- Press Releases
Massive earthquakes have devastated Nepal — a magnitude 7.8 on April 25, a magnitude 7.3 on May 12, and their many aftershocks. The death toll has gone beyond 8,000 and is expected to grow. The number of wounded and missing is more than 18.000, and the people of Nepal desperately need our help to begin to rebuild.
Please donate to the organization of your choice to help finance the relief effort for those people made most vulnerable by this tragedy.
Jewish Family and Children’s Services We are working with partners providing direct relief in Nepal and ensure that your gift will help the most vulnerable.
Other organizations providing relief:
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee The AJJDC will use funds raised through this emergency campaign to provide urgent assistance in response to this emerging disaster, with a critical focus on providing medical relief and supplies in the hardest-hit areas.
American Jewish World Service With its long-standing commitment to disaster relief in the developing world, AJWS has set up an Earthquake Emergency Relief Fund. Your donation will ensure that thousands of people affected by this earthquake receive the support they desperately need.
CARE Your help is urgently needed to provide critical relief to families in Nepal affected by the earthquake. CARE is already on the ground preparing for the relief effort.
Doctors Without Borders Doctors Without Borders has already sent eight teams to respond to the urgent medical needs in Nepal.
International Development Exchange (IDEX) This well-known international funder based in San Francisco has worked for over 30 years in Nepal and has just launched the Nepal Recovery and Resilience Fund, which channels 100% of your donations towards immediate disaster response led by its partners.