Tag: Nepal earthquake

#NepalEarthquake: Notes from the field: We shall rebuild

Dr Swarnim Waglé I was in Gorkha and Dhading this week, in a personal capacity, assessing the loss and distributing relief materials sponsored by the Help Nepal Network (400 sacks of rice), FNCCI (assortment of medicines, mats, rice) and Leapfrog (transport). With nine hours of sleep in three days, I visited or passed by 25…

May 9, 2015
Nepal Earthquake: How can private businesses provide help?

Ashutosh Tiwari How can private businesses — which provide jobs and taxes, and goods and services that people need and pay for — provide help? (Please use these points ONLY as broad suggestions. Obviously, each business has its own context, limited resources, and limited capabilities to do what it can for its employees, customers, investors…

May 3, 2015
Nepal Earthquake: Gentle note to the British newspaper, The Daily Telegraph

Dr Swarnim Wagle Yesterday, it asserted in the first line of an article that one political party had announced all quake-related donations MUST go to ITS fund. Today, it has a different version online. After misleading thousands of readers with a lie for a whole day, I think the polite thing to do (and a…

May 3, 2015
Nepal Earthquake: Important for NGOs and voluntary groups

Kanak Mani Dixit The Social Welfare Council (SWC) and its parent ministry have taken a decision that for earthquake relief purposes NGOs do NOT need prior SWC approval as has been the rule for receiving foreign funds. I double-checked with the officials, that the procedure for now is this – for receiving funds for relief…

May 2, 2015
What is the PM’s Disaster Relief Fund and What it is Not?

Swarnim Wagle I have been swamped with queries on what the recent Central Bank directive on transfer of funds AFTER the April 25 earthquake means. **I share your concerns.** But it only affects bank accounts that were opened in the last 6 days under the direct subject of “quake relief.” People, agencies, NGOs, donors with…

May 2, 2015