Orissa disaster mitigation programme phase II

The Orissa Disaster Mitigation Programme (ODMP) was initiated in 1995 with the support of the Federal Republic of Germany through the Germen Development Bank (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau - KfW) and the German Red Cross (GRC). During the ODMP Phase I (1995-2002) 23 Multipurpose Cyclone Shelters were constructed in the most vulnerable villages in six cyclone prone coastal districts of Orissa. Under ODMP II 36 Multipurpose Cyclone Shelters have been constructed in the three most cyclone prone districts of Orissa i.e., Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Balasore. The Programme consists of two parts: one of which is the actual physical construction of cyclone shelters (hardware component); the second component concerns social mobilisation, use of the buildings in times of disasters and non-disasters as well as training and strengthening of the self-help capacity of the local population and the implementing partner (software component). GRC has been specifically concerned with this second component - social mobilisation and organisational development of the Indian Red Cross Branches.

The End of Programme Evaluation (EoPE) seeks to assess the results achieved in the fields of social mobilisation and organisational development during the ODMP Phase II with a special focus on sustainability.