Two major devastating earthquakes, with a magnitude of 7.3 and 7.8 respectively, had occurred in Nepal on May 12 2015, killing more than 8,800 people and injuring 23,000. The earthquake was reported to have shifted the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, by 3cm South-West.
Dangote Foundation donated the amount, in line with its mandate to provide relief in times of disasters, with a message that the chairman of the Foundation, Aliko Dangote, and people of Nigeria shared in their moment of grief.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Zouera Youssoufou, said on behalf of Dangote, during the cheque presentation to the Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr Sushil Koilara, at Kathmandu, that the gesture was to support the government’s emergency efforts in providing relief to the victims of the earthquake disasters.
These tragic events were recorded as the worst quakes to hit the Himalayan nation in nearly a century, causing a high number of deaths, and destroying over 600,000 homes.
In his message to the Prime Minister, Dangote conveyed his sympathy to the government and people of Nepal, assuring them of the foundation’s support in rehabilitating the victims of the unprecedented tragedy.
Dangote said: “We join the rest of the world to express our sympathies over this unfortunate incident. We hope this donation will help alleviate the suffering of the Nepalese people who have been devastated by the earthquakes.”
Responding to the gesture, the prime minister expressed the gratitude of the people and government of Nepal to Dangote and the foundation for their humanitarian support at the difficult moment in the country’s history.
In September 2010, the foundation made a similar donation of $2 million through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to assist survivors of flood that ravaged Pakistan. Through this donation, the foundation extended its support to more than 325,000 children in need in that country.
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