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ACT Alliance supports 45,363 families

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KATHMANDU, May 25: ACT Alliance Nepal Forum has so far supported 45,363 families affected by the earthquake of April 25.

The alliance has also begun preparations for linking humanitarian aid to early-recovery, rehabilitation and long-term development, according to a press statement issued on Monday.

The alliance's supports include helping affected people to develop shelter, distribute food and non-food items, hygiene kits, temporary learning centers, psychosocial counseling and educational materials in Gorkha, Lamjung, Sindhupalchok, Dolakha, Rasuwa, Dhading, Tanahun, Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur.LWF Nepal, Emergency Operation Centre of the Alliance, alone has distributed relief materials to more than 14,000 worst-hit families in Sindhupalchok, Rasuwa, Dolakha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. It distributed tarpaulins, blankets, mattress, ready-to-eat and basic food, non-food items like torch, hygiene kits, and water pots, among others.

Prabin Manandhar, country director of LWF Nepal and coordinator of Emergency Operation Centre, said: "It has been exactly a month that we began distributing relief materials to the most-affected families. While we continue with the relief distribution, we will also go for early-recovery and rehabilitation programs in those districts."

LWF Nepal in collaboration with other ACT alliance members has submitted an ACT Appeal, a proposal for raising fund to rehabilitate the affected people and create an environment so that the affected people return to normalcy and live a dignified life, the statement added.



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