Community Based Disaster Risk Management Project (SAMADHAN)
Location: Sarlahi, Mahottari and Dhanusa
Project Period: 15/02/2006-14/05/2007
Major Donors: European Union, CARE Osterreich and CARE Nederland
Total Budget: 347, 408.37 EURO
Partners: Jagaran Abhiyan Nepal - Sarlahi
Local Development Training Centre- Mahottari
Samaj Utthan Yuva Kentra- Dhanusha
Target Group: A total of 56,735 persons will directly benefit from this program. These direct beneficiaries are: 52,880 members of at least 60 communities from 15 village development committees in three districts, 3,000 school children, 150 school teachers, and 705 village development committee personnel.

Key Focus:
The development objective of the programme is to: "To increase the awareness and the response capacities of the local communities in Nepal to potential and frequent natural disasters and to reduce the effects of these disasters on the most vulnerable populations."

To attain the development objective the specific objective has been set forth:"The most vulnerable communities, local elected government bodies and civil society groups in the three districts of Sarlahi, Mahottari and Dhanusha in Nepal have developed their capacities to be forewarned, to effectively mobilize response to the potential impact of hazards, and to undertake physical measures that will protect lives and property, thereby minimizing the adverse impacts of natural hazards."

Summary of Final Evaluation