{"id":210,"date":"2004-12-29T11:25:12","date_gmt":"2004-12-29T16:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/server97.snhdns.com\/~ravik\/wp\/?p=210"},"modified":"2004-12-29T11:25:12","modified_gmt":"2004-12-29T16:25:12","slug":"open-thread-tsunami-relief-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ravikiran.com\/blog\/classic\/200412\/open-thread-tsunami-relief-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Open thread: Tsunami Relief Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think that the horrifying disaster that struck our country is sufficient reason to interrrupt my break. I want to contribute to the relief of course. But what I am thinking is:
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    \nIt is better to contribute to a private NGO than to the government – needless to say.
    \nI want to contribute to an NGO that will spend its money efficiently, i.e. doesn’t spend too much on “administrative expenses” (i.e. salaries for its managers).
    \nI want to contribute to the longer term rehabilitation, rebuilding and prevention. Immediate relief is important of course, but with the glare of publicity, I am sure there will be attention focused on the short term, but when our attention wavers, I am sure that the longer term activities will get neglected. I want to do what little I can to reduce that problem.
    \nI would particularly prefer to contribute to someone who will focus on things that others are likely to miss. I mean, I am sure everyone<\/i> will focus effort on building houses, repairing fishing boats etc. But is there someone who is perhaps working on innovative approaches to help people withstand disasters? Is there someone who will work on rigging up an early-warning system that relies on low-tech? My money will go there. Once again, the “normal” things are important. It is precisely because you people are contributing so generously to the normal things that I am thinking that perhaps I have the luxury of looking for other ways to help.
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    \nReaders are invited to respond in the comments giving names and descriptions of such off-beat NGOs that fit the criteria above. <\/p>\n

    I also want to do what I can to monitor the efforts of these organizations over the longer term. This will obviously have to be a collaborative effort. Any ideas?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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