All the volunteers and founders had an enthusiasm to help that worked as life-saving help and inspiration to many.
People of Nepal and all over the world, sorrowfully marked 24 and 25 April 2015, one year on from the gravely devastating Gorkha earthquake. Lives of nearly 9,000 people were lost, wiped-out villages and millions left homeless.One year after the earthquake, all the Nepalese are trying to heal and get their lives back to how it was before. But, when we look back at the struggles people are facing, it hasn’t been so easy for most. A year went by hearing heartbreaking stories of how survivors have been continuing their lives and livelihood, embracing their loss and pain, and moving on.
Nepal Rises, a registered Not for Profit, was formed just after the earthquake as a volunteering coordination platform. We were able to impact lives of more than 3500 people by providing relief, basic needs like food, tarpaulins for shelter, water purification materials and medicines, since the second day after the earthquake, by mobilizing 562 volunteers.
After the relief phase was over, for some months, Nepal Rises helped in building 14 TLCs in schools and water purification systems in partnership with other organizations which got more than 1200 children back to their schools. It also helped to retain about 110 teachers by providing them shelters. 18 SLC appearing students were provided with solar lamps so that they did not have to compromise their future due to the earthquake. Nepal Rises also helped to build temporary shelters for families who had lost their homes and provided water filters to families which benefited 1005 people for 1.5 years.
Nepal Rises is still constantly working on the ground to provide children with safe permanent infrastructure of schools and ensure their rights to education and protection. Your generous donations and support has helped us make efforts to provide water and sanitation to people, get children back to the school, for them to have a brighter future and build shelters that is providing security to them. It wouldn’t be possible without our partners, advisors and supporters.
Though disheartened by the loss, we are striving to rebuild hope for a better future for Nepal and its people.
To read more on what is the present condition of the people of Nepal after the earthquake, visit:
http://nepalrises.com/nepal-earthquake-one-year-on/
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