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Christian Children´s Fund (CCF)
Christian Children's Fund (CCF) assists more than 7.6 million children and their families in 31 countries, including the United States. Your generous donations have enabled CCF to put emergency response personnel, medical and infectious disease specialists, and needs assessment teams on the ground in the hardest-hit areas of Southern Asia following the earthquake and tsunamis. CCF is protecting vulnerable children and helping to rebuild critical services destroyed by natural disaster. http://www.christianchildrensfund.org/ 800-776-6767
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maineanimalcoalition.org
The Maine Animal Coalition (MAC) has worked to establish animal rights as a legitimate moral and public issue in the state of Maine. In the wake of the tsunami disaster, MAC has assembled a list of local animal rights organizations in Southern Asia, their contact information, and their preferred avenues for donations. All information and links can be found on the MAC website. 1-207-829-3822
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Boy George and Sir Cliff Richard
Boy George, Sir Cliff Richard, Ronan Keating, Jamie Cullum, Chris Rea, Robin and Barry Gibb, Olivia Newton-John, and opera singer Russell Watson have all been approached to record a charity single for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. Radio DJ Mike Read wrote the song, ´Grief Never Grows Old.´ The musical recording is expected to raise £2m for the relief efforts.
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Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society helps humane groups, individual people, and entire communities to set up spay/neuter, shelter, foster, and adoption programs in their own neighborhoods, cities, and states. The Best Friends Tsunami Animal Relief Fund has been set up in order to help the animal victims of the tsunamis in Southern Asia. Donate online at the Best Friends website. 1-435-644-2001
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Feed the Children
"Feed The Children is a Christian, nonprofit relief organization that delivers food, medicine, clothing, and other necessities to individuals, children, and families challenged by famine, war, poverty, or natural disaster. Feed The Children is sending more than 50,000 pounds of food, water, and disaster relief supplies to help victims of the recent earthquake and devastating tsunami in Southern Asia. http://www.feedthechildren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=wp2_disaster_tsunami 1-800-627-4556
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Save the Children
"For over 70 years, Save the Children has worked to make lasting, positive change in the lives of children in need. Within hours of the tsunami disaster in Southern Asia, local Save the Children staff members were on the ground, assessing need and setting into motion relief efforts for affected children. Save the Children funded initial relief efforts through their emergency fund, but is asking generous donors to contribute $10 million in immediate relief funding. http://www.savethechildren.org/ (203) 221-4030 "
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Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger, a worldwide leader in the fight against hunger, is focusing its tsunami relief efforts in hard-hit Sri Lanka. Considered specialists in emergency situations, Action Against Hunger is purifying and transporting water to areas affected by the tsunami disaster. http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/ 1-877-777-1420
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Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) was established in 1956 by the Seventh-day Adventist Church to provide humanitarian relief and welfare. In 1998 alone, ADRA assisted more than 18 million people with more than $133 million in aid. ADRA is currently distributing 30,000 pounds of medical and water purification supplies that were airlifted to Sri Lanka and is urgently seeking donations to fund further relief efforts in the areas devastated by the tsunamis in Southern Asia. http://www.adra.org/ 1-800-424-ADRA
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Church World Service (CWS)
Church World Service (CWS) is the relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations in the United States. CWS emergency response teams are in Sri Lanka assisting in the distribution of shelter and other materials and to assess further emergency needs. CWS has launched a $5 million public fundraising campaign for victims of the Southern Asia tsunami disaster. http://www.churchworldservice.org/ 1-800-297-1516
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United Nations World Food Programme
For more than 40 years, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. In 2003 alone, WFP fed 104 million people in 81 countries, including most of the world's refugees. Donations on behalf of the victims of the tsunamis in Southern Asia will pay for emergency food distribution in the hardest-hit areas. http://www.wfp.org/ +39-06-65131
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American Red Cross
The American Red Cross responds to over 67,000 emergency situations each year. American Red Cross workers in Asia are working to provide water sanitation, relief supplies, and family reunification services to areas affected by the December 26th tsunamis. Monetary donations enable the American Red Cross to purchase needed relief items locally, eliminating transportation and shipping costs. http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html 1-800-435-7669
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GOAL
GOAL is an international humanitarian agency with a long history of response to earthquakes and flooding in India. GOAL is distributing food, household items, and medical assistance to people displaced by the tsunamis in Southern India, and is assisting with debris cleanup and the building of temporary shelters in Sri Lanka. http://www.goal.ie/newsroom/tsunamiappeal.shtml 1-212-831-7420
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International Aid
International Aid is a health-focused Christian relief and development organization that mobilizes people, churches, organizations, and businesses to help those who suffer. Generous donations have enabled International Aid to ship $3 million in supplies -- portable medical clinics, prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, bandages, and water purification systems -- to tsunami victims in Indonesia.
http://www.gospelcom.net/ia/ (800) 968-7490
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NetAid
The NetAid Network of people and organizations is 80,000 strong. Focusing on wealthy countries, NetAid raises awareness about extreme poverty and promotes actions that will make a meaningful difference in the lives of the world´s poorest people. NetAid is focusing their tsunami relief efforts both on providing immediate resources to children in communities impacted by the disaster and supporting the local families as they rebuild their lives in the days ahead. http://www.netaid.org/ 1-212-537-0500
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World Health Organization (WHO)
"As the United Nations special agency for health, the World Health Organization (WHO) is dedicated to attaining the highest possible level of health for all peoples -- complete physical, mental, and social well-being. WHO is asking donors for $60 million to restore basic services in Asia – specifically, access to safe drinking water -- following the earthquake and tsunami disaster. http://www.who.int/en/ (+ 41 22) 791 21 11 "
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International Red Cross and Crescent Societies
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the world´s largest humanitarian organization, directs and organizes assistance to the world´s most vulnerable people. Their work is guided by seven fundamental principles; humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. Your donation funds local humanitarian efforts to help communities recover from the devastation of the earthquake and tsunamis in Southern Asia. http://www.ifrc.org/helpnow/donate/donate_response.asp +41 22 730 42 22
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Catholic Relief Services
Since 1943, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has assisted the poor and disadvantaged on five continents and in over 90 countries. CRS provides direct assistance, development services, and education. CRS teams are rushing immediate relief in the form of food, medicines, water and sanitation, household items, and shelter materials to millions of survivors in the wake of the catastrophic tsunami in Southern Asia. http://www.kintera.org/htmlcontent.asp?cid=41794 800-736-3467