Emergency Aid: Rapid support for families in need
Immediately after the earthquake, our focus was on providing aid to the communities that were hit hardest. Many families lost their food supplies, livestock and seeds. Thanks to your donations, we were able to collaborate with the BEE Group to provide, among other things:
- provide 500 families with food parcels
- provide 300 families with blankets and mattresses.
- set up emergency shelters for those worst affected.
These measures saved lives and laid the foundation for sustainable recovery.
Reconstruction and future prospects: aid that lasts
In the second phase, the project showed people prospects for a secure future. Over a period of three months, we worked with the BEE Group to help people recover from the aftermath of the earthquake and get back on their feet in the long term:
- Training for 100 farmers in sustainable agricultural practices and seed distribution
- Support for 120 households in goat breeding and 80 families in beekeeping
- Repair and reconstruction of 22 drinking water points and 6 irrigation systems – especially for single women and families without homes
In this way, we are working together to create new prospects and strengthen the resilience of the communities.
Prevention: earthquake-proof houses for greater safety
In order to be better prepared for future disasters, we teamed up with the BEE Group to train 40 bricklayers in the construction of earthquake-proof houses and buildings. In intensive training courses, they received practical instruction and were equipped with the necessary tools.
Your donation counts! With your support, AWO International, together with the BEE Group, can continue to provide rapid emergency aid, implement sustainable projects and give new hope to the people of Nepal. Help with your donation or as a member!
Colleagues from the South Asia Regional Office in Kathmandu swiftly delivered relief supplies from the Kathmandu warehouse to the affected regions in the west of the country.
Together with colleagues from the Nepalese partner organisation BEE Group, you distributed emergency aid supplies such as mattresses and blankets on site.
In addition to distributions, emergency shelters were set up for affected people.
To be better prepared for future disasters, we trained 40 bricklayers to build earthquake-proof houses.
Projectinfo
| Place/Region | Jajarkot, Nepal |
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| Partner | BEE-Group |
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| Duration | November 2023 - May 2024 |
| Budget | 74.904 € |
| Sponsor | Aktion Deutschland Hilft, WDR Christmas Campaign “Mütter in Not" (Mothers in Need) 2023 |
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