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 Save the Children
About 525 staff members are distributing food, shelter and clean
water in Nepal, said Wendy Christian, head of media at Save the
Children.
The group, which has provided aid work in Nepal since 1976, is
handing out baby kits that include diapers, food and clean water;
hygiene kits and household kits because "moms need a place to cook
and prepare food for the family," Christian said.
Save the Children (www.savethechildren.org) set a goal to raise $50
million for earthquake relief in Nepal. It received about $600,000
in donations over the weekend, Christian said.
Care.org
The organization, in Nepal since 1978, has 150 team members already
on the ground and will be adding more as soon as possible, said
Brian Feagans, director of communications at Care.org (http://www.care.org).
Care.org's focus area is providing sanitation and humanitarian
supplies to 100,000 people in need, with a focus on the areas
outside of Katmandu toward Pokara. The goal is to raise $40 million.
Oxfam
Oxfam (http://www.oxfamamerica.org), which has been operating in
Nepal since the 1980s, established four open-air sites in the
Katmandu Valley to provide sanitation and fresh water for earthquake
victims.
Plans are in the works to set up at least 16 sites in the coming
days, said Alissa Rooney, director of media and public relations.
IFRC
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
(http://ifrc.org) launched a 33.4 million Swiss franc emergency
appeal to provide vital services in Nepal, including food, shelter,
water and sanitation assistance for 75,000 vulnerable people,
according to the organization's website.
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Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders (http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org) has
eight teams on the way to affected areas in Nepal. All donations
will go to the group's general fund - not earmarked specifically for
Nepal - until more staff is on the ground and the needs are
assessed. When the group assesses the aid situation, it will
establish a fundraising goal.
Team Rubicon
This group (http://www.teamrubiconusa.org) came into prominence
after Hurricane Sandy. It has an operation underway in Nepal. Its
fundraising goal is $75,000, of which $61,000 had been donated by 3
p.m. EDT.
(Reporting by Beth Pinsker and Lauren Young; Editing by Dan Grebler)
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