1-7 May 2015 #756

IMPORTANT: Giving to the living

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FUNDING

  • Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust (KVPT) is raising fund to save Nepal’s glorious cultural heritage that is a source of immense national pride, income and identity. www.youcaring.com
  • Sattya is helping raise funds for earthquake survivors in Lamjung and Gorkha, where entire villages have been levelled. relief.sattya.org
  • UNICEF is raising money for the 1.7m children who are in urgent need of aid in the areas worst-hit by the earthquake. www.supportunicef.org/nepal
  • Childreach is raising money to help villages of Sindupalchok and Manikharka. www.childreach.org.uk/nepal-appeal
  • Possible works with America Nepal Medical Foundation to raise funds for the Nepal earthquake relief efforts. www.possiblehealth.org
  • Himalayan Climate Initiative (HCI) raises funds for its initiative Resilient Homes which helps building earthquake-resistant, light weight homes using local materials, including those that can be recovered from debris. www.himalayanclimate.org
  • Alliance française of Kathmandu is raising fund to help the Nepalis rebuild their houses. More information here
  • A crowd funding project to raise fund for the rebuilding of Sankhu, where 90 per cent of buildings have reportedly been damaged. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/rebuild-sankhu
  • Maya, directed by Veemsen Lama, was shot in Nepal to raise awareness about street kids. The crew organises a crowd funding to support children left with nothing, after the earthquake. life.indiegogo.com/fundraisers/help-the-children-of-nepal--3
  • Help Nepal Network (HNN) is raising money to procure relief materials and to dispatch items to the affected. www.helpnepal.net
  • Hope for Nepal raises fund to give the selfless heroes of Nepal's rural villages a fighting chance to hold off a second wave humanitarian disaster and rebuild their communities. www.hopefornepal.org/
  • USAID lists organisations through which donations can be sent. www.usaid.gov/nepal-earthquake

RELIEF CAMPS

  • Tundikhel, Kathmandu Navraj Bhandari: 9843478995

  • Khulamanch, Kathmandu Khumraj Punjali: 9851015011

  • Dasrath Rangashala Stadium, Kathmandu Dipendra Sharma: 9841484335

  • Halchowk, Kathmandu Shanka Prasad Adhikari: 9851124753

  • Sankha Park Ringroad, Kathmandu Vishwa Prakash Pandit: 9851031149

  • Narayan Chaur, Kathmandu, Shridhar Gautam: 9851095200 or Narbhadur Rajwar: 9841339292

  • Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Rajan Khanal: 9851106244

  • Balambu, Kathmandu Lok Darshan Regmi: 98415555741

  • Khumaltar, Kathmandu, Beshraj Sharma: 9851130365

  • Sano Gaucharan, Kathmandu Madhav Prasad Regmi: 9841068328

  • Jawalakhel, Patan Laxman Prasad Mainali: 9851147128

  • St Xavier’s School, Patan Bhola Prasad Shiwakoti: 9851109320

  • Pulchok Engineering College, Patan Dhanbhadur Tamang: 9851105991

  • Kirtipur Mohdutt Timilsina: 9841028792

  • Bhaktapur Darsbar Square Krishna Chand Poudel: 9851147128

  • Tinkune, Sallaghari, Bhaktapur Tankamani Sharma: 9851065900

  • Saraswati Secondary School, Kamalvinayak, Bhaktapur Thok Prasad Shiwakoti: 9841376930

ONLINE RESOURCES

DONATION

  • Donate clothes, blanket or volunteer with a click. www.nepalshare.org

  • Donate food, medicine and reconstruction materials for heavily damaged villages. Yagraraj Maharjan for Bungamati and Khokana, 9841490611 Dhwoj Bahadur Gurung for Barpak in Gorkha, 9849230700

FOOD AND WATER

  • Distribution of free noodles. Chaudhary Group Noodle Factory, Bhaisepati, Bhusan Gurung, 9851077802

  • Drinking water, delivered by tanker anywhere within the Kathmandu Valley. Nepal Police Headquarters, Naxal, (01)4412780

  • Drinking water available. Plastic bags of 1l, directly to the tap and greater quantity also provided (take your own vehicule). Alliance française of Kathmandu, Teku road, Tripureshwor, 9813433523 / 9849440500

  • Distribution of bottled water, Dasrath Stadium

  • Food and water, distributed by local ministries.

