January 4, 2005 01:32 PM
New Challenge For Aid Groups: Lots of Money
Excerpt: Relief agencies have raised well over $100 million in the U.S. for tsunami aid efforts. Now comes the hard part: What are they going to do with it all?
Relief agencies have raised well over $100 million in the U.S. for tsunami aid efforts. Now comes the hard part: What are they going to do with it all?
That is an important question for people who are considering making a donation or adding to what they have already given. Because many of the dozen affected countries have ruined infrastructure, there are significant challenges to getting donated supplies and other aid into the hands of people who need it. Charities also face a logistical nightmare coordinating efforts with other aid groups and government relief programs. Some donors, for their part, wonder whether their money actually will end up with tsunami victims.
A few organizations are acknowledging that the money pouring in for tsunami victims should be sufficient to meet their needs. Doctors Without Borders says it has stopped accepting donations related to the disaster in South Asia, at least for now. The charity "estimates that we have received sufficient funds for our currently foreseen emergency response in South Asia," according to a message posted on its Web site. Instead, the group requests that people donate directly to its general Emergency Relief Fund, which can help the afflicted in other parts of the world, as well as tsunami victims as the need arises.
World Vision, a Christian relief group, says in newspaper ads that when donations exceed what is needed, it will "redirect funds to similar activities to help needy children and families." The group, which had raised nearly $25 million internationally as of Monday for tsunami relief, still is hoping to raise a total of $50 million for the disaster.
The American Red Cross is putting all the money that has come in since the tsunamis hit into a general International Response Fund, though it says all those donations -- $92 million in cash and pledges as of Monday afternoon -- will go for tsunami relief. Mercy Corps says all of the $8 million it has taken in so far has been designated for tsunami relief and has been put into a Tsunami Relief Fund. Any money that comes in that hasn't been designated will go into a general fund. Give2Asia says all funds designated for tsunami relief will go into its Tsunami Recovery Fund.
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