Huntly charity aids Nepal quake victims
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A CHARITY founded in Huntly to support development in some of the most remote areas of the Himalayas has become the focus for local people who want to help people affected by the devastating earthquake in Nepal.
David and Jane Easton’s charity, Himalayan Initiatives, has already assigned £4,000 from its funds towards the relief effort.
Just days before the earthquake, through the charity’s efforts, 67 stoves had been sent to the village of Nele, where 45 homes were destroyed by the earthquake.
Previously the charity funded a new school in Jhareni which was built to withstand earthquakes but to date there is no news yet if it has survived.
David and Jane have been assessing the situation and have welcomed the offers of support and help which have come from the community.
Jane said: "The scale of this disaster is immense. We were relieved to learn that our main contacts in Nepal are safe, including all of the Kutumba Band who visited Huntly last year.
People interested in supporting the work of David and Jane Easton’s charity Himalayan Initiatives in the earthquake-hit region of Nepal can get information and updates from their website www.himalayaninitiatives.co.uk where there is an option to donate online.
For more on this story and report on a trekker from Insch caught up in the quake drama - see the Huntly Express out now.
