Posts by Topic: Disaster Recovery
More temporary learning centers = more TLC
In the quake-ravaged district of Sindhupalchowk, an estimated 80% of homes were destroyed and almost 2,000 lives were lost. We've ‘adopted’ seven public schools there.
Smarts and heart: twelve village heroines
12 young women from Lalitpur, all STOP Girl Trafficking grads, had enough of living in cramped shacks made from the rubble of their homes. That’s when they sent us their big idea.
A huge thanks to all of the schools that did fundraisers on our behalf!
A huge thanks to all the schools that did fundraisers on our behalf to help Nepal!
Uprooted in Namche
Nawang Doka Sherpa, who runs the dental clinic in Namche, managed to treat one last patient just before bad luck struck again.
April 25: The Great Escape!
An incredible bliss melted into an unbearable sorrow at the thought of all those families who didn’t have our same luck.
Back to school!
The Chuna Devi School is located in the once picturesque village of Maha Manjushree. Classes started again, but they're taking it slow this first week.
One month on
AHF Regional Director Bruce Moore reflects on the situation in Nepal, one month after everything changed.
Emergency medical camps
Despite injuries and ailments, the mood was heartfelt at the emergency medical camp we held for the local community in Boudha.
Kahule, part 2: special delivery
Three miracles happened: the road to Kahule was free of landslides, tarps became available, and we found a truck to bring them to our women's co-op five hours outside of Kathmandu.
15,000 pounds of relief
It took a week for the road to Kahule to open and the first rescue teams to reach them, but they were still desperately short of food.