Provide Helpdesks for Nepal Earthquake Survivors

by Accountability Lab
Provide Helpdesks for Nepal Earthquake Survivors
Provide Helpdesks for Nepal Earthquake Survivors
Provide Helpdesks for Nepal Earthquake Survivors
Provide Helpdesks for Nepal Earthquake Survivors
Provide Helpdesks for Nepal Earthquake Survivors
Provide Helpdesks for Nepal Earthquake Survivors
Provide Helpdesks for Nepal Earthquake Survivors
Provide Helpdesks for Nepal Earthquake Survivors

Project Report | May 18, 2017
2 Years After the Quake & We Need Helpdesks More than Ever

By Hannah Clift | Nepal Fellow

April 25th was a day of remembrance across Nepal, as the country's 28 million citizens and many others across the globe marked the 2 year anniversary of the first earthquake that devastated the country in 2015. It also marked the start of GlobalGiving’s matched giving campaign. For us, it marked 64 community meetings in eight months alone, 13 of which were women’s groups and 4 more of which were meetings for marginalized populations.  In those 8 months we reached 3,451 people directly through community meetings and over 100,000 through community radio. Now we’ve begun distributing monthly bulletins (we’re on our 4th issue!) with critical information to reach even more people and are busy collecting data through surveys.

We’re very proud of these numbers and grateful for the many people who helped us achieve them. But two years after nearly 9,000 lost their lives and millions were left homeless, it’s not the numbers we remember.

It’s Kabiraj, whose family was living in temporary housing for over a year unable to access government aid until we took up his case, who we remember. We remember Chandramaya and her husband, whose home reconstruction stalled for lack of an engineer. Their challenge was broadcast by our radio-journalists and, thanks to going public, they finally slept in their own home again last April. We remember the five households at the last community meeting in Sindhupalchowk who secured an inspection from the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) engineers we brought to the meeting and were finally able to continue construction on their new homes.

Finally, we remember the hundreds of people our staff and CFAs meet every week who still desperately need information and assistance. For some, a community meeting is the only time they receive reliable, meaningful information or have the chance to voice their concerns directly to the people who can help them. Thank you for all your help making these meetings possible, and we hope you’ll continue supporting us as we empower communities with information and connect them with vital services. Right now, GlobalGiving still offers you the chance to maximize your impact by automatically matching your donation 50%, or 100% if you set a recurring donation. Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity if you haven't already, and help us spread the word about it in your networks. Thank you so much all your support that makes this work possible.

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Feb 15, 2017
Solving Reconstruction Problems & More

By Hannah Clift | Resident

Nov 18, 2016
Supporting Women in the Reconstruction Process

By Hannah Clift | Resident

About Project Reports

Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.

If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.

Sign up for updates

Organization Information

Accountability Lab

Location: Washington, District of Columbia - USA
Website:
Facebook: Facebook Page
Twitter: @AccountLab
Accountability Lab
Anne Sophie Ranjbar
Project Leader:
Anne Sophie Ranjbar
Washington , District of Columbia United States

Funded Project!

Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.
   

Still want to help?

Find another project in Nepal or in Disaster Response that needs your help.
Find a Project

Learn more about GlobalGiving

Teenage Science Students
Vetting +
Due Diligence

Snorkeler
Our
Impact

Woman Holding a Gift Card
Give
Gift Cards

Young Girl with a Bicycle
GlobalGiving
Guarantee

Get incredible stories, promotions, and matching offers in your inbox

WARNING: Javascript is currently disabled or is not available in your browser. GlobalGiving makes extensive use of Javascript and will not function properly with Javascript disabled. Please enable Javascript and refresh this page.