The following organizations have the proven expertise to mitigate the damage from this disaster in both the near and long term. All have a long-term presence in the region, and currently have emergency teams on the ground to provide needed relief assistance to victims:
Save the ChildrenAsia Earthquake/Tidal Wave Relief Fund
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
(800) 728-3843
Mercy Corps
PO Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208
(800) 852-2100
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres
PO Box 2247
New York, NY 10116-2247
(888) 392-0392
Oxfam America
Attn: Donor Services Dept.: Asian Earthquake Fund
26 West Street
Boston, MA 02111-1206
(800) 77-OXFAM
The Asia Foundation
Give2Asia
465 California Street, 9th Floor
San Francisco, California 94104-1832
(415) 743-3336
Monday, December 27, 2004
Helping the Victims of the South Asia Earthquake and Tsunamis
According to the Wall Street Journal a multibillion-dollar disaster-recovery package is going to be needed for the countries worst affected by a tsunami that hit southern Asia from India to Thailand, killing thousands of people. While the World Bank, United Nations, and others will provide aid, Americans looking to make a charitable donation to help should contact the American Red Cross International Response Fund or the Asia Foundation. If we identify other names we will post them here.
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