The recent earthquake in Nepal has been devastating for the country.

The VDC of Thangpalkot, our project site, and its neighbors–Gunshakot, Bhotang and Thangpaldap–have been devastated.

Jayjeev, Executive Director of COMMITTED writes:

In Thangpalkot…of 600 plus homes only six are standing and 50 students have succumbed to the quake. All three schools within the district are in the rubbles. As we seek to provide relief, COMMITTED’s disaster response will be carried out in three distinct categories:

1. Emergency Relief with the supply of tents, blankets, medicine, clothes, and dry packed food;
2. Reconstruction of structures that assist in restoring services to the community (health posts, schools, libraries etc.); and
3. Speeding up the service delivery of local bodies including education facilities.

Although relief material is an option, transportation of such goods to this area will make it very difficult. Air transporting the goods during the emergency period will be required as landslides have severely disrupted the roads. Moreover, a rapid response is needed as the upcoming monsoon is going to make even air transport very difficult in this mountainous region. There are limited options for helicopter landing. Therefore we request all willful donors to contribute funds to help us purchase, coordinate, transport and assist in providing relief to the victims in this general area.

As often happens, the rural populations, the most vulnerable, are always neglected. (Follow this link for more on that.) Given COMMITTED’s longstanding presence in and our relationships with the area we can assist them. We are determined to see that Thangpalkot and its neighbors are not neglected!

If you are interested in donating to our efforts, please do so my clicking on the button below.

• The above link will take you to COMMITTED’s new PayPal donation page specifically created for this drive.
• On this page you have the option of donating either through PayPal or through your credit card.
• (Alternatively try this link and follow the instructions there if for some reason the above link doesn’t work.)

And for those who don’t have PayPal account or a credit card, send in your check to Community Members Interested (COMMITTED) at the following address:

(In the US)
Community Members Interested (COMMITTED)
205 Yoakum Parkway, Unit 807
Alexandria, VA 22304, USA

(In Nepal)
Community Members Interested (COMMITTED)
400/41 Kamaladi Road
GPO Box 2547
Kathmandu, Nepal

Please consider submitting matching gift request with your employer to double your support for this cause.

Need help with that?  Email: matching.gifts@cminepal.org,
Phone:(734) 765-6024 (USA)

(NB: We are a tax-exempt non-profit organization under section 501-(C)(3) of the U.S. IRS Code and as such your donations are tax deductible.

Taxpayer identification Number: 20-091414)

Here’s an example of how we have used our funds in the past: 2013-14 Annual Report.

(Click here for links to all annual reports, from 2004 all the way to 2014 though now most of all that work COMMITTED has accomplished in Thangpalkot has come to naught.)

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April 30 Update

I received a few heartbreaking photos of Thangpalkot. Here’s a couple of them.

Donor Roll:

Total raised: US$71,992.22.

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