Disaster Reduction and Environment Protection Forum (DRAEPF) works for disaster risk reduction, disaster management and humanitarian assistance, human rights and environmental justice in Nepal through research, capacity building and advocacy. Working closely with communities where the environment and human rights have eroded, DRAEPF gives the affected communities a voice through its publications, investigative reporting, training, and grassroots empowerment programs. DRAEPF is vocal about the danger of poor environmental conditions and management, and the impact these have on the people living in such environments. It is also an advocate for the rights of marginalized communities. DRAEPF seeks to draw attention to these problems by giving affected communities a voice through its publications, investigative reporting, training, and grassroots empowerment programs. Through its activities, DRAEPF has helped to provide skills and training to journalists, marginalized and indigenous communities, youths, students and academics. All of DRAEPF’s activities are underpinned by its commitment to democratic values and the inherent importance of empowering people by giving them a voice.
OUR VISION
DRAEPF envisions a sustainable, environmentally conscious, humanitarian, total responsive, equitable and poverty free society, work in a pragmatic way in the field of disaster risk management to transform Nepal into a safe from disasters and a climate resilient country.
OUR MISSION
To build and strengthen resilience of vulnerable communities through disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, mitigation, and humanitarian response.
To ensure resource equity and sustainability through empowerment of the people in a way so that access to information and resources are shared fairly while safeguarding the interest of all living species considering the earth’s finite resources and responsive governance.
To eliminate poverty through promoting resilient livelihoods, creating market opportunity, ensuring value chain development, environment friendly income generation and optimum use of resources.
To eliminate social discrimination, inequality, injustice and violence against women and children through quality education, protection and development of children, mobilization, appropriate partnership and strategic alliances with multidimensional actors.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Contributed in environment conservation by raising awareness and reducing
dependency through alternative income generation activities.
Established climate adaptive agricultural model successfully in cyclone hot spots.
Established youth led school-based student forum on DRR and CCA.
Development of Women leaders and women organizations on DRR and climate
change issue.
Established sustainable farmer’s organization in coastal areas.
Contribution in water access of water scarce communities by establishing alternative water options and introducing sustainable management. Diversion mechanism is introduced for protection of children in conflict with law and acceptance among community, local government and government departments.
Support local government to institutionalize participatory beneficiary selection process in delivering government safety net programs.
Research work and research linkages with national and international universities and organization on DRR, Climate Change, Migration and Water issues.
Established adolescents’ clubs with urban disadvantaged adolescents for child protection.
Developed a model school program on Cyclone DRR education.
OUR STRENGTH
Well recognition, acceptance and relationship with partners, communities, CBOs, civil societies, LGs, administration, Universities
Experienced manpower for emergency response, early recovery, CCA and livelihoods development, governance and environmental management
Strong management system backed by standard policy documents