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Trained volunteers help Nepal rebuild stronger
Nepali organizations have said local communities in Nepal are better prepared to anticipate disaster risks in the future thanks to disaster preparedness training for local volunteers
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epali organizations have said local communities in Nepal are better prepared to anticipate disaster risks in the future thanks to disaster preparedness training for local volunteers.
'[...] We have trained over 2,000 volunteers in communities, equipping them with the right tools and skills so they can react quickly in case of a disaster,' said Lajana Manandhar, executive director of Lumanti, a Nepali organization that works with Oxfam, on Wednesday.
Within a few hours of the earthquake, Manandhar said, volunteers were helping rescue survivors, administering First Aid, building latrines and even mending water pipes in the Kirtipur area of Kathmandu.
Oxfam and local organizations are calling on the international community to support the Nepalese government to grasp a golden opportunity to rebuild the country and make it more resilient to disasters in the future. They made the appeal ahead of a donor conference on Thursday.
The chairperson of the National Network of Community Disaster Management Committee (NCDMC), Jagan Nath Kurmi, said it was hoped delegates participating in the conference would discuss how Nepal could be supported to protect its people from other disasters in the future.
'There must be a strong disaster management law that provides adequate resources for preparing for future disasters. Now we have the opportunity to really make this happen,' said Kurmi. (ebf)(++++)
