and Japan in large, walked around the city covering key areas of immense potential contribution of the the locality. The rally was addressed students in achieving earthquake by District Education Officer Mr. safety in community by carrying the Drill Program exercised Cholendra Kumar Pandit and other message from schools to family and speakers from organizing partner ultimately to the community. A Campaign theme of the Summit was organizations. consensus opinion was the necessity Lets Keep Our Schools Safe from of expanding the outreach of disaster Earthquakes. The summit was then formally safety message to all households and opened by Chief Guest of the opening Objectives of the Summit were: to all communities of Nepal. The ceremony, Mr. Hari Prasad Mainali, speakers endorsed the efforts made · Raising earthquake awareness of so far in the country and tasked NSET participating schools and to continue the School Earthquake institutions by sharing of Safety Program including creative Page knowledge and experience advocacy at policy-makers level. 2 Inaugural session of Students' Summit REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM PEER 3 Regional Planning Meeting The Regional Planning Meeting groups (health ministries and Red (RPM) held on July 27-29, 2009 in Cross societies) how to proceed Bangkok was the launching pad on the emergency response for PEER Stage 3. The meeting enhancement within Stage 3 and was a good platform to present beyond. Country planning the scope of the program and meetings will then be conducted ensure common understanding after the RPM to strategize PEER by all beneficiary countries. roadmap of the project countries. Highlights include review of accomplishments in PEER Stage Nepal Country Planning Meeting 2, presented by NSET; and for Objectives 1 and 2 was held Mr. A.M. Dixit, ED - NSET in small group discussion visioning by the PEER
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