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For further information or to arrange an interview, please contact:

Prerana Marasini in Nepal: pmarasini@oxfam.org.uk / +977 9851 222 666

Kai Tabacek in the UK: ktabacek1@oxfam.org.uk / +44 (0)7584 265 077

Notes to editors:

Saturday marks the three-month anniversary of the 25 April earthquake. With a magnitude of 7.8, the Government of Nepal estimates that more than eight million people were affected. Since then, there was another 7.3 magnitude earthquake on 12 May and more than 350 aftershocks.

Oxfam has worked with 21 focus groups in two of the worst-affected districts: Dhading and Gorkha. The focus groups in Dhading included 308 women, and 280 in Gorkha.

Oxfam and its partners in Nepal have delivered essential aid to more than 360,000 people in seven of the worst-affected districts. It is aiming to reach 400,000 people by the end of August. This aid has included emergency shelters, hygiene kits, clean water, food and sanitation facilities. Oxfam has provided more than 35,000 emergency and improved shelter kits to people in Nepal.

Oxfam has worked in Nepal for over 30 years, empowering women to claim their rights, helping small-scale farmers cope with the effects of climate change, and supplying clean water to remote communities. In recent years, Oxfam has also been helping communities to prepare for earthquakes, epidemics, floods and landslides.

Women for Human Rights (WHR) is an NGO working for single women in Nepal.