1. Sewa International Nepal Earthquake Appeal

2. Current Situation in Nepal Days after the earthquake in Nepal, the death toll has risen to more than 7000, and more than 14,000 people are injured. Torrential rains have heightened the suffering of survivors who are sleeping out in the open because their houses have been destroyed. Aftershocks are causing buildings to collapse as rescue teams are slowly reaching many of the worst hit villages.

3. Iconic Patan Darbar Square in Kathmandu

4. Massive Destruction

5. Videos of Destruction in Nepal  YouTube videos showing the destruction in Nepal:  Avalanche video by a mountaineer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JC_wIWUC2U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JC_wIWUC2U  Assorted video capturing the damage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gE0UnyA2kI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gE0UnyA2kI

6. Relief Efforts by Sewa International  In Nepal, Sewa International volunteers partnered with HSS Nepal, Pragyik Vidhyarthi Parishad, and Jankalyan Prathishtan, to be first responders to the disaster.  Over 400 volunteers were formed into eight teams to find survivors, help in hospitals, and distribute necessary supplies.  Volunteers have also distributed 10,000 tarpaulins for temporary shelters, 10,000 blankets, safe drinking water, dry food packets, and basic medications.

7. Rescue/Relief Efforts – Meetings in USA  Sewa has coordinated prayer vigils with local Nepalese groups in Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and California, drawing crowds of more than 200 people at each event.  Sewa has also created an Emergency Hotline to help locate relatives in Nepal whose communication links are down and are not reachable through phones. For this service, call 708-872-7392.

8. Sewa International sets goal of $1million to help Nepal Rehabilitation agencies have estimated that rebuilding the Earthquake hit areas of Nepal will take $5 billion at a minimum. Sewa International has set a target of raising a minimum of $1 million for this cause. Thus far, we have collected $100,000 through online and checks. We have pledges of an additional $250,000.

9. Appeal for Help In this hour of need, Sewa urges everyone to donate generously at www.sewausa.org/donate. For information or call us at 708-USA-SEWA or email at info@sewausa.org. Donation checks can be made to “Sewa International” and sent to: Sewa International, P O Box 820867, Houston, TX 77282-0867. All donations will be used to help the victims of this catastrophic event in the field. http://www.Sewausa.org/donatewww.sewausa.org/donate info@sewausa.orghttp://www.Sewausa.org/donate

10. Sewa International Commitment Sree Sreenath, President of Sewa International said, “Our efforts are currently focused on helping as many people as possible. We have the support of many people around the world, who have seen our response and work when other worldwide disasters have occurred. We commit that 100% of donations will go directly to the beneficiaries in Nepal. ”