{"id":5056,"date":"2015-04-29T13:08:19","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T07:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/?p=5056"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:06:59","slug":"nepal-earthquake-kathmandulivinglabs-org-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/nepal-earthquake-kathmandulivinglabs-org-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal Earthquake: Kathmandulivinglabs Org Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following up on the <a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/nepal-earthquake-a-quick-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last update<\/a> containing information and resources for people on the ground in Nepal&#8230;I have reproduced below a FB PM circular I received recently about a tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">* * * * * * * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kathmandulivinglabs.org has launched a very very useful online tool for reporting incidents and mobilizing relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the links to the tool:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/quakemap.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/quakemap.org<\/a> OR <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kathmandulivinglabs.org\/earthquake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.kathmandulivinglabs.org\/earthquake\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What you as an individual or organization can do with this tool:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Report any incident, request help, or submit information about shelter areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add comments\/updates if you are providing relief to any of the requests for help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To report an incident, go to the website and fill out the form (PREFERRED) OR Send an SMS to 9860782874 or 9802017413 OR E-mail kathmandulivinglabs@gmail.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things to remember when filling out an incident report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Give it an appropriate title<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the description, describe what you are reporting. Be specific with numbers and needs and anything else (such as duration).<br><br>For example, if you are requesting help with food, shelter and medical personnel, say, &#8220;We need food and shelter and medical team for 500 people who have gone without food for the last 3 hours.\u201d<br><br>It&#8217;s <strong>imperative<\/strong> that contact information with mobile number is also included with the information for volunteers or others or response team to verify the information and enable them to act on it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the location by either clicking on the map, or searching for the location.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select a category.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finalize and submit the form.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Relief Organizations and Volunteers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are an organization or volunteer group, look at the incident reports and if you are able to act on a specific report, please make note of it in the comment section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please specify what you are going to do, what organization\/group you belong to, and the mobile number for the contact person(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have fulfilled the request, please update the status of the incident report in the comment section, and we will mark it as completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or, if you know someone who can act on it, put that information in the comments, and our volunteers will try get a hold of them and follow up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandulivinglabs.org has launched a very very useful online tool for reporting incidents and mobilizing relief. 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