Haiti earthquake: How to help - Haiti earthquake- msnbc.com

Haiti earthquake: How to help - Haiti earthquake- msnbc.com: "Haiti earthquake: How to help
A list of charitable organizations active in the nation"

Haiti earthquake: With aid groups already there, relief efforts ramp up quickly / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

Haiti earthquake: With aid groups already there, relief efforts ramp up quickly / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com: "International Red Cross spokesman Paul Conneally said an estimated 3 million people may have been affected by the quake and that it would take a day or two for a clear picture of scope of the destruction to emerge"

Satellites to the rescue | UN Dispatch

Satellites to the rescue | UN Dispatch: "When cyclone Nargis passed over Myanmar in May 2008, the Irrawaddy delta was severely flooded from one of the most damaging flood surges in recent history. Due to the limited presence of international actors in Myanmar at the time, there was almost no verifiable field information coming from the affected areas, except for what was immediately observed from satellites. Two days after Nargis had passed, detailed satellite damage assessments on flooded areas and affected population was available at minimum cost to the international humanitarian community – and that over an area where no major field assessments where to take place for several weeks due to the access restrictions by the Government in Myanmar."

Olivet College plans service trip to help hurricane survivors in New Orleans | battlecreekenquirer.com | The Enquirer

Olivet College plans service trip to help hurricane survivors in New Orleans | battlecreekenquirer.com | The Enquirer: "Olivet College is once again planning a weeklong service trip to support Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans. A group of 19 students, two employees and one alumnus will leave Saturday, Dec. 5, following the college's final exams. The group will help rebuild areas of the city and return to Olivet Saturday, Dec. 12. In addition, they will spend one night at the Morgan Scott Project in Deer Lodge, Tenn., where they will be delivering new, unwrapped toys for families in Morgan and Scott counties, two of the poorest counties in Tennessee."

Logistics of disaster relief – part three | British Red Cross Blog

Logistics of disaster relief – part three | British Red Cross Blog: "Of course, your boss might not be best pleased when you don’t turn up for work the next day and there are always reasons why you might not be able to drop everything and go. Yet this is exactly what the members of the British Red Cross emergency response unit do"

Turkish aid in Indonesia leaves lasting impression

Turkish aid in Indonesia leaves lasting impression: "The assistance of Turkish people and aid associations in healing the wounds of Banda Aceh, a port in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, badly hit by a tsunami in 2004 that left 300,000 dead and millions homeless, has left a permanent mark in the city’s infrastructure and made lasting impressions on local people"

Reuters AlertNet - INDONESIA: Focus on earthquake preparedness, not prediction

Reuters AlertNet - INDONESIA: Focus on earthquake preparedness, not prediction: "Experts have forecast that a long undersea faultline along Indonesia's Sumatra Island is due to produce a powerful and devastating earthquake in the next few decades.

Sections of the fault, called the Sunda megathrust, have ruptured a number of times over the past decade, causing several earthquakes in the region.

A major earthquake could trigger a tsunami that could result in casualties and damage equal to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, writes Kerry Sieh, a scientist at the Earth Observatory of Singapore, in an article made available to IRIN."

Jaber Al-Ahmad Village to be inaugurated in Banda Aceh » Kuwait Times Website

Jaber Al-Ahmad Village to be inaugurated in Banda Aceh » Kuwait Times Website: "MANILA: His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has tasked Barjas Al-Barjas, the chairman of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), with inaugurating Jaber Al-Ahmad Village in Indonesia during his current visit to the region. The village was built using Kuwaiti funds to rehome those left destitute by the 2004 tsunami. Al-Barjas said he met with the Kuwaiti leader recently and gave him a full briefing about the village, located in Banda Aceh. He explained that the village, built in
an area devastated by the 2004 tsunami, includes 150 houses, a mosque and a medical center."

Swiss Solidarity hails record tsunami donations - swissinfo

Swiss Solidarity hails record tsunami donations - swissinfo: "You are in: swissinfo.ch > index
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The charity Swiss Solidarity has thanked the nation after it collected SFr227 million ($224 million) for its tsunami projects, which are now coming to an end.

It said the record donations had allowed it to co-finance 166 projects in five countries in cooperation with other organisations since the devastating tidal wave hit Southeast Asia almost five years ago"

Concord Salvadoran group raises money for flood victims - ContraCostaTimes.com

Concord Salvadoran group raises money for flood victims - ContraCostaTimes.com: "Downpours began that night, leading to flash floods and landslides that have killed 198 people — many of them children — and left dozens more missing, according to the latest government figures cited Monday in Salvadoran news outlets.

Silva, though safe in the capital of San Salvador, halted her vacation plans and joined the emergency relief work."

