La situación en Asia es apremiante debido a las terribles condiciones en las que están viviendo las poblaciones afectadas por el maremoto.
Se requiere atender a más de 5 millones de personas que fueron desplazadas por los maremotos
Organizaciones filantrópicas y humanitarias con presencia internacional convocan a la solidaridad de los mexicanos con las naciones afectadas por los tsunamis que azotaron la región asiática y que golpeó duramente a países como: Tailandia, Sri Lanka, Bangla Desh, India, Islas Maldivas, Malasia e Indonesia.
Expertos señalan que la mejor forma de ayudar por parte de los mexicanos, considerando la distancia entre nuestro país y la región devastada, es destinando un donativo económico. Usted puede ayudar donando recursos a:
Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja
Puede donar a través de tarjeta de crédito: Página electrónica: www.ifrc.org
Care Internacional
Cuenta también con línea para donaciones de tarjeta de crédito, vía telefónica: 1-800-404-681-2552 Página electrónica: http://www.dec.org.uk/
Médicos del Mundo
Teléfono: 902-286-286 Página electrónica: www.medicosdelmundo.org
Fuente: correo electrónico enviado por el Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía
OTRAS ORGANIZACIONES
United Way Internacional Tel. (58) 212- 991.61.18 www.uwint.org
The long term impact of the earthquake that unleashed deadly tsunami waves from Indonesia to East Africa last Sunday will require support from around the world. This disaster is likely to be one of costliest in history, with many billions of dollars in damage and thousands of lives lost or devastated in over 12 countries. Many people have lost everything, and millions face a hazardous future due to polluted drinking water, lack of sanitation and inadequate health services. United Way International (UWI), United Way of America, and United Way affiliates in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and east Africa are working together to respond to the southern Asia communities affected. Resources will be applied first to address the most urgent, immediate needs. InterAction, an alliance of U.S. based international developmental humanitarian non governmental organizations of which UWI is a member, is working with United Nations disaster assessment teams to assess the extent of the disaster and to establish priorities for emergency needs. A list of agencies accepting donation for immediate relief assistance can be found on their website: http://www.interaction.org/sasia/index.html.
Long term recovery, the primary focus for United Way, will take time, care and support. Our effort will focus on reconstruction; rebuilding homes, schools, health facilities, roads and bridges, replanting crops, recreating computer files and databases, providing mental health services and many other issues. The attached press release announces the creation of the United Way South Asia Response Fund, administered by UWI, to support the rebuilding of infrastructure in these devastated communities. We encourage unrestricted donations to this fund because it allows us to direct the funds to where the need is greatest. Individuals and corporations will interested in donating funds online can contribute at http://national5.unitedway.org/tsunamiresponse/. Checks should be made out to:
United Way South Asia Response Fund c/o United Way International
701 North Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA, 22314, USA
For stock gift or bank wire transfer instructions, please call +1 703 519 0092 x113. If you choose, you may also make a non-tax-deductible donation directly to the United Way members in the impacted areas that are currently accepting funds. To directly support United Way of Mumbai (direct donations may only be accepted by check in Indian Rupees)
United Way of Mumbai
46, Grant Annex Building,Near Strand Cinema, Bhaskar Rao Kargutkar Marg, Colaba, Mumbai 400 005 India Phone: +91 (22) 2202-9658 Fax: +91 (22) 2202-9658 Web: http://www.unitedwayofmumbai.org Note: please mention “Tsunami Relief Fund” on the check To directly support Yayasan Mitra Mandiri (direct donations may be accepted
by check or bank wire transfer):
Yayasan Mitra Mandiri Graha Aktiva Building 2nd Floor H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav 03, Blok X-1 Jakarta, Selatan 12950 Indonesia Phone: +62 (21) 522 0981 Fax: +62 (21) 520 3600 Web: http://www.unitedway.or.id US Dollar Account: Bank LIPPO Gatot Subroto Account Name: Yayasan Mitra Mandiri Account Number: 738-30-70617-5
Rupiah Account: Bank LIPPO Gatot Subroto Account Name: Yayasan Mitra Mandiri
Account Number: 738-30-07974-0
Recovery efforts will be different in each affected community. United Way Mumbai, India will be centered on shelter, public works reconstruction, support for at-risk populations, restoration of fisheries, reforestation, and strategy planning/mitigation management. Yayasan Mitra Mandiri (United Way in Indonesia) will focus on supporting the educational system through the collection and distribution of school supplies, rebuilding residential housing and public facilities, as well as overall economic recovery. We hope to have updates on the plans and progress of these and other affiliates affected by this disaster posted on our website, http://www.uwint.org, very soon.
Please keep our colleagues in the communities affected by the tsunami in your thoughts, and send your help in any way you can. Christine James-Brown President & CEO
United Way International
701 North Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Ph: 703 519 0092 x121
Fax: 703 519 0097 Web: www.uwint.org
Helping build community capacity for a better quality of life worldwide through voluntary giving and action
Fuente Otras Organizaciones
Isabel Vera de Ferrigni
Oficina Regional de UWI – América Latina
[email protected]
Av. Principal de Chuao, Edf. Los Roques. Piso 5
Caracas, 1060 VENEZUELA
