Friday, May 29, 2015

Multipication tables

This will sound like a school maths lesson , but is reality here.
1) We are working with roughly one tenth of the population of Dhading District (much bigger proportion by area as we are in the highest elevations near to Tibet where the population density is lower).
2) Dhading is one of 6 districts severely affected by the earthquakes.
3) I am working on the Livelihoods Sector ( food security and agriculture) , others in our team are covering health, sanitation , water supply , education ( temporary schools, children should go back next week!)and shelter ( temporary until now but eventually replacing houses destroyed). Not to mention trauma counselling, internal displacement etc.
4) In just my sector I have this week written proposals and concept notes for the immediate need in our working area of ( seeds, tools etc. ) of $200,000 and long term recovery( livestock, cropping, irrigation system repair etc) as being $800,000.
Now it is possible to do the multiplication just in Livelihoods across all districts we are talking  many millions being needed.
The Nepali government have just confirmed the international donor conference will be held in Kathmandu on June 25th. This will involve countries who can help through their aid budgets. I feel by then the final bill will only just have been calculated but lets hope the donors are generous.

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