In November the lowest temperatures in Tibet have already reached minus. Wearing a thick jacket, 11 year-old Drolma brings out her new art kit and writes her name on the box.

After the start of winter, the people of Nyalam and Gyirong in Shigatse, affected by the 8.1 Richter scale Nepal earthquake of April 25 this year, moved from tents into temporary housing with warm, reinforced rooms. They are already prepared with winter supplies, such as padded coats, zanba, butter and other supplies.

As early as a month ago, Drolma and her family moved from a tent to government-arranged low-rent housing in the suburbs of Shigatse. The apartment has everything one could need – a bedroom, living room and kitchen.

Drolma and her classmates are ushering in the first winter since the disaster. To allow the children warmth through winter, charity organization One Foundation brought the children from the earthquake area packages with items to keep them warm. Also included were art sets, dolls, children’s books on disaster mitigation and other items.

Sha Lei, Director of One Foundation’s disaster relief and preparation department, said, "the international community generally believes that, it is of critical importance to carry out psychological counseling on the children three to six months after the disaster."

Focusing on the children’s emotional needs and mental health, One Foundation set up a children’s service station in Shigatse’s Samdrup District.

According to Sha Lei, the focus of Shigatse children’s service station is on accompanied training. They use methods such as children’s games, interactive teaching, health and hygiene, disaster prevention and mitigation, holiday get-together celebrations and other methods. More than 130 children have gathered there and the station has served them over 660 times.

"After moving into the apartments, the children stopped crying and having nightmares," said local Ngawang Drolkar.

"The children have gradually recovered from the shock of the earthquake; the gloom has been removed from their faces and their lives and studies are back to normal," Tashi, principal of a primary school in Dram, Shigatse, told reporters.

Sonam Wangdu, a student from the school’s fifth grade, is smart and studious, but unfortunately he lost his mother in the earthquake.

Sonam Wangdu opens his language textbook and points at the article entitled "bisecting life" saying, "This is my favorite article; the boy in the article meets disaster, but he remains strong."

"Bisecting life" talks about a brother and a sister sticking together after losing both their parents. The brother gives his sister a blood transfusion, hoping that they can be together no matter how long they live,” said Tashi. Sonam Wangdu has already started chatting and playing with other children.

To support Sonam in his studies, the school found Ms Zhao, a 67-year-old a warm-hearted lady from Xinjiang. She has already agreed to support Sonam up until he graduates from university. Tashi said, "During primary school Zhao Xing gave him 300 yuan for living expenses every month, hoping that he’ll succeed in his studies and live up to her expectations."

Sonam told reporters that he wants to go to university and then become a teacher.