5 Ways UNICEF Is Responding to the Earthquakes in Nepal
UNICEF is working to reach 1.7 million children in the worst-affected areas with water, health care, nutrition and protection.
1. Distributing relief supplies to the Kathmandu Valley and remote areas.
During the first several days after the initial earthquake, UNICEF delivered 80 metric tons of humanitarian supplies, including tents, plastic sheeting, blankets, nutrition supplies, vaccinations and other lifesaving medicines. Reaching every child and family in need, in remote villages like Chanku, Marbu, Khopacha and Chilinka, remains the priority.
#UNICEF distributed emerg. relief supplies 2 remote areas of #Dolakha, one of the worst-hit districts by #NepalQuake. pic.twitter.com/wzHVt5VORM
— UNICEF Nepal (@unicef_nepal) May 3, 2015
7 trucks w/ med supplies to #Nepalquake districts Dhading, Dolakha, Sindhupalchowk, Ramechhap, Nuwakot, Gorkha. pic.twitter.com/rZseafjXes
— UNICEF Supply (@unicefsupply) May 4, 2015
2. Providing safe drinking water to families in informal camps.
UNICEF is delivering clean water by truck to displaced families in 16 informal camps in the Kathmandu Valley. As of April 30, UNICEF had provided access to safe water to more than 11,500 people in the Kavrepalanchok and Kathmandu districts, and reached more than 75,000 people with hygiene education and kits in seven of the most affected districts.
A girl with safe drinking water at UNICEF-supported informal camp in Kathmandu. #NepalEarthquake. @unicef_nepalpic.twitter.com/CsIEt9Vlp4
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) April 29, 2015
3. Setting up tent hospitals.
Hospitals have been overwhelmed since the massive earthquake on April 25, forcing doctors, nurses and volunteers to treat patients out in the street. UNICEF has set up tents to serve as temporary hospitals, protecting against the rainfall and providing a place to store medicines and other emergency relief supplies.