| Summary: | Background
Nepal ranks 11th on the vulnerability for natural disasters. Thus, disaster preparedness
should be a key concern for Nepal to cope with future disasters that are likely to happen. One of
the major ways in to build stronger communities so that individuals act in a quick and collective
manner to become more resilient.
Objective
The study aims to understand the relationship between social capital and community
resilience by measuring different components of trust, unity, peace, community and
organizational participation, and awareness about external help.
Methods
The cross sectional study was conducted with 75 participants from age 18 to 60; surveys and
interviews were conducted with reference to the Integrated Questionnaire on social capital by the
World Bank. Convinience sampling was used and data analysis was done through SPSS.
Results
Majority of the participants (76.7%) said they trust most of the community members. 65%
respondents believed the village to be very peaceful. 65% of the respondents believed the
villagers were very united among each other.
Conclusion
Goljung VDC, although showing high levels of trust, peace, and unity, did not prove as resilient
as other communities shown by literature.
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