Comments on: Helping ourselves http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/monarchy/2009/helping-ourselves.html Life and Politics in Democratic Bhutan Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:25:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chhimi http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/monarchy/2009/helping-ourselves.html#comment-3275 chhimi Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:39:21 +0000 http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/?p=1473#comment-3275 Everyone please read till the end. Hon'ble Ol, Thank for your clarification earlier. I got in touch with Bhutan Foundation and this is what I did. Hi there, As you might be aware, a serious 6.3 Ritcher earthquake hit eastern Bhutan at 02:53 pm on Monday Sept. 21st 2009 and caused terrible damages in the epicenter at Mongar. Emergency rescue teams are still working at the sites. Fatalities include: 1,900 homes damaged, 47 schools, 130 Lhakhangs (Temples), 180 chortens (Stupas), 5 BHUs, 12 deaths and 25 injured and still counting... The news of the unfortunate incident are found in all major national and international papers, a few are linked below. http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=13499 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8267067.stm http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gr3OQd9JCG4DWJkMI-2uULEZA9yw Bhutan Foundation, a Non-Profit organization established in the United States to support non-governmental and other charitable organizations in Bhutan is organizing donations for the victims of the incident. Their aim is to raise emergency funds for restoration of damage to Dzongs and Lhakhangs as damage to infrastructure was the worst. The Bhutan office of Bhutan Foundation says that with whatever funds they can raise from individuals, they are going to contribute to His Majesty’s welfare office as they are directly mobilizing relief work supplying blankets and mainly tarpaulin for temporary sheds to the communities. They have also been in close communication with the Ministry of Home and Culture Affairs which is directly coordinating the relief activities at the effected sites. In view of the emergency and unfortunate catastrophe you are kindly requested to donate some amount to the Bhutan Foundation. http://bhutanfound.org/ If donations are made online please select ‘General Bhutan Foundation’ and send an email on the amount and inform us that it is restricted for the earthquake [ugen.choden@bhutanfound.org]. If checks are sent to our address in Washington, please insert ‘earthquake relief’ near memo. Please take an action and also let your friends and family help as well. Pass on the message please. Every penny would make a difference in the lives of those ill-fated victims on cold Himalayan Mountains. Thank you, May peace be on earth. Everyone please read till the end.
Hon’ble Ol,
Thank for your clarification earlier. I got in touch with Bhutan Foundation and this is what I did.

Hi there,

As you might be aware, a serious 6.3 Ritcher earthquake hit eastern Bhutan at 02:53 pm on Monday Sept. 21st 2009 and caused terrible damages in the epicenter at Mongar. Emergency rescue teams are still working at the sites.

Fatalities include: 1,900 homes damaged, 47 schools, 130 Lhakhangs (Temples), 180 chortens (Stupas), 5 BHUs, 12 deaths and 25 injured and still counting…

The news of the unfortunate incident are found in all major national and international papers, a few are linked below.

http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=13499

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8267067.stm

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gr3OQd9JCG4DWJkMI-2uULEZA9yw

Bhutan Foundation, a Non-Profit organization established in the United States to support non-governmental and other charitable organizations in Bhutan is organizing donations for the victims of the incident. Their aim is to raise emergency funds for restoration of damage to Dzongs and Lhakhangs as damage to infrastructure was the worst.

The Bhutan office of Bhutan Foundation says that with whatever funds they can raise from individuals, they are going to contribute to His Majesty’s welfare office as they are directly mobilizing relief work supplying blankets and mainly tarpaulin for temporary sheds to the communities. They have also been in close communication with the Ministry of Home and Culture Affairs which is directly coordinating the relief activities at the effected sites.

In view of the emergency and unfortunate catastrophe you are kindly requested to donate some amount to the Bhutan Foundation. http://bhutanfound.org/

If donations are made online please select ‘General Bhutan Foundation’ and send an email on the amount and inform us that it is restricted for the earthquake [ugen.choden@bhutanfound.org]. If checks are sent to our address in Washington, please insert ‘earthquake relief’ near memo.

Please take an action and also let your friends and family help as well. Pass on the message please.

Every penny would make a difference in the lives of those ill-fated victims on cold Himalayan Mountains.

Thank you,

May peace be on earth.

]]> By: Sonam http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/monarchy/2009/helping-ourselves.html#comment-3243 Sonam Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:42:11 +0000 http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/?p=1473#comment-3243 For those people outside, especially in US, a better option would be to contribute the amount to Bhutan Foundation via a secure online system. Bhutan Foundation is also collecting donations from individuals in US for the relief fund. The fee for transferring can be better utilized since the amount you donate to Bhutan Foundation is going to HM's Relief Fund anyway. https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=13468 For those people outside, especially in US, a better option would be to contribute the amount to Bhutan Foundation via a secure online system. Bhutan Foundation is also collecting donations from individuals in US for the relief fund. The fee for transferring can be better utilized since the amount you donate to Bhutan Foundation is going to HM’s Relief Fund anyway.

https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=13468

]]> By: Tangba http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/monarchy/2009/helping-ourselves.html#comment-3242 Tangba Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:43:17 +0000 http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/?p=1473#comment-3242 Honorable OL, I hear a lot abouth our HM's Kidu Fund. It is very good to know that His Majesty personally cares a lot about our people but then why only HM's Kidu Fund? I think it is a non-governmental institution (NGO). Or is it within the framework of our government? If it is not, then what is our government doing and what did it do so far? Any government relief fund? How much? How are they galvanising the effort to help the victims? Please give us an insight. Thank you. Honorable OL,

I hear a lot abouth our HM’s Kidu Fund. It is very good to know that His Majesty personally cares a lot about our people but then why only HM’s Kidu Fund? I think it is a non-governmental institution (NGO). Or is it within the framework of our government? If it is not, then what is our government doing and what did it do so far? Any government relief fund? How much? How are they galvanising the effort to help the victims? Please give us an insight.

Thank you.

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