PASTED BELOW IS AN EMAIL I SENT OUT TO MY MAILING LIST AS AN UPDATE ABOUT THE RENEGADE RELIEF WORK WE FELL INTO IN THE WAKE OF THE QUAKE HERE IN NEPAL.
TIME IS FLEETING SO SEPARATE BLOG POSTS NEED TO WAIT FOR NOW...
On 5 May 2015, at 09:40, ~ miranda ~ wrote:
greetings friends,
finally dusting off the old mailing list... been a long time and i've been meaning to write and update the blogs but didn't feel i had much to write about... until now.
as many of you will already know through facebook, a motley group of my renegade friends and i have been doing guerilla relief work here in Nepal in the wake of last week's quake. the response from our friends and connections around the world has been tremendous and almost overwhelming - now combining forces, we have raised nearly Rs 30 lakh (around $30,000). SO FAR...
initially, we gave out our personal details for donations because we hadn't discerned where the best place was to send money getting it into the hands of people locally. we had friends with very real, immediate plights and we were able to help them spring into action rather than waiting for aid to trickle to them. and it has just grown from there.
THANK YOU TO THE MANY, MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED AND SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT OUR ENDEAVOURS.
Nepal is no longer headline news. the world has moved on and the donations have slowed down. but there is still just as much need.
plan going forward
we have two projects that are simple and effective, less prone to logistical complications and less in conflict with other aid initiatives.
To Da Loo
our toilet empire is taking volunteers and going out to locations around the KTM valley where people are displaced, living in shelters and have no access to toilet facilities. we are building pit latrines and we have so far built 43 toilet in 5 communities (Sankhu, Bhaktapur, Godavari, Battedanda & Khokana (Lalitpur). this is going to be an ongoing and expanding venture as we train more people on how to build these simple toilets to help stave off the risk of disease spreading from lack of sanitation. we are now coordinating with the local Red Cross who are putting up shelters for people, so we can build the toilets at the same locations.
Helter Shelter
there is a massive need for tents across the country (300,000). we had 350 shelters made to send to Sindapalchowk and Nuwakot and are now getting constant requests for more tents. Helter Shelter is simply a distribution idea. we are taking orders from people who need tents, regardless of how much money they have, and we are facilitating the manufacturing or shipping of them. we are able to buy a surplus ourselves so we can supply those who need them no matter if they can pay or not. this project is still in its early formation but even though there is now an influx of tents through aid agencies arriving in the country, there is still a huge unmet need on the ground. in the scale of big aid organistaions, our numbers don't even touch the sides but for the families we are able to provide shelter, we are making a world of difference.
brief summary of where the money has gone so far:
$3000 to Thuman village in Langtang where helicopters have now successfully delivered the supplies we paid for
$2400 to Gorkha (Ghampesal, Nareswor, Deurell & Nayasagu), tarps, food & cooking utensils, medical supplies
$4200 spent on manufacturing 350 tents distributed in Sindalpalchowk and Nuwakot
$3500 to Sindapalchowk at 2 locations (Sipaghat & Kunchowk) paying for the transportation (5-6 hrs), food, medical supplies
$1000 to Seven Women, a local NGO taking supplies to Gorkha and Nuwakot
$460 towards a team going to Nuwakot - contributing towards supplies
$800 to Dahachok for food and shelter for 280 people in a village where 95 houses are collapsed
and nearly $2k towards our toilet empire, now named To Da Loo (see below for more details)
we are continuing to help friends who are working tirelessly to bring aid to their homes and familes. the devastation from this quake is mind-boggling.
and the road to recovery, rebuilding the country, is going to be a long journey.
please feel free to get in touch if you want to help or have any questions.
blog updates coming soon too as i do have news about the film also!
namaste.
miranda x
HOW TO DONATE
PayPal: mirandamortonyap@gmail.com
UK & US residents, you can donate directly to UK or US accounts - email mirandamortonyap@gmail.com for deets
(donations sent to either account area currently not incurring transaction fees)
DK residents, you can donate directly to this bank account: 5033-7704121
TIME IS FLEETING SO SEPARATE BLOG POSTS NEED TO WAIT FOR NOW...
