Vanuatu Cyclone Relief

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Where:

Vanuatu, a country of just over a quarter of a million people spread over 86 islands in the South Pacific. One of the most beautiful, diverse, and welcoming places in the world.



What happened:

Cyclone Pam, one of the strongest Pacific storms on record, which managed to make landfall over nearly all of those 86 islands this weekend. Communication lines to the outer islands are down, but in the capital of Port Vila 90% of buildings have been damaged or destroyed. Much of the population relies on subsistence farming and Pam destroyed those crops. Food and water are the biggest concerns.

What you can do:

Make a donation to one of the disaster relief funds listed after the cut. If you are unable to donate, spread the word to others. Thank you for reading.

RedCross Australia/New Zealand
UNICEF UK/Australia/New Zealand
Oxfam UK/Australia/New Zealand
TEAR Fund New Zealand
CARE USA
WorldVision
Save the Children UK/new Zealand
Act for Peace
L’Alliance française doesn't have an official fund set up yet, but have sent out emails saying that they will be doing so soon.

Comments

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

I'll pimp this right away...

*Hugs you hard*

[eve11]

Thanks for posting this. I am keeping the people of Vanuatu in my thoughts.

[thisbluespirit]

♥

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

I was reading about this today, and thinking about your posts describing your time spent there. Thanks for the links - I'll try and spread the word a bit.

[thisbluespirit]

I found some UK ones for you (all of the above are NZ/Aus/US, so they might lose money in the process):

Oxfam
Unicef
Save the Children