Aimed at supporting 12 women including breast-feeding mothers, who fasted-to-death for 12 days, and nine children associated with them, the Bhutan Media Society has launched an online donation drive, involving the resettled communities of various eight countries and their well-wishers, Monday.
The drive was closed at 12:00 mid-night Nepal Standard Time on December 5. We are no longer able to accept your donations anymore.
The women, who expressed firm determination to suffer for 12 days without foods, say they need some dietary supports to regain their lost health, said Manager of the Society Vidhyapati Mishra. He has been monitoring the situation from the very start of the protest.
All women in the protest and their children lack rations supplied by the World Food Program, for they don’t have official registration or refugee identity cards.
“The women, who were immediately rushed to the AMDA Hospital for their treatment as they agreed to call off their protest, have already been discharged,” said Mishra.
“Though the women have been assured their further follow-ups, they feel that they still need a week or two to come back to the normal stage to earn their daily breads for their children, and some financial supports.”
Based on the their request, the Society has decided to garner some supports from the resettled Bhutanese community, their organizations and well-wishers of exiled Bhutanese, added Mishra.
The Society and its associates have appealed every Bhutanese to support the initiative on humanitarian grounds.
According to Mishra, the official website of Bhutan News Service will publish details of all donations made on regular basis, like in various donations drives conducted by the Society.
The donation drive lasts until mid-night of December 5, 2011, Nepal Standard Time.
Contributions made as of now:
1. Durga Giri, United Kingdom, US $ 20
2. Anju Kumari Shrestha, California, USA, US $50
3. Alice Verheij, Netherlands, US $10
4. Narayan Sharma, Maryland, USA, US $ 20
5. Ramesh Gautam, Norway, US $ 17.85
6. Peter de Ruiter,Netherlands,US$ 10
7. Rekha Monger, Australia, US $ 20
8. Renuka Adhikari (Mishra), NC, US$ 11
9. Indra Rizal, Australia, US$ 10
10. Kopila Gautam, Norway, US$ 17.85
11. Uttam Rizal, Arizona, USA, US$ 11
12. Prem Giri, United Kingdom, US$ 50
13. Punya Foundation (through Lakshmi Dhakal, Netherlands and Hom Dhakal, Pennsylvania, USA) US$ 50
14. Lachu Sharma Sapkota, Arizona, USA, US$ 25
15. Rup Pokhrel, Pittsburgh, USA, US$ 25
16. Bhutanese Community in Netherlands (Contributors: Ram BK Chhetri, Gopal Gurung, Lalit Basnet, Khem Raj Bastola, TB Gurung and DP Mainali), Netherlands, NRs 5,739
17. D.B. Adhikari, Arizona, USA, US $ 10
