Kathmandu, May 15: As many as thousand children living in the children’s homes in the Kathmandu valley were affected by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake and the teeming number of aftershocks.
Children from at least 50 children’s homes in the valley including the OCCED Nepal, Kopila Home, Darshan Bal Griha, Future Hope Bal Griha, Sushila Sanrachyan, Oppress Nepal, Faith Foundation, Omen and Children Service Nepal are currently forced to live under temporary shelters made from tarpaulin sheets under the open sky.
The Children’s Home Federation-Nepal and Federation of Non Governmental Organizations for Children- Nepal have jointly provided an assistance of Rs 70,000 each to the children’s homes that suffered damages during the earthquake, said Manoj Kumar Kandel, General Secretary of the Federation of Non Governmental Organizations for Children- Nepal.
He said the amount was handed over to Children Home, OCCED Nepal, Child Bright Future, Hope Nepal, Nepal Prerana Samaj, Bharosa Nepal, Dot Foundation among 15 children’s homes that suffered maximum damages.
The rest of the children’s homes were provided rice grains, biscuit, noodle packs, soap, medicines, filter, tent, sugar, salt among other relief commodities, Child Home Federation Nepal Chairman Ramesh Khatiwada said. RSS
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