Mournful, Touched, Grateful ~ An interview with a Nepalese believer in Hong Kong

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[ ‘SHARE’ Jan-Feb 2016 ] TAKING ACTION

Interviewed and arranged by Jojo Poon

The Jordan district in Kowloon is known as ‘Little Nepal’ because many Nepalese live there, and Yuen Long is another district where many South Asian families inhabit. Dev Raj Rai lives in Jordan, works in Yuen Long’s Pat Heung Central Primary School, and his daily routine is to travel between these 2 districts, serving and ministering to his fellow Nepalese.

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Shortage of Gasoline Hinder the Progress of Post-quake Rehabilitation

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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.

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Barefoot Walk – running with the poor

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[ ‘SHARE’ Sep-Oct 2015 ] FOCUS ~ Poverty Reduction

Written by: Mindy Kwan, Senior Officer (Partnership Development)

Since the launch of CEDAR Barefoot Walk in 2001, participants have altogether walked a total distance of 42 km, equivalent to the distance of a marathon. The more we expose ourselves to poverty relief the more we will discover that it is more than ‘taking off our shoes’. Rather it’s a lengthy journey that requires long-term persistence and participation.

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Nepal’s Long Road of Post-disaster Rehabilitation

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[ ‘SHARE’ Sep-Oct 2015 ] STEP INTO THE WORLD

We thank our supporting churches and individual supporters for their generous donations, so CEDAR is able to render timely assistance to the earthquake victims in Nepal. In the first phase of relief operation, CEDAR collaborated with four local organisations, providing relief materials such as food, medicine, tents, lights and blankets to over 3,900 families in 10 quake-affected areas in Nepal. We also distributed wires and zinc sheets to villagers for building their temporary shelters before the monsoon season comes.

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Rebuilding Nepal: 4 months after the earthquake, waiting for the road to rebuilding after the monsoon season

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25 August, 4 months after the earthquake in Nepal on 25 April, Tang (a member of CEDAR Relief Team) came back a week ago to report on the current state of Nepal after the earthquake.

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