Flood aid donors shun 'bad brand' Pakistan - Weather - msnbc.com

Flood aid donors shun 'bad brand' Pakistan - Weather - msnbc.com: "Within the international community, there are negative perceptions of Pakistan and we believe they are impacting humanitarian fundraising efforts," said Joe Cropp, communications delegate for the Red Cross movement (IFRC) in Islamabad.

"While we are a neutral and impartial organization, we are not politically naive. We do engage with diplomats, we do engage with governments and we've learned this from them. As one diplomat said to us last year, 'Pakistan is a bad brand'."

Unknown Donor Contributes to Japanese Disaster Relief Efforts � VOA Breaking News

Unknown Donor Contributes to Japanese Disaster Relief Efforts � VOA Breaking News: A bag filled with over $130,000 in cash was deliberately left in a public toilet in Japan, with a note attached that it be used to help the victims of the March earthquake and tsunami.

Mighty Animal Rescue Team in India Battling Epic Flood | Care2 Causes

Mighty Animal Rescue Team in India Battling Epic Flood | Care2 Causes: BBC News reports that more than two million people in India have been affected by monstrous floods as torrential rains lash the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states. In the coastal region of Orissa alone, 10 districts deluged by the monsoon are now drowning under the weight of three rivers. And while helicopters are dropping food for the humans, there is one mighty team working day and night to save the animals of flood-ravaged India.

Action for Protection of Wild Animals (APOWA) has been traveling by boat and by boot to the hardest hit areas in a desperate attempt to relieve the suffering of the animals there. The team, which includes veterinarians and volunteers, has been providing emergency food, veterinary treatment and repair of damaged animal shelters. They’re distributing hundreds of bags of food for cattle, goats and dogs.

Heifer Blog | The Official Blog of Heifer International: Heifer in Haiti: Show Me the Story

Heifer Blog | The Official Blog of Heifer International: Heifer in Haiti: Show Me the Story: Editor's Note: Writer Katya Cengel and Photographer Geoff Oliver Bugbee traveled to Heifer projects in Haiti Sept. 11-18 for Heifer's World Ark magazine. Below, Katya's account illustrates how difficult it is for Haitians as well as employees of organizations working there to get to remote locations. Frequent natural disasters, environmentally denuded hillsides and lack of infrastructure make the work in Haiti that much more challenging. Click here for all of their blog posts from the trip as well as news from the Clinton Global Initiative conference in New York this week.