HELP HAITI

Appeal to Donate Directly via Embassy of  HAITI

Dear All,

We appeal for you to step up and help the earthquake devastated Haiti in this time of great tragedy. There are many ways our community can contribute through various channels because no amount of effort will be enough.

Baltimore Association of Nepalese in America (BANA), www.banaonline.org with support from ANA Executive Board members representing local organizations all over North America and ANA Emergency Help program, request all our community members and leaders of the community to come forward and join with us to support and donate to raise the fund. All transactions will be transparent through ANA Emergency Help program similar to many efforts over the last several years starting with funds for Nepali victims in Iraq in 2004.

We are going to handover all the amount you have donated directly to the Haitian people through H.E. Ambassador Raymond A. Joseph at the Haitian Embassy, Washington, DC on February 9, 2010. Handover program has been set.

There are two ways to donate:

1.      Online via http://www.BANAonline.org

2.      Sending check to:

BANA

322 N Charles St,

Baltimore, MD-21201-4302

If you would like to contribute directly to the Haitian people, and have already made donations via various Nepali community organizations write to us indicating your pledge and we will work together to get it done. Please write to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to coordinate our efforts.

We feel it is best to donate money for Haiti as former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have said. We feel time and speed is of essence and the fastest way to get the money to the Haitian people is through the Embassy.

You can continue to contribute via many charities of your choice but this is the only time Nepalis in Americas are going to directly handover donation to the Haitian people.

Please show how big a heart Nepalis, Nepali Americans, and Friends of Nepal have by contributing and pooling funds.

Thank you.

ANA Emergency Help Program

Rabina Thapa, President, BANA
Gautam Dahal, General Secretary, BANA

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The U.S. State Department Operations Center has set up the following number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747

•The American Red Cross is pledging an initial $200,000 to assist communities impacted by this earthquake. They expect to provide immediate needs for food, water, temporary shelter, medical services and emotional support. They are accepting donations through their International Response Fund.

•UNICEF has issued a statement that "Children are always the most vulnerable population in any natural disaster, and UNICEF is there for them." UNICEF requests donations for relief for children in Haiti via their Haiti Earthquake Fund. You can also call 1-800-4UNICEF.

•Donate through Wyclef Jean's foundation, Yele Haiti. Text "Yele" to 501501 and $5 will be charged to your phone bill and given to relief projects through the organization.

•Operation USA is appealing for donations of funds from the public and corporate donations in bulk of health care materials, water purification supplies and food supplements which it will ship to the region from its base in the Port of Los Angeles. Donate online at www.opusa.org, by phone at 1-800-678-7255 or, by check made out to Operation USA, 3617 Hayden Ave, Suite A, Culver City, CA 90232.

•Save The Children has launched an emergency relief effort for Haiti. Donate to their fund to provide medical attention and clean water to children and families.

 •International Medical Corps is assembling a team of first responders and resources to provide lifesaving medical care and other emergency services to survivors of the earthquake. The IMC previously helped recovery efforts after September 2009's earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia, and the massive 2005 earthquake in Pakistan. Donate to the International Medical Corps through their 24-hour hotline at 800-481-4462

•Ben Stiller's Stillerstrong campaign will be temporarily diverting all donations to support the Haiti relief effort.

•Partners In Health reports its Port-au-Prince clinical director , Louise Ivers, has appealed for assistance: "Port-au-Prince is devastated, lot of deaths. SOS. SOS... Temporary field hospital by us at UNDP needs supplies, pain meds, bandages. Please help us." Donate to their Haiti earthquake fund.

•As a UN Special Envoy to Haiti, Bill Clinton appeared on CNN on Wednesday to ask for further assistance in bringing relief to populations on the ground. You can donate through the Clinton Foundation or text HAITI to 20222 to donate $10.

•Mercy Corps is sending a team of emergency responders to assess damage, and seek to fulfill immediate needs of quake survivors. The agency aided families after earthquakes in Peru in 2007, China and Pakistan in 2008, and Indonesia last year. Donate online, call 1-888-256-1900 or send checks to Mercy Corps Haiti Earthquake Fund; Dept NR; PO Box 2669; Portland, OR 97208.

•Doctors Without Borders is on the ground and has set up clinics to treat injured in Haiti. Donate any amount so they can keep their efforts going.

•Direct Relief is committing up to $1 million in aid for the response and is coordinating with its other in-country partners and colleague organizations. Their partners in Haiti include Partners in Health, St. Damien Children's Hospital, and the Visitation Hospital, which are particularly active in emergency response. Donate to Direct Relief online.

