(before and after pic of Dharahara tower)
Replurks are 1000% fine, please get the word out if you feel compelled. This is a major disaster tolling more than a thousand deaths already, many of them in Kathmandu.
i haven't seen much news about this anywhere. thank you for compiling a few things.
Yeah I can't figure out why no one is talking about this. It's a major disaster...
I donated to World Food earlier, I hope people who have any little bit to give and are able to will consider so strongly
Yeah I could only do a small donation right now but hopefully making people aware does help. It really hasn't made as much news as I would expect yet
So I think a lot if people honestly don't know
given how wide the news coverage is, i'm surprised more people aren't aware
all the major news outlets were talking about it all day, it's baffling how little response the charities have gotten....
(cnn says the death toll is now closing in on 2k, and expected to rise further. this is devastating.)
given the recent high profile volcano eruptions i'll bet a lot of people are scared to talk about it. volcanos, earthquakes, the ring of fire is getting active again...it's scary.
for some people it's less frightening to pretend it's not happening.
It is! There's a lot of scary stuff going on, and some people do respond that way. I just hope we'll also see those who don't shut down having a good response, and those who are scared finding a way
yeah, i hope so, too! oxfam is a really good organization, so i'm happy to throw money at them--i know i can trust them to get it where it's most needed
Yes! Which is doubly good, hearing votes of trust about any of the organizations
unicef also has a good reputation and a strong history
i'd personally stay away from red cross international as there's been a fair amount of doubt cast of them in recent years, but oxfam and unicef tend to do a lot of work "on the ground"
I agree with aloof those statement and add that Rowan (the guy who made the original plurk and asked sineone to do a public timeline version) researched all charities linked here first
With the exception of world food, which was offered up by KC who also always does her research.
I mentioned Red Cross not having a fun specifically so no one would mistakenly try to donate there, and yes, there have also been controversies there so thanks for all of that info too
It really helps when there's confirmation of where is God to donate to so I appreciate you guys taking the time to help sort that out
Actually the Nepal Red Cross does have a thing going but since power is in and out in Nepal, so's their website, if anybody wondered why the Red Cross seems quiet.
I know I did because the Red Cross is usually the people you hear from first.
Thanks so much for putting this up! I should probably go ahead and make my own public account for replurkable things, but yeah.
Thank you.
Thanks for the clarification and the promote! (And you're always welcome Rowan.)
BBC update death toll now 3000+ but so much aid coming in that they're having trouble
Landing all the aircraft!
I guess too much of a good thing is a problem but I'm still glad that that's the problem they're having!
Doctors Without Borders/MSF is also sending medical aid and another great organization to donate to
I know, right? I had hardly heard anyone talking about it outside news reports so I'm glad people are still aware and helping!
Thanks for the update Rowan!
Yeah, World Food Programme was talking about and showing organization of getting aide into warehouses and out again for distribution at the airport, and also doing satellite pinpointing of heavily
impacted areas where people needed the most aid, etc
I'd be happier to send money to Oxfam if they didn't waste hundreds of dollars a year mailing me crap to try and get me to give more money.