A list of humanitarian organizations that are accepting cash donations for flood response efforts in Pakistan can be found at www.interaction.org. Information on organizations responding to the humanitarian situation in Pakistan may be available at www.reliefweb.int.
Cash donations allow aid professionals to procure the exact items needed (often in the affected region); reduce the burden on scarce resources (such as transportation routes, staff time, warehouse space, etc); can be transferred very quickly and without transportation costs; support the economy of the disaster-stricken region; and ensure culturally, dietary, and environmentally appropriate assistance.
More information can be found at: The Center for International Disaster Information: www.cidi.org or (703) 276-1914 Information on relief activities of the humanitarian community can be found at www.reliefweb.int
In addition to the UNHCR, here are a handful of prominent organizations currently engaged in life-saving flood response work:
1. SAVE THE CHILDREN
Donation Phone #: 800-728-3843
Website: http://savethechildren.org
2. IRC
Donation Phone #: 877-REFUGEE
Website: http://www.theIRC.org
3. OXFAM
Donation Phone #: 1-800-77-OXFAM
Website: http://oxfamamerica.org
4. MERLIN
Donation Phone #: 202-449-6399
Website: http://www.merlin-usa.org
5. ACTED
Donation Phone #: 1 202 341 6365
Website: http://www.acted.org/en/support-us
You can find a more exhaustive list of organizations in need of support, and details on their efforts, at InterAction’s list of organizations engaged in flood relief work. http://www.interaction.org/crisis-list/interaction-members-respond-floods-pakistan.
