Help Rebuild Majhitar
Fundraising campaign by
Prithvi Shrestha
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£5,311.00Donated So Far
Worst Earthquake in Nepal: Help Rebuild Majhitar, Gorkha, Nepal!
As you may have heard in the news, on Saturday 25 April, Nepal had the worst earthquake (7.9 RS magnitude) since 1934. The aftershocks still continue. The devastating earthquake has claimed thousands of lives and destroyed hundreds of thousands of buildings in the country. The remote villages of the western region where the epicenter was are the worst hit areas, and are quite remote from the capital, Kathmandu. The relief support for victims in remote villages often reaches them very late or it may never reach them at all.
Help rebuild my home village!
One of these remote villages is where I was born and brought up. It is called Majhitar and lies in the district of Gorkha. My parents and relatives still live there. It is a small village of about 50 families. On Saturday just after 11am, all the houses in the village were reduced to rubble in minutes and one person died. Now everyone is homeless and the emergency relief support may take a long time to reach them, or the support may never get there.
Therefore, instead of going through a charity, I am fund-raising myself. Funds raised by charities will go to a central relief fund, but my village is very remote and may never receive the support needed in these difficult times. I will send the funds I raise directly to the people in my village to help those that are badly affected, and so that the clearing and reconstruction work can soon start.
So this is my appeal to you all to donate whatever you can to help the people of my village. I will be liaising with a local relief support committee which will be overseeing the support process working with a person on the ground. I will let you know how the money will be spent and what changes the support will make to the lives of the affected families in my village. Any donations will be gratefully received.
Thank you!
Dr Prithvi Shrestha
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Organizer
- Prithvi Shrestha
- Milton Keynes, UK
Donors
- Anonymous
- Donated on May 02, 2016
- Shirley Norrie
- Donated on Jan 10, 2016
All the best with your campaign!
- Anna Ferre-Giménez
- Donated on Oct 09, 2015
We forget how difficult it is to rebuild a life and a community if it is not ours. It is good to know that people are working to help life go on!
A Year after the devastating earthquake: no major changes to people's lives, particularly in rural areas of Nepal
Update posted by Prithvi Shrestha at 10:16 amDear Supporters,It has already been one year since the devastating earthquake last year in Nepal. It hit so many villages in the rural areas and Majhitar was one of them. In order to help rebuild this village, you generously supported my campaign. Your donations made a difference to people's lives. . . . .
Workshop to boost confidence of earthquake affected teachers of Namjung Gurkha, Nepal
Update posted by Prithvi Shrestha at 03:09 pmA workshop was organised to boost the confidence of the earthquake affected teachers of Namjung, Gorkha, Nepal on 7 January 2016. It was designed to help these teachers to improve their motivation and teach more creatively in their classrooms. There were 51 teachers from the schools in the village. They. . . . .
More support needed
Update posted by Prithvi Shrestha at 11:32 amDear supporters and well-wishers,Apologies for the long silence but I got very busy with work. This note is to let you know that I am going to my village again today to see how things are. I will also be visiting the secondary school that I am supporting and donating. . . . .
Updates on progress made as of 25 May 2015.
Update posted by Prithvi Shrestha at 09:01 amDear Friends of Majhitar,Today marks 31 days after the disaster struck Majhitar and Nepal (and another aftershock of 4.3 RS felt in my home district today). I have some updates on the progress. In consultation with the Relief Support committee in Majhitar, I have decided to spend the donations collected. . . . .
More updates on my blog or Facebook group
Update posted by Prithvi Shrestha at 08:22 pmDear Friends of Majhitar,Once again, I would like to thank you wholeheartedly for your kind donations to wards my cause.A quick update on where things are in terms of the work in the village: The second earthquake on 12 May sent strong tremors across the country including Majhitar. This worsened. . . . .
Correction to the offline donation amount mentioned in email sent to well-wishers on 10 May 2015
Update posted by Prithvi Shrestha at 06:12 amDear Well-Wishers,I noticed that there was an error in the amount of offline donations I stated in the email sent out to you on 10 May 2015. By mistake, I added the donation made by the German rotary club to the first offline donation amount and listed the club donation
For updates on on the ground
Update posted by Prithvi Shrestha at 07:07 amDear Friends of Majhitar,For any updates on the ground in Majhitar, please visit our Facebook Group page Help rebuild Majhitart Gorkha Nepal if you are a Facebook user. If you do not use Facebook, please visit visit my blog here where I have started posting updates.Once again, we are very grateful for your
PayPal payment working
Update posted by Prithvi Shrestha at 05:33 amThe PayPal payment is fully functional now.
Making payments
Update posted by Prithvi Shrestha at 01:02 amDear Wellwishers, Due to the limit imposed by PayPal on the fundraising account, it is not possible to make payments for donations. I hope this will be resolved by the afternoon today 5 May 2015. I spoke to them yesterday. I am very sorry for any inconvenience. Warm regards, Prithvi
Donors & Comments
- Anonymous
- Donated on May 02, 2016
- Shirley Norrie
- Donated on Jan 10, 2016
All the best with your campaign!
- Anna Ferre-Giménez
- Donated on Oct 09, 2015
We forget how difficult it is to rebuild a life and a community if it is not ours. It is good to know that people are working to help life go on!
- Clare Woodward
- Donated on Jul 22, 2015
- FELS OpenELT Team
- Donated on Jul 10, 2015
- Elizabeth Erling
- Donated on Jul 01, 2015
- Uschi
- Donated on Jun 16, 2015
- Debbie Clarke
- Donated on Jun 02, 2015
- Susi Lingham
- Donated on Jun 01, 2015
Dear Prithvi, I'm really glad to help you and your village rebuild your home, and wish you the very best of luck and support with this! Love, Susi XO
- Mustafa Bektik
- Donated on May 26, 2015