•Oxfam is rushing in teams from around the region to respond to the situation to provide clean water, shelter, sanitation and help people recover. Donate to Oxfam America online.

•The UN World Food Programme is gathering all available resources to deliver food to the recently homeless and impoverished in Haiti. Donate now to help bring food to those affected as quickly and efficiently as possible.

•The Baptist Haiti Mission is operating an 82-bed hospital that is "overflowing with injured." Donate online to BHM and 100% of your donation will go to the relief effort.

•International Medical Corps is assembling a team of first responders and resources to provide lifesaving medical care and other emergency services to survivors of the earthquake. Donate online.

•Following the earthquake, Catholic Relief Services made an immediate commitment of $5 million for emergency supplies. They are distributing food and relief supplies, and importing plastic sheeting, mosquito nets and water purification tablets from the Domincan Republic. Donate to Catholic Relief Services to assist in these efforts.

•Give to the American Jewish World Service's Earthquake Relief Fund.

•CARE is deploying emergency team members to Port-au-Prince today to assist in recovery efforts. They're focusing their efforts on rescuing children who may still be trapped in schools that collapsed. Donate to CARE.

•Orphans International America reports that they have been able to make contact with their program director in the town of Jacmel, a city about 20 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince that houses OI's hospitals and schools. Orphans International America is attempting to gather food, clean water and emergency medical supplies to Jacmel. You can contribute to them through PayPal.

•The International Rescue Committee is deploying an emergency response team to Haiti to deliver urgent assistance to earthquake survivors and to help overwhelmed local aid groups struggling to meet the immense emergency needs. They will focus on critical medical, water and sanitation assistance. Donate to the IRC Haiti Crisis Fund.

•NetHope is coordinating its response with its NGO member agencies and with the UN's Emergency Telecom Cluster to establish connectivity in Haiti. Seventeen of NetHope's members are already providing aid and deploying resources on the ground. Donate online.

•The Haitian Health Foundation is still assessing the situation of their full-time facilities and staff in Haiti. They regularly provide health care, development and relief to rural mountain villages in Haiti. Donate to the Haitian Health Foundation.

•World Vision has more 370 staff in the country. Staff members from less-affected regions of Haiti are mobilizing, and World Vision's global experts are expected to arrive in the disaster zone as soon as possible. Donate to World Vision.

•The Jewish Federations of North America is partnering with the American Jewish Joint Distribution committee and have created a dedicated Haiti Relief page for online donations.

•United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is the UN's humanitarian fund responding to emergencies like the earthquake in Haiti. Donate online.

•Friends of the Orphans will use donations to meet the needs of first responders such as first aid supplies, shipping of necessary materials to assist in efforts, and treating the injured. Those interested in helping the relief effort can visit www.friendsoftheorphans.org, or call 888-201-8880 to make a donation.

•World Concern's staff is almost entirely composed of Haitian nationals and will be tapping into private as well as U.S. government supplies to help in the relief effort it hopes will soon be supplemented by cargo ships. Donate to World Concern.

•Merlin USA is sending an emergency response team out to the region and have subsequently launched an emergency appeal to bring urgent medical aid and assistance to those affected. Donate to Merlin USA.

•The Salvation Army has staff on the ground and already the organization has set aside $50,000 in direct aid to the country but the organization is in need of additional donations. Donations can be made online or by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY.

•The American Refugee Committee is sending a response team to provide water, sanitation, and shelter for earthquake survivors. Donate online or read about their volunteer opportunities.

•AmeriCares has pledged $5 million in aid in the wake of the catastrophe and is sending an emergency shipment with $3 million worth of medicines and supplies for earthquake survivors. Donate online or call 1-800-486-HELP.

•Handicap International will provide care to those injured by the earthquake and its aftershocks, including support to hospitals for essential post-surgery and rehabilitation care, as well as emergency shelter, emergency basic needs and food distribution for at least 5,000 people initially. Donate online.

•Episcopal Relief & Development has committed to providing Haiti both long and short-term support in the wake of the disaster. Donate to the Haiti Fund or call 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129. Gifts can be mailed to Episcopal Relief & Development, PO Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.

SOURCE of the above listing courtesy of Huffingtonpost.com, please visit for latest updates. 

Message from Academy of Nepali Literature, North America

Fellow community members of North America,

Despite the richness and gravitas of the beautiful Nepali language, it has yet to come upon the world stage.

The preservation and promotion of Nepali language has never been restricted by geographical boundary, as shown in history by Nepalis in India.

