In April the Corona Virus began to hit Nepal. Everything closed down the first week including 
all transportation, traffic between cities and villages and it was prohibited for people even to visit village to village. We heard the cry from the villages we had worked in in March as many day laborers travel into Makwenpur ( 2 hrs ) for their daily wages and food purchases. With no transportation allowed in Nepal and all the food stores closed the people were in a desperate situation.
all transportation, traffic between cities and villages and it was prohibited for people even to visit village to village. We heard the cry from the villages we had worked in in March as many day laborers travel into Makwenpur ( 2 hrs ) for their daily wages and food purchases. With no transportation allowed in Nepal and all the food stores closed the people were in a desperate situation. We quickly mobilized a team – as the government was starting to shut down anyone other than themselves in the distribution of food, which is highly limited in items. We supplied, 60 pounds of rice, ghee, two or three types of lentils , soy beans, tea, salt, and sugar Our first distribution was in the village of Kalitar that we worked in in March, and some of Prashansa attendees who are day laborers and very poor. We supplied several of these families in Kathmandu with gas for cooking as that is the only way to cook in the city.
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ur next distribution was also put together by my project manager, Sandip. We knew some officials in Makwenpur and they allowed us to hire a driver to supply a months worth of food in the hills villages along the river to Kalitar who also were in need of supplies. We fed over 600 people in the surrounding hills and mountains. This distribution took place along the river as flooding prohibited us from reaching them in the villages. The men who distributed were able to park on sand bars and people scrambled from the hills to collect their food and then back up the hills carrying their precious items. There were a few distribution sand bars 
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ur next distribution was also put together by my project manager, Sandip. We knew some officials in Makwenpur and they allowed us to hire a driver to supply a months worth of food in the hills villages along the river to Kalitar who also were in need of supplies. We fed over 600 people in the surrounding hills and mountains. This distribution took place along the river as flooding prohibited us from reaching them in the villages. The men who distributed were able to park on sand bars and people scrambled from the hills to collect their food and then back up the hills carrying their precious items. There were a few distribution sand bars Altogether we fed nearly 1000 people a months supply of food last month.
We are following up this month with another distribution as soon as we can connect with the “officials” in Makwenpur and the river subsides. There as been unusual rain this year and the river seems too high to even transport as we did the last time. We are checking on this weekly. This distribution will feed another 1000 people another months supply of food.
In the near future, when travel is allowed for everyone, the team including men from Prashansa Church, will be giving each home in the Kalitar village foam mats ( used normally under rugs) to sleep on ( most have dirt floors) and mosquito nets. The team will also build a cement area for washing and water distribution ( currently done in the dirt). This will allow more women ease to wash clothing and themselves without having to go down to the river.
May God bless everyone abundantly that reads these blogs and know your help is immeasurable and to know…so little helps so much.
Pam
