Cyclone Sidr – an Appeal on Humanity by Barbora Kasparova

Cyclone Sidr, that hit Bangladesh earlier this November, caused over 3000 deaths, left more than half a million people's houses devastated and another 600 thousand damaged. The death count is not at its end just yet, as the affected population is lacking food, clean water, shelters and medical supplies. This is the right time for the human solidarity to play its part. The question of morals every individual answers for himself has been partly decided by our governments. Saudi Arabia, for example, donated the largest sum of money they ever had, and many more countries followed. However, should you choose to participate personally and join the relief process, there are several ways. Volunteers are, naturally, very welcome, and needed. Most people, of course, do not choose this option. So the last but not least thing you could do is to make a donation. It is not difficult; in fact, most of the established organizations provide the option of donating online to make it so accessible and easy it's almost impossible to find an excuse not to. There are many of such organizations, each one focusing on a different type of relief, but the goal is common. Here's few examples meant as an inspiration: The International Medical Corps (http://www.imcworldwide.org/content/media/detail/1487/?gclid=CI7s4aSk848CFSUHEgod_EIFLg), The International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies (http://donate.ifrc.org/), Direct Relief International (https://secure.ga3.org/03/DRIdonate07), Islamic Relief (https://www.islamic-relief.com/submenu/help/signin.asp?src=mainmenu).

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071123/ap_on_re_as/bangladesh_cyclone;_ylt=AmGIkG4G3RxyVA46CAskyXWs0NUE

by Barbora Kasparova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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