Heifer International [to 31 October 2015]
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Heifer International Weekly
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015

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Six Months After Earthquake, Heifer Participants and Communities Recovering
25 Oct 2015
Six months ago, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Nepal. Heifer International and Heifer Nepal immediately acted to provide temporary shelter supplies to nearly 23,000 families in 97 Village Development Committees (VDCs) and across 13 districts who lost their homes and livelihoods.

Members of Heifer’s Self-Help Groups and Cooperatives played a key role in immediate relief support before government or other assistance arrived, ensuring distributions went smoothly and each family received some support.

After those immediate needs were met by Heifer and other relief organizations working in the country, and because it was clear the rebuilding and recovery would require a long-term approach, Heifer established a revolving fund for communities that saw the worst damage. Participants advocated for this approach and felt it would allow the communities to make joint decisions about how to best distribute and utilize funds…