Namaste HDF,
I probably don't have to talk at length about the recent 7.9-magnitude earthquake that happened in Nepal. It's the proverbial "elephant in the room" at this point, in other words it's on everyone's mind because it's there.
What I do want to talk about is ways to help. That would be a far more productive thing to talk about than mourning the victims (although that's perfectly warranted), or whatever other negative situations are arising as a result of the quake.
I've written a blog post on my personal blog, Light Club, about a couple of legitimate organizations that one can donate to in order to help Nepal. You can read my blog post if you want, as I also talk (briefly) about prayer and its role in disasters like these. But in case you want to get right to the point, here are the organizations I mention:
- Global Giving. They're legitimate because they're very transparent about what they do with the money they receive. They even go so far as to give you email updates about the causes you donate to, including Nepal.
- Adhikaar. This organization is a New York City-based immigrant association that consists mainly of and focuses on Nepali immigrants to the USA. The link here points to an Indiegogo campaign they've started to collect funds to donate directly to the organizations in Nepal they have direct ties to.
Let's all do what we can - for some people, prayer is the only thing that they can do, and that is good because prayer at the very least keeps the victims (and the survivors) in people's hearts and minds. But if you can do more than pray, please do so. (And before you ask, I donated $25 to Global Giving, if you want to know what I've done.)
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