Media, Advocacy and Campaigns
T
he Disaster Risk Reduction
has been jointly produced
Act has been finally
by Oxfam and HAMI with
endorsed by the government.
recommendations to concerned
Oxfam in Nepal had been
stakeholders to expedite the
working continuously with its
reconstruction process so that
partners to advocate for the
those awaiting grants could
endorsement.
complete their reconstruction
The Humanitarian Accountability Management Initiative (HAMI) and Oxfam developed a Citizen’s Charter highlighting the issues of
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earthquake-affected people
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and submitted to the local election manifesto drafting committees of political parties during the local elections.
activities. Through Oxfam in
The Disaster Risk Reduction Act has been finally endorsed by the government.
Media and Communication
Nepal’s Accessing Land in
In order to encourage strong communication within
Reconstruction Process (ALRP)
and outside Oxfam, we produced a number of
project, 1502 earthquake
communication products—monthly newsletters,
survivors (1443 from Melung
infographs, short videos, collection of stories, and
rural municipality of Dolakha
one pagers.
district and 59 from Godawari municipality of Lalitpur district) have signed grant agreement with National Reconstruction Authority.
A report “Effectiveness of Reconstruction Aid in Nepal”
We regularly interacted with our audience on social media, Facebook in particular, which has become the most convenient medium for anyone to reach out to us, either seeking information on the trainings we provide, the support we provide to farmers, or current openings. We have also been supporting Oxfam employees and partner staff to document stories better. In all of the stories we produced or helped produced, we put people first, their voices and their issues, with a special focus
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on women.
