On April 25, tragedy struck Nepal as a 7.8-magnitude earthquake destroyed residences and buildings (including the UNESCO Word Heritage sites) in Kathmandu and took the lives of around 5,000 civilians (and counting). The earthquake is the most devastating natural calamity that hit Nepal since the Nepal-Bihar earthquake in 1934.
Relief efforts from all over the world are underway but frustration is boiling in some parts of Nepal who have yet to receive the assistance they badly need.
If you wish to help your Nepali brothers and sisters, below are links to online media outlets pointing to trustworthy organizations collecting donation or the victims of the earthquake:
- 6 Ways You Can Give to Nepal Earthquake Relief at TIME
- Nepal earthquake: how to donate at The Guardian
- How to help victims of the Nepal earthquake at CNN
- Facebook, Google and other tech firms aid in Nepal earthquake relief at San Jose Mercury News
Before sending out your donation, read this post at NPR first to understand how your donation is received and processed by these organizations.
While these are the steps that you can take in order to lend a helping hand to those in need, the question now remain: what I can do to help as a blogger?
If you are an authoritative blogger with a sizable readership and clout to influence your audience, you can use these to make an effort and increase the assistance to the victims of the earthquakes. Here’s what you can do:
