Help Green Foundation Nepal deliver community relief

30 April 2015 News

"Our small team of Green Foundation Nepal, the Federation of Community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN) and Association of Family Forestry Owners Nepal (AFFON) went to the Shankhu, northern part of the Kathmandu City this week. There was massive damage of the earthquake. Thousands of houses are completely damaged, hundreds of peoples are still missing, thousands are homeless and taking shelter in open spaces below the sky, school and public building. Nearly hundred dead body found in this area only. Search and rescue is going on. Nobody knows how many days will take the search and rescue. There is rain fall going on. No electricity and no basic needs such as tent, drinking water, food, health care etc. The situation is so terrible.

"The people we spoke to during our visit are desperate for tents (Tripal), blankets and food. This is the immediate necessity of these peoples. We provided some dry food and fruit in one camp but this is not sufficient. In this area only, they need nearly one thousand tents. If we receive about USD 25000, we can distribute more than 1000 tents and blanket immediately. This is really heart beating situation."

These words are from Ghan Shyam Pandey, Chairperson of Green Foundation Nepal/Advisor to FECOFUN/Coordinator for Global Alliance for Community Forests. PEFC International wants to support the important relief efforts of our NGO partners in Nepal and have set up this site on their behalf.  We will transfer all funds received to Green Foundation Nepal so that they can procure the tents and other urgent supplies.  

Green Foundation Nepal, FECOFUN and AFFON are non-governmental organizations dedicated to supporting local communities to achieve well-being and prosperity through policy advocacy, capacity building and sustainable management of forest resources. While providing humanitarian relief is not their usual function, they have no choice but to do all they can to help the affected people. 

Update 5 May 2015: Additional locally based organizations have joined the efforts and jointly established the ‘Green Relief and Rehabilitation Fund for the Earthquake Victims 2015’ - consisting of well-established non-profit organizations working in Nepal. The organizations are: Federation of Community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN), Himalayan Grassroots Women's Network (HIMWANTI) Nepal, Global Alliance on Community Forestry (GACF), Community Based Forestry Supporter's Network (COFSUN), NRCTC, Association of Family and Farm Forestry Network (AFFON), Rastriya Dalit Network (RDN) , Forest Action Nepal, Nepal Permaculture group, and Green Foundation Nepal along with help from RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests.

With the help of the contributions received so far, these organizations have managed to distribute 1000 tents and get food supplies (rice, pulses, etc.) to people in areas severely impacted from the earthquake, including Sankhu, Thankot, Kavre, Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk.

How to donate

You can either pay online with PayPal or credit/debit card by clicking on the following link: http://www.youcaring.com/emergency-fundraiser/help-green-foundation-nepal-deliver-community-relief/346610

Alternatively directly send deposits to the accounts below. Following your donation to these accounts, please scan and email a copy of your transfer slip, along with your name and address, to Ganesh Karki, karkign@gmail.com, Bhola Khatiwada, bholacofsun@gmail.com, or Ghanashyam Pandey, pandeygs2002@gmail.com so that they can send you a receipt.

Bank account of FECOFUN
Name of account holder: Mr Ganesh Karki (Chair of the ‘Green Relief and Rehabilitation Fund for the Earthquake Victims 2015’)
Saving account no.: 142000326501
Bank name: Rastriya Banijya Bank
New Baneshwor Kathmandu
Swift Code RBBANPKA

or

Bank Account of Green Foundation Nepal
Name of account holder: Green Foundation Nepal
Account number: 0240060015409
Bank Name: MEGA Bank Nepal Limited,
Bank address: MEGA Bank Nepal Limited
Branch Office, Maitidevi Kathmandu Nepal, Phone 977 1 4419785
SWIFT Code: MBNLNPKA

For more information, contact:

• Ghanashyam Pandey, Coordinator, GACF, pandeygs2002@gmail.com, +977 9851002110
• Bishnu Hari Poudyal, Country Programme Coordinator, RECOFTC Nepal, Bishnu.poudyal@recoftc.org, +977 9851179242
• Caroline Liou, Communication Manager, RECOFTC headquarters, Bangkok, caroline.liou@recoftc.org, tel +66 86 067 3228