August 16, 2010 at 11:08 am
Pakistan floods: can you help?
Photo by Jacob Freeze.
In recent weeks, Pakistan has been hit by devastating floods that have affected 20 million people, killed up to 1,600 and left two million homeless.
The United Nations warned Monday that up to 3.5 million children were at risk from water-borne diseases in flood-hit Pakistan and said it was bracing to deal with thousands of potential cholera cases.
At times like these, we’d like to point you towards the efforts of organisations like:
Please give generously if you can.
– Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers team
Photo by Jacob Freeze.
View more photos at the Pakistan Flood 2010 Gallery.
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I have donated £400, best of luck to them.
Hamza,
That is amazingly generous! We’re sure the Red Cross and the people they help in Pakistan will be really grateful.
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In Manchester on the main roads I saw dozens of men with fluorescent jackets collecting money for Pakistan. My close friend collected money sent it off to relatives over there to give to the poor as Sadaqah. I pray the Muslims this Ramadhan give there Zakat to them too InshaAllah.
I don’t want to sound mean or anything as i give monthly donations to Oxfam, but at times like these I’d rather give money to someone I know who will give 100% of that money to the people, & I don’t really trust any charity of any religion/non-religious to give ALL the money donations to the people affected.
I don’t want to sound mean or anything as I give monthly donations to Oxfam, but at times like these I’d rather give money to someone I know who will give 100% of that money to the people, & I don’t really trust any charity of any religion/non-religious to give ALL the money donations to the people affected
JG
i am a single parent so can only afford to pay a monthly fee that i have been paying for the last 3/4 years. what i would rather do is be there in those third world countries taking part in giving the direct support thats needed but this isn’t offered to those who havn’t got a substantial amount of money to donate. so what are we do when the passion is there to help?
You can give all the money you want, but most of the money really never reaches the people that need it, and their long term needs are rarely met, if you don’t believe me go visit an area that experienced a disaster and interview the people.
Most importantly, research the company you are giving your money too and make sure they path ends up in the correct hands.
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my only concern is – that if £500m in aid has gone to PAkistan, not a PENNY of it goes towards the taliban or the al-quida operating around and within that country, not even a penny.
i know some muslims have mixed feelings about those guys, but if we can stop even 1p froming landing into their hands – then humanity wins.
every penny of aid should go TO the Victims of the floods.
not to those terrorists.
i cant help with aid but i can help with graft i have a plan for a pyramid tent that will leave them self sufficient ……it evapourates seawater to provide fresh and also an indoor working farming enviroment which crops cattle milk poultry eggs and freshwater and base salt will be the products
imvu://room/goddevilkarma/pakistan+pyramid+now+build+plan+et
there it is working cad drawing, it will take a small fraction to build from the aid money, if u want to discuss this meet me at imvu listen radio if im AFK i will pop in at some time
I writting with deep sympathy and full of pety for Pakistan people for there un expected floods which could take place in any one enterying door in this world.
My question here is that why there is none internation al community are present in pakistan during there hard time? children and older people including the rest are suffering, thank your best regards S B Donzo
Like many people, I wish I could help the poor child in the photo. But also like many people I have serious doubts that any money I give will reach the people who need it. My little bit of help comes from far away and it must pass through the hands of many greedy, uncaring people before it does any good. The sad thing is, the corruption is a lot closer to that poor child than I am. Where is the will to solve the real problems?
I’m not giving penny to help Pakistan. I’ve noticed some comments that have been deleted here that dare speak out about the place. Not one single penny.
My donation has been collected by my pakistan close friend, who will make it possible to give the amount of 215 Euro as part of my amazing generous in assistance the affected children and the people during the flood.
That my Pakistan close friend,is not working for any charity org, but he will surely give my humanitarian aid,thank to God
Again I’ve noticed answers being deleted. I will not be donating money because I think the country is too corrupt. If it can afford nuclear weapons, then it can afford to sort out it’s own mess without relying on other countries. Lets see Y/A team make a web site for donations to Australia – I think not. I rest my case.
The top photo shows a lot of people behaving in a recklessly and stupid way. Endangering themselves and the people in the helicopter, acting without reason. This is the other thing that troubles me about this situation. So many unthinking people that any help given could easily be wasted through ignorance.
I’m studying now so I can only think of helping when I have cash, but what even better than cash are ideas from our wits. Wake up people we don’t need only to send money to charities and all. Of course it’s all good but the Red Cross I knew of my age was known not for collecting money alone but supplying medics, paramedics, food, shelter, and crisis management teams not soldiers! If things are to helped in Pakistan by Britain honestly then perhaps it is time we reviewed the history of our institutions. By the way I’m Nigerian if that helps to enlighten somethings. Thanks.
some people here are making really nasty comments on not giving money to pakistan, if you don’t want to give money then don’t its up to you, but plz don’t make silly comments on here.
Many areas can only be accessed by helicopters and number of helicopters if very few.They are behaving in a way which seems stupid because it is better to try and get food from helicopters even if that endangers their life than to die of starvation as people don’t know when next helicopter will arrive
its so scary
The executives of all these charities get huge salaries and bonuses. Hardly any of the money collected reaches those who need it. Charity begins at home.
For those of you who worry about the money going to the wrong people, well don’t relief is being given in the form of food and shelter. The damage is more than the country’s international debt if it could come up with the money all by itself, Pakistani would be a much different country. I donated why don’t you, plus there is hundred percent transparency on what is being done with the money so if you want look it up and see it there is anything available on the internet.
The Canadian government is doubling any donation a person makes so donate to Canadian agencies it will be more beneficial.
So 1600 people died, that is very sad. But remember 3000 people died last year alone from Islamic terrorism.
People are having 10 children even though they have no job, stop the growth in population (due to religion) again and the world would have more sympathy for you.
Thats awful.
Here at Mexico things are also very bad!
Hope everything gets better.
The best mexican vibes… from mexico tenochtitlan!
“relief is being given in the form of food and shelter”
And you don’t think maybe that will have an effect on the people who try to make a living by selling those things?