Each year, the MCA Awards proudly support a charity partner and this year, we are pleased to be working with the British Red Cross to help support the Emergency Floods in Nepal. We warmly invite individuals and firms alike to join us in supporting their vital work.

1. Establishing emergency camps, providing essential support and shelter for people who have lost or been displaced from their homes.

2. Providing essentials such as food, drinking water, emergency toilets and almost 1,000 dignity kits for women and girls.

3. Supplying emergency items including first aid kits, blankets, mosquito nets, mattresses and tarpaulins.

4. Supporting search and rescue teams. Authorities in Nepal say that, so far, almost 12,000 people have been rescued in the affected areas.

5. Helping people to find lost loved ones.

6. Offering psychological support and first aid.

Over 4,000 people including children are missing, a thousand more are dead and communities have been devastated after sudden flash floods struck Nepal's Rasuwa district and parts of the Xizang/Tibet area on 26th August. The flooding, caused by a surge of water entering the Bhote Koshi River from Tibet, swept through villages with little warning.

Families lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods in a matter of minutes. Many people have been forced from their homes and are facing an uncertain future as search and rescue efforts continue.

As more communications are established with the teams on the ground, a clearer picture is emerging of the immense scale of damage and devastation caused to people’s lives.

Nepal Red Cross Society teams were deployed to affected areas immediately, assisting in urgent and ongoing search and rescue efforts. The focus right now is on protecting lives, health and human dignity. The International Federation of the Red Cross [IFRC] estimates that up to 93,000 people may have been affected by these floods. Your donations can help people access essential support to help rebuild from this disaster in Nepal and other crises around the world.