Reach for Nepal has donated $60,000 to the flood victims from Australia, deposited in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund
Canberra (Australia). In Nepal, 60,000 Australian dollars collected in Australia have been handed over to the Government of Nepal for the relief and rehabilitation of the people affected by floods and landslides.
Lu Nuli, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reach for Nepal Foundation, handed over the cheque to Nepal’s Charge d’ Affaires to Australia, Tara Gautam, at a function held at the Embassy of Nepal in Canberra, Australia on Thursday morning. The amount has been deposited in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund of the Government of Nepal. Nuli said that the amount was raised with the help of well-wishers, donors and various communities in Australia to support the flood-affected communities in Nepal. In a conversation with Nepal News Bank, Nuli said that Reach for Nepal Foundation has been continuously working in the field of humanitarian assistance and community development in Nepal since 2015.
“We are not looking for money to raise funds for Nepal. People who want to help Nepal come looking for us themselves,” he said.
According to him, the organization has been working in the areas of education, health, drinking water, school reconstruction and community infrastructure development especially in the remote communities of western Nepal and Gandaki Province.
The organization, which was established after the devastating earthquake of 2015, has been supporting the reconstruction of earthquake-damaged schools, expansion of drinking water and sanitation facilities, among other works. Nuli said that the projects of education, health and sustainable community development have been implemented based on the needs and priorities of the local community.
On the occasion, Charge d’ Affaires Gautam thanked the Foundation for its support to the disaster-affected citizens of Nepal. She appreciated the organization’s readiness to raise humanitarian aid during the disaster in Nepal while living in Australia and thanked the leadership, volunteers and donors of the Foundation. Nuli also informed that preparations are being made to send a team comprising engineers and experts from various disciplines to Nepal to make an on-site study of the situation and needs of the flood-affected areas in the coming days. He said that the team will understand the situation in the affected areas and study the necessary technical assistance and possible plans for reconstruction. On behalf of the Embassy of Nepal and the Federation of Nepalese Community Association of Australia (FENCA), Dr.
Krishna Hamal and representatives of Reach for Nepal Foundation were present on the occasion.
Headquartered in Canberra, Reach for Nepal Foundation is an Australian philanthropic organization established in 2015. The organization, which is run with the help of volunteers and donors, has been working in the areas of education, health and community development of remote and needy communities in Nepal.
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