Jia-Ling Adeline Tan (Malaysia)
Amirah Pirbocosse (Mauritius)
Jess Dent (Thailand)
Tsunami Relief
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Jia-Ling Adeline Tan (Malaysia) |
Amirah Pirbocosse (Mauritius) |
Jess Dent (Thailand) |
Like everyone, I was deeply shocked by the tidal waves that hit in the region of Asia on Boxing Day, even more so as the event was brought home to me as I have three friends who live in the affected areas. There are a list of charities below that I would urge you to give a contribution to to help the aid missions being conducted in the communities that have been hit by this terrible disaster. Please ensure before you give any money you are happy with the authenticity of the charity, as I have not personally checked them all. I just wanted to give people an opportunity here to help; I myself was a bit overwhelmed for the first couple of days - I wanted to help but didn't know how to until this morning. Please give a donation, no matter how large or small, as every penny really does help. Your money will be used to bring clean water, food, medical supplies and shelter to thousands of people who desperately need it. Thank you for time,
Helen J Haslam, 01-01-2005
Charities:
- Oxfam (UK)
- Oxfam (America)
- British Red Cross
- American Red Cross
- International Red Cross
- International Rescue Corps
- Give.org
- Doctors Without Borders
- American Friends Service Committee
- Care
- Mercy Corps- Disasters Emergency Committee at www.dec.org.uk
- World Food Program at www.wfp.org
- Care International at www.care.org
Missing Persons:
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has issued an emergency number for relatives and others who wish to report missing relatives and friends affected by the tsunami in Asia or to pass on information about them: 020 7008 0000
Please note that this emergency number is only for people in the UK who are concerned about the welfare of UK nationals they believe may have been in the affected areas.