Floods in Nepal

Hello all. This is Chandra, the Sherpa who took my friend A and me to Advanced Base Camp on Mount Everest. During the time we spent there, we developed more than just a client/guide relationship; we became good friends.

This hasn't been on many people's radar, but right now Nepal is experiencing severe flooding that has devestated the southern regions.

As of today, there are over a 100 people dead, however, in a third-world country like Nepal, you can count on a wave of disease in the aftermath, as well as the property and economic loss that is very difficult to recover from.

A few years ago, Chandra had to leave his village to move to Kathmandu because the Maoists, among other things, came and shut down all the schools. He moved his family so that his two kids could continue their education. However, his extended family remained in the country and he kept his house, as well, with hopes of someday moving back when the Maoist insurgency subsided.

I've had this site up for a few years and I have yet to ask anyone for anything other than a link or two acknowledging my cyber-existence, which admittedly, is somewhere between the level of a marmot or a saharan fruit fly. However, I need to help out a brother now, so I'm asking if there is anyone who would like to contribute to a donation to send Chandra to help in getting his family's homes and property up again. For us on this side of the world, money is the only option that could help, as third world infrastructure down there is proving to be challenging to move any other supplies, such as food, clothes and medicine.

Below is the email that Chandra sent me this morning:

I’m very glad to have your kindly message. Thank you very much. We are safe but my parent who lives over there. And their lands and a little land of mine also blew by floods or water waves. I would like to help them so I am trying. To look some co-operator because they are still in very miserable condition .So if possible please look some co-operator for such people from your side. If you do this work I will be so grateful with you. First you finish your traveling and then you try your best I am looking forward to getting your mail as soon as possible

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Have a nice Time, Take care
Your elder brother
Chandra
bye.

If you are interested in donating, please send me an email at tenfinger6strings - at - gmail dot com. I'll work out the details on how to do this once I get a gauge of how many people would like to offer to help. Once I collect all donations, I will post a list of contributors and the total, not individul, amount raised in the spirit of full disclosure, as well as to acknowledge those who were kind enough to help (you can keep your name annonymous if you want). Please forward this post on to any people who you think would be interested in helping who don't read this site (which is pretty much everyone).

Don't feel any contribution is too little. Anything helps. Thanks and if you have a blog, a mention there would be greatly appreciated.