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Sherpa Adventure Gear makes plea for donations to help remote villages hit by Nepal Earthquake

The company has committed to initially raising US 30,000 through the campaign, and the whole sum of the money raised will be dedicated to direct relief efforts.

29th April 2015

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Kent, WA/Kathmandu, Nepal

Sports/​Outdoor, Clothing/​Footwear

The company has committed to initially raising US$ 30,000 through the campaign, and the whole sum of the money raised will be dedicated to direct relief efforts through Sherpa Adventure Gear’s existing network in villages, where the company underwrites the education of Sherpa children through its charitable Paldorje Education Fund.

Fundraising effort

In a letter from Kathmandu announcing the fundraising effort, the Tashi Sherpa, founder and CEO of Sherpa Adventure Gear, wrote:

Dear friends,

Thank you for your kind words following the devastating earthquake of April 25th.

As we gather our wits and resources to respond to this catastrophe, here’s how you can take action.

Please visit the Sherpa Adventure Gear site at www.crowdrise.com/helpsherpashelpnepal and make a donation. 

100% of your funds will go for immediate relief on the ground through our Paldorje Education Fund network—already set up to benefit the children of Sherpa families in remote villages.

With each day, the death toll rises, along with the need for water, tents, and medicine.

We believe this is the wisest way to bring support where it does the most good, working through our contacts in each community.

This is not the kind of adventure anyone seeks, but we are determined to see it through, no matter how long it takes.

Thank you for standing with us and giving what you can.

Sincerely,

Tashi Sherpa and the Sherpa Family.

Immediate support

Sherpa Adventure Gear and its facilities in the Kathmandu valley escaped the impact of the earthquake, which has left thousands and counting dead and millions without shelter and basic necessities.

In an email from 28 April from Kathmandu, Tashi wrote: “Today is the fourth day and it is apparent the situation on the ground level is dire and desperately worse than what the media can convey. Sitting here in the Sherpa building creates a disconnect and a false sense of security but one only has to go half a mile to know the harsh reality.”  

Desperate need of help

Sherpa and his colleagues are acting on the ground from Kathmandu to arrange for immediate supplies of tarps, water purifiers, sanitary supplies and more to be brought in from India by road. It has also appealed to its network of contacts in the greater subcontinent region to supply what they can in the way of urgently needed water, health and sanitation supplies and temporary shelter.

“The village people are in desperate need of help now and later. The devastation in many areas is so complete that it will take years and years to recover and rebuild,” Tashi added. “There is much we can do together to help,” he added. “We can reduce the pain of the present and help to ease the future for those who need to see hope.”

www.sherpaadventuregear.com

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