--- description: Massive financial support is going to be needed if Nepal is to rebuild from the weekend earthquake that claimed more than 3,600 lives. title: Six Ways you Can Give to Nepal Earthquake Relief image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a1aa5b9acdce9f2/6987ed0535ba6f2a88c0b139/nepal-earthquake-tent-relief-donate.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Nepal](/tag/nepal/) ## Nepal Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 6 Ways You Can Give to Nepal Earthquake Relief by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 27, 2015 9:42 AM CUT  Nepalese people rest in their makeshift shelter next to a road in Kathmandu on April 27, 2015, two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. Nepalese people rest in their makeshift shelter next to a road in Kathmandu on April 27, 2015, two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal.Prakash Singh—AFP/Getty Images by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 27, 2015 9:42 AM CUT Massive financial support is going to be needed if impoverished Nepal is to rebuild from the devastating weekend earthquake that claimed more than 3,600 lives and flattened buildings, among them some of the country’s best known landmarks. Here’s how you can donate. **1\. Save the Children** Save the Children is an international charity that has been in Nepal since 1976 and is therefore in an exceptional position to help after years of operating within the country, Save the Children spokesman Philip Carroll told TIME. Carroll said that a response team of 24-emergency specialists, including a medical team, had been dispatched to assess humanitarian needs. He specifically emphasized the importance of distributing clean drinking water to prevent water-borne diseases in a country that already had low sanitation standards. They are also distributing hats and blankets for babies, as many families are living on the streets because of the fear of aftershocks. Also, 10% of funds are going to preparations for future disasters. To donate to their Nepal Earthquake Children’s Relief Fund, click [here](https://secure.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.9274575/k.FD90/Nepal%5FEarthquake%5FChildrens%5FRelief%5FFund/apps/ka/sd/donor.asp?msource=emefunepa415&utm%5Fsource=emergency&utm%5Fmedium=email-sc&utm%5Fcampaign=Emergency-Nepal "undefined"). **2\. Red Cross** The Red Cross has [committed an initial](http://www.redcross.org/news/article/Red-Cross-Responding-to-78-Magnitude-Earthquake-in-Nepal "undefined") $300,000 of aid as well as 19,000 non-food relief kits which include clothes, kitchen sets, tarpaulins and mosquito nets. “We do not yet know the scope of damage … People will need considerable support including food, water, medical care and emergency shelter,” said Jagan Chapagain, the director for the International Federation of Red Cross Asia-Pacific said on Sunday via the organization’s website. To donate to their Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund click [here](https://www.redcross.org/combined-donate?donationProdId=prod9150029&campname=donateNepalEarthquake&campmedium=aspot%5Fdis16 "undefined"). ### See India's Rescue Operations in Quake-Devastated Nepal  Indian soldiers, left, on a rescue mission to Nepal rush to board an Indian Air Force aircraft near New Delhi on April 26, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Plastic containers with drinking water are loaded into an Indian Air Force aircraft headed to Nepal, at a base near New Delhi on April 26, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  The shadow of an Indian Air Force aircraft carrying relief material is cast on clouds as it approaches landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Nepalese volunteers unload relief material, brought by an Indian Air Force helicopter for victims of Saturday's earthquake at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Nepalese soldiers unload relief material brought in by an Indian Air Force helicopter for victims of Saturday's earthquake at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Nepalese villagers watch as relief material is brought in by an Indian Air Force helicopter for victims of Saturday's earthquake at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Nepalese villagers injured in Saturday's earthquake await evacuation at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Nepalese soldiers carry a wounded man on a makeshift stretcher to an Indian Air Force helicopter as they evacuate victims of Saturday's earthquake from Trishuli Bazar to Kathmandu airport in Nepal on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Nepalese victims of Saturday's earthquake lie inside an Indian Air Force helicopter as they are evacuated from Trishuli Bazar to Kathmandu airport in Nepal on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  An Indian Air Force member carries a Nepalese child, wounded in Saturday's earthquake, to a waiting ambulance as the mother rushes to join after they were evacuated from a remote area at the airport in Kathmandu on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Victims of Saturday's earthquake wait for ambulances to take them to