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• Save the Children has distributed 1,702 shelter kits and 1,702 utility kits and hygiene kits in all affected areas of Leh town, Choglamsar and 22 surrounding villages, reaching out to 8,510 people, including approximately 5,102 children. 

• With winter approaching fast, the evenings tend to get very cold, the blankets distributed and the temporary shelters being built have ensured that the affected families stay warm. 

• The utility kits which comprise of basic kitchen utensils have ensured that these families are able to prepare clean meals for themselves.

• The distribution of hygiene kits has ensured that these families have access to basic medicines to keep them safe from most common illnesses. Also close to 1, 50,000 water purification tablets have been distributed to ensure that these families have access to clean drinking water. 

• Save the Children with help from our partner has already set up 3 Child Friendly Spaces at Himank, Tashi Gyatsal and Skampari. These are reaching about 100 children. In the absence of regular schools, these Child Friendly Spaces have helped children deal with the trauma of the situation as well restore some normalcy in a difficult environment.

• Save the Children is leading the Inter Agency Education Cluster response. We have set up 5 temporary schools to date at Igoo, Basgo, Skurbuchan, Phyang and Saspotse, reaching approximately 200 children. In the coming weeks the aim is to set up 24 temporary schools (15 in Leh and 9 in Kargil), where the school buildings have been damaged and cannot be used.  In the next few days Save the Children would be distributing close to 2400 education kits among the children in the schools which have been already set up and the ones which are being newly built.

Continuing with our efforts, we are now targeting 400 families affected by the flood in Leh and Kargil, mainly from the rural areas. These are the most marginalised and hard-to-reach communities. We currently aim to give temporary shelter packages to these families to ensure some immediate shelter protection both now and for the winter. This includes; family shelter kits, water filters, stoves and thermal clothing.