The ground is still shaking with the aftershocks, but Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) is already responding to the crisis in Nepal. Even before the casualty figures started coming in, the horrific images told the story - this struggling country has suffered a devastating blow, and its people need our help. Immediately. After emergency consultations over the weekend, UUSC partnered with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to launch the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund. We're assembling a crisis response team to conduct an initial assessment of the greatest threats survivors face. As always, our focus will be on those groups most likely to fall through the cracks of traditional rescue and relief efforts:
We need your immediate help to raise the $250,000 required to put our crisis response plans into action immediately, so please be as generous as possible. Donate today.
Our deepest thanks, Bill Schulz - President and CEO of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
- Women and girls will be at grave risk of gender-based violence and discrimination, issues that are already prevalent in Nepal.
- The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities will be especially vulnerable to discrimination.
- Dalits and indigenous groups that are traditionally the target of appalling social discrimination are likely to be cast aside as relief supplies and services begin arriving in-country.
- Roughly 4 million people who live in Nepal without recognized citizenship will have difficulty getting the help they desperately need.
- The elderly and people living with disabilities and HIV/AIDS are also likely targets for discrimination and abuse.
We need your immediate help to raise the $250,000 required to put our crisis response plans into action immediately, so please be as generous as possible. Donate today.
Our deepest thanks, Bill Schulz - President and CEO of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
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