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Progress Donations Resources to the
Asia Quake Relief
For the pasts several days, we had received several requests from
different progress organizations to promote their humanitarian efforts
in Asia, includes: Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia.
Notes: The information provided here is often
not verified by others, dishonest even scams involving donations are a
problem in general. Please use information carefully and at your own risk
For the complete donation resources
, please check our lists of agencies accepts Donations:
http://www.actionla.org/Actions/AsiaAppeal.htm
Great tsunami Information Blog:
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Tsunami_Help
Sri Lanka:
1) Sarvodaya
http://www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org/english/help/donatetosarvodaya.asp
Sarvodaya is a Ghandian-inspired Sri Lankan organization with the largest
community network in the country. It is doing massive mobilizing for relief.
Mail:
Sarvodaya USA
5716 Manchester Avenue #3,
Los Angeles, CA 90045
2) Sri Lanka International Red Cross
http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/sri_lanka!Open
3) Free Trade Zones & General Services Employees
Union (FTZ&GSEU)
According to the informations it is clear there will be a considerable
number of workers and their families among the victims of this tragedy.
Therefore, our union together with Women's Centre which is a labour NGO
working with women workers in FTZs and garment factories, decided to launch
a programme to provide a helping hand to workers who are victims of the
tidal waves who are working at the FTZs factories and garment factories
outside the FTZs.
In the initial stage we plan to build 50 houses starting with two houses
for the workers who died at Valachchani, Eastern Province.
We consulted with experts on building houses for this particular situation.According
to their information one house consisting of two rooms, kitchen, toilet,
and veranda will cost S.L
Rs140,000/ - (USD46). We have attached a budget for the initial 50
houses.
Mail:
Anton Marcus
Joint Secretary
Free Trade Zones & General Services Employees Union
Tel: +94 (0)11 4 617 711; +94 (0)11 4 610 001
Mobile: +94 (0)777 281 477
Email: ftzunion@diamond.lanka.net
Sriya Ahangamage
Secretary
Women's Centre
Tel: +94 (0)11 2231152; +94 (0)11 4 831 649
Wire Money:
Name of the account: FTZ&GSEU to assist the victims of the tidal waves
Account No: 0-3912-7
Name of Bank: Bank of Ceylon, Lakehouse branch
Address: Lakehouse Building, Colombo 10
India:
1) AID - Association for India's Development
http://www.aidindia.org/CMS/
Association for India's Development, Inc. (AID) is a voluntary non-profit
organization committed to promoting sustainable, equitable and just development
in India, by working with grassroots organizations and movements in India.
AID supports and initiates efforts in various interconnected spheres such
as education, livelihoods, natural resources, health, women's empowerment
and social justice.
Mail:
PO Box F
College Park, MD 20741, USA
Tel: 1-888-TALK-2-AID
2) American India Foundation
http://www.aifoundation.org/
AIF Honorary Chairman President Bill Clinton reminds us, "The Tsunami
disaster is a tragedy of historic and global proportions, and though it
struck in the span of hours, its effects will be felt for years to come.
Charitable people throughout the world are responding with great generosity,
but we must not forget that the need for assistance will continue long
after the story has faded from the front pages. We must do all we can
to help now and support longer term restoration efforts in the months
and years to come."
Phone: 1-888-AIF-4IND
3) Asha For Education
http://www.ashanet.org
Asha volunteers in India are currently assessing the impact of the disaster
on projects in affected states, and are assisting with relief and rehabiliation
efforts. In the last 13 years, Asha for Education has supported over 100
projects in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Asha is working
with our partners to support rehabilitation work in the weeks and months
to come.
Mail:
Asha for Education
P.O. Box 322
New York, NY 10040-0322
Phone: 1-877-811-6943
4) India Literacy Project
http://www.ilpnet.org/news/Tsunami/index.html
ILP will aim to focus on the education aspects of rehabilitation by selecting
appropriate NGOs on the ground that will focus on education revival efforts
for children, adult livelihood/literacy programs, and efforts that include
community education for disaster preparedness.
Mail:
India Literacy Project - TSUNAMI RELIEF FUND
P.O. Box 361153
Milpitas, CA 95035-9998
5) India Relief and Education Fund
http://iref.homestead.com
While the response to the appeals by various organizations for relief
has been heartening, it appears that relief funds collected may not be
equitably distributed among the affected areas. IREF will strongly support
areas that other agencies are not concentrating on.
Mail:
India Relief & Education Fund
P.O. Box 14360
Fremont, CA 94539
Tel: 510-490-0231
6) Indians for Collective Action
http://www.icaonline.org
ICA members Geetha and Raju Rajagopal organize relief efforts in Chennai
and other Tamilnadu costal villages on the eastcoast highway.
