Posted on 12/27/2004 8:21:29 PM PST by B-Chan
The magnitude of human suffering caused by the 26 December South Asian Tsunami Disaster is only now becoming apparent. Tens of thousands are dead, entire communities have been washed out to sea with all souls, already crumbling drainage systems have been swamped, drinkable water sources have been contaminated, and housing has been destroyed on a massive scale. The need of the victims of this nightmare for medical supplies, fuel, food, water, and dry goods is immense, and will only grow in scope.
It is our duty to help in this time of crisis. Funds are the immediate need. To this end, a comprehensive Blogsite has been set up as a central source for information regarding donations to international humanitarian aid, rescue, and relief organizations, and as a source for news and information about the December 26 South Asian Tsunami Disaster. The blog is constantly refreshed and features a comprehensive (and regularly updated) list of contact data for organizations that are mobilizing to provide aid to the survivors.
A special note to my fellow Catholics: Catholic Relief Services has established a dedicated site for Indian tsunami relief information and donations. If you can't give money, please remember the victims and survivors (and those working to bring help to the region) in your prayers.
Please pass these links on to all your friends. Thank you.
I'll spare you all the flowery speeches: you know what to do. These people are hurting. Please give generously. Thank you.
BTTT
BTTT
Thanks. I think I will give through the CRS. I have a lot of faith in the good work they do.
The International Mission Board has teams preparing to set out with aid as well as missionaries already in the field. This will be a long term project to rebuild the lives of the survivors.
God bless all that send aid, regardless of denomination and faith. People are hurting.
Bumping this thread.
I made an online donation to Americares, they seem like a good outfit and help those in the USA as well as overseas.
Here is the link for anyone who might want it:
http://www.americares.org
If I may post this , I am sending this around to all my friends as handy links for making donations which are urgently needed
Please help the Earthquake & Tsunami victims
with whatever you can :
http://www.redcross.org/ (Red Cross United States)
http://www.icrc.org/eng (International Red Cross)
http://www.redcross.or.th/english/home/index.php4
(Thai Red Cross)
http://www.careusa.org/ (Care USA)
http://www.catholicrelief.org/
(CRS very good one for India)
http://www.directrelief.org/sections/our_work/asia_earthquake.html
(Direct Relief International )
http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/help/index.html
(USAID United States State Dept )
http://www.unicef.org/ ( UNICEF)
http://www.americares.org/ (AmeriCares)
Thanks for providing links to sites where we can donate. I hope that the victims there are treated as generously as we were after 9/11. Time to pull together!
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres
PO Box 2247
New York, NY 10116-2247
(888) 392-0392
Thanks to all for posting your contacts here and for keeping this thread active for those Freepers who work the day shift.
Do we have any way to know which of these organizations will have the highest throughput (lowest overhead) on donations?
Your best bet is to do a little basic research before you give but please do give. The death toll topped fifty thousand this morning. People are suffering. Lets roll.
So far in your three posts you have mentioned the cost of the Iraq occupation, promoted an organization that advocates the UN and blamed the USA for not warning of the tsunami.
Enjoy your short stay here.
So terry, what is your DU screen name?
Keep an eye on "Oxfam.org"---they advocate gun control and are associated with Amnesty International.
I wouldn't give Oxfam one penny.
Don't worry. I caught onto oxfam right away. I was just talking to the troll.
Oxfam has a sweet little article entitled "Oxfam: Poor Are Paying the Price of Rich Countries' Failure".
The little troll isn't very clever. Maybe planet terry is really that UN guy.
"Maybe planet terry is really that UN guy."
Hahaha--the timing is interesting...Let's see, Howlin emails UN Egghead, UN Egghead writes back...Howlin responds with another scathing email...UN Egghead registers on FR to spout off...
Sounds plausible..
Hehe
You DU'ers really are insane as well as lacking in 'cleverness' you know.
BTT
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