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Nepal’s local charity, Dhurmus Suntali Foundation, sets the bar for excellence
Pessimists may see disaster response as hopeless, particularly in countries as politically-dysfunctional and corrupt as Nepal. The ten charities reviewed plan to build 1,100 permanent homes, which is perhaps inconsequential relative to the estimated 800,000 homes destroyed by Nepal’s earthquake.
Where government’s are unable to respond, this is exactly the gap charities can fill. Nepal’s Dhurmus Suntali Foundation is a shining example. In rural areas destroyed by the earthquake, Dhurmus Suntali Foundation has re-built three entire villages and 110 houses. Each house is earthquake-resistant, has two storeys, four rooms, a toilet, water supply, drainage, grain storage, solar panels for light, and rooftops for television antenna. A village is not just houses. In each village, Dhurmus Suntali Foundation has also built temples, children’s parks, gardens, a community centre, public toilets, and parking lots. The total cost for each house is an estimated US$7,840.
“If we were waiting for the government, we would still be in plastic tents. We are lucky to get the support of the Dhurmus Suntali Foundation.”
Ram Bahadur Tamang, community leader of Giranchaur, a village rebuilt by Dhurmus Suntali Foundation.
One last note, because facts matter
Wikipedia’s page on the Nepal Earthquake incorrectly states Canada contributed $4.16 million “with $832,000 to Canadian Red Cross”. The Canadian government alone provided $90.7 million for Nepal’s earthquake disaster response (see Table: Global Affairs Canada grants). On top of the $4.5 million Canadian Red Cross received from Global Affairs Canada, it received an additional $22.9 million in donations.
There is no final tally but Canadians (individuals, companies, and governments) gave over $113 million to Nepal’s disaster response.
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Donors need to evaluate their giving and examine how their giving could be better. It is human nature to seek to improve. We strive to do better. We learn so that we can give better next time.
Generosity alone is not enough. One must always ask if giving did the most good possible. To answer this question, comparisons are needed. For example, GAC’s $64 million donation to UNHCR could have built 6,400 Dhurmas Suntali Foundation homes. This would have housed 29,000 people who may still be living in plastic tents three years after the earthquake.
“We don’t need to give more money for disaster aid to be more effective, we just need to give better.”
All sources and references are provided in the full report with links: Charity Intelligence, images/Nepal-Earthquake-2015—Charity-Intelligence-Review-and-Assessment.pdf Nepal Earthquake – 3 Years Later, a review and assessment for Canadian donors of 10 charities; work in Nepal’s disaster response, April 2018
If you find Charity Intelligence’s research useful in your giving, please consider donating to support our work. Being entirely funded by donors like you maintains our independence and objectivity to help Canadians be informed in their giving. Canadians donate over $17 billion each year. This giving could achieve tremendous results. We hope Charity Intelligence’s research helps Canadians give better.
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The information in this report was prepared by Charity Intelligence Canada and its independent analysts from publicly-available information. Charity Intelligence and its analysts have made endeavours to ensure that the data in this report is accurate and complete but accepts no liability.
The views and opinions expressed are to inform donors in matters of public interest. Views and opinions are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, organization, individual or anyone or anything. Any dispute arising from your use of this website or viewing the material hereon shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, without regard to any conflict of law provisions.
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At Charity Intelligence, our motto is: Be informed. Give intelligently. Have impact. We see these as the basic building blocks for donors to be able to strengthen the charitable sector and produce a better Canadian society.
In order to have the most impact with their giving, donors must give intelligently. In order to give intelligently, donors must be informed. So the question that we continually wrestle with is: what information do donors need to be informed?
In 2006, Charity Intelligence started researching and analysing charities, gathering the data that we believed was most important. We gathered information on charities’ management and operations, analyzed financial data, and dug into available information on the social results produced by charities – the impact of the charities’ programs.
The essential information about a charity is the work it undertakes, the clients it serves, and the results it achieves – how the charity helps to change lives. Providing this information for donors is called “social results” reporting. This is far more important than fundraising costs and administrative overhead, in our opinion. Yet this critical information is often not disclosed.
Charity Intelligence assesses a charity’s social results from the information posted on its website and in annual reports, newsletters, impact reports, etc. We believe all donors should have access to results information, whether they donate $20 or $100,000. We encourage charities to publicly post annual results for all to read.
We also assess charities’ demonstrated impact per dollar donated so that donors can understand what is likely to happen because of their generosity. Is the charity likely to use their donation to create a lot of change or just a little, or is it impossible to tell? We know that donors want to know what impact the charities they support are having, so we let them know what impact the charities have demonstrated. For more information on our impact assessment, please social-impact-ratings click here.
