Team of Scouts Erect a Tent City on School Football Field in Quake-Devastated Kathmandu Suburb
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 04, 2015 -- A school football field has been reinvented as a tent city in its post-earthquake life, thanks to the help of a team of hundreds of volunteers, including members of the Canadian Army and Volunteer Minister-trained Nepali Scouts.
Most of the 35,000 residents of the Kathmandu suburb lost their hillside homes, which collapsed or were damaged beyond repair by the earthquakes and aftershocks that besieged the region since April 25. As the center point of the city, the school was a logical place to build, and hundreds of families are living there under the care of the school.
The Scouts and Volunteer Ministers have worked in Nepal as partners since 2008, when the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour introduced several scout leaders to the program. Many were already trained in disaster relief before this most recent tragedy devastated their country.
Hundreds of Nepali Scouts, wearing scout scarves and their distinctive yellow Volunteer Ministers T-shirts, are part of the Scientology Nepal Disaster Response. They have proven to be a tremendous asset to the recovery effort in their country that began within hours of the earthquake – when a Scout Leader enlisted a group to clear the roads of rubble so emergency teams could get through to rescue survivors.
Whether serving in their communities or on the other side of the world, the motto of the Scientology Volunteer Minister is “Something can be done about it.” The program, created in the mid-1970s by L. Ron Hubbard and sponsored by the Church of Scientology International as a religious social service, constitutes one of the world’s largest and most visible international independent relief forces.
The Volunteer Minister “helps his fellow man on a volunteer basis by restoring purpose, truth and spiritual values to the lives of others.”
A global network of Volunteer Ministers mobilizes in times of manmade and natural disasters, answering the call wherever needed. Collaborating with some 1,000 organizations and agencies, they have utilized their skill and experience in providing physical support and spiritual aid at hundreds of disaster sites.
Learn more about the Scientology Volunteer Ministers here: http://www.volunteerministers.org
Church of Scientology Media Relations, Church of Scientology International, http://www.scientology.org/, +1 (323) 960-3500, [email protected]
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