Hi all, Selfadvocatenet.com wants to alert those that are not aware there has been earthquake in Nepal.
Our peers, Self Advocates there need your help, below is information that has been covered in the past few days. People with Diversabilities; we are wanting to reach out to anyone who needs support in this unforeseen tragedy in Nepal.
Below is the link for donating and Handicap International has sent a team of specialists to help people with disabilities that are displaced there. Please donate if you can to help the people of Nepal!
Nepal
Nepal earthquake appeal
Urgent appeal: Help us deliver emergency aid to Nepal earthquake victims
This morning, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the capital Kathmandu. At least 970 people are known to have died so far, with many more feared trapped under rubble.
Our teams in Nepal are already working on the ground to support injured people and earthquake victims. Please donate today.
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Our director in Nepal, Sarah Blin, tells us, “the hospitals are already overcrowded with people with injuries and fractures. They are running out of equipment, which is why we have already distributed some emergency wheelchairs.”
From our long experience in dealing with earthquakes and natural disasters, we know how important it is to act quickly to prevent injuries becoming long-term disabilities. Working in Nepal since 2000, our team is already on the ground, ready to provide life-saving and practical help to disabled, injured and vulnerable people.
We must help quickly after such a massive disaster. Can we count on your support to enable us to help the people of Nepal? Please, give whatever you can today
Handicap International sends emergency specialists to Nepal
Earthquake in Nepal: Handicap International brings immediate aid to victims
Nepal flooding: “Many families still haven’t received basic aid. Action is urgently needed”
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Other activities in Nepal
Handicap International’s goal in Nepal is to improve the lives of people with disabilities by promoting their economic and social inclusion.
Since 2000 Handicap International has been working to improve access to rehabilitation services and to ensure that those services are sustainable. We also aim to ensure that disabled people are included in community-based disaster risk management by working with health and rehabilitation services in areas vulnerable to earthquakes.
Key facts
Despite significant progress, even against a climate of conflict and political instability, Nepal remains one of the poorest countries in the world. People with disabilities are among the most vulnerable in society and the exclusion of disabled people from basic services is prevalent.
Shockingly, it is estimated that 78% of children with disabilities are out of school. 15% of the population are estimated to be disabled yet just 1% of disabled adults are believed to be in employment.
• Human Development Index: 145th out of 187
• Life expectancy: 69 years
• Population: 27.8 million
Source: UNDP HDR 2014
Our projects
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Strengthening local rehabilitation servicesGoal: To support people with disabilities to be independent and participate fully in public life by improving local rehabilitation services benefiting people in 41 districts. The key activity in this project is support for five rehabilitation centres delivering physiotherapy, occupational therapy and orthotic and prosthetic care. We are also supporting community disability outreach workers working with people in the remotest areas to access care. An important part of this is the organisation of regular mobile rehabilitation camps. Lastly, to ensure that the centres are able to provide long-term support we are helping them to look for their own sources of funding. |
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Inclusive livelihoodsGoal: To ensure people with disabilities, including ex-combatants injured during the civil war, can access the opportunities they to need to make a living. There are several elements of this project. Firstly, we talk those benefiting from the project through their options to find out what they would like to do. We then give them the tools needed to enter into employment or self-employment, such as vocational training, access to micro-finance or apprenticeships. We also work with employers to provide inclusive spaces to disabled employees. |
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Community Based Disaster Risk ManagementGoal: To ensure vulnerable people and local authorities are in a stronger position to prepare for and respond to natural disasters such as floods and landslides. We are supporting villages to develop their own disaster management plans; carrying out emergency drills; supporting schools to be prepared; establishing early warning systems; training communities in first aid and rescue; raising awareness and implementing small measures to reduce risks such as reinforcing river banks. |
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Earthquake preparedness projectGoal: To support the Ministry of Health, hospitals and health workers in Kathmandu Valley so they are prepared to manage mass casualties in the event of an earthquake. One key activity is to establish an early deployment mechanism for health staff living in urban areas. |
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Flood relief and recovery projectGoal: To establish and support seven vulnerability focal points to support people in Dang province affected by the floods of August and September 2014. |
Other recent projects include:
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Ensuring the most vulnerable people are included in natural disaster risk preparationsRegional project running in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and at regional level. |
Related Links
BBC News – Nepal country profile Provides country overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
- https://www.facebook.com/safetycheck/nepalearthquake Quickly find and connect with friends in the area. Mark them safe if you know they’re OK.
This post has been updated with additional organizations and new information about the disaster.
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, killing more than 2,000 people, injuring more than 5,000, and leaving Kathmandu, a capital of nearly 1 million people, in rubble.
At least 17 people died on Mount Everest, where the quake triggered an avalanche. The quake also killed at least 52 people in India and injured hundreds of others, according to officials there.
Quartz is assembling a list of organizations that are collecting funds to aid victims that you can support.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee,
which works in more than 70 countries to alleviate hunger and hardship, is collecting funds for relief efforts in Nepal.
Donate via the Joint Distribution Committee here.
is committing an initial $300,000 to the response and working closely with the Nepal Red Cross and the global Red Cross network to provide first aid, search and rescue, and support to first responders.
Donate via the American Red Cross here.
works in 87 countries to support projects that fight poverty and promote humanitarian aid.
Donate via CARE here.
the humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the US, is procuring emergency relief materials for earthquake victims in Nepal.
Donate via Catholic Relief Services here.
a US-based nonprofit that works to address poverty among children in more than 30 countries, is collecting funds for emergency assistance in Nepal.
Donate via ChildFund International here.
a faith-based nonprofit, is working to deliver aid to those in Nepal who are in need.
Donate via Convoy of Hope here.
a charitable foundation committed to humanist generosity and compassion, is collecting funds to help with Nepal’s recovery efforts.
Donate via the Foundation Beyond Belief here.
a UK-based organization that provides financial, medical and community aid to Gurkha ex-serviceman of the British Crown, is making its facilities across Nepal available for relief efforts.
Donated via Gurkha Welfare Trust here.
The Government of India has a relief fund.
Donate here.
is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian ministry that works to provide decent housing. The organization, which has worked in Nepal for 18 years, will be assisting victims.
Donate via Habitat for Humanity here.
a global charity dedicated to health and education-related projects in rural Nepal, is collecting funds to aid relief efforts.
Donate via the Help Nepal Network here.
a nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian relief in more than 35 countries worldwide, is working in Nepal to help quake victims.
Donate via Islamic Relief here.
The Juniper Fund, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization that works on behalf of Nepali workers injured or killed in the climbing and expedition industry, is collecting funds.
MAP International, a global Christian health organization that provides medicines and other aid to people left homeless and without basic services as a result of natural disasters, is collecting funds.
is an confederation of 17 organizations that has experts in Nepal who are prepared to supply food, clean water, and sanitation.
Donate via Oxfam here.
is an agency of the United Nations that is working to rush aid to children and families in Nepal.
Donate via UNICEF here.
is a non-denominational evangelical Christian organization that aids people around the world.
Donate via Samaritan’s Purse here.
is an organization that works in 120 countries to tackle poverty and improve education and health for children.
Donate via Save the Children here.
is a Christian humanitarian organization that works to tackle poverty and injustice in nearly 100 countries.
Donate via World Vision here.
a nonprofit organization that supports people with disabilities in 59 countries, is collecting funds to aid survivors in Nepal, including those with disabilities.
Donate via Handicap International here.
