Building Resilience from the Ground Up

As part of the 2025 Disaster Early Warning Project, two separate one-day disaster preparedness trainings were held in Dakshinkali Municipality of Kathmandu and Mahankal Rural Municipality of Lalitpur. The trainings aimed to strengthen community resilience by equipping local residents with skills to protect themselves and their neighbors during disasters.

Participants learned basic first aid and practiced creating makeshift stretchers from locally available materials. Educational games were also incorporated to help participants understand and retain key disaster preparedness concepts through practical and engaging activities.

The program was supported by the China Foundation for Rural Development, with DEPO facilitating the training. The activities focused on providing local residents with practical disaster preparedness and emergency response skills.