Through our #SOAPANDHOPE campaign, The Glacier Trust raised over £4,000 to support the efforts of our partner NGOs in Nepal to combat the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic. We topped this up with £2,000 from our reserves. In line with our principle of trusting and being led by our partners, we did not dictate how this money was to be spent. This series of photos was sent to us by EcoHimal Nepal.
The Coronanvirus pandemic and the nationwide lockdown that has resulted has had multiple impacts across Nepal. One of the biggest is the immediate end it has put to many people’s ability to earn money and buy food. In several locations, this is exacerbated by food supply chains becoming disrupted as imports from neighbouring India and China are either cut off by border restrictions, or seriously curtailed.
The priority for Mapya Dhuadkoshi in Solukhumbu therefore has been the supply and delivery of food staples. EcoHimal Nepal worked closely with local government to help supply this food, TGT has helped purchase and transport it to remote villages. These photos show rice arriving arriving in Mapya in mid May:
EcoHimal Nepal with support from The Glacier Trust and others has been enabling climate change adaptation in Solukhumbu for over ten years as part of an overall development effort. That work is now centred on Deusa Agro Forestry Resources Centre, but reaches out across the hills to neighbouring muncipalities, including Mapya Dhudakoshi.