Locations[Closed] Gorkha Housing Reconstruction Project
Gorkha Housing Reconstruction Project (GHRP)
Status: | Closed |
Duration: | March 2018 - March 2021 |
Geographic Coverage: | Dharche, Aarughat, Ajirkot, Siranchowk, Sahid Lakhan and Gandaki Rural Municipalities, Palungtar and Gorkha Urban Municipalities |
Focus Area: | Energy, Environment, Climate and Disaster Risk Management |
Collaborating Institutions: | Four-member organizations of Owner-Driven Reconstruction Collaborative (ODRC), a resource network based in India, namely i) SEEDS Technical Services (ODRC Secretariat); ii) Hunnarshala Foundation; iii) UNNATI - Organization for Development education ; and iv) Centre for Ecocentric Development and Peoples' Action (CEDAP). |
Donors: | Government of India |
Budget: | USD 8,799,300.00 |
Summary
The Gorkha Housing Reconstruction Project, with funding support from the Government of India, aims to directly assist earthquake-affected families in Gorkha district to reconstruct their homes in line with Nepal Government’s reconstruction guidelines, standards and processes through socio-technical facilitation services. The project will support a total of 26,912 beneficiary households from six rural municipalities and two urban municipalities.
Background
Government of India (GOI) has partnered with UNDP to provide socio-technical facilitation support to 26,912 house owners, from 42 wards of 2 urban and 6 rural municipalities in Gorkha district, for housing reconstruction. This Nepal Housing reconstruction Project (NHRP) commenced after signing of partnership agreement on 8 March 2018. It enables implementation of the following activities to support the target house owners:
- Facilitating administrative procedures regarding inclusion, grant release and certification.
- On-site technical advice and guidance on construction technology, design options, disaster resistant features, government norms, material procurement and construction management.
- Technical services of design drawings, preparation for building permit process.
- Capacity building of all project participants, particularly house owners and masons.
- Concurrent monitoring and quality assurance.
- Facilitating use of Appropriate Disaster Resistant Technologies.
Achievements so far
- Supported over 24,000 households in Gorkha in constructing their resilient homes post 2015 earthquake, through socio-technical facilitation including designing code-compliant houses, acquiring building permits, accessing housing grants and mobilizing resources.
- Helped over 2,500 vulnerable households through social mobilization and appropriate building technology to ensure they are not left behind
- About 2,000 masons were trained on resilient and affordable housing construction
- Carried out a beneficiary status survey, covering all the targeted households (26,912) in Gorkha
- Established and activated free Building Permit Studios at Gorkha and Palungtar Municipalities, which assisted more than 3000 homeowners with building design and drawing services
- Conducted earthquake-safe technology demonstration mobile services through 319 mobile van campaign across the district
- As part of social mobilization and awareness campaigns, the project mobilized local cultural groups, produced and broadcast 310 radio programs through local radio stations
- Awas Nirman Saathis (local masons trained to support reconstruction), social mobilizers and engineers conducted over 244,000 door-to-door visits to support home owners construct their houses.
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FAQ
What is Gorkha Housing Reconstruction Project (GHRP)? | UNDP’s Gorkha Housing Reconstruction Project, funded by the Government of India, provides needful technical and social support such as ensuring access to finance, materials, knowledge, skills and technologies to assist earthquake-affected families in Gorkha district to reconstruct their homes |
Who funds this? | The Government of India funded this project. |
Where does it work? | It covers Dharche, Aarughat, Ajirkot, Siranchowk, Sahid Lakhan and Gandaki Rural Municipalities, Palungtar and Gorkha Urban Municipalities. |
How many people will be benefitted through this project? | The project will support a total of 26,912 beneficiary households from six rural municipalities and two urban municipalities. |
Who are the collaborating partners of this project? | The collaborating partners are: Four-member organizations of Owner-Driven Reconstruction Collaborative (ODRC), a resource network based in India, namely i) SEEDS Technical Services (ODRC Secretariat); ii) Hunnarshala Foundation; iii) UNNATI - Organization for Development education ; and iv) Centre for Ecocentric Development and Peoples' Action (CEDAP). |
What are the major achievements/results expected form this project during its project cycle? | Supported over 29,000 households in Gorkha in constructing their resilient homes post 2015 earthquake, through socio-technical facilitation including designing code-compliant houses, acquiring building permits, accessing housing grants and mobilizing resources. (Please visit this project webpage to know the results achieved so far) http://np.undp.org/ghrp |
How can we contact project? | You can contact National Programme Manager of the Project/Programme Mr. Ramraj Narasimhan ramraj.narsimhan@undp.org to enquire more about the project and go to http://np.undp.org/ghrp for more details on the project. |
Contacts
Project Focal Point
Mr. Ramraj Narasimhan
National Programme Manager
Email: ramraj.narasimhan@undp.org
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