Go Fund Me fundraising spree

Generally, these fundraising campaigns for good causes are sometimes mired in controversy due to lack of transparency and limited regulation.

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Sajana Baral

Go Fund Me fundraising spree

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Hundreds of posts about Nepal have started appearing on platforms like 'Go Fund Me', which are used by people and organizations around the world to collect funds for various purposes. Such posts asking for donations for reconstruction after the demonstration in Nepal, treatment of the injured, financial support for the deceased family, etc., were often affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods.

This time too, it seems that especially Nepalis abroad, associations, non-resident associations, student organizations and clubs have launched a 'Fundraiser' campaign on 'Go Fund Me'. After the demonstration in Nepal on August 23 and 24, the collection of relief through such platforms has intensified. Mentioning the objective of treating the injured, providing financial support to the families of the martyrs, reconstruction work and providing necessary materials to the affected groups, these campaigns are also being promoted on social media.

"Fundraiser" has been conducted especially from Australia, America, Belgium, Canada and other countries. Since some posts on this platform are 'donation protected' or 'private', it is not possible to see how much money the donor has given or who the donor is. Therefore, it is difficult to know how much funds have been collected by the agitation campaigns .

'Go Fund Me' created by Manish Upadhyay from Australia on September 8 (August 24) in the 'Nepal's Gen-G Protesters: Aid for Injured and Decided' campaign, 6,338 Australian dollars have been collected so far. It seems that 79 percent of his goal of raising $8,000 has already been collected. 129 people have donated till Thursday evening.

"I started this campaign to show solidarity with the youth of Nepal and support those who take risks for change," Manish wrote in the description of the campaign. Dollars (76 percent) have been collected. It is mentioned that more than 45 student groups from America are involved in the campaign titled "Stand with Nepal: Help Families of Martyrs" posted by Rashika Chaulagai. More than 587 people seem to have donated in this campaign .

In the donation collection campaign titled 'United for Nepal's Gen-G Martyrs and Injured Protesters' started by Dinesh Pant from Eaglewood, Colorado, USA, 5 thousand 315 US dollars have been collected so far. He has set a target of collecting 40 thousand dollars . More than 60 people including Dil Shrestha, Pramod Tamang, Shankar Gurung, Prasanna Subedi, Reshu Gurung, Shanta Vishwakarma, Kripa Adhikari, Sugam Pokharel, Dinesh Pant have already donated.

Danfe Sports Club in Calgary, Canada, has collected 2,221 dollars with a target of 10,000 dollars to support the victims and their families with the pictures of blood-stained white Converse shoes and masks.

17-year-old Lakshya Yawad, who lives in South Korea with his parents, seems to be trying to raise $5,000. "As a young person, I also want to help my friends as much as possible in this difficult situation," he wrote, "I will give all the money raised here to the hospital in Kathmandu." In his campaign, eight people including Jasua Choi, Hansol Park, Jessie Kim, Roan Lee, Jiho Park, Prayag Yawad have provided 133 dollars . Pennsylvania, Bhutanese Nepalis of America, Non-Resident Nepali Association National Coordinating Council of America and others have also conducted such campaign .

Dari Club, New York Nepali Work Post and other groups have also launched a 'Fundraiser' campaign to make the youth of Nepal stronger with small and big support. This group has already collected 6 thousand 819 dollars in the joint campaign conducted only 6 days ago. More than 125 people have provided 26 thousand 433 dollars in the 'Fundraising' campaign started 7 days ago by the United Nepalese Association. The association has set a goal of raising $100,000. The amount raised from this will be distributed directly and proportionally to the victims who have lost their family members, according to the association.

Tenzing Gurung from New York is trying to collect 6,000 dollars for the families who lost a young member of their family during the demonstration in Nepal. So far, he has collected 535 dollars in 'Go Fund Me'. "I am from Tenjing, Upper Mustang (Nepal), currently living in Queens, New York," he wrote, "Deeply saddened by the tragic death of young students during the agitation." I have arranged for the money collected here to reach the victim's family directly through the leader of the student union, whom I personally know.'

It is being used to collect 'Go Fund Me' donations for health care, surgery, emergency relief, education, funerals, to pay house rent or even for music recording. It is an online crowd funding platform . Earlier, even during the Covid-19 epidemic, money was raised from this platform for the treatment of patients and the management of relief materials. Funds were collected through 'Go Fund Me' during natural disasters like floods and landslides.

Generally, these fundraising campaigns for good causes are sometimes mired in controversy due to lack of transparency and limited regulation. In one such dispute, Mahaveer Pun and businessman Rudra Pandey argued for years on social media for not raising funds for the Nepal Innovation Center during the earthquake.

The government had to try to regulate during the covid period so that funds can be raised only with the one-door system and the recommendation of the relevant body. Some questions and complaints have started appearing on social media in this fund collection campaign.

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