Save the victims affected by STORM Disaster

In Nepal there are more than 270,000 people affected by COVID-19 and mortality more than 3,000. So still majority of the people are much alert with COVID and MRC Nepal provided awareness raising virtual meeting and many safety measures against COVID. Also implementing organization MRC Nepal organize the virtual/distant meeting with the community beneficiaries of Storm disaster affected victims families with community Leaders.In such meeting community people are aware of any forthcoming disaster including STORM in the areas for safety measures as the season is highly prone to disaster in our project areas.

In the present context, because of COVID-19 pandemic the marginal people return back to the home from their job termination and now fighting with hand to mouth and severe poverty.They dont have any alternative option to maintain their livelihood except agricultural activities in their own pieces of land.

In this regards, the project with short packages address the opportunities of employment and income generation from the adoption of improved technologies of eco- friendly fresh vegetable production as a high value crop that will boost for production and productivity of land. Among introduction of high value crop covers improved production technologies, plant protection through domestic pesticides, skill enhancement capacity building trainings, technical back stopping support and Marketing linkage/services. Generally market potential high yielding crop and varieties have selected and deliver the services accordingly.Along with these the project beneficiaries also supported on imroved goat husbandry packages.

The beneficiares earn attractive income from the selling of vegetables.The project support on skills enhancement training, technical backstopping support and materials and inputs support for production on contributory basis and or collaboration.Thus benficiaries are so happy and pleased of getting support from GLOBAL GIVING and MRC Nepal.About 240 house hold equivalent to 1440 beneficiaries have been supported.They expect contineous support till 2 years.

The victim families and project beneficiaries are seriously affected by hand to mouth problem of day to day livelihood from the effect of COVID-19 pandemic.They faced from the termination of job and employment including migrant labour.Their dependent childrens are facing malnutrition and under nutritioned.They dont have any other sources of income.

Under these current situation of COVID-19 pandemic,MRC Nepal provided continued technical back stopping support for agricultural income generation activities,skill enahancement capacity building training and seed/inputs distribution for vegetable production in home garden.From these small pieces of agricultural land, victim beneficiaries earned very good and attractive income which supported their hand to mouth problem and day to day livelihood.Beneficiaries are so excited and happy with these income and stay at home under these pandemic.MRC Nepal capacitated them against COVID-19 for hand washing,use of sanitizer,use of face mask and make social distancing when outing.

MRC Nepal organize virtual meeting,workshop and training continuously where beneficiaries are kept in touch.They are demanding many support on Agricultural activities for income generation and support for livelihood.