By Jacqueline Frost | Development and Communications Manager
NYF’s Ankur Counseling Center has developed a psychological support mechanism for earthquake survivors focusing on children, teachers and parents. As part of the program, NYF counselors have already trained 145 teachers, staff and volunteers on how to provide psychological first aid and support to the children, and deal with parents to help them overcome the insecurity surrounding the earthquake. Relaxation and self- help techniques were also included in the training. Ankur will be busy conducting trainings for more schools. Ankur is also conducting two days intensive Training of Trainers (TOT) for psychosocial counselors who have been mobilized in the affected community after the earthquake. Twenty-five counselors received this training.
Many people remain traumatized by the massive quakes that struck in April and May and by the hundreds of continuing aftershocks.
We are grateful for our lead counselor Chhori Laxmi Maharjan who took a break from her PhD studies in San Francisco to return to Nepal to handle this crisis.
And thanks to our many supporters who help us do this important work.
Namaste!
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