In the North America we are lucky to have commemoration and awareness of Nepali language. Now the time is ripe to leap frog our achievements. Hence, we present the Academy of Nepali Literature.

ANA, the only nationally democratically elected Nepali organization of North America has embarked on a new epoch building on its 27 year history. Academy of Nepali Literature is an autonomous functional program affiliated with ANA and designed to work with local organizations all over North America.

It is imperative the rest of this announcement be in Nepali.  Please write to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with any questions.

प्रस्तावना

१. नेपाली भाषा प्रयोग गर्ने र नेपाली साहित्यको अध्ययन गर्ने हाम्रो संख्या विश्वमा जति न्यून भए पनि हामी  हाम्रो भाषा र साहित्य प्रति ठूलो गर्व गर्दछौं । बास्तवमै पनि नेपाली साहित्यको स्तर विश्वको कुनेै पनि मुलुकको साहित्यको स्तरभन्दा फितलो नभएको कुरा हाम्रा विद्धान समालोचकहरु भन्ने गर्दछन् । हाम्रो देशमा महान स्रष्टाहरुको जन्म भएको छ, महान कृतिहरु लेखिएका छन् । तथापी भाषाको कारणले हाम्रा स्रष्टा र साहित्य विश्व साहित्यको रंगमञ्चमा पर्दा पछाडी कुँजिएर रहेको चित्र स्पष्ट देख्न सकिन्छ । आज संसारै एउटा घर भई सकेको परिवेश र संचारको चरम सुविधा सम्पन्न यो अत्याधुनिक युगमा पनि हाम्रो भाषा, साहित्य र कलाले जसरी पखेट फिँजाएर उड्न सक्नु पथ्र्यो त्यो गर्न नसकेको संभवतः सबैले महशुश गरेको यथार्थ हो ।

२. नेपाली भाषा र साहित्यको संरक्षण र सम्बद्र्धनका लागि नेपालीहरुले मुलुक भित्र बसेर मात्र होईन मुलुक बाहिर रहेर पनि अद्धितीय प्रयासहरु गरिरहेका छन् । ती मध्ये भारतमा बसेका नेपालीहरुले गरेको योगदानले नेपाली भाषा र साहित्यको जगलाई मजबुत बनाउने काममा नै अहं भूमिका निर्वाह गरेको इतिहासले बताउँछ । भारतीय नेपालीहरुको लगनशीलताले त नेपाली भाषालाई संबैधानिक मान्यता दिलाउनमा नै सफलता प्राप्त गर्यो । यो सफलता आज भारतीय नेपालीहरुको लागि मात्र नभएर नेपाली भाषा बोल्ने हरेक नेपालीको लागि गौरवको विषय बनेको छ । बास्तवमा नेपाली भाषा र साहित्यको समृद्धिका लागि भारतको विभिन्न भूभागमा बसोबास गरिरहेका नेपालीहरुले गरिरहेको प्रयास ज्यादै नै स्तुत्य छ । त्यसैले त्यस्ता प्रयासहरु नेपाली वाड्मयको इतिहासमा प्रेरणदायी दस्ताबेजको रुपमा उल्लेखित छन् ।

