Relief rebuilding to 25 communities in Nepal

The starting months of the year 2020 proved to be a crisis not only to one country but the entire world. The horrid impact of Corona Virus spread across the world and the terror hit Nepal in March soon after it got out of control in India. The nature of the virus confused everyone and left people in Nepal including Tewa unable to continue normalcy of activities as planned within the organization.

We had started grantee mapping of selected grantees from all over Nepal. Through phone calls, we asked them their current situation because of Corona and what kind of support they might need from Tewa. Through the grantee mapping, we realized that Covid-19 has affected the daily lives of our grantee partners both their personal and professional lives. Among our three mentee organizations; two from Ramechhap and one from Makwanpur, the common need was immediate relief support for minority groups.

Right when the Covid-19 took its toll in Nepal and the nationwide lockdown started, it affected the lives of people. The daily wage earners were the hard-hit because of earning deprivation. Tewa had started immediate relief distribution and raising awareness about Covid-19 through flex and hoarding boards, radio jingles, and pamphlets through our grantee partners in distinct parts of Nepal. We supported three of our mentee organizations with immediate relief support such as rice, lentil, and oil, salt, and nonperishable vegetable. The targeted beneficiaries through these grant support are people from the marginalized communities and those affected by the flood. A total of 77 households was benefitted from this grant support. The beneficiaries were laborers whose earning depends on daily income and works on a brick kiln.

We couldn’t continue our Mentorship Program because of ongoing lockdown but we are trying our best to connect with our mentors and mentee organizations through virtual platforms. Every now and then, we organize a meeting and get an update on their personal status. Our Program officer helps them out on giving them suggestions to take care of themselves and their mental health. It is prime time that we take care of ourselves and stay positive during this ongoing chaos. The regular virtual meetings have supported our mentees and mentors to get connected with each other and relieve their stress. Tewa has been trying to support people in need at a time through any potential support it can provide.