--- description: Inside a guerrilla earthquake aid operation in Nepal, solving Africa's brain drain crisis, the innovation of female Marines and more. title: How Survivors in Nepal Are Getting Better Earthquake Aid image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How Survivors in Nepal Are Getting Better Earthquake Aid by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 13, 2015 4:01 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 13, 2015 4:01 PM CUT **1\.** [**When local systems failed them, survivors in Nepal lifehacked earthquake aid.**](http://www.wired.com/2015/05/nepal-earthquake-aid/ "undefined") By Abe Streep in Wired **2\.** [**Can the same brain drain that’s crippling health care in Africa be used to save it?**](http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/developing-countries-doctor-shortage-by-serufusa-sekidde-2015-05 "undefined") By Serufusa Sekidde in Project Syndicate **3\.** [**Find out how female Marines are getting the job done.**](http://www.militarytimes.com/longform/military/2015/05/12/gceitf-inside-the-assessment/26590797/ "undefined") By Hope Hodge Seck in the Marine Corps Times **4\.** [**Learning to use a drill is good. Learning to run the plant is better.**](http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-america/education/the-classrooms-where-students-are-in-charge-20150512 "undefined") By Sophie Quinton in National Journal **5\.** [**We might be able to starve cancer cells to death.**](https://share.sandia.gov/news/resources/news%5Freleases/cancer%5Ftreatment/#.VVNW1tNVhBc "undefined") By Sandia National Laboratories  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3857226/nepal-earthquake-aid/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3857226/nepal-earthquake-aid/"},"headline":"How Survivors in Nepal Are Getting Better Earthquake Aid","datePublished":"2015-05-13T16:01:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:04:00.193Z","description":"These are today's best ideas","url":"https://time.com/3857226/nepal-earthquake-aid/","keywords":["Innovation","Africa","Cancer","Management","Nepal","treatment","health","Earthquake","Marines","Manufacturing","female","medical"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"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/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3857226/nepal-earthquake-aid/","name":"How Survivors in Nepal Are Getting Better Earthquake Aid"}}]}] ```