On 5 May 2015, at 09:40, ~ miranda ~ wrote:
greetings friends,
finally dusting off the old mailing list... been a long time and i've been meaning to write and update the blogs but didn't feel i had much to write about... until now.
as many of you will already know through facebook, a motley group of my renegade friends and i have been doing guerilla relief work here in Nepal in the wake of last week's quake. the response from our friends and connections around the world has been tremendous and almost overwhelming - now combining forces, we have raised nearly Rs 30 lakh (around $30,000). SO FAR...
initially, we gave out our personal details for donations because we hadn't discerned where the best place was to send money getting it into the hands of people locally. we had friends with very real, immediate plights and we were able to help them spring into action rather than waiting for aid to trickle to them. and it has just grown from there.
THANK YOU TO THE MANY, MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED AND SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT OUR ENDEAVOURS.
Nepal is no longer headline news. the world has moved on and the donations have slowed down. but there is still just as much need.
plan going forward
we have two projects that are simple and effective, less prone to logistical complications and less in conflict with other aid initiatives.
To Da Loo
our toilet empire is taking volunteers and going out to locations around the KTM valley where people are displaced, living in shelters and have no access to toilet facilities. we are building pit latrines and we have so far built 43 toilet in 5 communities (Sankhu, Bhaktapur, Godavari, Battedanda & Khokana (Lalitpur). this is going to be an ongoing and expanding venture as we train more people on how to build these simple toilets to help stave off the risk of disease spreading from lack of sanitation. we are now coordinating with the local Red Cross who are putting up shelters for people, so we can build the toilets at the same locations.
Helter Shelter
there is a massive need for tents across the country (300,000). we had 350 shelters made to send to Sindapalchowk and Nuwakot and are now getting constant requests for more tents. Helter Shelter is simply a distribution idea. we are taking orders from people who need tents, regardless of how much money they have, and we are facilitating the manufacturing or shipping of them. we are able to buy a surplus ourselves so we can supply those who need them no matter if they can pay or not. this project is still in its early formation but even though there is now an influx of tents through aid agencies arriving in the country, there is still a huge unmet need on the ground. in the scale of big aid organistaions, our numbers don't even touch the sides but for the families we are able to provide shelter, we are making a world of difference.
brief summary of where the money has gone so far:
$3000 to Thuman village in Langtang where helicopters have now successfully delivered the supplies we paid for
$2400 to Gorkha (Ghampesal, Nareswor, Deurell & Nayasagu), tarps, food & cooking utensils, medical supplies
$4200 spent on manufacturing 350 tents distributed in Sindalpalchowk and Nuwakot
$3500 to Sindapalchowk at 2 locations (Sipaghat & Kunchowk) paying for the transportation (5-6 hrs), food, medical supplies
$1000 to Seven Women, a local NGO taking supplies to Gorkha and Nuwakot
$460 towards a team going to Nuwakot - contributing towards supplies
$800 to Dahachok for food and shelter for 280 people in a village where 95 houses are collapsed
and nearly $2k towards our toilet empire, now named To Da Loo (see below for more details)
we are continuing to help friends who are working tirelessly to bring aid to their homes and familes. the devastation from this quake is mind-boggling.
and the road to recovery, rebuilding the country, is going to be a long journey.
please feel free to get in touch if you want to help or have any questions.
blog updates coming soon too as i do have news about the film also!
namaste.
miranda x
HOW TO DONATE
PayPal: mirandamortonyap@gmail.com
UK & US residents, you can donate directly to UK or US accounts - email mirandamortonyap@gmail.com for deets
(donations sent to either account area currently not incurring transaction fees)
DK residents, you can donate directly to this bank account: 5033-7704121
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