Thanks to your contributions, Sunita and her baby are doing well despite their circumstances. However she is not the only affected mother.
More than 200 people died last weekend due to heavy flooding in the capital Kathmandu and surrounding areas. With your help we can provide emergency relief!
Floods have devastating consequences for the residents of Kathmandu Valley.
Despite the challenges in the affected area, we continue to work hard to provide much needed assistance to everyone. More tents have recently been distributed, with which we have been able to support at least 100 households. Unfortunately, conditions remain harsh, as can be seen in the photos showing the current living conditions of those affected. Families with small children and the elderly live in makeshift tents that offer little protection against the intense cold, especially at night.
Our partners from the Volunteer Corps Nepal have rescued 70 people since the beginning of the earthquake! Let's continue to help them together! You can donate on our website through the "donate" button but you can also contribute via our gofundme campaign or via our Facebook fundraiser.
The first photos and updates from the affected area are coming in. A medical camp has been set up in Kushe VDC Thime where a team of doctors is now treating those affected. First impressions are that many children and elderly people are traumatised and afraid. It is very cold at night and people sleep in tents. This causes a lot of fear, cold, unrest and illness. A terrible situation. Thanks to all the people who have already contributed to our help there.
Dear everyone, dear supporters, When disaster strikes, we need to unite to make a difference. On the 3rd of November 2023, Nepal was hit by a devastating earthquake that left countless families in ruins. But amidst the rubble, there's a resilient spirit that refuses to be broken. This is our opportunity to help rebuild hope and homes.
Wilde Ganzen has written an article about the construction of mother and child clinics in Humla.See the text below: Maternity Care at High Altitude In the highest inhabited region in the world, child mortality rates are unfortunately very high as well. The Nepal Trust and Stichting Nepal are working to improve healthcare. Krijn de Best from Stichting Nepal tells the story.
Inspired by the urgent situation in Nepal at this moment [corona crisis], founder/director Marcel Damad has established the MD Emergency Fund. He took action and initiated a substantial amount to make the fund operational immediately. In consultation with Marcel, decisions will be made regarding immediate emergency aid.
At this place, there should have been a beautiful report of the trip to Nepal, with information about the '100% Girls to School' project and the progress of all ongoing projects. It was also planned to get to know the people working for the Stichting Kind in Nepal Foundation and, of course, to meet KB Magar Rana from Baglung.
Day 1 [April 11th] April 11th is behind us, and here's the report of the meetings. Not everything is relevant for some of you, but you can skip or forget about those parts. 08:00 Jeroen with the latest developments regarding Muchu School. Due to recent economic developments, the community shop is no longer needed.