३. समयको प्रवाहसंगसंगै आज नेपालीहरु छिमेकी मुलुक भारतमा मात्र नभएर विश्वको हरेक कुना कुनामा प्रवाहित भई रहेका छन् । कतिपय ठाउँहरुमा त नेपालीहरु नेपाललाई नै चिहाउन मिल्ने एउटा सानो नेपाल नै बनाएर एक आपसमा जुटेर बसेको आज हामी सुन्ने, देख्ने गर्दछौं । ती मध्ये उत्तर अमेरिका आजभोली विशेष चर्चित छ । विभिन्न कारण र विभिन्न उद्धेश्य लिएर उत्तर अमेरिका आउने र यहीँ नै आफ्नो कर्मभूमि बनाएर बस्ने नेपालीहरुको संख्या अचेल दिन प्रति दिन बढ्दै छ । यो बढ्दो माहौेलमा विभिन्न किसिमका व्यक्तित्व लिएका नेपालीहरुसंगै   भाषा, साहित्य, कला र संस्कृतिको क्षेत्रमा स्थापित भइसकेका सर्जक साधकहरु एवं यस विधालाई माया गर्ने, मोह गर्ने र यस विधाको संरक्षण र सम्बद्र्धनका लागि उत्सगृत हुन चाहनेहरुको भीड पनि दिनानु दिन बढ्ैछ । देशबाट विछोडिए पछि परदेशमा स्वभावतः देशको भाषा, साहित्य र संस्कृतिप्रति मानिसहरु संबेदनशील हुन्छन् । त्यस माथि यहाँ खुलेका अनेकौ साहित्यिक एवं समाजिक संघ संस्थाहरुले सृजना गरेको बाताबरणको कारण अझ गहिरो किसिमले यो चेतना यहाँका नेपालीहरुमा झाँगिएको देख्न पाईन्छ । यसका लागि ती सबै संघ संस्थाहरु बधाईका पात्र छन् ।  यो सकारात्मक बाताबरणलाई हामीले ठोस उपलब्धीका रुपमा निर्णित गर्न सक्यौ भने त्यो हाम्रो लागि मात्र होईन हामीले माया गर्ने हाम्रो देशकै लागि ठूलो उपलब्धी हुन सक्दछ । भाषा र साहित्यको लागि मरिमेट्ने यति धेरै जोशहरु विश्वकै समृद्ध भूभाग उत्तर अमेरिकामा भएको यो समयलाई नचुकाउन र हाम्रो उपस्थिति यस क्षण यहाँ रहेको अनुभूतिलाई चिरन्तन बनाउन हामीले दीर्घकालिन योजनाहरु बनाउन जरुरी छ । ससाना साहित्यिक गोष्ठी, सम्मान र पुरस्कारका कार्यक्रमहरु त भई नै रहन्छन् । यो निरन्तर चलिरहने प्रकृया हो । तर यसको अलाबा हामीले नेपाली साहित्यलाई विश्व साहित्यमा उजिल्याउन फरक र प्रभावकारी बाटो समाउन नितान्त आबश्यक भई सकेको छ । हामीले यहाँ गरेको सानो सामुहिक प्रयाश पनि नेपालको लागि ठूलो सावित हुन सक्दछ । त्यसैले नेपाली भाषा र साहित्यको इतिहासमा नै एउटा अद्धितीय फड्को मार्न सक्ने उपलब्धीहरु हासिल गर्ने महान उद्धेश्य लिएर हामीले ‘दि एकेडेमी अफ नेपाली लिटेरेचर, अमेरिका’ नामक नयाँ संस्थाको स्थापना गरेका छौं ।  

४. उत्तर अमेरिकामा रहेका नेपालीहरुको हित र समृद्धीका लागि स्थानीय स्तरमा अनेकौं संघ सस्थाहरु स्थापना भई सक्रिय रहेका छन् । ती संस्थाहरुको प्लाटफोर्म संस्थाको रुपमा संचालित एउटा पूरानो संस्था हो दि एशोसिएसन अफ नेपलिज इन अमेरिका (ए एन ए) । यसले आफ्नो स्थापनाको  २७ औं बर्ष पार गरिसकेको छ र यस अबधिमा यसले आफ्नो विशिष्ट पहिचान पनि बनाईसकेको छ । हालै सम्पन्न निर्वाचनबाट चुनिएर आएका यसका नयाँ कार्य समितिले यसलाई विविध विधामा छुटै निकायहरु गठन गरि थप क्रियाशील बनाउने योजना तर्जुमा गरेको छ । त्यसै अन्तर्गत स्थापना गरिएको हो यो ‘दि एकेडेमी अफ नेपाली लिटेरेचर, अमेरिका’ । यो ए एन ए संग प्रत्यक्ष आबद्ध भए पनि एउटा स्वायक्त संस्थाको रुपमा कृयाशील रहने छ  र यसको आफ्नै विधान हुनेछ । ए एन ए नेपाली भाषा र साहित्यको निम्ती अथक काम गर्दै आएको पार्टनर संस्था अन्तराष्ट्रिय नेपाली साहित्य समाज सँगको वार्षिकी कार्यक्रम यथावत राखी उस्ले गरेको प्रयासमा नौलो आयम थप्न गइ रहेको छ। यो संस्था ए एन ए को मूल लक्ष्यलाई हृदयगंम गरी नेपाली भषा र साहित्य तर्फको उद्धेश्य परिपूर्तिका लागि सक्रिय हुनेछ ।

उद्धेश्यहरु ः

१. नेपाली साहित्यका विशिष्ट ग्रन्थहरुलाई अंग्रेजीमा र अंग्रेजी साहित्यका विशिष्ट ग्रन्थहरु नेपालीमा अनुबाद गर्ने ।

२ उत्तर अमेरिकामा नेपाली साहित्यका अद्धितीय साहित्यकारहरुको शालिक स्थापनाको लागि प्रयाश गर्ने

