1. Calendar
2066 / 2009-10
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"Be prepared-Make a Change"
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali
Humanitarian Aid

2. j}zfv @)^^ April/May 2009
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sun mon tue wed thur fri sat
Nepali New Year
! @ # $ %
14 15 16 17 18
Loktantra Day
^ & * ( !) !! !@
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Int'l Labour Day
!# !$ !% !^ !& !* !(
26 27 28 29 30 1 2
Buddha Jayanti
@) @! @@ @# @$ @% @^
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
@& @* @( #) #!
10 11 12 13 14 Community level Consultation
National Holidays- April 14, 24 / May 1

3. Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
"Disaster Scenario"
Painting by:
Anjil Chaudhary
Class X, Shree Dipendra
Higher Secondary School,
Hasuliya-1, Kailali, Nepal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Humanitarian Aid
Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali

4. h]7 @)^^ May/June 2009
cfOt ;f]d d+un a'w laxL z'qm zlg
sun mon tue wed thur fri sat
#! ! @
14 15 16
# $ % ^ & * (
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
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24 25 26 27 28 29 30
!& !* !( @) @! @@ @#
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
@$ @% @^ @& @* @( #)
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 River bank protection work

5. Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
"Disaster Scenario"
Painting by:
Manish Chaudhary
Class VII, Shree Sunhara Tal
Lower Secondary School,
Choti Paliya, Kailali, Nepal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Humanitarian Aid
Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali

6. c;f/ @)^^ June/July 2009
cfOt ;f]d d+un a'w laxL z'qm zlg
sun mon tue wed thur fri sat
! @ # $ % ^
15 16 17 18 19 20
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27
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28 29 30 1 2 3 4
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5 6 7 8 9 10 11
@* @( #) #!
12 13 14 15 Children having a good look at the IEC materials on floods

7. Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
"Disaster Scenario"
Painting by:
Ranjit Chaudhary
Class X, Shree Dipendra
Higher Secondary School,
Hasuliya-1, Kailali, Nepal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Humanitarian Aid
Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali

8. ;fpg @)^^ July/Aug 2009
cfOt ;f]d d+un a'w laxL z'qm zlg
sun mon tue wed thur fri sat
#@ ! @ #
16 16 17 18
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19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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26 27 28 29 30 31 1
Janai Purnima
!* !( @) @! @@ @# @$
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Krishna Janmastami
@% @^ @& @* @( #) #!
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
River bank protection
National Holidays- August 5, 13

9. Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
"Disaster Preparedness"
Painting by:
Ram Naresh Chaudhary
Class XI, Shree Dipendra
Higher Secondary School,
Hasuliya-1, Kailali, Nepal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Humanitarian Aid
Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali

10. ebf} @)^^ Aug/Sept 2009
cfOt ;f]d d+un a'w laxL z'qm zlg
sun mon tue wed thur fri sat
! @ # $ % ^
17 18 19 20 21 22
Teej Rishi Panchami
& * ( !) !! !@ !#
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Indra Jatra
!$ !% !^ !& !* !( @)
30 31 1 2 3 4 5
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6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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13 14 15 16 Search and Rescue teams performing drills during
Search & Rescue training in Bishanpur
National Holidays- August 23, 24 (Women only) / September 3 (Kathmandu valley only)

11. Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
"Disaster Preparedness"
Painting by:
Bachauni Chaudhary
Class VIII, Shree Janakalyan
Lower Secondary School,
Hasuliya-1, Kailali, Nepal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Humanitarian Aid
Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali

12. c;f]h @)^^ Sept/Oct 2009
cfOt ;f]d d+un a'w laxL z'qm zlg
sun mon tue wed thur fri sat
Ghatasthapana
! 17
@ 18
# 19
Phulpati Maha Astami
$ 20
% 21
^ 22
& 23
* 24
( 25
!) 26
Maha Nawami Bijaya Dashami
!! !@ !# !$ !% !^ !&
27 28 29 30 1 2 3
!* !( @) @! @@ @# @$
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Laxmi Puja
@% @^ @& @* @( #) #!
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Int'l Day for Natural School girl taking part in art competition
Disaster Reduction
on awareness for disaster preparedness
National Holidays- September 25-29 (Dashain Holidays)/October 17(Deepawali)

13. Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
"Disaster Scenario"
Painting by:
Ramesh Chaudhary
Class X, Shree Dipendra
Higher Secondary School,
Hasuliya-1, Kailali, Nepal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Humanitarian Aid
Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali

14. sflt{s @)^^ Oct/Nov 2009
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sun mon tue wed thur fri sat
Govardhan Puja Bhai Tika Chaath
!18
@ 19
# 20
$ 21
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&
24
*25
( 26
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27 28 29 30 31
Guru Nanak Jayanti
!% !^ !& !* !( @) @!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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15
Raised hand pump
National Holidays- October 18, 19 (Deepawali Holidays) / November 2

15. Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
"Disaster Preparedness"
Painting by:
Sushma Sigdel
Class IX, Shree Dipendra
Higher Secondary School,
Hasuliya-1, Kailali, Nepal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Humanitarian Aid
Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali

