Community Led Transitional Shelter Construction at the Barekot Rural Municipality
Taranga Nepal works with vulnerable and disaster-prone communities across Nepal to strengthen their resilience, improve access to essential services, and promote sustainable, inclusive development through disaster response, shelter support, community mobilization, and capacity building.
## Community-Led Transitional Shelter Construction -Barekot Rural Municipality Funded by Ripple Training and Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd., Taranga Nepal successfully implemented a Community-Led Transitional Shelter Construction project in Barekot Rural Municipality, directly at the epicenter of the 2080 Jajarkot Earthquake. The initiative delivered 10 completed transitional shelters to earthquake-affected households, combining technical assistance, material support, and the dedicated efforts of Taranga Nepal volunteers.
## Targeted Household Selection** Beneficiary households were meticulously selected based on needs assessed by Barekot Rural Municipality, ensuring a targeted and impactful response that prioritized the most vulnerable families. This collaborative approach—bringing together the organization, local government, and the community—exemplifies a holistic and sustainable model for disaster recovery and reconstruction.
Shelter Design & Highlights
- Size: 11'-0" × 12'-0"
- Rapid Construction: Each shelter can be built in a single day with minimal technical guidance, using local manpower.
- Cost-Effective: Material cost is approximately NPR 18,000. By utilizing locally available materials and community labor, both construction cost and build time are kept remarkably low—allowing families to get a roof over their heads at the earliest possible moment.
- Multi-Functional Design: After permanent homes are rebuilt, the shelter can be repurposed by the owner as a grain store, storage for animal products, or a livestock shed—extending its usefulness well beyond the emergency phase.
## ## A Community-Driven Model** This initiative demonstrates Taranga Nepal's commitment to combining technical expertise with local participation. By involving the community at every stage-from household selection to construction—the project fostered ownership, strengthened local capacity, and delivered immediate, dignified shelter to those who needed it most. It stands as a practical example of how low-cost, rapid, and community-led solutions can bridge the gap between emergency response and long-term recovery.
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