SQR is working with a local grassroots NGO in Yushu to provide all-weather tents to 300 families that have little hope of being back in permanent homes before next year.
It is becoming increasingly clear that there is an underlying need for investment in warmer, more durable tents to be donated to the earthquake-affected in Yushu. At present, most families that have the required local residency (hukou) have been provided with one 12-by-12 foot (13 sq metres) summer tent, regardless of the number of people in the family that must share it. Even in the summer, these tents will be battered by strong winds and heavy downpours. When winter sets in they will provide poor shelter from the bitter cold.
With rebuilding officially scheduled to take at least three years, in the harsh climate of Yushu there is a need to provide larger, tougher, all-weather tents, the sooner the better. SQR is partnering with locally-founded and -staffed NGO Tibetan Village Project (TVP) to provide at least 300 needy families with all-weather tents that will last the next two to three years while they slowly rebuild their homes and lives. TVP has been working in Yushu for the last ten years promoting sustainable development of the area, and has been directly involved in the earthquake relief process.
All-weather tent suitable for the harsh climate of Yushu
Each good quality tent costs 2,300 RMB (US$345), so we are aiming at raising almost 700,000 RMB (just over US$100,000) to reach 300 families. With its local expertise, Tibetan Village Project will handle local sourcing and distribution to ensure those families who are most in need will be reached. SQR will guarantee funding we receive is channelled directly into the purchase and distribution of quality tents.
Please donate today to ensure these families are helped before their situation becomes even more dire.
If you can help us source good quality, large, all-weather tents, please contact us at info@sichuan-quake-relief.org.