Thinking of Donating to Help Nepal? Check Out Facebook’s Impressive New Initiative
Facebook’s initiatives to help the earthquake-hit people in Nepal are appreciable. Earlier it launched a ‘Safety Check’ feature to help people know who all are safe in the affected region. The social networking service has now come up with a new tool that will lend a hand in making contributions for the victims of the Nepal earthquake.
The company has rolled out a ‘Donate button’ within the website which lets millions of connected users make a donation through Facebook. The fund raised for the Nepal earthquake-affected victims will go to International Medical Corps, which are on the ground serving the needful. The most brilliant part about this initiative is that the amount you donate, Facebook will match your donation till $2 million.
The CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg stated in his blog post –
People are coming together to support those affected by the earthquake that struck Nepal and impacted the populations of Nepal, India and Bangladesh
Mark also announced through his Facebook account that it will match every dollar donated up to $2 million, and matching funds i.e. $2 million will be donated by the company. Facebook will distribute the amount to the local relief and rescue organizations providing immediate and continuous relief. The official page of Mark Zuckerberg reads –
Today we’re launching a special campaign to help raise funds for those affected by the Nepal earthquake.At the top of…
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, April 27, 2015
Facebook says that till date, millions of people have been marked as safe and tens of millions of others have learnt about their safety across different sections of the world.
Many countries have joined hands to help Nepal get over this tragic situation. India has already sent and is sending assistance to its neighboring nation. United States has also stood up to do its bit and has announced to send $10 million in relief to stand by Nepal in its hard time.
The natural disaster that struck Nepal a few days back shook the very existence of the country. The death toll has passed 4,000 and is still increasing. According to UN, as much as eight million people are affected by this devastating incident.
Willing people can make their contribution here and save lives.
