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“I got this opportunity to buy a machine and now I’ll stand on my own feet without depending on others,” says Santoshi.
In the midst of large and small disasters and a global pandemic, some good things did happen last year.
Within an hour, all of the houses in Maryam’s neighborhood were ruined, including her own.
The dry ration kits consist of food items that are energy dense, high protein, and that are also culturally acceptable. For Prafulla, Satyabhama and their families, the help couldn’t have come at a better time.
“I’m happy that I can walk on crutches now,” Stephanie says. “I don’t like being carried around, and now I can be independent again.”
Jean-Marie Bahora thought he knew the telltale signs of an imminent volcano.
The family’s modest livelihood was disrupted when the devastating second wave of COVID-19 swept across India.
When a deadly second wave of COVID-19 struck India in May 2021, many people, like 53-year-old Amrit, were hesitant to become vaccinated.
“We had no chance to take shelter or to protect ourselves because it was something completely unexpected,” says Geovana Lucrecia of the hurricane that brought flooding and devastation to Guatemala.
In just two years, Rosa has suffered twice the consequences and destruction left by two major cyclones.
“The families of our community were sad because they thought our family had drowned.”
“I was frustrated when I lost my house because I have a big family and we didn’t have anywhere else to go,” Abdulrahman said.