As you may remember, Direct Relief provided US$300,000 in support of SIRC in the immediate aftermath of last year’s devastating earthquakes.
SIRC was the second largest recipient of Direct Relief funds after Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population – a meaningful donation that provided SCI rehabilitation to many of those injured during the earthquakes, and who would not have otherwise been n a position to have the opportunity to reintegrate back into society with their spinal cord injury.
One Year Later, Direct Relief has produced a report of how their donations were distributed and to whom …. SIRC is featured heavily as you can imagine. Check out their on-line report here.
Direct Relief also produced a 4-part video series which is available on their Facebook page. These are short 2-minute clips reminding us of the impact the earthquakes caused, Direct Access’ response, the road to recovery and finally a Thank You from many of the recipients, including SIRC’s very own Esha Thapa. Use the Next button (top right) to jump from clip to clip.
The following is Part 2 of the four-part series. I chose this one to show you especially as it gives you a sense of the magnitude of the Direct Relief contributions to SIRC, seen by huge pallets of medical equipment and supplies being off-loaded at Kathmandu airport.
Bowen to Bangladesh 