hospitals after being evacuated at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  A man sits with a child on his lap as victims of Saturday's earthquake wait for ambulances after being evacuated at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP **3\. Global Giving** Online fund-raising platform Global Giving is running a project to raise $1,000,000 for disaster relief in Nepal and has raised over $570,000 so far. To make a donation, visit them [here](http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/nepal-earthquake-relief-fund/ "undefined"). If you have a U.S. cell phone, you can text GIVE NEPAL to 80088 to make a $10 donation. **4\. Friends Service Council Nepal** [FSCN](http://www.fscnepal.org/ "undefined") is a Nepalese NGO with over 20 years of experience in supporting disaster relief efforts for disasters in Nepal. They are based in Kathmandu and have about 50 volunteers. Chairperson Surya Bahadur Thapa tells TIME that since the earthquake they have been rushing money, food and tents to people in need. If you want to give directly to a local charity, get in [contact](http://www.fscnepal.org/contact-us/ "undefined") and Thapa or a volunteer will explain how best to transfer money to them. **5\. Oxfam** Oxfam, which works in more than 90 countries, has already dispatched technical experts from the U.K. to Nepal and sent a China-based team to assess humanitarian needs in Tibet, where the quake also struck. Nepal country director Cecilia Keizer stated that Oxfam was “preparing to help provide clean water and emergency food.” To make your donation to Oxfam’s relief effort, go [here](https://www.oxfam.org.hk/en/oneoffdonationform%5F15it1008.aspx "undefined"). **6\. Goonj** Goonj is an Indian relief agency with 11 offices and more than 300 employees. They have set up Nepal-specific donation centers in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Rishikesh, founding director Anshu Gupta told TIME. Currently, Goonj is readying two trucks of relief material to transfer to Nepal, with more urgent supplies going by air. Gupta will be leading team to Nepal tomorrow. Find out more about their operations [here](www.facebook/goonj.org "undefined"). For more information about how to donate, visit their [website](http://goonj.org/ "undefined"). _Read next:_ [_Kathmandu on Edge After Deadly Quake Ravages Nepal_](http://time.com/3836004/nepal-kathmandu-earthquake-hospital-everest-avalanche/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3836242/nepal-earthquake-donations-disaster-relief/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3836242/nepal-earthquake-donations-disaster-relief/"},"headline":"6 Ways You Can Give to Nepal Earthquake Relief","datePublished":"2015-04-27T09:42:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:04:22.784Z","description":"An impoverished country is struggling to cope","url":"https://time.com/3836242/nepal-earthquake-donations-disaster-relief/","keywords":["Nepal","Death","World","Disasters","Natural Disasters","Nepal Earthquake topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a1aa5b9acdce9f2/6987ed0535ba6f2a88c0b139/nepal-earthquake-tent-relief-donate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin McSpadden","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a1aa5b9acdce9f2/6987ed0535ba6f2a88c0b139/nepal-earthquake-tent-relief-donate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Nepalese people rest in their makeshift shelter next to a road in Kathmandu on April 27, 2015, two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal.","caption":"Nepalese people rest in their makeshift shelter next to a road in Kathmandu on April 27, 2015, two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal.","creditText":"Prakash Singh—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nepal/","name":"Nepal"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3836242/nepal-earthquake-donations-disaster-relief/","name":"6 Ways You Can Give to Nepal Earthquake Relief"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Know Right Now: Nepal Devastated by Earthquake","description":"Know Right Now: Nepal Devastated by Earthquake","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/GItmApvj/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-04-27T16:27:07.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/GItmApvj.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3836242/nepal-earthquake-donations-disaster-relief/","duration":"PT1M5S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3836242/nepal-earthquake-donations-disaster-relief/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Watch the Moment An Earthquake Hits Kathmandu (Anadolu Agency)","description":"Footage captures the moment a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/nIDZNrwi/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-04-27T10:13:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/nIDZNrwi.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3836242/nepal-earthquake-donations-disaster-relief/","duration":"PT58S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3836242/nepal-earthquake-donations-disaster-relief/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```