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Two-Phase Disaster Response Program
KER is pursuing a three-phase program
in response to the October 8th, 2006 earthquake in Kashmir:
Phase I: Emergency Shelter and Relief Aid
KER, with the support of hundreds of
donors, The North Face, Global Giving, Nestle, and the UPS Foundation,
successfully lead an international effort to provide emergency shelter
and relief assistance to thousands of quake victims.
KER mounted a four month-long
high-impact
Relief Expedition which was supported by an international airlift of
tons of relief supplies and winter gear to Srinagar, Kashmir. KER
expedition members and local Kashmiri volunteers worked hand in hand to
provide shelter support and other relief assistance to more than
2127 families who had lost everything
in the quake.
Check out our
Dispatches to read about KER’s successful completion of Phase I.
Phase II: Rebuilding Communities, Empowering People
Having completed Phase I (Emergency Relief Aid), KER
is currently pursue its second phase efforts of Rebuilding Communities
and Empowering People. This includes: building schools, educational
infrastructure, and homes in quake-hit areas. We are also developing
economic, health, and educational empowerment programs to benefit the
quake-hit communities.
KER launched its first Phase II project, named
Project Nasreen, in the quake-hit village of Harduna on February 15,
2006. Since then this farming community has been empowered with new
skills, resources, and tools to better rebuild their economic
livelihoods.
Long-term Programming
KER’s long-term mission is to help
rebuild communities and empower people in Kashmir by pursuing
high-impact programs that are driven by social entrepreneurship and a
spirit of voluntary service. We seek to help others unlock their human
potential to achieve positive change in their lives and their
communities. Reflecting our long-term program strands, KER
now also stands for:
Kashmir
Educational Resource
Kashmir
Economic Reconstruction
Kashmir
Emergency Response
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