How you can help tsunami victims

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How you can help tsunami victimsTanmaya Kumar Nanda in New York | December 27,

2004 23:31 ISTLast Updated: December 28, 2004 22:46 ISTWhile the government is

still slow with publicising details of howpeople can help those affected by

tsunamis that hit south India onSunday morning, bloggers in India and elsewhere

seem to be doing theirbit.Some like this one, are educating potential donors and

volunteers onthe options before them. Notably, it does not focus on India

alone.• According to messages posted on this site, Médecins Sans

Frontièresis among the NGOs organising volunteers, financial aid and experts

foraffected areas in Asia. Some individuals have also got into the act.The

Bharatiya Janata Party announced an Emergency Relief Fund forIndians affected

by the tsunami, in New Delhi on Tuesday. A centralcommittee has been appointed

to oversee the operations. People whowish to

contribute can contact local BJP offices, which will send thematerial to the

party's headquarters in Delhi.…Those wishing to send money toward relief

efforts can do so to thefollowing organisations:...6. India Development &

Relief Fund (IDRF), USAIDRF has already released $10,000 towards immediate

relief efforts andwill match dollar-to-dollar your donations up to $50,000. It

willchannel your generous contributions to Sewa Bharati (Panchvati,Chetpet,

Chennai), Jana Sankshema Samiti (Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh),Vivekanand Kendra

and other voluntary NGOs providing relief andrehabilitation to affected

families including:• Medical services• Distribution of fishing nets,

assistance for purchasing andrepairing fibre boats• Repair of diesel engines

and supply fuel• Distribution of textbooks, notebooks and uniforms to

students.• Construction of houses, repair and construction of community

infrastructurePlease make check payable to "IDRF" (mention "Tsunami" in the

memo)and mail it to: IDRF, 4807 Phebe Ave, Fremont, CA 94555Contact:* Suresh

Deopura (510) 573-5100, suresh (AT) dewsoftware (DOT) com* Shri Narayan Chandak (309)-

662-8353, Idrf_blg * Raghu Verabelli 781-270-2349,

New">idrfboston * Vijay Pallod (281) 568-4995, pallod (AT) aol (DOT) comOr email

idrf (AT) aol (DOT) comDonate on-line through your VISA/MasterCard or Direct Debit

fromchecking account.IDRF is administered by volunteers without any honorarium

or overhead.Thus, 100% of your contribution will be disbursed directly to the

NGOsworking in the field. Please check out our website http://www.idrf.orgfor

latest information.7. Sewa International, in association with local

organisations, isplanning to work for the rehabilitation of families affected

by thetsunami waves in India by providing them:Please send your donations to:a.

Sewa Bharathi Tamil NaduShakti, 1, M V Street, Panchvati, Chetpet, Chennai-

600031,Tamil NaduPh: 044-28361049, 28360243 E-mail: sevabharthitn b.

Jana Sankshema SamitiMadhava Sadhan, Kaleshwara Rao Road, Vijaywada-

520002,Andhra PradeshAll donations from outside India should be sent to:Sewa

InternationalApte Bhavan, 10196, D. B. Gupta Road,Jhandewala, New Delhi-

110055, IndiaPh: 91-11-23517373, 23684445, E-mail: sewain (AT) vsnl (DOT) comBank Account

No: 21290, State Bank of India,Jhandewala Extn., New Delhi-110055Branch Code

No: 9371http://in.rediff.com/news/2004/dec/27tsunami8.htm

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