KATHMANDU, Nov 8: CARE Nepal, a humanitarian aid organization fighting global poverty, has joined hands with the government and local partners to provide immediate relief and support to the quake victims of Jajarkot and Rukum West, with a particular focus on women and people with disabilities.
The organization has also pledged to provide psychosocial counseling to the survivors through its expert partners to help them cope with the trauma caused by the disaster that struck western Nepal on November 3 causing significant damages in those two districts.
While distributing relief supplies such as ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook foods, and kitchen utensils inclusive shelter kits, winterization kits, hygiene kits, dignity kits along with health and nutritional provisions, CARE Nepal has drawn the attention of all stakeholders towards the likelihood of gender-based violence (GBV) as well as an outbreak of communicable diseases in the coming days in the quake affected areas.
Floriculture counseling center in Dharan
“We also need to take into account the likelihood of gender-based violence (GBV) as well as an outbreak of communicable diseases, cold-related ailments, and waterborne diseases in the coming days due to the onset of winter and damaged infrastructures, including latrines, while designing our long-term response efforts. These challenges further highlight the importance of a rapid and effective response to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the affected communities,” said Mona Sherpa, country director of CARE Nepal.
Issuing a press statement, CARE Nepal said their primary focus will be on the needs of women, girls, and individuals with disabilities.
“CARE Nepal is committed to provide immediate relief and support to the communities affected by this disaster along with mid and long-term support in the rehabilitation of the affected communities. Our primary focus will be on the needs of women, girls, and individuals with disabilities,” added Sherpa.
The statement further said CARE Nepal is actively coordinating efforts in partnership with the Humanitarian Partnership Platform (HPP) secretariat, local partners, NGOs, INGOs and government authorities to gather detailed data on the urgent needs of those affected by the earthquake.
CARE Nepal will also conduct Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) for better and targeted response considering the specific needs of women and girls, added the statement. With the severity of the situation, especially with the onset of winter, CARE Nepal said it is dedicated to address the immediate needs of the survivors.
A magnitude 6.4 on November 3 caused significant damages to human lives and properties in Western Nepal, especially in Jajarkot and Rukum West. As per the revised data of the Government of Nepal, a total of 153 people lost their lives and 256 were injured due to the earthquake.
