IMPORTANT: Giving to the living
FUNDING
- Sattyais helping raise funds for earthquake survivors in Lamjung and Gorkha, where entire villages have been levelled. sattya.org
- UNICEFis raising money for the 1.7m children who are in urgent need of aid in the areas worst-hit by the earthquake. supportunicef.org/nepal
- Childreach is raising money to help villages of Sindupalchok and Manikharka.childreach.org.uk/nepal-appeal
- Possibleworks with America Nepal Medical Foundation to raise funds for the Nepal earthquake relief efforts. possiblehealth.org
- A crowd funding project to raise fund for the rebuilding of Sankhu, where 90 per cent of buildings have reportedly been damaged. 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.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. helpnepal.net
- USAIDlists organisations through which donations can be sent. usaid.gov/nepal-earthquake
RELIEF CAMPS
- 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
- Data mappingof humanitarian response and earthquake data. Those working on the field are invited to use this platform to help share information and coordinate efforts.kathmandulivinglabs.org
- A crowd sourcing Google Spread Sheet to notify and check status of hospitals. ly/anmf-hospital-status-report
- A day-by-day overview of the earthquake’s aftermath.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/nepal/
- Facebook group with information on on-going volunteer efforts and rescue operationsfacebook.com/NepalEarthquakeReliefVolunteers
- Volunteer with your Internet skills to coordinate volunteer crisis mappers for Nepal.onlinevolunteering.org
- A website listing the help proposed and supplies provided, through different categories and locations. kaha.co
- The National Emergency Operation Center (Ministry of Home Affairs) is providing online updates.neoc.gov.np
DONATION
- Donate clothes, blanket or volunteer with a click. 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
- 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
- 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 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
Source: nepalitimes.com, along with photo credit.