16. d+l;/ @)^^ Nov/Dec 2009
cfOt ;f]d d+un a'w laxL z'qm zlg
sun mon tue wed thur fri sat
! @ # $ % ^
16 17 18 19 20 21
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22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Udhauli
!$ !% !^ !& !* !( @)
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
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6 7 8 9 10 11 12
@* @( #)
13 14 15 Bio-engineering plantation
National Holidays- December 2

17. Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
"Disaster Preparedness"
Painting by:
Sharmila Kumari Chaudhary
Class VI, Shree Janakalyan
Lower Secondary School,
Hasuliya-1, Kailali, Nepal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Humanitarian Aid
Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali

18. k'; @)^^ Dec/Jan 2009/10
cfOt ;f]d d+un a'w laxL z'qm zlg
sun mon tue wed thur fri sat
! @ # $
16 17 18 19
Christmas
% ^ & * ( !) !!
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Tamu Losar
!@ !# !$ !% !^ !& !*
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
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3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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10 11 12 13 14 Use of Siren for early warning
National Holidays- December 25, 30

19. Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
"Disaster Preparedness"
Painting by:
Mani Kumari Chaudhary
Class VII, Shree Rastriya
Secondary School,
Bhuyaphanta, Kailali, Nepal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Humanitarian Aid
Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali

20. df3 @)^^ Jan/Feb 2010
cfOt ;f]d d+un a'w laxL z'qm zlg
sun mon tue wed thur fri sat
Maghi / Sankranti Int'l Earth Quake
! 15
@ Safety Day
16
# 17
$ 18
% 19
^ 20
& 21
* 22
( 23
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24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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31 1 2 3 4 5 6
Shivaratri
@$ @% @^ @& @* @(
7 8 9 10 11 12
Community getting inputs from the
Department of Hydrology and Meteorology technician on
community Early Warning System
National Holidays- January 15 / February 12

21. Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
"Disaster Preparedness"
Painting by:
Sujata Chaudhary
Class VI, Shree Sunhara Tal
Lower Secondary School,
Choti Paliya-3, Kailali, Nepal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Humanitarian Aid
Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali

22. kmfu'g @)^^ Feb/Mar 2010
cfOt ;f]d d+un a'w laxL z'qm zlg
sun mon tue wed thur fri sat
! 13
National Democracy
@ # $ % ^ & *
Day
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
( 21
!) !! !@ !# !$ !%
22 23 24 25 26 27
Fagu Purnima
!^ !& !* !( @) @! @@
28 1 2 3 4 5 6
Holi-Mountain Districts Holi-Terai Districts
Int'l Women's Day
@# @$ @% @^ @& @* @(
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Awareness raising through street drama
National Holidays- February 19, 28 / March 8 (For Women)

23. Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
"Disaster Scenario"
Painting by:
Dhan Kumari Chaudhary
Class IX, Shree Rastriya
Secondary School,
Bhuyaphanta, Kailali, Nepal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Humanitarian Aid
Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali

24. r}t @)^^ March/April 2010
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sun mon tue wed thur fri sat
! 14
@ 15
# 16
$ 17
% 18
^ 19
& 20
Ram Nawami
* 21
( 22
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23 24 25 26 27
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28 29 30 31 1 2 3
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11 12 13 Childrens performing duck, hold and cover
exercise in their respective classes
National Holidays- March 24

25. Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
"Disaster Preparedness"
Painting by:
Nirmala Kumari Chaudhary
Class IX, Shree Rastriya
Secondary School,
Bhuyaphanta, Kailali, Nepal
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Humanitarian Aid
Nepal Red Cross
Society, Kailali

26. DIPECHO is the Disaster Preparedness Programme of the European
Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department, the largest single
humanitarian donor in the world. The DIPECHO programme funds
pilot projects intended to demonstrate that simple, inexpensive
preparatory measures, particularly those implemented by commu-
nities themselves, can limit damage and increase resilience and
save lives.
Mercy Corps is an international non-governmental humanitarian relief
and development organization with headquarters in the USA and UK
that focuses on providing support to countries in transition. Mercy
Corps exists to alleviate suffering; poverty and oppression by
helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy
Corps is primarily focusing on emergency relief; economic
development; and initiatives that strengthen civil society. The goal
of Mercy Corps Nepal is to alleviate poverty by increasing resilience
to shocks, expanding economic opportunity, and fostering social
inclusion.
Mercy Corps Nepal
P.O.Box 24374
Sanepa Chowk, Lalitpur, Nepal
Telephone: +977 1 555 5532
Fax: +977 1 555 4370
E-mail: info@np.mercycorps.org
Mercy Corps European Headquarters
40 Sciennes, Edinburgh, EH9 1NJ, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)131 662 5160
Fax: +44 (0)131 662 6648
www.mercycorps.org
Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives EUROPEAN COMMISSION
"Be prepared-Make a Change"
Nepal Red Cross
Humanitarian Aid
Society, Kailali