Earthquake Response

Days in the camps now numbered

Prerana Marasini

Fourteen thousand people who were displaced by the earthquakes of 2015 are getting support jointly from Oxfam in Nepal and the National Reconstruction Authority. Oxfam and its partners are working…

Temporary shelters in Kerauja

Resilience in Kerauja

Christophe Hodder

A travelogue to Kerauja of Gorkha district where people have been doubly hit by earthquake and landslide.

Oxfam volunteer Shekhou Khadka (23) works to off load latrines being delivered to the Tundikhel IDP camp in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is one of 500 volunteers trained to react in the event of an earthquake during the urban risk management program - Aubrey Wade/Oxfam

Oxfam helps close to half a million earthquake survivors

In the span of a year, Oxfam in Nepal and its local partners provided life saving support to close to half a million people across seven districts in the wake of the devastating 2015 earthquake. …

The female friendly toilets in Khoplang, Gorkha - Credit: Kieran Doherty/Oxfam

Oxfam supports adolescent girl students after earthquake

Sunita Maharjan

In Nepal countless adolescent girls stop going to school when they have their monthly period. Oxfam is supporting them with female friendly toilets.

Woman mason in Gorkha district - Credit: Abdullah Ampilan/Oxfam

Women in a men’s world

Abdullah Ampilan

In a workforce dominated by men, I was surprised to see two ladies in the training of masons in Gorkha district. I went with the WASH team to witness their activities in the field particularly in…

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