A loss of children, parents, work and homes. Life is not easy for those who remain in the region. Some people are surviving the winter in tents, while others prefer living in prefabricated housing units. Prefabricated houses provide better living conditions than tents. Yet social services in the form of basic health services, schools for children, psycho-social activities, and other recreational spaces are not yet available in some cases.
Education is key As a result of the earthquakes, many schools lost materials and supplies.
In addition, many students lost their houses and all their possessions. Educational, recreational kits and pre-school kits are being distributed in the five affected provinces. The Ministry of National Education has identified the most vulnerable schools by surveying the school transportation system and assessing where the children from the tent cities attend school. The distribution of pallets is ongoing. To date a total of 13,000 have been installed to protect school children from the humid and muddy ground.