HANDS in Nepal During CoVid 19
Dear Friends,
I hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. In light of the COVID 19 travel restrictions, lock downs, and unemployment, it's a scary time for us and our friends in Nepal.
Like many of you, we are looking at the best ways to serve our friends and our programs in Nepal during these unusual times. Nepal has seen an unusually low number of confirmed corona cases, but everyone there is sheltering in place as per government orders. This is necessary for safety of the citizens, but can be a hardship for the very poor who lack the essentials such as running water and food.
We are doing our best to stay in touch with our field project manager in Nepal, and with our other contacts. We are listening to the Nepalese on how best to help at this time.
Nepal is no stranger to hardships or natural disasters such as record-breaking earthquakes. We have seen first hand since working in Nepal, how brave, resilient and community spirited Nepalese are.
Now we have to decide how best to help where and when it’s needed. We have several projects in the works, and are in touch with how to proceed with a library and also how best to support the street school Bal Sarathi. We have decided to wait until people and businesses are open to proceed with building new furniture for the school, and for ordering textbooks since the school is currently closed. We have also postponed our Board trip to Nepal for 2020 until October. We are hoping we will be able to travel to Nepal to distribute funds and oversee projects we’ve been working on.
But we are looking into ways we can help with the current situation now.
We are mostly interested in this time at how best to help the women we have been helping with sewing projects and sewing tutorials. For now, we may be able to financially help these women weather through the hardships of the corona virus and the shut-downs of business.
Meanwhile, if you’d like to donate to HANDS in Nepal, please use our PayPal button, or you can send your tax-deductible check to:
HANDS in Nepal, PO Box 738, Santa Margarita, Ca. 93453
I will continue to update our website and FB page and post photos as we receive them.
If you would like to share a message of solidarity and hope with our friends in Nepal, we would be happy to forward it along. Simply reply to this message. Although we are physically distant, our social connection and support is more important than ever.
As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us should you have any questions or concerns, or if you simply wish to connect. We are always here for you.
Namaste, be well, stay healthy!
Jan Sprague,
Director, HANDS in Nepal
Dear Friends,
I hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. In light of the COVID 19 travel restrictions, lock downs, and unemployment, it's a scary time for us and our friends in Nepal.
Like many of you, we are looking at the best ways to serve our friends and our programs in Nepal during these unusual times. Nepal has seen an unusually low number of confirmed corona cases, but everyone there is sheltering in place as per government orders. This is necessary for safety of the citizens, but can be a hardship for the very poor who lack the essentials such as running water and food.
We are doing our best to stay in touch with our field project manager in Nepal, and with our other contacts. We are listening to the Nepalese on how best to help at this time.
Nepal is no stranger to hardships or natural disasters such as record-breaking earthquakes. We have seen first hand since working in Nepal, how brave, resilient and community spirited Nepalese are.
Now we have to decide how best to help where and when it’s needed. We have several projects in the works, and are in touch with how to proceed with a library and also how best to support the street school Bal Sarathi. We have decided to wait until people and businesses are open to proceed with building new furniture for the school, and for ordering textbooks since the school is currently closed. We have also postponed our Board trip to Nepal for 2020 until October. We are hoping we will be able to travel to Nepal to distribute funds and oversee projects we’ve been working on.
But we are looking into ways we can help with the current situation now.
We are mostly interested in this time at how best to help the women we have been helping with sewing projects and sewing tutorials. For now, we may be able to financially help these women weather through the hardships of the corona virus and the shut-downs of business.
Meanwhile, if you’d like to donate to HANDS in Nepal, please use our PayPal button, or you can send your tax-deductible check to:
HANDS in Nepal, PO Box 738, Santa Margarita, Ca. 93453
I will continue to update our website and FB page and post photos as we receive them.
If you would like to share a message of solidarity and hope with our friends in Nepal, we would be happy to forward it along. Simply reply to this message. Although we are physically distant, our social connection and support is more important than ever.
As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us should you have any questions or concerns, or if you simply wish to connect. We are always here for you.
Namaste, be well, stay healthy!
Jan Sprague,
Director, HANDS in Nepal
CONTACT US!
Email: [email protected]
Write us at: HANDS in Nepal, PO Box 738, Santa Margarita, Ca. 93453
UPS or FedEx: 22595 I. Street, Santa Margarita, Ca. 93453
Call us at: 805-801-3809.
HANDS in Nepal is a registered 501(c)3 NGO.
Our Tax ID # is 27-0777768.
Email: [email protected]
Write us at: HANDS in Nepal, PO Box 738, Santa Margarita, Ca. 93453
UPS or FedEx: 22595 I. Street, Santa Margarita, Ca. 93453
Call us at: 805-801-3809.
HANDS in Nepal is a registered 501(c)3 NGO.
Our Tax ID # is 27-0777768.
Thank you for your support!!!
