savethechildren

Steve: Aftershocks are less frightening for people who haven’t experienced the original earthquake. But if you’ve experienced a big earthquake they’re terrifying.

After a while you begin to feel them when they aren't actually happening. Some Nepali put a bowl of water near their beds so they can tell if it's an aftershock or not.

The psychosocial effects from the disaster and aftershocks will be present for a long time to come.

Nepal is predominately Hindu with a lot of Buddhist communities, it's very diverse country.

The country is divided into the flat, hilly and mountainous country. The hilly and mountainous have been badly affected and are very difficult to reach given the terrain.

Monsoon is weeks away which will further inhibit our ability to reach those in the remote regions.

We’re using everything from yaks to helicopters to reach these people.

Gemma: It's 7pm here, our team is working 6 1/2 days a week, 12 hours a day. It's dinner time but we'll be working after we finish this and eat.

We've already reached 131,920 and over 76,000 children

Gemma: We're getting people back into shelter, treating people with injuries via mobile health clinics, setting up Temporary Learning Centers to get children back into school.

Sara: We're distributing seeds to farmers whose stocks have been destroyed

Hanna: We're building latrines for people living in tents with no toilets, giving hygeine supplies so people don't get sick, restoring water supplies to schools so children can get back into school.

It's currently hot but the race against the rains is on. Monsoon season is coming. Landslides will get worse as will access to remote communities.

While we appreciate the enthusiasm and goodwill of care packages, it's best to support the local economy and buy relief items here. Keep talking about this disaster on social media, we need the world to know about the long-term issues.

Thanks again for your support.