QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT
FINANCIAL YEAR: 2012-2013
REPORTING PERIOD: Q1 - Q4 progress till date
Administrative Unit: Ministry of Works and Human Settlement.
Division/Field Office/Regional Office :(if it is an independent
budgeting entity):
Department: DES
Program Name and AWP Title:Capacity
Building on Disaster
and Climate Resilient Construction
Contribution to National & International Goals & Targets
Targets / Indicators
5 By 2012, national capacity for environmental sustainability and disaster management strengthened
UNDAF Outcomes
CT Outcomes
Outcomes
Indicators
Baseline
CT Outcomes 5.2.1: Capacity of
national focal agencies, relevant
sectors and disaster management
authorities at all levels
strengthened to implement
disaster management framework
1. Number of engineers and
local masons including men
and women trained in
Earthquake safe
construction practices
Engineers and
local masons
have limited
knowledge and
skills on safe
construction
practices
CT Output 5.2.2: Preparedness
and response systems to reduce
risks, mitigate and cope with
disasters/climate change
operationalized
2. Number of Government
officials including men and
women trained in Disaster
Risk Reduction
3. Gender sensitive
preparedness and
mitigation/adaptation
measures/plans in place
through gender analysis and
consultation with women of
the vulnerable communities
Limited
capacity of
national
authorities on
safe
construction
practices
Plan Target
1. Training Manual
material and manual
developed for the safe
construction, ensuring
gender sensitivity.
2. About 100
Engineers and 300
Artisans trained in
Disaster Safe
Construction Practices
providing equal
opportunities and
ensuring women are
represented in equal
numbers.
3. Housing Typology
in Bhutan compiled.
4. Housing
Vulnerability
Assessment for Stone
Progress
Training manual
developed, reviewed,
translated into
Dzongkha, printed and
distributed to
201engineers and
technicians, 148 Masons,
103 Gups (local leaders),
58 village women
Masons so far. 550
training certificates
printed and 468
distributed so far.
As a part of gender
action plan, 61 mason‘s
tool kits were procured
and 59 tool kits
distributed, including one
given to the woman
mason instructor.
Masonry Houses
Developed.
5. Publication on
Housing Typology and
Disaster Safe
Construction Practices
printed and
disseminated after due
consultations and
verification by men
and women of
vulnerable
communities.
Exposure Trip/training
for four engineers in
Indonesia on the
earthquake safe design
and construction was
completed.
183 engineers and
technicians, 139 Masons,
93 Gups (local leaders),
58 village women
Masons so far trained in
Disaster Safe
Construction practices in
10 Districts.
Draft Housing typology
in Bhutan already
compiled and made as a
part of the training
manual and distributed as
above.
Draft Housing
Vulnerability
Assessment for Stone
Masonry ready, but need
to conduct a workshop to
be reviewed by the core
team.
1. Activity Progress Details
Program Outputs &
Activities
Indicators
Annual
Target
Physical
Progress
Current
Quarter
Cumu
lative
Budget
(USD)
(A)
Expenditure
(USD)
Current
Quarter
Cumul
ative
(B)
Balance
(A)-(B)
Explanation of Progress
(explain Progress in detail)
Output 1: Develop
training materials for
engineers and artisans
and conduct training
on earthquake safe
construction.
Activity- 1.1:Develop
training material for
engineers and artisans
To develop
training
materials
100 %
Activity – 1.2 Printing
and Publications
Print training
manuals,
certificates,
and banners
100%
Activity – 1.3 Capacity
for districts engineers,
artisans and home
owners in safe
construction practice
Capacity
building
training to be
conducted in
10 districts.
100%
Training manual
developed, reviewed,
and translated into
Dzongkha.
A total of 550 training
certificates printed, 4
training banners
printed, and 400 copies
of training manual in
Dzongkha printed, 250
training manual in
English printed.
Capacity building
training conducted in
10 districts, a total of
201 engineers and
technicians, 148
village masons, 103
Gups (local leader), 58
women masons from
villages. A total of 87
Female participants
attended the training.
Output 2. Study
housing typologies and
traditional safe
construction practices
and construction of
demonstration units of
safe building elements
2.1 Collect data and
conduct desk study on
the housing typologies
and traditional safe
construction practices
2.2 Compile the
housing typology and
disaster safe traditional
construction practices
Collection of
data on
housing
typology and
desk study
100%
Compilation
of housing
typology
90%
2.3 Construct prototype
demonstration units
0%
2.4 Hire and train
demonstration
instructors
100%
Collection of data was
clubbed with another
project with the
division and
completed. No funding
was used from this
project.
The draft compilation
is already done and
made a part of the
training manual as an
appendix.
This activity is planned
to take place in 2014,
due to limited time it
was pushed further.
A total of 5 masons
hired, trained and used
as instructor during the
capacity trainings in
the districts. 4 men and
1 woman.
2.5 Demonstration and
practical hands on
training
Output 3. Develop
methodologies to assess
vulnerability of
existing housing stock
3.1 Develop housing
enclopedia for Bhutan
and housing
vulnerability assessment
methodology for stone
masonry
100%
T and L sections of the
walls were constructed
during the practical
sessions
70%
This activity of
developing housing
enclopedia is also a
part of activity 2.2
compilation of housing
typology. A draft
vulnerability
assessment
methodology is
already compiled.
Output 4: Knowledge
Management,
Networking and
Institutional Capacity
Building
Activity 4.1 Design/print
and disseminate
publication on housing
typologies and
traditional safe
construction practices
Activity 4.2: Regional
training/institutional
visits to be conducted on
disaster safe
construction practices
and vulnerability
assessment
Though the compilation
on housing typology is
ready, the design, print
and dissemination is
planned for 2014.
Institutional
visit to be
conducted
Four engineers, three
male and one female were
sent to Indonesia to train
on Earthquake safe design
and construction in April
2013 for 5 days.
Output 5: Project
Management Support
Activity
5.1:Procurement of
Audio Visual Equipment
Activity 5.2 Moving
expenses
Total
Procurement
of Video
Camera
100%
A video camera to take
records of the training
and also to capture
disaster safe practices and
demonstrate to the
engineers, artisans and
home owners was
procured
This fund was saved as
we got the office vehicle
assigned mid-way
through the project
2.
Summary of Issues & Recommendations
Key Achievements: (Highlight the main achievements in
the current Quarter)
Training material was successfully developed, translated, printed
and distributed. Also capacity building training was conducted in
10 districts.
Constraints & Issues: (List the constraints/problems &
issues faced)
1. Shortage of manpower.
Recommendations:
(Suggest your recommendations/remedial actions to
improve implementation.)
Additional comments
Prepared by:
Name
Dago Zangmo
Designation
Contact
Numbers:
Date:
Telephone
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Executive
Engineer
Agency
DES
Email
dzangmo@yahoo.com
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