Disasters Emergency Committee

August 18th, 2010 | By Malcolm

Want to help disaster victims in Pakistan? We do and we are sending a check to the Disasters Emergency Committee for this purpose. This group is not listed in the Charity Navigator because it’s not based in the United States. It’s actually based in the United Kingdom. And it’s not in itself a relief agency, it’s a group of 13 relief agencies that are funded via this group. They previously concentrated on the disaster in Haiti and now they are focused on the 2010 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa floods

Here is a list of the charities that all fall under the DEC organization. This list includes links so you can check them all out.

Official DEC website
ActionAid UK
British Red Cross
CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development)
Care International
Christian Aid
Concern – “Working for a world where no one lives in fear, poverty or oppression.”
Help the Aged
Islamic Relief
Merlin
Oxfam GB
Red Cross
Save the Children UK
Tearfund
World Vision UK

The current situation as of 2010 August 18 is that almost 2,000 people are known dead and the potential for more fatalities is high as disease is spreading rapidly. There is little in the way of clean drinking water or food for many tens of thousands of families. Many villages are completely under water for the first time in a century.  This is a good charity and a worthy cause – please help if you can.

Thanks Everyone !!  Regards,

Haiti Relief Organizations – You Can Help

January 23rd, 2010 | By Malcolm

During my lifetime I’ve always felt sad about the conditions in Haiti but now it’s biblical level destruction and I had to help. I gave a contribution to the Clinton Foundation hours after the earthquake because they setup quickly and that fund gets a 95% rating from the Charity Navigator. Here is an offshoot of that original program that is called the

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund

And you know there are a lot of funds but this one in particular will be well managed. It seems now 10 days after the initial disaster there are a lot of supplies on the way but not much on the ground yet. The level of human suffering is staggering and there is no poorer nation in the world that could use your help right now in some small way. I’m going to send a few bucks to this foundation as soon as I get my next paycheck.

Here is a list I got from Google for more places you can check out for Haiti Relief Organizatinos:

Care,

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund,

Direct Relief,

Doctors Without Borders,

Feed the Children,

Habitat for Humanity,

Lambi Fund,

Mayor’s Fund for NYC,

Meds & Food For Kids,

Mercy Corps,

Partners in Health,

Red Cross,

Save the Children,

The International Rescue Committee,

UNICEF,

World Food Program,

Yele Haiti,