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Dear Friends,

Due to heavy rain for the past 2 weeks one of the worst flood situation in Nepal natural disaster history. So far more than hundred thousands families have severely affected and more than 100 people including children have died. There is collective effort by NGOs here in Nepal for responding to the worst flood & landslide situation. Government is doing the best but Government of Nepal has appealed all the NGO to come forward to help. So in response to this natural calamity IRFF-Nepal has collected few clothings to be distributed for the affected areas. But need basic dry food items such as rice, biscuits, fast foods, potatoes, edible oils etc.

Medical Assistance
Also we need urgent medical assistance for the worst afftected areas, as there is outbreak of various waterborne dieses. And many people will die due to poor sanitaion and outbreak of dieses if we did not pay attention on this medical aspects. Health situation is worse than the food situation now.  Many has rushed with some food items but no the medicines.
Hence I request the IRFF International to do the best to assist in emergency medical supplies or we buy medical items here in Nepal.

Proposed Budget

For Dry Food:  US$1000 ( Distribute at the worst Affected children)
For medical :  US$2000 ( To be distributed for hundred of people specially children)

We are looking your support

Thank you.

Piya Ratna/ IRFF-Nepal
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Pls find some information on the situation published by the local newspaper:

• Seven die of diarrhea in Jajarkot
• The outbreak of diarrhea in the remote western part of Jajarkot district in mid-western Nepal has claimed seven lives.
• The outbreak, which started from the last week of July, has affected hundreds of villagers in the region around Salma VDC.
• There is a dearth of medicine and the medical team, too, has not reached the spot yet, say reports.
• Poor awareness of health and hygiene and non-existence of proper sanitation facilities trigger outbreaks of diarrhea and gastro-enteritis diseases in various villages in the country during monsoon season every year. nepalnews.com sd Aug 04 07

Due to excessive cold wave and severe coldness recently more than 50 people, especially old- aged people have died in different parts of Nepal. In quick response to the appeal made by the Government of Nepal to all social organization/NGO and relief organization for help, the IRFF- Nepal has come out with the blanket distribution program for the needy and impoverished old folk in cold hilly area of Bungamati, Lalitpur.

The program started with the brief introduction of the IRFF-International, a special introduction of the honorable founder Rev. Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon and also brief account of the IRFF-Nepal with its activities was delivered by Mr. Piya Ratna Maharjan who is the national coordinator of IRFF-Nepal.

Target Group:   There were about 50 families who received the warm blankets in the Bungamati old community areas. Among the blanket recipients most of them were above 60 years and the oldest was 99 years old. They were very happy get blanket with love and care shown by the IRFF- Nepal staff and the volunteers and in returned they blessed IRFF-Nepal for the success in all the activities globally. There were handicap, sick, half blind, deaf and very poor old people and few children attended at the cloth distribution program organized by the IRFF-Nepal. Some of the blankets was distributed by visiting at the disable and paralysed old folk who cannot come out from their beds.

The news of this project was spread all over Bungamati and suburb areas within a short period of time and many people came for the program to inquire about the significance of the program. And Mr. Piya Ratna explained that IRFF was established in order to carry out the relief programs throughout the world bringing the message of love, friendship, caring and sharing by serving people who mostly need the moral and physical support during and aftermath of natural disaster and catastrophe.

Mr. Krishna Prasad Dhakal, Ms. Renu and Ms. Meena from  Headquarter of UPF-Nepal also attended at the program.
Kind support was extended and Tiffin box were sponsored by Mr. Yagya Ratna Shakya, the principal of Clark Memorial Himalaya School, Bungamati. We served tea and Tiffin box for those who attended at the program.

Impact of the Project:

IRFF-Nepal was able to covey the message how to show and create warm friendship, love and the sense of caring & nurturing through relief activities for those people who need most at the time suffering.

Also IRFF- Nepal was able to create Awareness among the general people during the project that we should care especially old folk and children who are vulnerable to severe coldness.

Venue: The project was held at the Amarapur Community Monastery Bungamati, Lalitpur where about 10,000 strong multi-cultural, racial and ethnic groups living in the area.

Tea was sponsored by Amarapur Community Monastery and the residential nuns and volunteers extended their support for making this project successful.

Date: The program was held on 16 January 2007.

First of all, on behalf of the people of Nepal we would like to thank IRFF-International for sending the emergency relief fund for helping the suffering people from the worst affected flood disaster in the history of Nepal. So far more than 200 people including children have died and more than hundred thousands families have displaced due to washed away their homes by ravaged flood and many lost their houses destroyed due to inundation of flood.
Many people are suffering from the many dieses such as fever, dengue, diarrhea aftermath the ravaged floods.

Many villages are still having drinking water, health and sanitation problem and this will continue in a long term. And the collective efforts are underway as the Prime Minister Fund has established by the government of Nepal in providing necessary housing facilities, sanitation and other basic needs to the suffering people in many months to come.

IRFF-Nepal as part of emergency flood relief effort has coordinated with other relief agency at the initial stage in response to the government appeal for the help.

IRFF-Health Camp

IRFF-Nepal after receiving the fund from IRFF-Nepal has gone to the most affected areas by the flood organizing the health and dry food ration distribution, concentrating on the sustainable development relief program supporting for the suffering people in the far region villages about 12 hours journey from the capital Kathmandu, amidst the strikes and demonstration in that regions.

Due to the ongoing general strikes called by different local faction, the many cities have paralyzed of the transportation, closed down the shops for many days. The general strikes are called due to current ongoing political problem.

Dry Food Ration Distribution by aircraft

Domestic aircraft has kindly coordinated with IRFF-Nepal in distributing the dry ration food reaching the inundated areas which is not accessible by the road. Also we have to use bicycles to reach the program areas due to general strikes, so only bicycles can use or have to walk about 50 kilometers from the local airport.

I am pleased to send you some of the pictures caught on camera on IRFF-Relief Efforts.

About 250 families received free 3 days health camp conducted by IRFF-Nepal and hundred people enjoyed the air lifted dry food ration.

Where we use money and how many people benefited from the emergency relief effort is as follows in brief;

Total Amount Received for the Emergency Relief Work: US$2000

Category Amount

Dry Ration Food Distribution: US$ 650
Medical Supplies Expenses: US$990
Doctors/Nurse volunteers Transportation/food: US$220
Donation towards National Flood: US$100
Certificates: US$20
Others: US$20
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Total: US$2000