Nepal Flash Flood Relief: Supporting Affected Communities

Dear All,

Nepal has been severely hit by the terrible flash floods occurred on Wednesday, 26 August. The disaster has claimed numerous lives and caused catastrophic damage to critical infrastructure including bridges, roads, school buildings, hydro power stations. At this moment, Nepal needs everyone’s support.

In response to this crisis, NEDT is raising funds to make a collective donation to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund (PMDRF). We will maintain full transparency and share the total amount raised and transferred once the drive concludes

We would highly appreciate if you wish to join us for this noble cause. Any contribution, no matter how small, will directly aid rescue, relief, and rebuilding efforts for affected communities.

If you would like to contribute, please transfer your donation to the NEDT account. You can use your ‘first name_PMDRF’ as a reference.

Account Name: Nepal Educational Development Trust

Account Type: Bussiness Account

Bank: Lloyds Bank, UK

Sort Code: 305466

Account Number: 12383860

For International Transactions

IBAN: GB44LOYD30546612383860

Swift Code: LOYDGB21

Contributors:

Prithvi Narayan Shrestha
Sagun Shrestha
Saraswati Dawadi
Agnes Kukulska Hulme
Sankalpa Shrestha
Keshav Malla
Saroj Gurung
Yegya Pathak
Nabaraj Koirala
Miriam Corneli
Martin Crivello

Total fun transferred to PM’s Disaster Relief Fund:

$ 671.67 USD*

(*Note: The total figure given above is what NEDT received in its own bank account. Many board members and well-wishers have directly transferred their funding contribution to the PM’s Disaster Relief Fund before we initiated this fund raising campaign.)

Source: BBC

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