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MEETING Details
Meeting/Project Name: Project-NEPAL A United Voice of Hope and Strength
Meeting Moderator
Meeting Type
Tele-Conference
Open to Public
Number of Attendees
Key Speaker:
Meeting Facilitator
50+
Digesh Raut
1. Program Outline
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Question/Answers
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2. Meeting Objective
Our mission is to bring voices TOGETHER from across the world to support Recovery, Relief, and Rehabilitation efforts in
Nepal. Develop a paltform/framework to facilitate coordination between different organizations at both individual and
organizational level.
3. Presentation Summary
o Everyone agreed that there is a need to Develop and Coordinate all activities through a United-Platform for the coalition
involving all the current and future participating organizations
o The Platform needs to serve the purpose of taking a lead in Coordinating all the relief activities by various associations
on the ground and here is US. This is help to make the process not only effective but also duplication.
o There is an immediate need to start a coordinated effort in social media and Nepalese and other communities at both
local and institutional level for petition drive All the Associations should take a lead in their community for petition drive.
For detailed plan of action please follow the link provided in next section.
o Coordinate with various Youth organizations, Student Associations, and use social media effectively.
o Arrange and coordinate these meetings periodically and facilitate discussions and initiate exchange of ideas.
Everyone agreed that this collaborative effort should be a stepping stone not just for the earthquake for all the efforts by
Nepalese community in US.
Goal
: Raise $1M donations simply by donating $1, $5 and $10 $20amount for Medical and Disaster Relief Efforts
in Nepal to challenge US Government to match these funds to help with a $100 Million.
. https://www.crowdrise.com/NepalEarthquakes2015
Update : We have raised 200K+ in less than a month and our #milliondollarchallenge is second largest fundraising
group in Crowdrise. Rotary International on a global grant to match our funds 2-3:1, bringing the total to
$1.5 million. Dr. Kert Howard , who is a member of JRM foundation, is also a very active Rotarian is
currently in San Paulo Brazil at the Rotary International meeting, spearheading JRM Foundation efforts to
raise the Global Grant matching to 3.5:1 Match
O Whitehouse
Goal
: 100,000 signatures by June 27, 2015, asking for increased US government involvement in the aid and relief
effort in Nepal and asking a pledge from US government to the same effect.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/increase-financial-and-humanitarian-relief-earthquake-stricken-nepal-pledge-100million-help-rebuild-0
Update : Less than 2000 signatures of needed 100,000 signatures has been collected as of June 7, 2015.
O Congressional
Goal
Update
Update :
Congressmen Todd Young has joined the Nepali Caucus (more information on the link below)
http://crenshaw.house.gov/index.cfm/ander-crenshaw12345
The work on looking for the right sponger for the bill which is currently waiting a Bill Number is underway.
After the return of Dr. Rahim on June 14th, there are plans underway to setup a meeting between the newly
developed platform and the caucus.
O Plan
Of Action
Please follow the link below for detailed plan of Action
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NEPAL-A-United-Voice-of-Hope-andStrength/850113651708460?sk=app_160430850678443
O Question: What are the main area that we need to focus as we go ahead from here?
Answer : Definitely we need a coordinated effort.
We already have a platform to step upon, we need to build on the momentum we have and develop this
platform as an apolitical movement for the people.
We need all the bigger organization to play a leading role in the community to galvanize the movement.
Session Summary
More on the details of plan of action in the Facebook page as mentioned above.
May be grab an iPad and start campaigning outside, if that is what need to be done.
We need youth generation and we have come across number of them, to come together in the platform and
give them opportunity to take a lead. Look for newer ideas and inspiration.
5. Comments
O Key
Comments
We have always been fragmented as a community, but this is the moment we all need to come together as one
and as a unified voice. We need to make ourselves heard, and they will hear it.
100,000 signatures is all we need, and we have a community of just 300,000 400,000 Nepalese people in US.
We need commitment from people like Kiran Sitaula who challenged everyone that he will run a campaign in his
region to collect 5000 signatures using his means and contacts.
Lets start with our home, our family, our friends, relatives, our old school, business, restaurants, office, our staff,
our Indian friends, our Pakistani friends, our Asian friends, our American friends, and everyone else in the world.
Most importantly our congressmen, our mayors, our senators and ask them to join the caucus.
What we need from all of you and your organization to lead in your community, together we can, united we will!!