Thanks for participating in our Nepal Earthquake Relief online campaign where we reached over 20,000 people through our social media. We had pointed our patrons to the ways to help available online and helped create awareness of the tragedy that struck the beautiful Himalayan Country.
Here are some resources on Disaster Preparedness in Nepal and some articles that covered the tragedy at the time.
Regards,
Team HP
http://www.dpnet.org.np/index.php?pageName=earthquake
http://www.wsj.com/articles/nepal-struggles-to-recover-from-devastating-quakes-1435078955
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/nepal/11562782/Nepal-earthquake-live.html
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-calculate-new-loss-predictions-for-nepal-quake/
http://himalayanpeople.com/pages/nepal-earthquake-relief
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http://snowleopardconservancy.org/
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