03 Jan To help Mongolian shepherds face the harsh effects of dzud
to help Mongolian shepherds face the harsh effects of dzud, and improve their economic situation...
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12 Feb Nepal earthquake. Kathmandu
At Boudhanath, the Kathmandu area where many Tibetan refugee families live, we distributed to 105 families (about 578 people): 68 tents, 66 blankets and 8 kitchen kits, each kit including: one 20 liter water tank, 6 metal plates, 6 metal glasses, 6 sets of metal cutlery, a large...
12 Feb Nepal Earthquake. Sindhulpalchok District
ASIA has helped the destroyed VDC (Village Development Committee) villages in Batase. Thanks to the funds of the Autonomous Province of Bozen and to private donors, 825 people received 250 CGI sheets to build temporary shelters, 100 mosquito nets, 50 solar lamps kits and 150 mattresses. Cofinanced by ...
08 Feb Nepal earthquake. Slums of Kathmandu
In the slums of Kathmandu (in Bhuikhel and Jawalakhel), shantytowns where the houses were made of metal sheets and cardboards, live children from very poor families. Due to the earthquake, these children have lost what little they had, but above all, they have lost one...
05 Feb Nepal Earthquake. Rasuwa District
ASIA works in rural villages in the north of Nepal, near the Tibetan border (Rasuwa district), where the destruction was total, with 95% of the buildings collapsed. ASIA was the first to arrive in this area. In this district we distributed to 11.806 beneficiaries 25.952 corrugated iron sheets...
27 Jan Nepal Earthquake. Helped 223 nuns
We helped 223 nuns from the Shree Bhakhang Dondub Dhing nunnery, on the Tibetan border. At the time of the earthquake, the nuns were outside doing meditation and their monastery was completely destroyed. After just over a month the nuns were evacuated by helicopter and brought to...
27 Jan Nepal Earthquake. Temporary learning centers
In the VDC (Village Development Committee) of Yarsa and Saramthali ASIA built 48 temporary learning centers in order to restart the educational activities in 18 schools destroyed by the earthquake. These centers have been realized with its own funds and in partnership with GVC and with Regione...
27 Jan Nepal Earthquake. Kavrepalanchok district
In Baluwa, with the help of Caritas, its own funds and contributions from other foundations, ASIA helped 1,902 families (10,461 people) through the training of 1,600 farmer families in organic agricolture, realization of home gardens and commercialization of agricoltural products, and the distribution of 200 plastic sheets...
27 Jan Nepal Earthquake. The Haku refugees
With the financial contribution of Caritas and its own funds, Asia has assisted the refugees from the Village Development Committee (VDC) in Haku and Dandagaun who escaped the devastation in the lower Rasuwa camps. The landslides caused by the earthquake on 25 April 2015 and by the...
27 Jan Nepal Earthquake. Landslides mapping
To prevent the risk of landslides, ASIA and the University of Milan-Bicocca have mapped the region of Rasuwa District in the northern part of the country and in VDC Baluwa (Kavre District). Analysing the danger degree is a key step in risk management since it allows...