Some of our Nepalese friends wrote:«The situation is really bad. I myself am alive, but we have lived without a roof above our heads for days and nights. Many have died and others are dying, and many are wounded. Besides the rising number of victims according to the UNICEF estimates, 940 thousand children are at risk, and urgently need healthcare.
The Focolare Movement joins the prayers for the people struck, their families, in their requests for consolation in this immense tragedy, and is making the move to gather funds.
From Mumbai, where the youth of the Focolare have gathered to prepare for the United World Week – and among which there are three from Nepal – the group has launched an appeal to the Youth for a United World worldwide, to start up a support action for all the people struck by the calamity: «The United World Week – they wrote – may be an immediate occasion to concretely express our support.»
Pope Francis, after praying during the Angelus for the victims of the earthquake, urging all to “give their fraternal support,” expressed in a message sent to the Apostolic Nunzio in Nepal, his own personal prayer and support for the Nepalese population.
Caritas Nepal, in the meantime, has started up an action plan to face the emergency, but it needs a lot of backup. Tents and food are being distributed: the main problem at the moment is to offer a refuge, to protect the people from the cold and the rain.
Funds can be deposited directly in the Youth for a United World special bank account:
SAVINGS ACCOUNT OF THE CENTRAL SECRETARIAT OF THE YOUTH FOR A UNITED WORLD (GMU)
Description: EMERGENCY NEPAL
ACCOUNT NAME: PIA ASSOCIAZIONE MASCHILE OPERA DI MARIA
Via Frascati 306, Rocca di Papa, 00040 Rome, Italy
BANK NAME: BANCA PROSSIMA
Piazza Paolo Ferrari 10
20121 Milan
Italy
IBAN CODE FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS:
IBAN IT62 W033 5901 6001 0000 0113 348
BIC BCITITMX
LOGGHE-SHERPA JO
City: KATHMANDU
Country: Nepal
Herby I like to express my gratitute to all of you. Your prayers and unity give us here in Nepal the power to go on , living the present moment is now more than ever a reality and without your support it will be very very difficult to say always YES. But we know we are not along.
In the middle of the disaster I see people more united, everybody works to rebuilt our Country, without any difference of cast, color , religion. Everybody is a real hero in one or other way. I pray and hope that we can do this till the end of the long way.
GRAZIE, GRAZIE, GRAZIE