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Hi Raj,
>>>>> "Raj" == Raj Shekhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Raj> Hello all, Will the ILUGD be making any donations to the
Raj> tsunami relief ? I think it would be a good idea if instead
Raj> of making individual donations to the relief funds, we pool
Raj> our resources together .
That makes sense, but remember that relief delayed is relief denied.
If it takes too long to get everyone's stuff together then we may as
well not have done anything.
Are you willing to coordinate the effort of getting stuff together for
the tsunami relief? If you are, we should aim at getting all the
stuff into one place by tomorrow (1st) evening latest.
Raj> There was a mail in the india-gii mailing list
Raj> (https://ssl.cpsr.org/pipermail/india-gii/2004-December/009559.html)
Raj> where he listed out things that are needed for the relief
Raj> work
Raj> 1. Children's clothes in decent form 2. Medicines -
Raj> Paracetamol, ORS packets, Doxycycline, Dettol, bandages
Raj> 3. Blankets - a few thousands 4. Gloves & masks to help
Raj> volunteers clear the debris & dead bodies. 5. Money - to buy
Raj> essentials, water pots (which will be bought closer to the
Raj> areas)
Raj> Does anyone know of any (honest) agencies that will be
Raj> willing to take medicines etc. and ship it to the affected
Raj> areas ? Failing which, making a donation to the PM fund
Raj> seems to be the most prudent action.
Wouldn't the PM Fund just go into bureaucrats' and politicians'
pockets? Reuben Abraham has made a verified list of agencies that are
providing legitimate aid available at:
http://wetware.blogspot.com/2004/12/tsunami-relief-efforts.html
Of these, the Red Cross seems to be the simplest and closest to donate
to. I don't know whether they'll accept money (cheques, cash, etc) --
can someone find out?
Raj> What do you all think ? Do we make individual donations or a
Raj> group donations (as members of ILUGD) ?
I'm OK with either. I was planning to donate some money anyway, would
be glad to do it under the ILUGD banner.
Regards,
- -- Raju
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Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/
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