Wednesday, October 12, 2005
On October 8th, as many as 22,000 died and 40,000 injured when the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on Saturday.

The quake was centred in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, approximately 95 km north-east of the capital, Islamabad, shaking cities and villages across Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

The UN estimates two million were left homeless.



Urgent air is needed by everyone to help the victims.

HOW TO HELP:

Red Cross
1-800-418-1111

Unicef
1-877-955-3111

CARE Canada
1-800-267-5232

Oxfam Canada
1-800-466-9326

NAMF
416-299-1969

The Canadian government has committed to match all public donations for earthquake relief to registered Canadian charities received by October 25, 2005.


WHAT IS NEEDED:

Though monetary donations are the best way to donate, there are some organizations such as NAMF who are collecting supplies to send to Pakistan via PIA airlines which has offered to ship items for free. At the moment I don't know of anyone who is doing the same for India and Afghanistan. Please let me know if you do.

My brother is currently working on organizing a donation/drop-off centre at York University, so hopefully people in the GTA will be able to drop off items there soon.

The major supplies needed are:

Medical Supplies
- masks
- antibiotics : malaria, dysentery, diarrhea, and other water diseases
- pain relief : aspirin, aceteminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil), and other tablets
- bandages, guaze, antiseptic solution

Infant Supplies
- baby formula (powder and liquid)
- baby food
- milk bottles, feeders, pacifiers
- diapers
- other baby products

Daily Essentials
- tents
- blankets (clean and in good condition)
- non-perishable foods (canned and dry)
- bottles water
- cooking utensils
- clothing (clean and in good conditions)
2 Comments:
Blogger RandomLiterati said...
Let's not forget lots and lots of prayers :)

Blogger AKA said...
Absolutely.