Name of programme

SURE programme

Region

Region 4 – South Asia

Country(ies)

Nepal

Programme lead

Jessie Huard (Disaster Resilience Programme Manager)

Background to request

The SURE programme works in seven municipalities across three of Nepal’s major urban centres to build resilience against, and preparedness for, a range of disasters. The programme is designed to improve the urban disaster resilience of municipal governments, the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) and citizens, including specific target groups, across the seven targeted municipalities[1]. SURE will use multi-hazard and informal network approaches to increase the overall disaster resilience of people in urban areas.

 The SURE Programme reports  to DFID quarterly, has commissioned multiple assessments on aspects of the programme, and has engaged a learning partner who has produced a range of learning products.

Purpose of Consultancy support

Each year DFID complete an annual review. The purpose of this learning study is to assess the progress that the SURE programme has made against the recommendations drawn from DFIDs annual review in 2018 along with progress against recommendations identified from the programmes own annual reflections since inception. 

 This study will identify areas of progress for the SURE programme and reinforce recommendations yet to be addressed.

Scope of consultancy

Consultancy will look at recommendations made since the programmes inception and assessaction against these recommendations via review of programme documents and interview with staff.

Outputs / deliverables

1)      Draft report outling recommendations made regarding SURE programme and the actions taken if any (due after 10 days)

2)      Final report outling recommendations made regarding SURE programme and the actions taken if any

3)      Summarise achievements of programme against logframe

Methodology

The consultant will review all relevant documentation and conduct interviews:

Document review:

• DFID Annual Reflection and Recommendations (2018)
• SURE Annual Reflection and Recommendations (2018 & 2019)
• Learning Products
• Results Harvesting Reports
• Interviews
• NRCS SURE Programme Staff
• BRC Staff
• Donor 

Timeframe for support

 20 days (Tentativly between 1st week of May 2019 to 4th week of May 2019)