Nepal One Hundred Thousand Lunches

The students at CareKids Before and After School Care Programme want to raise

enough money to provide one hundred thousand lunches to students in an

earthquake-struck school in Nepal. CareKids would like to challenge 100 schools and

their communities to get involved in the Givealittle campaign. They have set a goal of

raising enough money to provide one hundred thousand lunches for the students in

Nepal, which is NZ$50,000.

The earthquake in 2015 which killed 9000 left damage in the area of Kathmandu

which has huge effects on the people who live there, including job losses that have

affected many families already living in poverty. 200,00 peoples’ homes were

destroyed, many of which are still living in tents.

This fundraiser is working alongside that of Stephen Black

(https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/nepal-earthquake-3-years-on) to support a

community that was severely damaged by the 2015 earthquake. The money raised in

this fundraiser goes to the Rangjung Yeshe ShenPen organisation, a non-profit

organisation who is working to provide daily lunches to the Mitra Aadharbhut

Vidhayala public school. For more information on the Rangjung Yeshe ShenPen

organisations work at this school see http://www.shenpennepal.org/project-

news/2017/07/meal-program-mitra-aadharbhut-vidhayala/ .

The students at CareKidswere touched by Stephen Blacks work in Nepal and wanted

to do something to help the kids in Nepal.. Sasha (8 years old) said that she gave her

pocket money because “[she] thought what it would be like for them to have no

food, or shelter and no change of clothes.” Leah (5 years old who gave her tooth fairy

money) said “I did it because they would be sick without enough food to eat.” These

students recognise the need to support kids in Nepal and would like to see other kids

think of ways that they can help.