Assessing the Impact of Nepal’s 2015 Earthquake on Older People and Persons with Disabilities and How Gender and Ethnicity Factor into That Impact STUDY REPORT A Joint Initiative of HelpAge International, CBM International and NDRC Nepal Submitted to HelpAge International Jawalakhel, Lalitpur Submitted by National Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (NDRC Nepal) New Baneshwor, Kathmandu Nepal P.O. Box: 19532 Telephone/Fax: 01-4115619; 01-2299380 Email:
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[email protected] URL: www.ndrcnepal.org March 2016 1 NDRC Nepal’s Study Team Senior Researchers 1. Dr. Dhruba Gautam, Team Leader/Thematic Expert 2. Mr. Madhusudan Gautam, Quantitative Analyst/Survey Expert 3. Ms Pratistha Koirala, Gender Expert Research Supervisors 1. Ms Salina Bhattarai 2. Mr. Chetan Singh Ter 3. Mr. Bijay Tharu 4. Mr. Raj Kumar Chaudhari Research Assistants 1. Ms Samita Tamrakar 2. Ms Pratikshya Sharma 3. Ms Akriti Poudyal 4. Ms Lemina Bhattarai 5. Mr Nitesh Acharya 6. Mr Saphal Sapkota 7. Mr Lavraj Purie 8. Mr Sanjog Risal 9. Mr Mangal Lama 10. Mr Santosh Basnet 11. Mr Prabin Thapa 12. Mr Sivan Lamichhane 13. Mr Santa Bahadur Jirel 14. Mr Saroj Simkhada 15. Ms Grishma Paneru 16. Ms Alina Chantel Research associates 1. Mr. Ankit Adhikari 2. Mr Pratap Maharjan Disclaimer The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are of NDRC Nepal and do not necessarily reflect the view of HelpAge International and CBM International. For more information, please contact either at NDRC Nepal, CBM and HAI. 2 List of acronyms DAO District Administration