    • Ministry of Agriculture, (01)4211905, (01)4211950, (01)4211697
    • Ministry of Commerce and Supply, (01)4211631
    • Ministry of Urban Development, (01)4211673

MATERIALS NEEDED

  • Plastic sheets, ropes and bamboos for construction of toilets at Tundikhel. Ishan: 9851016445

  • Tent, blankets and medicine needed in Gorkha. Subhash Ghimire: 9851194247

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

  • Department of Archaeology and UNESCO are training volunteers to assess damage cultural sites by using their smartphone. Joy Lynn Davis, 9818990583

  • IMPACT Nepal is looking for volunteers to distribute tents, food, water purification tabs, medical supplies to the 4500 residents of Duwakot, Dhading. 9841519660

  • Volunteers are invited to register into a database before being assigned tasks. Volunteers should wear comfortable shoes, rain wear, carry water and bring their own transport if possible. Everyday 10.30am, The Yellow House, Sanepa, 9741311750 www.youcaring.com

  • Volunteers required for cleanups. Clean Up Nepal, 9841381046, [email protected]

  • Bir Hospital Trauma Centre needs volunteers as well as water supply. 9851090730

  • Teaching Hospital needs volunteers with or without medical skills. Aman Pandey: 9848557560

HEALTH AND SANITATION

  • Ujyalo Foundation is distributing water purifiers, oral rehydration packages, women sanitary items, baby wipes, anti diarrheal medications, and first aid kits. Sony KC: 9851160203, Avinash Jha: 9851237070, Watsal Rajbhandari: 9803002203, Amuda Mishra: 9813791459

  • Doctors from B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) are providing care in Gorkha. Santosh Chaudhary: 9852056887, Girish Dahal: 9813560280, Madhur Basnet: 9852056415, Surya Rimal: 9857045671

  • 24 hours medicine supply in Kathmandu. Prasit Kadel: 9851133822, Shailesh Sharma: 9851017553

  • Health care by local ministries.

    • Ministry of Health and Population: (01)4262543, (01)4262802, (01)4262696, (01)4267376
    • Ministry of Home Affairs: (01)4211208, (01)4211214
    • Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development: (01)4200000, (01)4200309

  • Road Clearing by local ministries,

    • Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport: (01)4211782, (01)4211931, (01)4211732, (01)4211655
    • Ministry of Home Affairs: (01)4211208, (01)4211214

  • Disposal of animal carcasses, Kathmandu Metropolitan City Clean Nepal, Padam Thapa, (01)4279713, 9818302920

  • Waste disposal, Sisdol dumping site is in operation since 30 April, for sanitation related issues within Kathmandu (01)4227240, (01)4231719

RESCUE AND RECOVERY

  • Nepal Engineering Council and other practicing professionals will assess affected buildings free-of-cost. (01)5010252

  • Nepal Armed Police Force: 1114

    • Ministry of Home Affairs: (01)4211208, (01)4211214
    • Ministry of Defence: (01)4211289
    • Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport: (01)4211782, (01)4211931, (01)4211732, (01)4211655
    • Department of Tourism: (01)4247037, (01)4256228, (01)4256231, (01)4256232

  • Tent and shelter management by local ministries.

    • Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, (01)4200000, (01)4200309
    • Ministry of Urban Development, (01)4211673
    • Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, (01)4211782, (01)4211931, (01)4211732, (01)4211655
    • Ministry of Defence, (01)4211289
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