Danny, are you in Japan? Yes i'm talkin about the Tsunami!

Sorry I'm too late for this thread...

Danny, is there anyway I can send support to the people in Japan? The only way I have here is Paypal transfer. I read newspaper everyday and our family want to share with them the hardships ...

Here the Government is collecting support, too, but experience shows that the amount is "pecked" along the way it reaches Japan. We would like the sharing to reach the people in full...

Smoke and prayers for people in Japan.

Hung
 
Not that I know of, unless paypal can transfer food and water. The international aid is there, sitting and waiting for the Japanese authorities to move it up north. They are not moving it very quickly. (We are hands-off, so things are not going too well)
Just burn some incense for now.
 
hunglvq said:
...Danny, is there anyway I can send support to the people in Japan? ...
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I received the following information from an old college classmate presently residing in Tokyo. Formatting is a bit hosed but you can still pick out the information.

For initial relief, there are a number of options. One is to focus on small, dedicated organizations. I would choose NGOs with active chapters in Japan, rather than international organizations without a local presence who would have to send teams. The one I mentioned above, Peace Winds Japan, would be a good alternative.............. ................... http://www.peace-winds.org/en/index.html ................................................................................................ ................... alternatively, you can donate through their sister organization in the US.......................................................... ................... http://peacewindsamerica.org/support/ ..................................................................................................... ................... or Doctors Without Borders/MSF Japan http://www.msf.or.jp/ ...................................................................... ................... http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate/overview.cfm ........................................................................

The following is a list of NGOs active in Tohoku Kanto disaster relief, from the web site of JANIC The JApan NGO Center for International Cooperation and their English web site: ............................................... http://www.janic.org/en/

List of action groups (20 groups) ................................................................................................................. .................... (Special Activities) ADRA Japan ................................................................................................................. ..................... (Special Activities) AMDA .......................................................................................................................... ..................... (Special Activities) ICA Institute of Cultural Affairs ...................................................................................... ..................... .(Special Activities), Caring for Young Refugees ............................................................................................. ..................... (Special Activities) Oxfam Japan ................................................................................................................ ..................... (Special Activities) Good Neighbors Japan .................................................................................................... ..................... Public utility foundation CARE International Japan Corporation ...................................................................... .................... (NPO) International Foundation for Relief and Development ........................................................................... .................... NPO certification by Japan International Volunteer Center Yamagata (IVY) ....................................................... .................... Medecins Sans Frontieres Japan Nonprofit Corporation ................................................................................. .................... NPO Certification Institute Children Without Borders ................................................................................... .................... Share a nonprofit international health co-Citizens ....................................................................................... ..................... Nonprofit corporations Neer = Citizens Committee for International Cooperation ............................................. ..................... Shanti Volunteer Association public utility association ................................................................................ ..................... International Cooperation NGO JOICFP (Foundation for International Cooperation in Family Planning) ............... ..................... NPO Japan Association for Aid and Relief Certification ............................................................................... ..................... Peace Winds Japan, a nonprofit corporation .............................................................................................. ..................... Public utility foundation Japan Corporate Plans ........................................................................................ ..................... (Special Activities) Medesins du Monde Japon (Doctors of the World Team) ................................................... ..................... A non-profit organization World Vision Japan

However, a disaster this big also requires support from large organizations. The two majors in Japan are the Japanese Red Cross, and Central and Local Community Chests of Japan. The newspapers, TV stations, and radio are taking donations for the benefit of these two majors. The Japanese Red Cross Society is already sending medical teams to the north........................................................................................................................ ..................... http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/relief/l4/Vcms4_00002070.html ........................................................................ ..................... The American Red Cross Japan site.............................................................................................................. ..................... https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&5052.donation=form1&df_id=5052 ...................................... ..................... The Community Chest of Japan................................................................................................................... .................... .http://www.akaihane.or.jp/en/index.html .................................................................................................. ...................... site says that donations can be made through the United Way, ....................................................................... ....................... for explanations see: ................................................................................................................................. ........................ http://worldwide.unitedway.org/news/entry/Japan ...................................................................................... ........................ for donations see: ..................................................................................................................................... ........................ https://give.liveunited.org/page/contribute/CCCJ
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