“The earthquake has destroyed our house and everything we owned. We are so lost and helpless.” Sharmila and her family of 6 formerly settled in Nuwakot, an area in the north of Kathmandu. The 7.8 earthquake in 25th April last year took away everything they owned, leaving their home in ruins and rubbles.
Continue reading Nepal Earthquake Relief Project – Year 1 Annual Report
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[Press Release]
29 February 2016
Integral Members have raised an alert for Cyclone Winston, a category 5 storm which cut a path of destruction across Fiji on 20-21 February 2016. Damage to agriculture is estimated to be US$61 million with 100 per cent of crops destroyed in the worst affected areas. With an estimated 50,000 people currently sheltering in nearly 800 evacuation centres, the Fiji government has declared a 30 day State of Natural Disaster. [Source and more info here]
Continue reading Integral Responds to Cyclone Winston in Fiji Immediate Release
[ ‘SHARE’ Jan-Feb 2016 ] FOCUS ~ MINISTRY REPORT
Interviewed by Jojo Poon
Edited by: Tsun Wan Yan and Jojo Poon
Last year, the country Nepal suffered a massive earthquake followed by a series of chaos triggered by the adoption of new constitution in September, resulting in blockade of borders between India and Nepal, causing shortage in many necessity supplies. It’s hard to imagine how the Nepalese could survive their harsh winter this year. Tang, a member of CEDAR’s Nepal earthquake relief team, previously spent eight years in Nepal. Not only she can speak the local dialect, she is also familiar with the local culture and church network. Her involvement in the relief work reveals many discoveries, and these discoveries enable us to better learn the situation of the quake victims so we can go deeper into their needs, challenges and difficulties.
[ ‘SHARE’ Jan-Feb 2016 ] STEP INTO THE WORLD
Thanks to many churches in Hong Kong, our long time supporters, and participants of Barefoot Walk that because of your generous donations, CEDAR and our partners can provide timely relief to over 3,900 affected households in Nepal after the April massive earthquake. These are what were provided:
Continue reading Help Nepal Metamorphose to a Different Life
Since the severe earthquake that occurred at the end of October in Northern Afghanistan hillside, relief efforts continue. This earthquake had caused landslide, and over 13,000 houses were damaged. Over a thousand had been injured and 200 had perished, most of them were children and women.
CEDAR partner in Pakistan, Pak Mission Society (PMS) expresses concern over the coming winter. As the damaged area had been poor, and far from urban area, meteorologists say that the cold weather will only worsen the situation.
Continue reading Pray for Earthquake Victims in Afghanistan and Pakistan & Support Quake Relief
It has been half a year since the earthquake in Nepal, and the relief and rehabilitation effort still continue. At the same time, the Nepalese Government had passed new constitution law in mid-September and the first female president was elected in October. These new changes will hopefully stabilize the situation there and allow the citizens to return to normal livelihood.
Continue reading Shortage of Gasoline Hinder the Progress of Post-quake Rehabilitation
