Rebuilding Fund for Rural Dalit Women of Nepal

Our ADWAN team, staff, Board members and volunteers have literally been working day and night, traveling back and forth between Kathmandu and various rural villages in Gorkha to purchase and deliver much needed food and emergency aid for the last two weeks. From what the team is reporting in many of the communities they have visited, they are the only help the victims have seen coming in with supplies since the earthquake shook Nepal. Bureaucracy, and treacherous road conditions caused by mud slides are two barriers in getting relief out of Kathmandu and in to affected rural areas.

So far the team has been able to visit and deliver supplies to 10 villages: Bakrang, Bhogteni, Bakreswori, Riptok, Bunkot, Manakamana, Taklung, Fujel, Tanglichowk and Patiswara. The supplies have gone to 474 women in 23 of our women’s groups in these villages. Additionally, many other villagers have benefitted from ADWAN’s relief supplies. Most of the homes belonging to women in our program have either been completely destroyed or damaged. ADWAN has been able to organize temporary shelters with those with no access to tents.

ADWAN has now hired a coordinator to help with rebuilding efforts in response to the earthquake. He and Kamal Pariyar, ADWAN’s Director, have already started the assessment process by traveling to each village. We know partnerships with other organizations will be critical in increasing our collective capacity to respond to this massive disaster and start the rebuilding efforts. We will be updating you on the status of these partnerships in coming weeks.

 All of this work is possible because of you, our donors! Thank you for your support and continued interest in rebuilding lives and communities of our Dalit women in Gorkha.

Eva Kasell

Founder & President of EDWON