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Nepal’s local charity, Dhurmus Suntali Foundation, sets the bar for excellence
Pessimists may see disaster response as hopeless, particularly in countries as politically-dysfunctional and corrupt as Nepal. The ten charities reviewed plan to build 1,100 permanent homes, which is perhaps inconsequential relative to the estimated 800,000 homes destroyed by Nepal’s earthquake.
Where government’s are unable to respond, this is exactly the gap charities can fill. Nepal’s Dhurmus Suntali Foundation is a shining example. In rural areas destroyed by the earthquake, Dhurmus Suntali Foundation has re-built three entire villages and 110 houses. Each house is earthquake-resistant, has two storeys, four rooms, a toilet, water supply, drainage, grain storage, solar panels for light, and rooftops for television antenna. A village is not just houses. In each village, Dhurmus Suntali Foundation has also built temples, children’s parks, gardens, a community centre, public toilets, and parking lots. The total cost for each house is an estimated US$7,840.
“If we were waiting for the government, we would still be in plastic tents. We are lucky to get the support of the Dhurmus Suntali Foundation.”
Ram Bahadur Tamang, community leader of Giranchaur, a village rebuilt by Dhurmus Suntali Foundation.
One last note, because facts matter
Wikipedia’s page on the Nepal Earthquake incorrectly states Canada contributed $4.16 million “with $832,000 to Canadian Red Cross”. The Canadian government alone provided $90.7 million for Nepal’s earthquake disaster response (see Table: Global Affairs Canada grants). On top of the $4.5 million Canadian Red Cross received from Global Affairs Canada, it received an additional $22.9 million in donations.
There is no final tally but Canadians (individuals, companies, and governments) gave over $113 million to Nepal’s disaster response.
Next time
Donors need to evaluate their giving and examine how their giving could be better. It is human nature to seek to improve. We strive to do better. We learn so that we can give better next time.
Generosity alone is not enough. One must always ask if giving did the most good possible. To answer this question, comparisons are needed. For example, GAC’s $64 million donation to UNHCR could have built 6,400 Dhurmas Suntali Foundation homes. This would have housed 29,000 people who may still be living in plastic tents three years after the earthquake.
“We don’t need to give more money for disaster aid to be more effective, we just need to give better.”
All sources and references are provided in the full report with links: Charity Intelligence, images/Nepal-Earthquake-2015—Charity-Intelligence-Review-and-Assessment.pdf Nepal Earthquake – 3 Years Later, a review and assessment for Canadian donors of 10 charities; work in Nepal’s disaster response, April 2018
If you find Charity Intelligence’s research useful in your giving, please consider donating to support our work. Being entirely funded by donors like you maintains our independence and objectivity to help Canadians be informed in their giving. Canadians donate over $17 billion each year. This giving could achieve tremendous results. We hope Charity Intelligence’s research helps Canadians give better.
Legal disclaimer:
The information in this report was prepared by Charity Intelligence Canada and its independent analysts from publicly-available information. Charity Intelligence and its analysts have made endeavours to ensure that the data in this report is accurate and complete but accepts no liability.
The views and opinions expressed are to inform donors in matters of public interest. Views and opinions are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, organization, individual or anyone or anything. Any dispute arising from your use of this website or viewing the material hereon shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, without regard to any conflict of law provisions.
Our Research Philosophy
At Charity Intelligence, our motto is: Be informed. Give intelligently. Have impact. We see these as the basic building blocks for donors to be able to strengthen the charitable sector and produce a better Canadian society.
In order to have the most impact with their giving, donors must give intelligently. In order to give intelligently, donors must be informed. So the question that we continually wrestle with is: what information do donors need to be informed?
In 2006, Charity Intelligence started researching and analysing charities, gathering the data that we believed was most important. We gathered information on charities’ management and operations, analyzed financial data, and dug into available information on the social results produced by charities – the impact of the charities’ programs.
The essential information about a charity is the work it undertakes, the clients it serves, and the results it achieves – how the charity helps to change lives. Providing this information for donors is called “social results” reporting. This is far more important than fundraising costs and administrative overhead, in our opinion. Yet this critical information is often not disclosed.
Charity Intelligence assesses a charity’s social results from the information posted on its website and in annual reports, newsletters, impact reports, etc. We believe all donors should have access to results information, whether they donate $20 or $100,000. We encourage charities to publicly post annual results for all to read.
We also assess charities’ demonstrated impact per dollar donated so that donors can understand what is likely to happen because of their generosity. Is the charity likely to use their donation to create a lot of change or just a little, or is it impossible to tell? We know that donors want to know what impact the charities they support are having, so we let them know what impact the charities have demonstrated. For more information on our impact assessment, please social-impact-ratings click here.
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It won’t be a bigger problem to find one video game lover in your neighbor. Since the introduction of Virtual Game.
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