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Appeal for Humanitarian Assistance for flood and landslides victims

September 11, 2006

RRN has been actively involved in relief and rehabilitation support to the victims of natural disasters such as floods and landslides since its establishment in Nepal. It came into existence in 1989, and at first had addressed the sufferings of the displaced people due to devastating floods in rural Chitawan by helping for their rehabilitation and reconstruction. Recently, RRN has been mobilizing several volunteers and sizeable amount of resources to help the victims of devastating floods and landslides in mid western districts of Nepal. A total of 1,129 affected families of Achham; Bardiya and Banke districts have already received food and non-food assistances from RRN. The relief assistance is being distributed at present, also.

Meanwhile, the incessant rainfall of Chitawan, Nawalparasi, Tanahu and Makwanpur districts of central Nepal, has claimed lives of six people, with hundreds of houses damaged. The worst case was recorded in Kabilas VDC where houses of 55 families were completely swept by huge landslides, forcing them to be displaced. RRN is reaching out there today with emergency relief support of food and non-food items worth NRs. 250,000.00. It has already mobilized volunteers in other parts of the disaster hit areas to asses the situation so that necessary assistance could be availed as early as possible.

We have received information that there is a great need of urgent response to meet the emergency needs of increasing numbers of victims in the region. In this context, RRN appeals for all well-wishers, funding partners, volunteer organizations, I/NGOs and benevolent individuals to extend their cooperation to assist for the livelihood of the victims of this disaster. In order to facilitate support initiative, RRN has opened a bank account with Standard Chartered Bank. Therefore, RRN requests all interested parties to deposit their contribution in the following Bank account. Non- cash assistance is also considered for this support. Please kindly contact at the following address.

Contact:

Ram Prasad Gautam
Human Rights Officer
Rural Reconstruction Nepal
GPO. Box. 8130, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 0977-1-4415418, 4422153
Email: ram@rrn.org.np, rrn@rrn.org.np