Dear colleagues and friends,

apologies if this email may sound off-topic to you.
My work as teacher, researcher and digital humanist in recent years
has brought me into contact with a variety of cultural realities.
Since 2009 I have been involved with an Italian NPO working in India
and Nepal (http://www.ilmondodelleidee.it). In particular, this NPO is
concerned with
education in a multicultural and inter-religious world. Together with
other volunteers of the NPO I travelled to Katmandu and Pokhara in
2010 and 2012 and I had the opportunity to admire the competence,
passion and honesty of this group of incredible people who are now
gathering funds for a range of initiatives.

I am aware that requests for help are constant, and it is not easy to
orient oneself, but if further reassurance is required, I personally,
taking advantage of a sabatical this year, will be in Nepal between
September and October to assist them in their work. Thus, I will be
able to report back
what  I have seen and the nature of our intervention.

I would be grateful if you would read the letter by Viola
Padovani, founder of the NPO and driving force behind the project:

http://www.ilmondodelleidee.it/?cat=6&lang=en

Our friends and local collaborators are safe and sound, but the
effects of the  second tremor were devastating. Besides the thousands
of dead - we will never know the real figures, given the
"invisibility" of the poor. Many stunning medieval sights in
Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur (the
village where Bertolucci shot Little Buddha) are now just rubble. It
is as if an earthquake had flattened Italian historical cities like
Pisa, Arezzo e Siena all at the same time. The Boudhanath Stupa, one
of Tibetan Buddhism's most important monuments, is now a pile of
stones. The same goes for many other UNESCO sites. To get an idea of
how things were and are now, have a look at
the following photos.

http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/04/26/3651327/nepal-earthquake/

Below you will find particulars concerning payment and you can also use Pay
Pal.

Sincere thanks to anyone who can help us out.

Domenico Fiormonte

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c/o Banca Popolare di Spoleto

SWIFT code: BPSPIT3S

IBAN: IT17 M057 0403 2000 0000 0003406

Please make payment to: "Centro Studi Platone ONLUS"
Reason for payment: Emergency Nepal 2015
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Alternative account (Italian Post Office Bank):

IBAN : IT25 R076 0103 2000 0003 1052 046

Make payment to: Centro Studi Platone ONLUS Reason for payment: Emergency
Nepal 2015
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Paypal: www.ilmondodelleidee.it

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