( CNN ) Two CNN Heroes are among the earthquake survivors in Kathmandu , Nepal . And they are struggling in the aftermath . Anuradha Koirala , who rescues victims of sex trafficking , has a rehabilitation center in Kathmandu that is home to 425 young women and girls . While her primary facility seems structurally unharmed , all of the children have been sleeping outdoors because of aftershocks , followed by a second earthquake on May 12 . The once-vibrant campus has gone from a place of safety and healing to one of uncertainty and worry . `` We are suffering with rain , strong wind . The fear is not gone from us . It is very , very hard , '' said Koirala , the founder of the nonprofit Maiti Nepal and the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year . The public has been warned not to use the main water line due to risk of cholera . Koirala 's group is relying on bottled water and is now rationing food . Still , she has offered to take in 200 other girls orphaned by the disaster . `` These girls are most vulnerable , because now people will target them , '' Koirala said . `` They could be victims of any forms of sexual abuse . Maybe rape , maybe they will be trafficked , anything . ... If I get more support I will take as many as I can . '' About five miles away , the wall of Koirala 's HIV/AIDS hospice has crumbled . Home to 115 girls , many of whom are terminally ill , the facility is under guard . `` They 're not injured , but they are terrified , '' Koirala said . `` Everything is broken in the hospice . '' Koirala 's group also has about a dozen other homes throughout the district , and all of them have been damaged . `` It 's really very sad for me and for my children , '' Koirala said . `` This disaster , the noise and the way it shook , I can not get over it . I was not afraid that I was going to be killed . I was afraid about what is going to happen next . '' Another CNN Hero , Pushpa Basnet , and the 45 children she cares for were also forced to evacuate their residence . They are now living on the ground in a nearby field . `` Physically , we are not hurt . But mentally , we are , '' said Basnet , whose Early Childhood Development Center provides a home and education to children whose parents are incarcerated . Basnet says the building 's walls are all cracked , and the staff is afraid it might fall down . She and the older children created a shelter using the frame of a greenhouse , taping plastic around the sides to protect themselves . `` It 's really cold in the middle of the night ; there are lots of fox in the field , '' Basnet said . `` We are really scared . '' They also do n't have much water or food , Basnet says . But she is trying to stay positive . `` I think for the time being , whatever we have , we should be happy , you know ? Because at least we have our life , '' she said . `` ( My kids ) all are safe . That 's the most important thing for me . '' Basnet 's `` Butterfly Home '' -- the permanent residence she was building for the children -- also suffered extensive damage in the quake . Basnet had hoped to complete construction in the next six months , with the opening ceremony set for October . Basnet purchased the land for the home with prize money she received as the 2012 Hero of the Year . `` When the earthquake hit that land , all my dreams were scattered , '' she said . `` I have to restart again . '' Still , Basnet is quick to point out that so many other survivors have nothing and are desperately in need of aid . To that end , several CNN Heroes have been assisting in relief efforts in Nepal . Jake Wood 's disaster relief organization , Team Rubicon , has a team of experienced veterans and first responders on the ground in Kathmandu . The group deployed a medical and assessment team to aid the Nepalese people in several remote villages outside of the city . Six canine-firefighter search teams from the United States also assisted in rescue and recovery efforts . The teams were trained by Wilma Melville 's National Disaster Search Dog Foundation and were deployed as part of a larger rescue force that includes structural engineers , hazmat experts and doctors . Tom Henderson 's ShelterBox , which provides emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies , has so far committed to help more than 15,000 families . Dr. Laura Stachel 's group , We Care Solar , sent solar suitcases to health care workers , providing them with light and power as they aid survivors . Arlene Samen 's group , One Heart World-Wide , has set up tented birthing centers where pregnant women can safely deliver their babies , especially in hard-hit districts . Robin Lim , a disaster response midwife who founded Bumi Sehat , joined Samen in Kathmandu to help the mothers . Doc Hendley 's nonprofit , Wine to Water , partnered with Appalachian State University in order to distribute 1,000 water filters where they are most needed in Nepal . The group says one filter can provide water for up to 10 people and last for up to 10 years if maintained properly .
Anuradha Koirala and 425 young women and girls have been sleeping outdoors because of aftershocks . The earthquake has killed more than 5,000 people in Nepal so far with thousands still missing. Seven other CNN Heroes and their organizations now assisting in relief efforts .