Nepal earthquake: How to help
Updated: May 12, 2015 Another earthquake struck Nepal on Tuesday, just three weeks after the massive 7.8 quake that killed more than 8,000 people. Tuesday’s 7.3 temblor already caused a rising number of deaths,…
By Caitlin Shamberg • • 1 min readIFRC/Carl Whetham, Kathmandu, Nepal
Updated: May 12, 2015
Another earthquake struck Nepal on Tuesday, just three weeks after the massive 7.8 quake that killed more than 8,000 people. Tuesday’s 7.3 temblor already caused a rising number of deaths, and flattened some buildings, which had withstood the previous earthquake.
Below is the original post with a list of relief organizations working to help Nepal.
Google has launched a People Finder tool to connect victims with relatives and friends. PayPal is helping to facilitate donations online.
Many aid organizations are working in the region to help with rescue and recovery. CNN has a good list of what each charity is doing in Nepal. Charity Navigator has a list of organizations working in Nepal, which have high ratings for effective work.
Here’s a more extensive list (from the NY Times):
Red Cross: redcross.org
The Nepal Red Cross Society .
American Jewish World Service: ajws.org
The Salvation Army: salvationarmyusa.org
International Medical Corps:internationalmedicalcorps.org
Handicap International: handicap-international.us
Unicef: www.unicefusa.org/nepal Toll free: 1-800-FOR-KIDS; Text “Nepal” to 864233 (UNICEF) to make a $10 donation. (As with any emergency, in the event that donations exceed anticipated needs, the U.S. Fund will redirect any excess funds to children in greatest need.)
Mercy Corps: mercycorps.org
Catholic Relief Services: crs.org
Habitat for Humanity International: habitat.org
Global Giving: globalgiving.org
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: jdc.org
Oxfam: oxfamamerica.org
World Vision: worldvision.org
United Nations World Food Program: wfp.org
Samaritan’s Purse: samaritanspurse.org
CARE: care.org
Save the Children: savethechildren.org
Lutheran World Relief: lwr.org
The Jewish Federations of North America: jewishfederations.org
SOS: Children’s Villages International: sos-childrensvillages.org
Doctors Without Borders: donate.doctorswithoutborders.org
MAP International: mapinternational.org