You’re Invited! Webinar on Earthquake Desks: A Lifesaving Innovation for Nepal’s Schoolchildren

acharya87
Aug 13
2 min read

I would like to invite you to join us for an informative and inspiring webinar on our ongoing Earthquake Desk project.

Earthquake Desks are an innovative and cost-effective solution that can protect schoolchildren during earthquakes until their school buildings are made safer. The Desks offer a safety area below in which students can take shelter when shaking starts, providing protection from heavy falling debris. This interim solution is critical in places like Nepal, where there are vast numbers of vulnerable, collapse-prone school buildings, and fixing them all will take many decades.

During the webinar, our team and partners will share our progress on this ongoing, multi-year program and explain why this work is so important. You will hear about our efforts in customizing and prototyping the Earthquake Desk in Nepal, modeling the Desks using highly sophisticated computer simulations, and conducting rigorous laboratory tests of Nepal-made Earthquake Desk prototypes. Our team will also describe the important work of engaging with local schools, manufacturers, municipalities, and national stakeholders to assess if this solution is feasible in Nepal. Finally, we’ll look ahead to the next phase—training local manufacturers to mass produce quality Earthquake Desks and placing them in vulnerable school buildings.

We have two sessions to accommodate different time zones. Please choose the one you prefer. The same content will be covered in both.

Session A for Asia: Wednesday, August 27 11am-12:30pm Nepal |

7:15-8:45am Central Europe (Tuesday, August 26 10:15-11:45pm Pacific)

REGISTER HERE FOR SESSION A

Session B for Americas/Europe: Wednesday, August 27

9:30-11am Pacific | 12:30-2pm Eastern | 6:30-8pm Central Europe |

10:15-11:45pm Nepal

REGISTER HERE FOR SESSION B

Every second counts in an earthquake—and children’s lives are at stake. I hope you can join us to hear how we are working to place Earthquake Desks into classrooms, offering critical protection when it matters most.

Sincerely,