Nepal earthquake disaster: RedR appeals to engineers for help

Charity RedR is calling for the engineering community to help it support people affected by the Nepal earthquake.

RedR delivers specialist training and provides engineers and other professionals to help local communities respond to humanitarian disasters caused by major earthquakes, floods, tsunamis or conflict. 

The charity has appealed to engineers in the Kathmandu area to get in touch if they have any connections in the area that can provide office space, accommodation, and facilities and equipment, including access to WiFi, in Kathmandu and affected areas.

RedR will need these facilities and equipment to deliver training programmes in the near future. If you can provide RedR with any facilities and equipment in the Kathmandu area, email Alice Hardy at alice.hardy@redr.org.uk.
    
The charity has also launched an emergency appeal to help it determine the most urgent needs in Nepal, such as shelter, water, medical and rebuilding needs. Funds raised will also help it target its expertise to ensure Nepalese people survive and recover from the disaster.  

The 7.8 magnitude quake, which struck close to Kathmandu late in the morning of Saturday 25 April, killed over 5,000 people in the Nepalese capital, as well as the Gorkha and Lamjun districts.
 
More than 10,000 people were injured in the earthquake – the most powerful to strike Nepal in more than 80 years. Unicef estimates that more than 1m children have been ‘severely affected’ by the disaster.
 
Thousands of people – including hospital patients – have been forced to sleep outside, because buildings have been destroyed and others so weakened that they may be in danger of collapse.  
 
Half a million people have been displaced, according to Nepal's home ministry. Water, food and electricity supplies are scarce, and there are concerns over waterborne and infectious diseases.
 
Donate to RedR to help it deliver engineering expertise and support to those affected by the Nepal earthquake.

RedR India has also deployed a team of people with specialist engineering skills, and is consulting with the United Nations regarding further support. However, RedR UK is not directly posting people to Nepal. So if engineers do want to share their skills, they can contact RedR at the email address below, providing some details about their experience, and the charity will forward these details to partners across the sector if relevant. However, they cannot guarantee that these partners will need the support being offered.

Make a donation 
Donate to RedR to help it support those affected by the Nepal earthquake.

Contact RedR
Email Alice Hardy at alice.hardy@redr.org.uk if you are able to provide RedR with facilities and equipment in the Kathmandu area.