Helping victims of Cyclone Nargis
The official Google blog has some useful links regarding aid for the victims of the Burma cyclone:
"As we did after last fall's wildfires in Southern California, we've created a Checkout Donations page so you can easily donate to UNICEF or Direct Relief International. Both organizations are working to directly assist the victims on the ground in Myanmar.
"To help visualize the damage, there are Google Earth layers showing an animation of the cyclone's path (using satellite imagery from the Naval Research Laboratory) and the extent of the flooding using data from the UN Institute for Training and Research Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). We'll keep posting information to the Lat-Long Blog as more data comes available.
"There are also several Google Grants non-profits working to provide relief to those affected. Save the Children currently has a 500-person staff in the area, while Oxfam America has committed $800,000 to help NGOs meet the immediate needs of people. World Vision and Doctors Without Borders are also taking action with two of the most vulnerable populations in the crisis: children and the injured."
Helping victims of Cyclone Nargis
Categories: burma, disaster, aid, action
Pip Wilson posted item above at 3:05 PM | Permalink
1 Comments:
This is really great Pip. Thanks!
I also work with, AmeriCares - a nonprofit international relief organization - that's assembled life-saving medical and other humanitarian supplies at their Stamford, CT and Amsterdam warehouses to be shipped immediately to their partners on the ground in Myanmar. AmeriCares staff are also en route to the region.
You can donate to them here: www.americares.org
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