३. नेपाल सम्बन्धी अध्ययन गर्न चाहने पाठकहरुका लागि उत्तर अमेरिकाका उपयुक्त स्थानहरुमा नेपाल सम्बन्धी पुस्तकहरु उपलब्ध हुने

   बातावरण बनाउने ।

४. उत्कृष्ट साहित्यिक कृतिहरुकोसाथसाथै सामयिक संकलन नियमित रुपमा प्रकाशन गर्ने ।

५. नेपाली भाषा र साहित्यको लागि विशिष्ट योगदान पुर्याउने नेपाली तथा विदेशी विद्धान विदूषीहरुलाई पुरस्कार, सम्मान र कदरको ब्यबस्था गर्ने ।

६. नेपाली भाषा, साहित्यको प्रबर्धनका लागि विभिन्न किसिमका सभा, सम्मेलन, गोष्ठी र सेमिनारहरुको आयोजना गर्ने ।

७. यसका उद्धेश्यहरु परिपूर्तिका लागि ‘नेपाली भाषा साहित्य विकास कोष’ नामक एक अक्षय कोषको स्थापना गर्ने ।

उपरोक्त उद्धेश्यहरु परिपूर्तिका निमित्त पहिलो कार्यकालका लागि देहाय बमोजिम एघार जनाको कार्य समिति र तीस जनाको एकेडेमिक काउन्सिल गठन गरिएको छ । यसै कार्य समिति र काउन्सिलले यसको विधान निर्माणका साथै भावि मार्गचित्र तयार गर्नेछ ।

आड हक कार्यसमिति

१. बसन्त श्रेष्ठ                 अध्यक्ष  ( भर्जिनीया )

२. विनोद रोका                उपाध्यक्ष ( न्यूयोर्क )  

३. हेमन्त श्रेष्ठ                महासचिव  ( भर्जिनीया )

४. डिगबहादुर तमांग सचिव   ( भर्जिनीया )

५. मन्जु निरौला                कोषाध्यक्ष ( मेरिल्याण्ड )

६. गोविन्दसिंह रावत                सदस्य   ( क्यानडा )

७. सुन्दर जोशी    सदस्य   ( फ्लोरिडा )

८. निलम कार्की                 सदस्य  (न्यूयोर्क )

९ं  उत्तमबाबु श्रेष्ठ                 सदस्य  ( बोष्टन )

१०. पर्ल रेग्मी                 सदस्य  ( मेरिल्याण्ड )

११. कृष्णमुरारी ढुंगेल                सदस्य  ( कोलोराडो )

एकेडेमिक काउन्सिलः

१. होमनाथ सुबेदी                 भर्जिनीया

२. शिव गौतम                बोष्टन

३. मोहन सिटौला                टेक्सास         

४. शरद निरौला                मेरिल्याण्ड

५.डा.हरिहरप्रसाद भट्टराई नर्थक्यारोलिना

६. सीता पाण्डे                मेरिल्याण्ड

७. गगन विरही                न्यूयोर्क

८. छेवाङ शेर्पा        न्यूयोर्क

९. ज्ञानेन्द्र गदाल                कोलोराडो

१०. पल्पसा                      सिकागो

११. विद्या विमल बराल                न्यूयोर्क

१२. गोवर्धन पुजा                न्यूयोर्क

१३. होमराज आचार्य                वासिंगटन डिसी

१४. भारती गौतम                बोष्टन

१५. गीता खत्री                न्यूयोर्क

१६. मणि बांड्देल                 न्यूयोर्क

१७. मुक्ति गौतम                क्यानडा

१८. मानकाजी श्रेष्ठ                क्यानडा

१९. प्रमिला शर्मा                कोलोराडो

२०. निलम श्रेष्ठ                कोलोराडो

२१. हेम पाठक                टेक्सास

२२. नगेन्द्र न्यौपाने                 नर्थ क्यारोलिना

२३. राजा घले                एटलाण्टा

२४. श्यामकाजी श्रेष्ठ                सिकागो

२५. नम्रता गुरागाईं     नेभ्रास्का

२६. शहदेब पौडेल      न्यूयोर्क

२७. बामा भट्राई       भर्जिनीया

२८. सरला श्रेष्ठ         पेन्सिलभेनीया

२९. कविन्द्र सिटौला                 भर्जिनीया

३०. मुरारी नराल                भर्जिनीया

Thank you and may the year ahead be happy and peaceful to you.

Regards,

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