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An injured man is treated effectively at the Public Health Centre in Changunarayan just an hour after the April earthquake thanks to disaster preparedness - Credit: PHC Team

A shield against disaster

The April 2015 earthquake proved to be a touchstone for Oxfam's Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation programme.

Bimala Balami participates in a Cash for Work programme in her hometown Dakchinkali, restoring an irrigation channel after the devastating earthquake of 2015 - Kieran Doherty/Oxfam

Cash for Work empowers women earthquake survivors

Investment is at the heart of Oxfam’s cash-for-work programs, which engage villagers in short-term community improvement projects.

Oxfam volunteer Shekhar Khadka (23) works to off load latrines being delivered to the Tundikhel IDP camp in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is one of 500 volunteers trained to react in the event of an earthquake during the urban risk management program - Credit: Aubrey Wade/Oxfam

Oxfam helps close to half a million earthquake survivors

After the devastating earthquake, Oxfam and its partners provided life saving support to close to half a million people across seven districts.

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