Appeal for support for victims of the Nepal earthquake

Nepal has been seriously suffered by the worst natural disaster in the country’s history. On 25th April 2015 the beautiful Himalayan country was rocked by a devastating earthquake of 7.9 magnitude killing over 6,000 people. Thousands more have been injured and hundreds of thousands have lost their homes and livelihoods. Almost all historical monuments in Kathmandu have been razed to the ground, with schools, housing and infrastructure lying in rubble. A total of eight million people in 40 of country’s 75 districts have been affected by the disaster. The Himalayas, including Mount Everest, has experienced huge avalanches and landslides, killing climbers and Sherpa’s, with many more feared trapped on impassable mountain ranges. Aid groups working in the country fear the casualties are expected to be much higher after the remote regions are reached. The Nepalese government has declared a state of emergency and has asked people to evacuate the capital because of fear of disease and the problems caused by ongoing aftershocks. People urgently need clean water, sanitation, food, shelters and medicines.

We are a team of academics and staff from the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Hope University, doctors from Aintree Hospital, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospital, engineers from Mochel and the Liverpool Nepalese community working collectively to help people in Nepal. Any funds raised will be donated to the Help Nepal Network, a global charity which aims to provide assistance in the fields of health and education in rural Nepal.  Please donate today whatever you can.