The Disaster Education Promotion Office (DEPO) is a forward-thinking organization committed to strengthening disaster resilience through capacity building of educators, local officials, and organizations who help reach out to the communities with techniques and information needed for disaster preparedness. Through localized education, capacity building, and community engagement, we equip individuals and institutions with the educational tools they need to prepare for and respond to natural hazards.
As a leader in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) education, DEPO develops cross-sectoral initiatives that empower schools, local governments, and communities to take proactive self-help and mutual-help steps toward understanding disasters.
Through partnerships with both local and international organizations, DEPO has delivered impactful programs to enrich people's way of thinking towards disasters.
We conduct disaster drills and exercises. These drills can help people become familiar with emergency procedures and can help identify any gaps or weaknesses in existing plans....
We teach people to develop the variety of different strategies and actions plan that can help to minimize the impact of a disaster such as implementing an evacuation plan in a school and community, implementing ......
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On September 3rd, members of DRR clubs from three schools—Shree Narayan Jan in Chandragiri, Bhassara Secondary School in Lalitpur, and Himalayan ......
On September 4, 2025, DEPO welcomed 34 students and 2 focal teachers from Prime Academy, Bhaktapur, for a two-hour visit to the MDRRLC. Prime ......
On August 28th, DEPO was delighted to welcome five students from Ehime University, Japan, for a one-hour visit to the MDRRLC. The students, all ......
DEPO intern Christy Wittkamp had the opportunity to visit Navamindradhiraj University in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 18–19, where she met ......
A project with the objective of strengthening the resilience of communities in India through practices of Bosai culture was introduced and completed ......
As part of the 2025 Disaster Early Warning Project, two separate one-day disaster preparedness trainings were recently held in Dakshinkali Municipality ......
