Reply #6: k&r with a request. IF you donate to Red Cross, make sure it is International Red Cross. [View All]

[uppityperson]

NOT the US red cross. That way there is much greater chance the money will actually help those in need.

Edited to add bit about Mercy Corps
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/289513/121019870642.htm
Mercy Corps and other international aid organizations are finding it difficult to get permission to enter the country to help survivors. Adequate responses to disasters of this magnitude usually require external resources and expertise.

Mercy Corps is not registered to work in Myanmar, but has worked with organizations on the ground there in the past year.

HOW TO HELP: Mercy Corps Myanmar Cyclone Fund Dept NR PO Box 2669 Portland, OR 97208 www.mercycorps.org 1-800-852-2100

About Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided $1.5 billion in assistance to people in 106 nations. Supported by headquarters offices in North America and Europe, the agency's unified global programs employ 3,500 staff worldwide and reach nearly 16.4 million people in more than 35 countries.