{"id":119,"date":"2016-02-18T11:35:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T11:35:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-02-18T11:35:16","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T11:35:16","slug":"minute-mission-rebuilding-lives-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/weekly-offerings\/2016\/02\/18\/minute-mission-rebuilding-lives-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Minute for Mission: Rebuilding Lives from the Ground Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class='post__subtitle' >Presbyterian Disaster Assistance<\/h2>\n<p>&ldquo;This is so much fun! I could swing here for the rest of my life,&rdquo; screams six-year-old Roshan&nbsp;Karki, who can now use a swing for the first time in his life, thanks to his temporary new home&nbsp;in emergency housing&mdash;supported by Finn Church Aid, ACT Alliance, and PDA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In early 2015, in a span of just two short weeks, Nepal was rocked by two massive earthquakes that devastated the tiny country. More than 500,000 homes were destroyed, 280,000 more were damaged, and nearly 9,000 people died.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 2px; float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/pda.pcusa.org\/site_media\/media\/uploads\/pda\/images\/nepal_boys-with-food_act_dca_shikhar_bhattarai.jpg\" alt=\"Young boys in temporary shelter enjoy a meal provided by ACT Alliance partners in Nepal \" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/>\n<p>Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) was on the ground almost immediately. Today, many months after the second quake, PDA continues its response with disaster assistance through its partnership with ACT Alliance and their local Nepali partner organizations. Their response capitalizes on ACT&rsquo;s substantial experience in developing humanitarian programs to distribute aid to more than 200,000 earthquake-affected individuals, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\">Ready-to-eat food and food rations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\">Family water treatment and personal hygiene kits<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\">Tarps for emergency shelter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\">Basic survival items like kitchen utensils, baby kits,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\">and quilts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But there is unique concern for hundreds of thousands&nbsp;of children who have been distressed, displaced, and&nbsp;traumatized by the horrific devastation that surrounds&nbsp;them. Numerous aftershocks contribute to the fear of&nbsp;entering buildings, for parents and children alike. PDA has worked as a member of ACT Alliance to&nbsp;support Finn Church Aid, an organization that specializes&nbsp;in arranging education in catastrophes, by building&nbsp;300 temporary schools and child-friendly spaces that&nbsp;enable children to return to school and to a sense of&nbsp;normalcy.<\/p>\n<p>Students prefer studying in the temporary buildings, as their construction from bamboo, canvas, and corrugated iron makes them lighter than permanent structures. Finn Church Aid offers much more than just structural support; it also provides emotional support to Nepalese children. Special education teacher Johanna Kurki organizes teacher training and psychosocial support in disaster areas.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My work focuses on training the teachers. We give them&nbsp;a box of tools&mdash;practical instructions on how, as teachers,&nbsp;they can support children after a catastrophe,&rdquo; she says.&nbsp;The most important thing is to meet and listen to the&nbsp;children openly. Games, visual arts, and drama are good&nbsp;tools to help children recover from trauma, according&nbsp;to Kurki.<\/p>\n<p>This is just one example of how PDA partners with&nbsp;groups on the ground in disaster-affected areas. Your&nbsp;gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing are having a huge&nbsp;impact on the lives of nearly 900,000 Nepalese children&nbsp;who need your support to overcome the trauma of&nbsp;earthquake devastation and, ultimately, to continue&nbsp;their education.<\/p>\n<p>Please, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/donate\/make-a-gift\/gift-info\/OG999999\/?appeal=SO-OA&amp;package=B16\">give generously to One Great Hour of Sharing<\/a>&nbsp;to help the children of Nepal.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the projects supported by One Great Hour of Sharing Partners around the world with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/viewer?mid=zfTehXxCc-bc.k00QtpCBFKdI\" target=\"_blank\">interactive map<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Presbyterian Disaster Assistance &ldquo;This is so much fun! 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