Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Nepal
When the earthquake hit Nepal on 25 April, the first responders were community members themselves: neighbours, family-members and friends grouping around to help one another. When rescuers and aid workers started to arrive to help, many community members joined the relief effort, most as unpaid volunteers.
Three months on, these volunteers remain at the forefront of the response. Their roles have shifted from assessing needs, delivering food and other life-saving supplies, to helping build temporary shelters and other activities. These volunteers have shown commitment, dedication and persistence, many of them putting their own lives and jobs on hold to help the affected, even when their own houses were destroyed.
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