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abc7news covers NYF’s Disaster Relief Response
Nepal Youth Foundation’s Disaster Relief Response has been covered by abc7news. Please watch the video to learn more about NYF’s immediate response to Nepal’s devastating earthquake, and interview with Olga Murray and Som Paneru. Many thanks to ABC7news! Read More…
Olga’s interview in CNN
Watch Olga’s interview in CNN where she shares about NYF’s massive disaster relief program
NYF’s Nutritional Rehabilitation Home Offers Temporary Home to Injured Nepalis
Olga wrote today about some of the things that NYF has helped with in the last 48 hours…
Within hours after the worst aftershocks stopped, Som visited Teaching Hospital, Nepali’s premier and most efficient government hospital, and spoke to the senior doctors there. Within a few hours, there were 20 staff members in my living room to discuss what to do and how to get it done.
The hospital needed surgical supplies immediately to perform critical surgeries; Som authorized them to choose what they needed from the local surgical shops up to $30,000 and send us the bill. They needed immediately 200 mattresses and bedding to accommodate injured people sleeping outdoors on the bare ground or in the corridors. We had these to them within 24 hours. They desperately want to discharge patients ready to go home who cannot do so because they have no relatives to come for them, their houses have been destroyed, or there is no transport. They need the beds for injured and sick patients who are sleeping on the floor or outside, and they need the hospital staff to attend to these injured and sick patients instead of those ready for discharge.
Today, we are setting up a facility for these people at the Nutritional Rehabilitation Home, since there are only a few children left there, and it is a perfect place for this. It can accommodate a substantial number of beds, patients with orthopedic problems can sleep on the ground floor, there is an excellent, large kitchen with a staff trained to cook nutritious food, and a small medical unit. 40 former kamlari girls we are training as medical assistants are arriving in a few minutes from their training school in northwest Nepal to provide care. We have just ordered tents from a local, reliable tentmaker to house 1000 people, and provide them with blankets and mattresses.
And this is only the start.
TIME: Olga Murray tells about what she is doing, as an American, to help Nepal’s earthquake
ABC 7 News: Nepal Youth Foundation prepares to help quake victims
Earthquake in Nepal
Like you, we are devastated by the news of the big earthquake in Nepal.
We would like you to know that Olga Murray, Som Paneru, and all the children and staff in the programs are safe, as far as we know.
While communication is very limited, we will continue to share with you what we know and how you can help.
Our hearts go out to the thousands of Nepalis who are affected by the earthquake.
Namaste.
‘OLGAPURI Village’ in-progress
On behalf of Nepal Youth Foundation, I wish all our children, donors, board, staff and well wishers around the world, a very happy and peaceful year ahead! On the occasion of this very first day of 2015, we announce that the new J & K House village, which is under construction right now, has been named as “OLGAPURI Village”. The word “Puri” means a ‘little oasis’ in Nepali. So, it is Olga’s little oasis for children. What could be better name!!
We also announce that the grand inauguration of “OLGAPURI Village” will take place on November 7, 2015. Here is a picture of “OLGAPURI” in-progress.
Som Paneru, President
“Girl Rising” Tells Story of Suma and NYF
Millions of people around the world have watched the film Girl Rising — which features a segment about Suma, a courageous girl that Nepal Youth Foundation rescued from Kamlari child slavery and is currently supporting in vocational school.
Girl Rising tells the stories of nine remarkable young women and their fight for an education — including Suma, whose tale is very much like thousands of other young girls NYF has freed from indentured servitude.
When Suma was only nine years old, extreme poverty forced her family to “sell” her labor to their landlord as part of a sharecropping arrangement. For years, Suma slept in a goat shed and ate scraps from her master’s plate, spending long days and nights doing housework and chores.
In 2007, after six years of servitude, Suma was rescued by Sita Tharu, an NYF staff member. Since then, NYF has provided Suma with variety of services to help her build a new life. She attended school and is now enrolled in a Medical Assistant training course as part of NYF’s Vocational Education and Career Counseling Program. We also provided Suma with leadership training, which she uses in her work with the Freed Kamlari Development Forum. Suma has also been trained as a peer counselor to help girls like herself overcome the trauma and grief in their lives.
Suma has grown to be a strong and confident young woman. She was selected to represent the women of Nepal at the prestigious Women in the World Summit in New York, organized in 2012 by Newsweek and the Daily Beast. Through her song, Suma has let the world know the plight of thousands of girls trapped in slavery and their struggle for freedom and a life of dignity.
Help spread Suma’s message. Be sure to tell your friends and family about Girl Rising — and about our Empowering Freed Kamlaris program which is supporting Suma and thousands of other girls and young women in building a new life after slavery.
Learn more:
Watch the ABC7 News video about NYF’s work to free girls from slavery.
Read about the Freed Kamlari Development Forum that NYF supports.
Nepal Youth Foundation Earns Top Ranking Again
For the tenth consecutive year, Charity Navigator has awarded Nepal Youth Foundation its highest 4-star rating for financial accountability and transparency. We’re particularly honored because only 1 percent of charities evaluated earn ten consecutive 4-star ratings. It’s an important measure of our efficient use of our donor’s gifts. Get complete information at www.charitynavigator.org.
And once again, our supporters helped us earn five-stars and a spot on the “Top-Rated” list at GreatNonprofits.org, the leading online “consumer review” site for charity organizations. Thank you!
Here is a recent GreatNonprofits review from Betty Woodsend, a resident of Kathmandu, Nepal:
“When the news about the floods and landslides reached Kathmandu I wanted to contribute to the most direct project to reach the affected people. When I received the appeal from the NYF I was tempted to send my donation to NYF because of the US tax deduction but I decided to support a local drive because of the time element. After living in Nepal 40 years and knowing Olga and Som almost 20 years I should have known better. The NYF, with funds collected in the US, was the first relief service to reach the devastated area!! Next time…. “
NYF beneficiary, Sahadev Parajuli, wrote:
“I am one of the student who survived and did something good by the unforgettable help of Nepal Youth Foundation. I have been taken care from the grass root level till now and my achievement up to now is all attributed to NYF. I would like to thank from my heart inside and would like to help at any point of my life if I am given a chance…”
You’ll find dozens of reviews from donors and volunteers on our profile page at www.greatnonprofits.org.