{"id":1433,"date":"2015-07-30T19:35:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/gophil\/2015\/07\/30\/funds-at-work-in-nepal-the-rebuilding-begins\/"},"modified":"2019-05-03T20:56:34","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T20:56:34","slug":"funds-at-work-in-nepal-the-rebuilding-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gophilanthropic.org\/funds-at-work-in-nepal-the-rebuilding-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Funds at work in Nepal: The rebuilding begins…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Immediate response for Nepal from the GoPhilanthropic Community\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Dealing with the massive earthquake this April in Nepal was a new situation for all of us at GoPhil, staff and donors alike, requiring swift reactions and critical decisions. Amazingly, within twelve hours of the news, our donor community showed tremendous solidarity for a country in deep need. Donations exceeded $25,000 by month two of fundraising, a sum far exceeding our expectations and one that fortunately continues to grow as the costs of rebuilding become a reality.<\/div>\n
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We realized in the very early stages that immediate relief (food, tents and medical support) to Nepali citizens required an infrastructure and experience beyond our means–a role better suited for organizations equipped for disaster situations. \u00a0While we did provide funding for basic necessities, we focused our efforts primarily in three areas:<\/div>\n
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Raising funds to rebuild some of the hundreds of thousands of homes that have been destroyed<\/li>\n
Making sure contributions traveled directly into the hands of transparent, community-led and organized initiatives, free of corruption<\/li>\n
Providing support for children’s educational programs so children could resume a normal life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n
None of these objectives would prove easy within an already poor and politically unstable region, but with the right combination of due diligence and connections to honest people and programs, we feel we have been able to achieve this.<\/div>\n