This Can’t Wait: Part 2
Posted June 17th, 2008 by Char Lyn
Last month I posted about the Burma: It Can’t Wait campaign and was touched by all those who left comments. Due to people being in and out of the office, it’s taken longer than expected to post about the results of our comment campaign, but with good results. We will be donating the full $5000 we had offered to the U.S. Campaign for Burma, making each comment worth just over $40. Thank you to all those who commented!
The news out of Burma continues to prove the country’s need for responsible leadership and humanitarian aid, and many thousands of Burmese citizens are still in need. There are those who may question a donation to a political campaign in this time of human need, but until we can change the Burmese leadership into the hands of those elected by the people, the current government will continue to block the aid from making it to those who need it most.
For those who would like to donate directly to the relief effort, we also wanted to provide a quick list of humanitarian agencies that are already on the ground in Burma, making it slightly easier for them to get contributions to those who are in desperate need.
http://www.foundationburma.org/may-cyclone-message.pr3.5.7.08.php
http://hope-international.com/appeals/08_myanmar.html
http://www.ideorg.org/work/myanmar.php
http://www.psi.org/news/0508c.html
http://www.metta-myanmar.org/
http://www.cwasiafund.org/projects.php
http://www.worldconcern.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?&pid=397
http://www.opusa.org/whoweare/pressreleases/myanmarcyclone2.html
http://www.justgiving.com/burmarelief
Thanks to Hella Delicious for the link list and the moving video clip you left in your comment!
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