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Hi, I have linked to this post of yours from my blog, i hope you wouldn't mind. thanks!

I have linked your page from my site...

Hi Vallabhi & Jitendra,

Thank you for linking up and please encourage everybody to donate and help in every possible way where ever they can.

Our support and prayers for the victims of Tsunami.
thank you
From Dr.Latchman Hardowar,
www.hindudevotion.com

As an immediate response to this disaster, the Singapore Red Cross will be sending S$150,000 to Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and India (through the IFRC). To this there is the obvious concern of organizations (which raise funds for charity) being entitled to keep a certain percentage of the funds raised...

I don’t know about the percentage that Red Cross keeps for itself, but I know about WorldVision; and they can be trusted. Our family sponsors kid in Orissa & Gujarat; and based on the reports and pictures we get back, I seriously doubt if WorldVision keeps much to itself.

Getting back to the Tsunami relief effort.. In the past WorldVision has distributed Family Survival Kits to the flood victims in China, to the victims of Hurricane Ivan; and several other crisis situations. Each kit contains blankets, water purification tablets, cooking supplies and hygiene products. Other critically needed items, such as food & medicine, are also included depending on the situation.

Each of these kits costs US$100. Given the situation in countries like the Maldives & Sri Lanka (it must be noted that Sri Lanka has no natural lakes, thus implying that fresh water is a precious commodity), such kits would help immensely.

I’d hate to be sounding like a sale/spokesperson for WorldVision, but I urge you to really consider sponsoring a few of these kits. You can do so at
http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/eappeal.nsf/egiftrelief_ivan?open

In Singapore there are people who want to donate and cortribute in kind to India but have no means to make sure that the aid actually reaches the victims. The Indian High Commission, Air India and Indian Airlines have refused to take donations in the form of clothes, food or other kind. The Indian High Commission has stated that it is only interested in cash contributions and the two airlines have refused to carry donations on their multiple daily flights to Chennai from SIngapore.
The attitude of the Indian Hicom and the 2 airlines is regrettable in a time like this when establishments like Sri Lankan Airlines and the Sri Lankan embassy have been so pro-active in coming to the aid of its people.
It is indeed a sad day that when these organisations refuse to help their own people when foreigners are trying to send aid to those very people in a time of need.

Please visit: http://tsunamihelp.blogspot.com which has an exhaustive info about tsunami relief organizations and there are organizations from singapore as well. Hope that helps you.

Thanks,

i have pasted the links on my blog http://indopakpeace27.blogspot.com/

Hi Peace,

Keep the message spreading, encourage people to come together and reachout to everybody in need.

Jazz, actually there are many ways Indians in Singapore can help. You have a look at http://www.nirmalya.net/blog/archives/2004/12/helping_tsunami_victims.html

Pls tell me and my country pple, Who and where should we ask whether have the aids reaches the victims' hands? Do we ask the India Gov or Singapore Gov? All the aids that donated by Singaporeans are distributed out by the India side not Singapore or Singaporeans. And what makes you so sure that Singaporeans have no means? If they've no means, they'll not donate food, clothes and money. Sad to say if the victims does not receive anything from our country. Something is wrong over there. Not the kind ppl who have donated and work so hard to pack the aids days and nights. Pls take care.

Here is a page on how to help from Singapore:
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/news/tsunamirelief/

Aid to India is still getting to India by other avenues. In fact some need help packing supplies tomorrow (Sun 2 Jan 2005). Check the page.