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9,135 families and many individuals in the eleven most affected districts of Nepal have been assisted so far by Kopan Helping Hands.
Kopan Monastery and Nunnery have been actively involved since the very beginning with relief efforts for those devastated by the Nepal earthquake and subsequent aftershocks through Kopan Helping Hands. The Nepal Earthquake Support Fund has been able to offer grants to assist with this aid due to the kindness of many generous donors.
Essential food items, shelter, blankets and clothing, along with medical attention have been offered to those in need by Kopan Helping Hands.
Incredibly, 9,135 families and many individuals in the eleven most affected districts of Nepal have been assisted so far by Kopan Helping Hands. Geshe Thubten Jinpa recently sent the below inspiring report of some highlights of aid and service that has been offered:
- 4,280 pieces of tarpaulin and zinc sheets have been offered for temporary shelters
- 580 tents
- Blankets and clothing for warmth
- 19,7200 kg of rice have been offered
- 20,010 kg of dahl have been offered
- 11,310 liters of cooking oil have been offered
- 4,390 packets of salt have been offered
- 3,840,000 packets of noodles have been offered for sustenance
- Many of the Sangha donated their blood at local hospitals and also Kopan set up a blood bank
- Sangha members were mobilized around Kopan to clear the debris which blocked the road so that the rescue operations could be performed
- Cooked meals were served to the patients and the families in the local hospitals following the earthquake
- Drinking water was supplied to the various parts of the city where the normal water supply had been disrupted
- Sangha members were mobilized to keep the surroundings free of garbage in order to eliminated post-earthquake health hazards
- Special prayer sessions were held every evening at the monastery for those who had lost their lives and for the grieving family members. (The first week of prayer prayer was led by Lama Zopa Rinpoche every evening.)
- An emergency medical team was airlifted to treat patients in critical condition.
- Medical and sanitation facilities were provided to various temporary resettlements around Kathmandu
- Food and other facilities were offered to the Sangha community who came to resettle in Kathmandu after their monasteries were destroyed in the villages
In spite of danger and difficulty, Kopan Helping Hands has continued to offer aid to the eleven most affected districts of Nepal.
Kopan Helping Hands was able to reach eleven of the most affected areas:
- Solukhumbu
- Dolakha
- Ramechap
- Sindupalchok
- Kavre
- Nuwakot
- Okhaldunga
- Gorkha
- Kathmandu
- Lalitpur
- Rasuwa
This aid was offered despite incredible challenges and potential danger and difficulty due to landslides, destroyed roads, heavy rains and constant aftershocks. For example, the Kopan Sangha traveled for many hours on the back of open trucks that were fully loaded with supplies to help.
Please rejoice in the incredible and compassionate aid that has been offered by Kopan Helping Hands and thank you to the many people who have supported and made it possible for so much assistance to be given.
This aid will continue and now with the onset of monsoon season new challenges are presented. Repairs and rebuilding of Kopan Monastery and Nunnery have also started and support is still needed to complete these essential projects.
To learn more and offer support to FPMT’s Nepal Earthquake Support Fund: https://fpmt.org/support/socialservices/id.
Kopan Monastery is accepting donations for their ongoing work, mention “Kopan Helping Hands” in the comments: http://www.kopanmonastery.com/earthquake
For “Prayers and Practice for Earthquake in Nepal,” see:
https://fpmt.org/edu-news/prayers-and-practices-for-earthquake-in-nepal/
For continuing updates and news from Kopan Monastery and other FPMT centers and projects in Nepal affected by the earthquake, please visit our “Updates from Nepal after the Earthquake”page:
https://fpmt.org/nepal-earthquake/