Nepal Earthquake— Agencies accepting Canadian donations
By Nelson Daily Staff
With the death total expecting to rise, relief effort begins following the massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal over the weekend.
Last count following the earthquake totalled more than 4,000 people dead.
The Canadian Red Cross has begun to work with the Nepalese Red Cross to determine where help is needed.
The Canadian government, which has sent its Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) along with $5 million in initial aid, announced Monday that it will match donations to the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund dollar-for-dollar until May 25.
The matching will be retroactive to when donations first started streaming in on Saturday.
Anyone wanting to help, there are numerous organizations accepting donations for Nepal.
Here are some of the other agencies taking donations from Canadians.
- UNICEF Canada is taking donations to help children and their families affected by the earthquake.
- Médecins Sans Frontières — or Doctors Without Borders — is deploying eight medical teams to the affected area.
- World Vision has rescue teams in Nepal with a focus on shelter, education, water, hygiene, distribution of non-food items as well as child protection.
- Save the Children has a focus on helping the most vulnerable children in the affected area.
- OXFAM is on site to ensure people in the affected areas have food and water.
- The World Food Programme is taking donations for people in the affected area.
- The Salvation Army has aid workers en route to Nepal to assist other relief efforts.
- Habitat for Humanity will help people with its expertise in home building and community re-building.
- ShelterBox is working with other organizations to get a sense of what the shelter needs are in the wake of the earthquake.
- Canadian Medical Assistance Teams mobilized its assistance team to Nepal. It is accepting money and Aeroplan miles.
- CARE Canada has workers on the ground to help with immediate, life-saving needs.
- Plan Canada is helping children and families affected by the disaster.
- SOS Children’s Villages is on the ground to help unaccompanied and displaced children and their families.
— with files from CBC News