Mail:
Indians For Collective Action
801 West El Camino Real
Box# 355
Mountain View, CA 94040-2511
(Mention the ICA Tsunami Fund as memo)
7) Pratham
http://www.prathamusa.org
There are many organizations doing an excellent job or collecting and
distributing funds. To help those who would like to contribute through
Pratham-USA, we have set up the Pratham Tsunami Relief Fund.
Mail:
Pratham USA
5890 Point West Drive
Houston, Texas 77036
Phone: 1-866-PRATHAM
8) Singh Foundation
http://singhfoundation.org
All the money we receive will be sent promptly to Bharathi Trust for relief
work in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam.
Mail:
SINGH Foundation, c/o Ramakrishnan
50 West 97th St. 15T, New York NY 10025
Tel: 212-866-1616
9) Vibha
http://www.vibha.org/emergencyrelief/
Vibha.org in conjunction with other non-profit organizations / projects
is putting together a team to support the Disaster Relief Program with
an immediate focus on children in the affected areas.
10) Swadhina
Swadhina is the Indian section of War Resisters International, and does
grassroots peace, development and empowerment work at the village level
around the country, especially with women and children.
Mail:
KURVE Wustrow - SOKO Indien
Konto-Nr. 6021646
Kreissparkasse Luechow-Dannenberg
(BLZ 25851335)
Germany
or
United Bank of India
A/C Number 3750
(Swadhina)
19 Broad Street
Calcutta 700019, India
Indonesia:
1) Indonesian affiliate DPP FSP Kahutindo (Wood
and Forestry Workers Union)
http://www.ifbww.org/index.cfm?n=44&l=2&c=1377&on=2
The union coordinates with the Indonesian Red Cross for the aid distribution
to Aceh. However the union will not pass the money to the Red Cross. "Upon
knowing our available funds, we will get "shopping list" from
the Red Cross, and prepare the logistics ourselves based on the prioritised
items that is urgently needed.
Mail:
WASKITA KARYA - Annex Building 2nd Floor
Jl. Biru Laut-X Kav.10 A, Cawang
Jakarta Timur 13340, Indonesia
Tel: +6221 7098 9191
Wiring Funds:
BANQUE COOP 6-8 Place Longemalle Case Postale 3828 1211 Genève
3 Switzerland
SWIFT CODE ( = BIC) COOPCHBB12A
FITBB / FED. INTERNATIONALE DES TRAVAILL. DU BATIMENT ET DU BOIS, 54,
route des Acacias, 1227 Carouge SWITZERLAND
No 246606.290190-6 (CHF) IBAN CH4108440246606290190
Ref for payment: ASIAN TSUNAMI (OR ASIAN DISASTER)
2) Indonesia International Red Cross
http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/indonesia!Open
3) Aceh Relief Fund
http://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/
The Aceh Relief Fund has established an advisory board of prominent Acehnese
leaders who will oversee the disbursement of the funds.
Mail:
Nonviolence International, PO Box 39127, Friendship Station, Washington,
DC 20016, USA.
Tel: (202)244-0951
4) East Timor Action Network
http://www.etan.org/action/action2/23alert.htm
The East Timor Action Network is collecting contributions from people
in the
United States who want to give direct aid to local grassroots and
humanitarian organizations in Aceh, the remote and war-torn Indonesian
province that has been most devastated by the tsunami.
Tel: (202)544-6911
5) American Friends Service Committee
http://www.afsc.org/give/asia-relief.htm
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a member group of United
for
Peace and Justice, is mounting an important relief effort in hard-hit
Aceh.
Mail:
AFSC Development
1501 Cherry St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Tel: 1-888-588-2372
6) Emergency Aceh Relief
Emergency Aceh Relief is raising funds to go to the Indonesian Civil Society
Coalition for the
Victims of Earthquake and Tsunami, a coalition of independent progressive
organizations
doing relief work in Aceh. The coalition members are: KontraS (The Commision
for Disappearances and Victims of Violence), WALHI-Friends of the Earth
Indonesia, Aceh Kita (Our Aceh), Aceh Working Group.
Mail:
c/o Dhyta Caturani, 275 Fort Washington Ave #6C, New York, NY 10032
Phone: 646-251-2862
On-line: http://www.greengrants.org/pressreleases.php?news_id=29
Others:
1) Via Campesina
http://www.viacampesina.org
We ask for your donation for direct emergency support to provide basic
needs of food, clean drinking water, shelter and health care to affected
fisherfolk and peasant families, as well as to help us initiate the long
term work of reconstructing our own communities and rebuilding our
livelihoods.
Mail:
CENSA/Via Campesina
2288 Fulton Street, suite 103
Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
(make your check out to "Via Campesina/CENSA")
On-line: https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=4589
2) MADRE
http://www.madre.org/programs/appeal/tsunami.html
MADRE has partnered with a Sri Lankan women’s organization, INFORM,
to help establish and equip emergency health centers in areas affected
by
the tsunami.
Mail:
MADRE
121 West 27th St., Room 301
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212)627-0444
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