Making enabling and creative environment for the implementation of Disaster Preparedness for Safer Schools in Nepal 2 (DPSS2) project at local and national level was the main objective of this quarter February – March 2011. In order to achieve this set objective, conduction of national level program launching workshop, district level program launching workshop in Nuwakot and Bhaktapur, selection of one new district for program implementation were the main activities conducted during this quarter. Similarly, 31st National Junior and Youth Red Cross (JYRC) Conference made commitment to disseminate and conduct some prepare-dness activities for disaster risk reduction in each JYRC formed school as a result of facilitating Disaster Preparedness session in the conference by the project. Preparation of DPSS 2 operation guideline, baseline tool kits were other major ongoing tasks of the project.