If you thought bloggers were all about just posting what’s in their head and making subjective judgements ’bout stuff, think again. In the wake of the Tsunami tragedy, bloggers from all over the world are bursting thru the seams of the Internet to provide information, facilitate relief efforts and among other things, help lift up the morale and support those affected.
Contributions/Donations
- World Food Programme – One of the most efficient relief orgs, with less than 20% overhead
- American Red Cross
- UNICEF-USA
- CARE USA
- Doctors Without Borders
- Oxfam
- AIDIndia – One of the BEST non-profit organizations that I have seen upclose.
- Employer Match – You should also make an attempt to ask your employer if they participate in a matching contribution program.
As I find more, I will keep editing this post and updating this. The least I can do after getting off my butt and do something beyond whipping out my wallet….
I have made a customized EMERGENCY type search engine that links only to crisis situation type websites (like relief aide, evacuation planning layouts, crisis management setup and others relating to disasters caused by terrorism, natural disasters, poverty, disease and man-made war), see http://www.CrisisSearch.com … This niche portal was made after the Katrina devastation and hopefully it will assist humanity in/during the next disasterous crisis…