Sagip-Buhay operation of Thai Airways helps victims of Ondoy | The Philippine Star >> Lifestyle Features >> Travel and Tourism

Sagip-Buhay operation of Thai Airways helps victims of Ondoy | The Philippine Star >> Lifestyle Features >> Travel and Tourism: "Thai Airways International (THAI), in collaboration with the Airline Operators Council (AOC) in Bangkok, recently donated aid consisting of canned goods, dried food, clothing
, blankets and medicines through the Manila AOC’s Operation “Sagip Buhay.” These goods were generously donated by staff of Thai Airways and AOC member airlines operating into Bangkok’s Suvanabhumi Airport. The donations were received by chairman of the AOC Manila, Maria Lourdes Reyes"

Silicon Valley firms help China quake victims - San Jose Mercury News

Silicon Valley firms help China quake victims - San Jose Mercury News: "t serves foreign companies well to play the role of good corporate citizen

in China, where gaining favor with local Communist officials can pave the way for smoother business relations. It can showcase new technology in a nation growing at a rapid clip. But the primary motivation for most technology company workers was emotional: to do something constructive in the face of nature's fury."

DEVELOPMENT: SCANDINAVIA, IRELAND TOPS IN HUMANITARIAN AID

DEVELOPMENT: SCANDINAVIA, IRELAND TOPS IN HUMANITARIAN AID: "WASHINGTON (IPS) - Of the 22 major western donor nations, Norway, Sweden, Ireland and Denmark responded most effectively to humanitarian emergencies around the world in 2008, according to the latest of three annual assessments of humanitarian aid released here Tuesday by Development Assistance Research Associates (DARA)."

Philippines fund drive finishes with final push tomorrow | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser

Philippines fund drive finishes with final push tomorrow | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser: "Local fundraising efforts to Philippine typhoon relief have so far collected more than $100,000, Filipino Community Center president Toy Arre in a news release from the Philippine Consulate General."

Gospel for Asia responds to ‘desperate’ flood situation in India

Gospel for Asia responds to ‘desperate’ flood situation in India: "The mission group has joined Christian aid agencies in bringing relief to the regions where an estimated 200,000 people have been displaced and around thousands of homes rendered uninhabitable. Around 220 relief camps have been set up to house the flood victims."

7DAYS - Massive aid effort

7DAYS - Massive aid effort: "Thousands of kind-hearted UAE residents touched by the plight of flood victims in the Philippines have raised more than dhs500,000 in cash and filled dozens of containers with much-needed aid.

The bulk of the donations poured in during a charity walk in Safa Park earlier this month that saw 8,000 participants dig deep and dwarf the suggested dhs50 donation to take part."

Flooding Expected To Hit Drought-Stricken East Africa - Science News - redOrbit

Flooding Expected To Hit Drought-Stricken East Africa - Science News - redOrbit: "Flooding Expected To Hit Drought-Stricken East Africa

Posted on: Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 07:25 CDT

On Tuesday the UN sent out an alert that East Africa could be hit by flash floods in approaching months, with the potential to affect hundreds of thousands of people already suffering from a severe drought."

Over 50 Christian, Jewish, Muslim Leaders Urge President Obama: Make Poverty, Climate and Coastal Restoration Priorities in Gulf Coast Recovery | CommonDreams.org

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Over 50 Christian, Jewish, Muslim Leaders Urge President Obama: Make Poverty, Climate and Coastal Restoration Priorities in Gulf Coast Recovery | CommonDreams.org: "Over 50 Christian, Jewish, Muslim Leaders Urge President Obama: Make Poverty, Climate and Coastal Restoration Priorities in Gulf Coast Recovery

NEW ORLEANS - October 15 - As President Barack Obama arrives in New Orleans for this first visit since his historic election, over 50 leading religious officials and faith-based organizations are urging the President for robust federal long-term hurricane recovery policy to tackle poverty, coastal erosion and climate change."

U.S. Donations for Asia-Pacific Disasters Continue to Trickle In, Aid Groups Say - Philanthropy.com

U.S. Donations for Asia-Pacific Disasters Continue to Trickle In, Aid Groups Say - Philanthropy.com: "U.S. Donations for Asia-Pacific Disasters Continue to Trickle In, Aid Groups Say

By Caroline Preston

Eight American relief groups have raised more than $3.9-million to aid victims of disasters in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a Chronicle tally."

Students Raise Funds for Hurricane Victims | The Emory Wheel

Students Raise Funds for Hurricane Victims | The Emory Wheel: "In response to two typhoons in the Philippines that killed more than 300 people in the past two weeks, the Filipino Student Association (FSA) has been reaching out to the community to help students and families who have been affected by the storms."