The Thousand Stars Foundation
Humanitarian Mission for Nepal Earthquake Relief
Trip #2 (15 April - 22 May 2015)
15 May
Arrive Kathmandu, organized purchasing of zinc sheets, tarpaulin
sheets, and food for distribution, set up working camp at a space
provided by our host in Bodnath
16 May
Nowakot
Distributed zinc sheet, tarpaulin sheet and blankets to:
70 families in Talekhu village 1
45 families in Talekhu village 2
6 families of poor Tamang villagers (found during the way to Likhu village)
93 families in Likhu village (for the 5 families that did not receive
the zinc sheets were provided instead with cash for the amount of 3,000
rupees/family)
Throughout the trip to and from Nowakot food supplies were distributed to over 400 people.
17 May
(Morning) stocking up the zinc sheets, tarpaulin sheets, and food and juices, into two truck and one jeep.
(Afternoon) traveled to Dolakar, stayed overnight at army camp near Tatopani which is the town border to China.
Dolakar was the epicentre of the 2nd earthquake occurred on 12 May of
which 170 lives were lost. The village of Sinkati suffered the largest
lost of lives with 80 deaths.
18 May
Arrived in Sinkati,
distributed supplies to 107 families and 176 temporary residents,
altogether 283 families were assisted with materials for constructing
temporary homes.
Team also provided assistance to 100 Thami
villagers who were the poor and marginalised community in Dolakhar.
Zinc sheets, tarpaulin sheets, and food were distributed to 100
families. The team left the village about 9pm, and stayed overnight in
the truck parked near Tatopani.
19 May
Arrived back in Kathmandu, organised the stocking up of relief supplies and visited the following sites:
Langtang camps which now had 488 people, it was reported that over 300
lives were lost in Langtang. The team donated 15,000 rupees to assist
with purchases of their kitchen equipments, so that the camp could have
their own kitchen to cook for increasing number of camp residents, and
relieving the burden of temple’s kitchen.
Visited camp of Khamjim
villagers from Rasuwa, distributed 4 large tents, blankets, and food to 8
affected families (about 50 people).
Visited camp of Thuloshyasru, provided tent, blanket and food to families there.
Visited Triten Norbutse, donated USD 2,000 for restoring the dharma and
meditation hall, contributed to the meals for 170 monks, and
contributed tents and cash donation of 5,000 rupees to 3 monks.
Contributed 6 tents to nuns whose living quarters were damaged (at Thubten Choling temple in Solukhumbu)
20 May
Rasuwa
The team arrived at Ramche village where Taman and Yolmo villagers of
Paleb village were waiting to receive relief supplies (zinc sheets and
tarpaulin sheets) food were also given to over 100 children and adults
there.
Relief supplies were provided to 81 Khamjim
villagers who came to receive supplies at Syabrubesi due to the long
travel distant to the village (additional 2 hours by foot from
Syabrubesi), distribution included tents, zinc sheets, tarpaulin sheets,
generator, blankets, and food (including packs of sugar, salt,
chillies, and wheat flour)
In addition to Khamjim villagers who
are Bhotia ethnic migrated from Kirong township in Tibet, the team
provided assistance to 4 families of Tibetan ethnic groups who, due to
political conflict, migrated and resided along the boarder. There are
many more families of the same ethnicity residing in the high mountain
(about 4 hours by foot from Syabrubesi). Tents, blankets, and food were
distributed including 1,000 rupees of cash assistance provided to poor
families (small children and elders with no families).
21 May
On the way back to Kathmandu, the team met with President of
Association of the deaf in Nowakot to discuss the situation of disable
population affected by the earthquake. The team visited a deaf person
who was injured and gave tarpaulin sheet and 2,000 rupees cash to assist
with medical expenses. The team gave him a tarpaulin sheet to the
Association’s president to distribute to other affected disable person
who might be needing the assistance.
In Kathmandu, the team visited
the camp of Thuloshyasru and donated 1 tent, in addition to providing
cash worth 1,000 rupees to poor Nepali families, injured persons, and 5
children (Tibetans and Nepalis), altogether totaled to 7,000 rupees.
22 May
- Visited Tarig temple in Bohnath, donated tents and $500 cash for the benefit of monks who were affected by the earthquakes.
Provided USD 1,000 to support the work of Youth Volunteers and Mr. Ang Kaji, to assist affected population from the earthquake.
Distributed 20 blankets to Youth Volunteers who assisted with the debris clearances at Yangrima school.
Translation credit: Pui Migmar Dawa.
Photo credit: Mint Dungkar Dawa
