Nepal Sets $6.5 Million Fund for 1,000 Flood-Hit Children as 5,130 Remain Missing
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 12
Nepal Sets $6.5 Million Fund for 1,000 Flood-Hit Children as 5,130 Remain Missing
1 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 12
Summary
$6.5 million will fund scholarships and other support for about 1,000 children affected by Nepal's August 26 floods, with priority for those who lost parents or guardians.
High school education is being guaranteed through a mix of residential care and full scholarships after the disaster separated at least 540 children from their families, according to Save the Children.
1,385 bodies have been recovered in Nepal and 5,130 people are still missing after the country's worst recorded flood disaster tore through the China-Nepal border region; China has reported 43 dead and 519 missing.
Temporary learning centres in Nuwakot are now mixing classes with psychological support, as teachers and psychologists report nightmares, panic, sleep problems and children retreating into themselves.