Contribution to Rural Housing Reconstruction Project (RHRP)
Rural households affected by the earthquake of April 25, 2015, especially from disadvantaged groups, will rebuild earthquake resistant houses through the RHRP, the Government’s lead project for housing reconstruction. The Swiss support through a Multi-Donor Trust Fund managed by the World Bank, will enable an additional 2’250 rural households to rebuild. The contribution will be complemented by technical assistance secondments provided by SDC humanitarian aid.
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
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Nepal |
Humanitarian Assistance & DRR Other nothemedefined
Housing (till 2016)
Material relief assistance Emergency rehabilitation Reconstruction and rehabilitation (till 2016) Humanitarian efficiency Sector not specified |
15.12.2015
- 31.12.2026 |
CHF 5’000’000
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- Vulnerable affected households in the districts with strong Swiss presence.
- Masons, artisans and unskilled construction labor.
- Local government agencies and their staff.
- Earthquake affected households, selected on the basis of socio-economic vulnerability and gender equity perspective, have the means to rebuild their homes based on earthquake safer construction standards, designs and construction practices.
- Construction artisans and homeowners are equipped with skills to construct earthquake safer housing units using local materials and traditional construction methods supported by relevant training and technical assistance.
- Government and programme stakeholders have strengthened their capacities in homeowner driven programme management, supervision, monitoring and grievance mechanisms with the support of aid actors experienced in similar programmes (Pakistan, Haiti, Sri Lanka).
- Homeowners of totally destroyed homes rebuild basic core houses through conditional cash based assistance integrating earthquake resistant techniques.
- Masons and artisans receive proper training including earthquake resistant methods and techniques using local materials and resources.
- Central and local level authorities establish effective and adapted programme management mechanisms to provide guidance to operational partners and ensure relevant programme oversight.
- Other WB
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
RECONSTRUCTION RELIEF & REHABILITATION
OTHER MULTISECTOR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Housing policy and administrative management
Material relief assistance and services
Material relief assistance and services
Reconstruction relief and rehabilitation
Multisector aid
Relief co-ordination; protection and support services
Cross-cutting topics The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme.
The project supports partner organisation improvements as a priority
Aid Type Basketpooled multi-donor fund
Project number 7F09412
Background |
On 25 April 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake (EQ) struck Nepal, followed by another earthquake on May 12th. More than 8,500 people were killed. About 490’000 houses were destroyed and 265’000 houses damaged to the extent to make them at least temporarily inhabitable, leaving around 3.2 million people homeless. |
Objectives |
The goal of the RHRP is to restore housing damaged during the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal using earthquake resistant building techniques, and materials, through an owner-driven approach, and improving long-term resilience and culture of safer and sustainable housing. |
Target groups |
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Medium-term outcomes |
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Results |
Expected results: Results from previous phases: This is a single phase project with no previous opening credit. |
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Credit area |
Development cooperation |
Project partners |
Contract partner International Financial Institution (IFI) Other partners Local civil society organizations, communities and private sector actors. |
Coordination with other projects and actors |
Government Ministries and institutions, UN agencies, National and International NGOs and other development partners participating to the reconstruction efforts in Nepal. |
Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 5’000’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 5’000’000 |
Project phases | Phase 1 15.12.2015 - 31.12.2026 (Current phase) |