Nepal earthquake: How to help

International relief organizations are working to find survivors and bring needed supplies to victims of the Nepal earthquake. The 7.8 quake, which hit the region on Saturday, killed more than 2,400 people and injured around 5,900 and wrecked the homes of many more, leaving people homeless.

Google has launched a People Finder tool to connect victims with relatives and friends. PayPal is helping to facilitate donations online. Many aid organizations are working in the region to help with rescue and recovery. CNN has a good list of what each charity is doing in Nepal. Charity Navigator has a list of organizations working in Nepal, which have high ratings for effective work. Here’s a more extensive list (from the NY Times):

Red Cross: redcross.org

The Nepal Red Cross Society .

American Jewish World Service: ajws.org

The Salvation Army: salvationarmyusa.org

International Medical Corps:internationalmedicalcorps.org

Handicap International: handicap-international.us

Unicef: unicef.org

Mercy Corps: mercycorps.org

Catholic Relief Services: crs.org

Habitat for Humanity International: habitat.org

Global Giving: globalgiving.org

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: jdc.org

Oxfam: oxfamamerica.org

World Vision: worldvision.org

United Nations World Food Program: wfp.org

Samaritan’s Purse: samaritanspurse.org

CARE: care.org

Save the Children: savethechildren.org

Lutheran World Relief: lwr.org

The Jewish Federations of North America: jewishfederations.org

SOS: Children’s Villages International: sos-childrensvillages.org

Doctors Without Borders: donate.doctorswithoutborders.org

MAP International: mapinternational.org

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