relief

‘Them greedy victims’

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: As the memory of the devastation of April-May earthquakes recedes, some have resorted to victim blaming.

| Aug 28, 2015

Distribution day

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Negotiating aid amidst village politics in post-earthquake Nepal.

| May 26, 2015

To another valley

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Earthquake survivors from the Langtang Valley find shelter at a camp in Kathmandu.

| May 11, 2015

The cost of rebuilding

NOTE FROM THE FIELD: Villagers whose homes have been destroyed in the earthquake are anxious about reconstruction.

| May 07, 2015

The Recce Team

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: How an independent team of volunteers travels to earthquake-affected sites.

| May 05, 2015

Outpatient ward

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: A family that lost their house in the earthquake finds home in a hospital.

| May 04, 2015

Long wait by the highway

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: A village in Sindhupalchowk, the district most affected by the Nepal earthquake, awaits relief.

| May 04, 2015

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